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Name: Pirquitasite RRUFF ID: R061016 Ideal Chemistry: Ag2ZnSnS4 Locality: Pirquitas, Jujuy Province, Argentina Source: Michael Scott (small piece), Bob Jenkins (large piece) S101278 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Steel gray metallic massive, associated with rhodostannite, R120139. This sample was used in the Schumer et al (2013) study. Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Groups: [ Stannite (11) ] [ Sphalerite (35) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R061016.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.776(1)Å b: 5.776(1)Å c: 10.870(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 362.6(2)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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REFERENCES for Pirquitasite | |
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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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Johan Z, Picot P (1982) La pirquitasite, Ag2ZnSnS4, un nouveau membre du groupe de la stannite, Bulletin de Minéralogie, 105, 229-235 [view file] |
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Dunn P J, Fleischer M, Chao G Y, Cabri L J, Mandarino J A (1983) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 68, 1248-1252 [view file] |
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Schumer B N, Downs R T, Domanik K J, Andrade M B, Origlieri M J (2013) Pirquitasite, Ag2ZnSnS4, Acta Crystallographica, E69, i8-i9 [view file] |
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