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Name: Canosioite RRUFF ID: R220035 Ideal Chemistry: Ba2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) Locality: Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy Source: Fernando Cámara Owner: Fernando Cámara Description: Reddish-brown granules, subhedral millimetre-size crystals. Type sample described in Cámara et al (2017) Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
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Mineral Group: [ Brackebuschite (17) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R220035 | |||||
Sample Description: | Cell parameters are from powder data, profile is calculated | |||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.871(3)Å b: 6.117(2)Å c: 9.158(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 112.80(3)° gamma: 90° Volume: 405.9(3)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Canosioite | |
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Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2015) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 26. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941-947 [view file] |
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Cámara F, Bittarello E, Ciriotti M E, Nestola F, Radica F, Massimi F, Balestra C, Bracco R (2017) As-bearing new mineral species from Valletta mine, Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy: III. Canosioite, Ba2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH), description and crystal structure, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 305-317 [view file] |
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Gagné O C, Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F (2018) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 103, 657-663 [view file] |
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