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Name: Fluorcalciomicrolite RRUFF ID: R120163 Ideal Chemistry: (Ca,Na,◻)2Ta2O6F Locality: Alto Ligonha, Mozambique Source: Marcus Origlieri [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Reddish brown octahedral fragment Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
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Mineral Groups: [ pyrochlore (28) ] [ microlite (15) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Fluorcalciomicrolite samples (9) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R120163.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.458(2)Å b: 10.458(2)Å c: 10.458(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1143.73(9)Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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REFERENCES for Fluorcalciomicrolite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2012) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 14, New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1281-1288 [view file] |
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Andrade M B, Atencio D, Persiano A I C, Ellena J (2013) Fluorcalciomicrolite, (Ca,Na,◻)2Ta2O6F, a new microlite-group mineral from Volta Grande pegmatite, Nazareno, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 2989-2996 [view file] |
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Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Gagne O C, Uvarova Y (2015) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 100, 2352-2362 [view file] |
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Grew E S, Bosi F, Ros L, Kristiansson P, Gunter M E (2018) Fluor-elbaite, lepidolite and Ta-Nb oxides from a pegmatite of the 3000 Ma Sinceni Pluton, Swaziland: evidence for lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatites in the Mesoarchean, European Journal of Mineralogy, 30, 205-218 |
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