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Name: Woodwardite RRUFF ID: R060762 Ideal Chemistry: (Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2) Locality: Cornwall, England Source: Michael Scott S101245 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale blue granular coating on bull quartz Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Groups: [ Woodwardite (5) ] [ Hydrotalcite (22) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R060762.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Powder, using Mo radiation | ||||||
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REFERENCES for Woodwardite | |
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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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Church A H (1866) Chemical researches on new and rare Cornish minerals, Journal of the Chemical Society, 19, 130-135 [view file] |
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Nickel E H (1976) New data on woodwardite, Mineralogical Magazine, 40, 644-647 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Cabri L J, Nickel E H, Pabst A (1977) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 62, 593-600 [view file] |
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Iakhontova L K (1981) New data on posnjakite, serpeirite and woodwardite, Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 256, 1221-1225 [view file] |
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Mills S J, Christy A G, Génin J -M R, Kameda T, Colombo F (2012) Nomenclature of the hydrotalcite supergroup: natural layered double hydroxides, Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1289-1336 [view file] |
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