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Name: Hydroxycalciomicrolite RRUFF ID: R130269 Ideal Chemistry: Ca1.5Ta2O6(OH) Locality: Volta Grande, Minas Gerais, Brazil Source: Marcelo Andrade Owner: RRUFF Description: Yellow dodecahedra and octahedra, type sample 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) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R130269.9 | ||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.4211(8)Å b: 10.4211(8)Å c: 10.4211(8)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1131.7(2)Å3 Crystal System: cubic |
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REFERENCES for Hydroxycalciomicrolite | |
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Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2013) IMA Commission on new minerals, nomenclature and classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 18. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 3249-3258 [view file] |
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Andrade M B, Yang H, Atencio D, Downs R T, Chukanov N V, Lemée-Cailleau M H, Persiano A I C, Goeta A E, Ellena J (2017) Hydroxycalciomicrolite, Ca1.5Ta2O6(OH), a new member of the microlite group from Volta Grande pegmatite, Nazareno, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Mineralogical Magazine, 81, 555-564 [view file] |
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Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Gagné O C (2018) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 103, 2036-2048 [view file] |
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