Name: Castellaroite RRUFF ID: R220037 Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+3(AsO4)2·4.5H2O Locality: Valletta mine, Canosio, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy Source: Tony Kampf Owner: Tony Kampf Description: Colorless, striated thin blades associated with braccoite, hematite, manganberzeliite, orthoclase and tiragalloite. Co-type sample described in Kampf et al (2016) Status: The identification of this mineral has been determined by Raman spectroscopy and chemical analysis |
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Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] | ||
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Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2015) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 28. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 1859-1864 [view file] |
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Kampf A R, Cámara F, Ciriotti M E, Nash B P, Balestra C, Chiappino L (2016) Castellaroite, Mn2+3(AsO4)2·4.5H2O, a new mineral from Italy related to metaswitzerite, European Journal of Mineralogy, 28, 687-696 [view file] |
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Cámara F, Belakovskiy D I, Uvarova Y (2017) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 102, 916-920 [view file] |
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