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Name: Saltonseaite RRUFF ID: R120131 Ideal Chemistry: K3NaMnCl6 Locality: Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USA Source: Anthony R. Kampf [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Orange fragments from holotype Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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Mineral Group: [ Rinneite (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R120131.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 12.092(3)Å b: 12.092(3)Å c: 13.955(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 1766.9(5)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Saltonseaite | |
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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 13, New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817 [view file] |
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Kampf A R, Mills S J, Nestola F, Ciriotti M E, Kasatkin A V (2013) Saltonseaite, K3NaMn2+Cl6, the Mn analogue of rinneite from the Salton Sea, California, American Mineralogist, 98, 231-235 [view file] |
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