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Name: Hydrokenoelsmoreite RRUFF ID: R061044 Ideal Chemistry: ◻2W2O6(H2O) Locality: Hemerdon mine, Sparkwell, Plympton, Devon, England Source: Michael Scott S101387 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale orange crust on ferberite with quartz Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Groups: [ pyrochlore (28) ] [ Elsmoreite (2) ] |
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REFERENCES for Hydrokenoelsmoreite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Günter J R, Amberg M, Schmalle H (1989) Direct synthesis and single crystal structure determination of cubic pyrochlore-type tungsten trioxide hemihydrate, WO3·0.5H2O, Materials Research Bulletin, 24, 289-292 |
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Williams P A, Leverett P, Sharpe J L, Colchester D M, Rankin J (2005) Elsmoreite, cubic WO3·0.5H2O, a new mineral species from Elsmore, New South Wales, Australia, The Canadian Mineralogist, 43, 1061-1064 [view file] |
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Locock A J, Piilonen P C, Ercit T S, Rowe R (2006) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 91, 216-224 [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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Shimobayashi N, Ohnishi M, Tsuruta K (2012) Secondary tungsten minerals in quartz veins in the Ishidera area, Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan: anthoinite, mpororoite, and Fe-free hydrokenoelsmoreite, Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 107, 33-38 |
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Mills S J, Christy A G, Rumsey M S, Spratt J (2016) The crystal chemistry of elsmoreite from the Hemerdon (Drakelands) mine, UK: hydrokenoelsmoreite-3C and hydrokenoelsmoreite-6R, Mineralogical Magazine, 80, 1195-1203 |
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