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Name: Dussertite RRUFF ID: R060398 Ideal Chemistry: BaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 Locality: Constantine, Algeria Source: American Museum of Natural History 21676 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Green granular aggregate Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. |
Mineral Groups: [ alunite (46) ] [ crandallite (14) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Dussertite samples (2) ] |
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POWDER DIFFRACTION | |||||||
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RRUFF ID: | R060398.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 7.412(1)Å b: 7.412(1)Å c: 17.458(5)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 830.6(2)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal |
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REFERENCES for Dussertite | |
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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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Barthoux J (1925) Description dun minéral nouveau: la dussertite, Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris, 180, 299-301 [view file] |
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Foshag W F (1925) New minerals: new species, American Mineralogist, 10, 333-334 [view file] |
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McConnell D (1942) X-ray data on several phosphate minerals, American Journal of Science, 240, 649-657 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1943) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 28, 61-64 [view file] |
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Jambor J L (1999) Nomenclature of the alunite supergroup, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1323-1341 [view file] |
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Kolitsch U, Slade P G, Tiekink E R T, Pring A (1999) The structure of antimonian dussertite and the role of antimony in oxysalt minerals, Mineralogical Magazine, 63, 17-26 [view file] |
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Bayliss P, Kolitsch U, Nickel E H, Pring A (2010) Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 919-927 [view file] |
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Frost R L, Bahfenne S, Čejka J, Sejkora J, Plášil J, Palmer S J, Keeffe E C, Němec I (2011) Dussertite BaFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)5 - a Raman spectroscopic study of a hydroxy-arsenate mineral, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 42, 56-61 |
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