Redgillite, Cu6(OH)10 (SO4)·H2O, a new mineral from Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England: Description and crystal structure

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 973-980

  Pluth, J J ^a   Steele, I M ^a   Kampf, A R ^b   Green, D I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper sulphate hydrate; England; Lake District; New mineral; Redgillite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; FRACTURE; MINERALS; PROBES; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

COPPER SULPHATE HYDRATE; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSES; ENGLAND; LAKE DISTRICT; REDGILLITE;

MINERALOGY;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NEW MINERAL;

EID: 33144479115     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461056960302     Document Type: Article

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