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Name: Ashburtonite RRUFF ID: R200012 Ideal Chemistry: HCu4Pb4Si4O12(HCO3)4(OH)4Cl Locality: Ashburton Downs Station, Western Australia, Australia Source: Bob Jenkins Owner: RRUFF Description: Blue prismatic crystals Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Cerchiaraite (4) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Ashburtonite samples (3) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||
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RRUFF ID: | R200012 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 14.266(3)Å b: 14.266(3)Å c: 6.089(1) Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1239.2(4)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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REFERENCES for Ashburtonite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Grice J D, Nickel E H, Gault R A (1991) Ashburtonite, a new bicarbonate-silicate mineral from Ashburton Downs, Western Australia: Description and structure determination, American Mineralogist, 76, 1701-1707 [view file] |
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Kampf A R, Pluth J J, Chen Y S, Roberts A C, Housley R M (2013) Bobmeyerite, a new mineral from Tiger, Arizona, USA, structurally related to cerchiaraite and ashburtonite, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 81-91 [view file] |
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