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Name: Gordonite RRUFF ID: R070437 Ideal Chemistry: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O Locality: Amatrice Hill, Stockton, Utah, USA Source: Michael Scott S104490 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregates of colorless to pale purple bladed crystals associated with green variscite. The apparent green color of gordonite is due to the variscite. Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Laueite (9) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Gordonite samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R070437.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 5.242(3)Å b: 10.525(4)Å c: 6.967(4)Å alpha: 107.35(3)° beta: 110.92(3)° gamma: 72.47(3)° Volume: 334.47(8)Å3 Crystal System: triclinic |
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REFERENCES for Gordonite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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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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Larsen E S, Shannon E V (1930) The minerals of the phosphate nodules from near Fairfield, Utah, American Mineralogist, 15, 307-337 [view file] |
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Leavens P B, Rheingold A L (1988) Crystal structures of gordonite, MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2(H2O)6·2H2O, and its Mn analog, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1988, 265-270 |
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