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Name: Phosphohedyphane RRUFF ID: R110037 Ideal Chemistry: Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl Locality: Blue Bell claims, Baker, San Bernardino County, California, USA Source: Brent Thorne [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless hexagonal prisms with long pyramidal terminations Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Apatite (56) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Phosphohedyphane samples (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R110037.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 9.863(8)Å b: 9.863(8)Å c: 7.208(4)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 607.3(1)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Phosphohedyphane | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Kampf A R, Steele I M, Jenkins R A (2006) Phosphohedyphane, Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl, the phosphate analog of hedyphane: Description and crystal structure, American Mineralogist, 91, 1909-1917 [view file] |
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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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