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Name: Ferrokësterite RRUFF ID: R110173 Ideal Chemistry: Cu2FeSnS4 Locality: San Jose mine, Oruro, Bolivia Source: Brian Kosnar [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Black rough octahedron associated with zinkenite. Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Groups: [ Stannite (11) ] [ Sphalerite (35) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Ferrokësterite samples (2) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R110173.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.4318(8)Å b: 5.4318(8)Å c: 10.874(3)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 320.84(5)Å3 Crystal System: tetragonal |
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REFERENCES for Ferrokësterite | |
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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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Kissin S A, Owens D R (1989) The relatives of stannite in the light of new data, The Canadian Mineralogist, 27, 673-688 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Burke E A J (1990) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 75, 1431-1437 [view file] |
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