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Name: Marinellite RRUFF ID: R070078 Ideal Chemistry: Na42Ca6Al36Si36O144(SO4)8Cl2·6H2O Locality: Monte Cavalluccio, Sacrofano, Campagnano di Roma, Italy Source: Michael Scott S105076 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless to pale bluish-gray anhedral crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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Mineral Group: [ cancrinite-sodalite (37) ] |
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REFERENCES for Marinellite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Leoni L, Mellini M, Merlino S, Orlandi P (1979) Cancrinite-like minerals: new data and crystal chemical considerations, Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 35, 713-719 [view file] |
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Hassan I, Grundy H D (1984) The crystal structures of sodalite-group minerals, Acta Crystallographica, B40, 6-13 |
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Ballirano P, Maras A, Buseck P R (1996) Crystal chemistry and IR spectroscopy of Cl- and SO4-bearing cancrinite-like minerals, American Mineralogist, 81, 1003-1012 [view file] |
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Bonaccorsi E, Orlandi P (2003) Marinellite, a new feldspathoid of the cancrinite-sodalite group, European Journal of Mineralogy, 15, 1019-1027 [view file] |
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Grice J D, Ferraris G (2003) New minerals approved in 2002 and nomenclature modifications approved 1998-2002 by the commission on new minerals and mineral names, International Mineralogical Association, American Mineralogist, 88, 1620-1624 [view file] |
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Grice J D, Ferraris G (2003) New minerals approved in 2002 and nomenclature modifications approved in 1998-2002 by the Commission on the New Minerals and Mineral Names, International Mineralogical Association, The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 795-802 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2004) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 89, 1826-1834 [view file] |
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Mandarino J A (2004) New minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 42, 1241-1260 [view file] |
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