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Esquire No. 8 claim (Lander's Gillespite locality), Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA
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Formula:
[Ba
 
6
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)][Fe
2+
7
(OH)
 
4
Fe
3+
2
O
 
2
(Si
 
4
O
 
12
)
 
2
]
System:Triclinic
This page provides mineralogical data about Devitoite.

Classification of Devitoite

IMA status:Approved 2009
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Type Occurrence of Devitoite

Type Locality:Esquire No. 8 claim (Lander's Gillespite locality), Big Creek, Rush Creek deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

Crystallography of Devitoite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Class (H-M):1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:P1
Cell Parameters:a = 5.3437(7) Å, b = 11.6726(16) Å, c = 14.680(2) Å
α = 85.573(4)°, β = 83.243(4)°, γ = 76.768(4)°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.458 : 1 : 1.258
Unit Cell Volume:V 883.97 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.859 (62)
3.629 (73)
3.457 (70)
2.911 (100)
2.665 (100)
2.225 (58)
2.089 (66)
1.5597 (73)

Chemical Properties of Devitoite

Formula:
[Ba
 
6
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)][Fe
2+
7
(OH)
 
4
Fe
3+
2
O
 
2
(Si
 
4
O
 
12
)
 
2
]
Essential elements:Ba, C, Fe, H, O, P, Si
All elements listed in formula:Ba, C, Fe, H, O, P, Si

Other Names for Devitoite

Synonyms:
IMA2009-010
Other Languages:

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Devitoite

Reference List:

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Kampf, A.R., Rossman, G.R., Steele, I.M., Pluth, J.J., Dunning, G.E., Walstrom, R.E. (2010): Devitoite, a new heterophyllosilicate with astrophyllite-like layers from eastern Fresno County, California. Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 29-40.

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          • Rush Creek deposit
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    		Kampf, A.R., Rossman, G.R., Steele, I.M., Pluth, J.J., Dunning, G.E., Walstrom, R.E. (2010): Devitoite, a new heterophyllosilicate with astrophyllite-like layers from eastern Fresno County, California. Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 29-40.
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