Chemistry:Roymillerite
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| Roymillerite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Pb 24Mg 9(Si 10O 28)(CO 3) 10(BO 3)(SiO 4)(OH) 13O 5 |
| Crystal system | triclinic crystal system |
| Space group | P1 |
| Identification | |
| Color | colorless, slightly pink |
| |re|er}} | vitreous |
Roymillerite[2] is a solid colorless transparent crystalline mineral. It has a non-trivial crystal structure.
Roymillerite was found in the Otavi Valley (Namibia). Named after geologist and mineralogist Roy McG. Miller.[3]
The sample is stored in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm under the number 20080176.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W.
- ↑ Hålenius U., Hatert F., Pasero M. et al. IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 33. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016 // Mineralogical Magazine — Cambridge University Press, 2016. — Vol. 80, Iss. 6. — P. 1135–1144
- ↑ Roymillerite. Mineral information.
- ↑ Mineralienatlas Lexikon — Kapitel / Geologie. Roymillerit
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