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Name: Sewardite RRUFF ID: R141206 Ideal Chemistry: CaFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 Locality: Tsumeb, Namibia Source: Shields Flynn [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Reddish crystalline massive in scorodite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
| Mineral Group: [ Carminite (8) ] | ||
| Quick search: [ All Sewardite samples (2) ] | ||
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| RRUFF ID: | R141206.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 16.462(9)Å b: 7.468(6)Å c: 12.212(8)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1501.2(7)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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| REFERENCES for Sewardite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Roberts A C, Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C, Criddle A J, Stirling J A R, (2002) Sewardite, CaFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2, the Ca-analogue of carminite, from Tsumeb, Namibia: description and crystal structure, The Canadian Mineralogist, 40, 1191-1198 [view file] |
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Grew E S, Pertsev N N, Roberts A C (2003) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 88, 1175-1180 [view file] |
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Mandarino J A (2003) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 1309-1319 [view file] |
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