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Name: Jôkokuite RRUFF ID: R070102 Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+(SO4)·5H2O Locality: Jokoku mine, Hokkaido, Japan Source: Michael Scott S105067 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pale pink to colorless effluorescent grains Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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Mineral Group: [ Chalcanthite (8) ] |
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REFERENCES for Jôkokuite | |
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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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Nambu M, Tanida K, Kitamura T, Kato E (1978) Jôkokuite, MnSO4·5H2O, a new mineral from the Jôkoku mine, Hokkaido, Japan, Mineralogical Journal, 9, 28-38 [view file] |
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Fleischer M, Mandarino J A, Chao G Y (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 652-659 [view file] |
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Caminiti R, Marongiu G, Paschina G (1982) A comparative X-ray diffraction study of aqueous MnSO4 and crystals of MnSO4·5H2O, Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A Physical Science, 37, 581-586 |
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