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Name: Hydroxylhedyphane RRUFF ID: R070425 Ideal Chemistry: Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3(OH) Locality: Langban, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden Source: Michael Scott S102181 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Aggregates of prismatic colorless crystals, associated with lizardite. NEW MINERAL, OH analogue of hedyphane, perhaps call it hydroxylhedyphane Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Group: [ Apatite (56) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R070425.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.052(1)Å b: 10.052(1)Å c: 7.2793(8)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 637.0(1)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Hydroxylhedyphane | |
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Pasero M, Kampf A R, Ferraris C, Pekov I V, Rakovan J R, White T J (2010) Nomenclature of the apatite supergroup minerals, European Journal of Mineralogy, 22, 163-179 [view file] |
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Hålenius U, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2018) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 45. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2018, Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 1225-1232 [view file] |
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Biagioni C, Hålenius U, Pasero M, Karlsson A, Bosi F (2019) Hydroxylhedyphane, Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3(OH), a new member of the apatite supergroup from Långban, Sweden, European Journal of Mineralogy, 31, 1015-1024 [view file] |
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