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Name: Leucophoenicite RRUFF ID: R060308 Ideal Chemistry: Mn2+7(SiO4)3(OH)2 Locality: Parker Shaft, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Source: Michael Scott S100253 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Pink-tan colored massive, associated with white willemite and pinkish ribbeite (R150125). X-ray shows sample is twinned 180 deg around a. Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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Mineral Group: [ Humite (21) ] | ||
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RRUFF ID: | R060308.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 10.862(4)Å b: 4.868(2)Å c: 11.404(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 103.93(2)° gamma: 90° Volume: 585.3(3)Å3 Crystal System: monoclinic |
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REFERENCES for Leucophoenicite | |
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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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Penfield S L, Warren C H (1899) Some new minerals from the zinc mines at Franklin, N.J., and note concerning the chemical composition of ganomalite, American Journal of Science, 8, 339-353 [view file] |
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Moore P B (1970) Edge-sharing silicate tetrahedra in the crystal structure of leucophoenicite, American Mineralogist, 55, 1146-1166 [view file] |
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