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Name: Raydemarkite RRUFF ID: R210023 Ideal Chemistry: MoO3·H2O Locality: Cookes Peak, Cookes Range, Luna County, New Mexico, USA Source: Ron Gibbs Owner: RRUFF Description: Sprays of while acicular crystals, associated with blueish scorodite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
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Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 70, European Journal of Mineralogy, 34, 591-601 [view file] |
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Miyawaki R, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 68, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 854-859 [view file] |
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Yang H, Gu X, Sousa F X, Gibbs R B, McGlasson J A, Downs R T (2023) Raydemarkite, the natural analogue of synthetic α-MoO3·H2O, from Cookes Peak, Luna County, New Mexico, USA, The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61, 203-213 [view file] |
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