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Name: Bobmeyerite RRUFF ID: R220009 Ideal Chemistry: Pb4(Al3Cu)(Si4O12)(S0.5Si0.5O4)(OH)7Cl(H2O)3 Locality: Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregates of very pale blue-green bladed crystals, associated with dark blue diaboleite. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Cerchiaraite (4) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R220009 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 14.19(3)Å b: 14.49(3)Å c: 5.941(13)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1221(7)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Bobmeyerite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2012) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 14, New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1281-1288 [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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Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Gagne O C, Uvarova Y (2015) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 100, 2352-2362 [view file] |
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