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Name: Penikisite RRUFF ID: R060160 Ideal Chemistry: BaMg2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 Locality: 16 miles north of the Hess River, Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada Source: Mark Mauthner 3568 Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregate of green crystals in quartz associated with purple gorceixite, R060158. Crystal used in the Bowman et al (2013) study. Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Bjarebyite (5) ] | ||
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RRUFF ID: | R060160.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 8.9577(4)Å b: 12.0150(5)Å c: 4.9079(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 100.505(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 519.37(4)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Penikisite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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] |
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Mandarino J A, Sturman B D, Corlett M I (1977) Penikisite, the magnesium analogue of kulanite, from Yukon Territory, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 393-395 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Mandarino J A, Chao G Y (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 652-659 [view file] |
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Bowman M G, Downs R T, Yang H (2013) Penikisite, BaMg2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3, isostructural with bjarebyite, Acta Crystallographica, E69, i4-i5 [view file] |
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