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Name: Hydropyrochlore RRUFF ID: R060980 Ideal Chemistry: (H2O,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O) Locality: Lueshe mine, Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: Bob Jenkins [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale green octahedron Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Groups: [ pyrochlore (28) ] [ Pyrochlore (4) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060980.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.588(4)Å b: 10.588(4)Å c: 10.588(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1187.4(6)Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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REFERENCES for Hydropyrochlore | |
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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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Hogarth D D (1977) Classification and nomenclature of the pyrochlore group, American Mineralogist, 62, 403-410 [view file] |
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van Wambeke L (1978) Kalipyrochlore, a new mineral of the pyrochlore group, American Mineralogist, 63, 528-530 [view file] |
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Ercit T S, Hawthorne F C, Černý P (1994) The structural chemistry of kalipyrochlore, a "hydropyrochlore", The Canadian Mineralogist, 32, 415-420 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C (1995) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 80, 404-409 [view file] |
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Atencio D, Andrade M B, Christy A G, Gieré R, Kartashov P M (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature, The Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 673-698 [view file] |
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