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Name: Leesite RRUFF ID: R220018 Ideal Chemistry: K(H2O)2[(UO2)4O2(OH)5]·3H2O Locality: Jomac mine, White Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA Source: Jim McGlasson Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregates of yellow to orange euhedral crystals, associated with brochantite. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Schoepite (4) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||
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RRUFF ID: | R220018 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 14.9525(3)Å b: 14.1232(3) Å c: 16.8001(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 3547.80(12)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Leesite | |
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Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2016) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 34. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016, Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 1315-1321 [view file] |
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Olds T A, Pláil J, Kampf A R, Spano T, Haynes P, Carlson S M, Burns P C, Simonetti A, Mills O P (2018) Leesite, K(H2O)2[(UO2)4O2(OH)5]·3H2O, a new K-bearing schoepite-family mineral from the Jomac mine, San Juan County, Utah, U.S.A, American Mineralogist, 103, 143-150 [view file] |
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