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Name: Aluminium RRUFF ID: R070230 Ideal Chemistry: Al Locality: Mud Volcano, Bulla Apsheren penninsula, Caspian Sea, Qobustan (Gobustan; Kobustan) Rayonu, Azerbaijan Source: Michael Scott S103000 [view label] Owner: Michael Scott Description: Metallic gray blebs in matrix embedded in epoxy, no Raman activity because of crystal symmetry Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Copper (13) ] |
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REFERENCES for Aluminium | |
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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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Oleinikov B V, Okrugin A V, Leskova N V (1978) Petrological significance of the occurrence of native aluminum in basic rocks, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 243, 191-194 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Pabst A, Mandarino J A (1980) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 65, 205-210 [view file] |
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Oleinikov B V, Okrugin A V, Novgordova M I, Ashihmina N A, Oleinikov O B, Frih-har A I, Bogatikov O A, Leskova N V, Gorshkov A I (1984) New minerals: aluminum - new mineral class of Samorodyh, Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 113, issue 2 210-215 [view file] |
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Dekov V M, Arnaudov V, Munnik F, Boycheva T B, Fiore S (2009) Native aluminum: Does it exist?, American Mineralogist, 94, 1283-1286 [view file] |
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