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Name: Downsite RRUFF ID: R220048 Ideal Chemistry: K2(MoO3)3(SO4)·4H2O Locality: Freedom No. 2 mine, Marysvale District, Piute County, Utah, USA Source: Joe Marty Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless to bluish fibrous aggregates, 10-300 μm in size, intimately associated with liangjunite Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis |
Mineral Group: [ Not in a structural group (133) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R220048 | |||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 17.0314(7)Å b: 10.8189(4)Å c: 8.8871(3) Å alpha: 90° beta: 112.263(3)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1515.48(6) Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Downsite | |
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Bosi F, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 72, European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 285-293 [view file] |
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