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Name: Wherryite RRUFF ID: R141161 Ideal Chemistry: Pb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)2 Locality: Mammoth-St Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona, USA Source: Benjamin N. Schumer Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale green acicular crystals, associated with blue diaboleite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Quick search: [ All Wherryite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R141161.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 20.802(7)Å b: 5.787(2)Å c: 9.140(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 91.20(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1100.1(2)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Wherryite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Fahey J J, Daggett E B, Gordon S G (1950) Wherryite, a new mineral from the Mammoth mine, Arizona, American Mineralogist, 35, 93-98 [view file] |
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McLean W J (1970) Confirmation of the mineral species wherryite, American Mineralogist, 55, 505-508 [view file] |
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Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1994) The crystal structure of wherryite, Pb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)2, a mixed sulfatesilicate with [[6]M(TO4)2φ] chains, The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 373-380 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C (1995) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 80, 404-409 [view file] |
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