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Name: Jørgensenite RRUFF ID: R100009 Ideal Chemistry: Na2Sr14Na2Al12F64(OH)4 Locality: Ivigtut, Frederikshab District, South West Greenland Source: William Pinch [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Colorless massive, associated with pyrite, co-type sample Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
Mineral Group: [ Jarlite (2) ] |
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RRUFF ID: | R100009.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 16.112(3)Å b: 11.029(2)Å c: 7.2931(9)Å alpha: 90° beta: 101.73(1)° gamma: 90° Volume: 1268.9(3)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Jørgensenite | |
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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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Hawthorne F C, Burns P C (1997) The crystal structure of jørgensenite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 1509-1513 [view file] |
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Jambor J L, Roberts A C (1997) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 82, 1261-1264 [view file] |
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Pauly H, Hawthorne F C, Burns P C, Della Ventura G (1997) Jørgensenite, Na2(Sr,Ba)14Na2Al12F64(OH,F)4, a new aluminofluoride mineral from Ivigtut, Greenland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 35, 175-179 [view file] |
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