Classification of Putnisite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2012 |
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Type Occurrence of Putnisite |
| Type Locality: | Polar Bear peninsula (Lake Cowan), Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Place of Conservation of Type Material: | South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, registration number G33429
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada, catalogue number CMNMC 86133 |
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Crystallography of Putnisite |
| Crystal System: | Orthorhombic |
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| Class (H-M): | mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal |
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| Space Group: | Pnma {P21/n 21/m 21/a} |
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| Space Group Setting: | Pnma |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 15.351(3) Å, b = 20.421(4) Å, c = 18.270(4) Å
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| Ratio: | a:b:c = 0.752 : 1 : 0.895 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 5,727.33 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| Comment: | New structure type |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 13.577 | | (100) | | 7.659 | | (80) | | 7.095 | | (10) | | 5.084 | | (19) | | 4.901 | | (13) | | 3.385 | | (7) | | 3.689 | | (16) | | 3.594 | | (7) |
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Chemical Properties of Putnisite |
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| Essential elements: | C, Ca, Cr, H, O, S, Sr |
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| All elements listed in formula: | C, Ca, Cr, H, O, S, Sr |
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Other Names for Putnisite |
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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. |
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References for Putnisite |
Reference List:
- + | Elliott, P., Giester, G., Rowe, R., Pring, A. (2012) Putnisite, IMA 2011-106. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 810; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817. |
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