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|   |   | Name: Yarrowite RRUFF ID: R060536 Ideal Chemistry: Cu9S8 Locality: Yarrow Creek, southwestern Alberta, Canada Source: Michael Scott S100224 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black metallic massive, amorphous Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. | 
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| REFERENCES for Yarrowite | |
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| Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] | |
| Goble R J (1980) Copper sulfides from Alberta: yarrowite Cu9S8 and spionkopite Cu39S28, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 511-518 [view file] | |
| Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1981) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 66, 1274-1280 [view file] | |
| Goble R J (1985) The relationship between crystal structure, bonding and cell dimensions in the copper sulfides, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 61-76 [view file] | |
| Whiteside L S, Goble R J (1986) Structural and compositional changes in copper sulfides during leaching and dissolution, The Canadian Mineralogist, 24, 247-258 [view file] | |
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