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Name: Scrutinyite RRUFF ID: R080018 Ideal Chemistry: PbO2 Locality: Snake Pit, lower Mex-Tex mine, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA Source: William W. Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark reddish brown thin rectangular plates associated with black plattnerite, R080019, on the surface of a quartz crystal. Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Columbite (32) ] |
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REFERENCES for Scrutinyite | |
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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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Taggart J E, Foord E E, Rosenzweig A, Hanson T (1988) Scrutinyite, natural occurrences of αPbO2 from Bingham, New Mexico, U.S.A., and Mapimi, Mexico, The Canadian Mineralogist, 26, 905-910 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Vanko D A (1990) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 75, 706-713 [view file] |
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Chukanov N, Pasero M, Aksenov S M, Britvin S N, Zubkova N V, Yike L, Witzke T (2023) Columbite supergroup of minerals: nomenclature and classification, Mineralogical Magazine, 87, 18-33 |
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