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Name: Hydroxykenoelsmoreite RRUFF ID: R200006 Ideal Chemistry: (◻,Pb)2(W,Fe3+,Al)2(O,OH)6(OH) Locality: A small prospect, 1.5 miles NW of the Vulture mine, Vulture Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. Source: Bob Jenkins Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark red granular crystals, 0.01 to 0.05 mm in size, associated with wulfenite and powellite. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R200006 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.3741(14) Å b: 10.3741(14) Å c: 10.3741(14) Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1116.5(3) Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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REFERENCES for Hydroxykenoelsmoreite | |
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Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2016) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 33. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016, Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 1135-1144 [view file] |
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Mills S J, Christy A G, Kampf A R, Birch W D, Kasatkin A (2017) Hydroxykenoelsmoreite, the first new mineral from the Republic of Burundi, European Journal of Mineralogy, 29, 491-497 [view file] |
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Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Gagné O C (2018) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 103, 2036-2048 [view file] |
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