Lavinskyite, K(LiCu)Cu6(Si4O11) 2(OH)4, isotypic with plancheite, a new mineral from the Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Fields, South Africa

American Mineralogist

Volumn 99, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 525-530

  Yang, Hexiong ^a   Downs, Robert T ^a   Evans, Stanley H ^a   Pinch, William W ^b  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b 19 Stonebridge Lane   (United States)

Author keywords

crystal structure; K(LiCu)Cu6(Si4O11)2(OH)4; Lavinskyite; plancheite; Raman spectra; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; COPPER OXIDES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MAGNESIA; MANGANESE OXIDE; OXIDE MINERALS; RAMAN SCATTERING; SILICA; SILICATES; SILICON; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AVERAGE COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL FORMULAE; COUPLED SUBSTITUTION; LAVINSKYITE; NEW MINERAL SPECIES; PLANCHEITE; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; UNIT CELL PARAMETERS;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

AMPHIBOLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HARDNESS; LAVINSKYITE; MOHS SCALE; NEW MINERAL; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84894581275     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/am.2014.4601     Document Type: Article

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