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Nitrammite

System:OrthorhombicColour:White
Name:Named from composition.
Synonym of:Gwihabaite


Synonym of gwihabaite; the original "nitrammite" material was from the Nicajack Cave (Nicojack Cave), Marion Co., Tennessee, USA.

References for Nitrammite

Reference List:Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Seventh edition, Volume II: 305.

Clark (1993): 494.

Burke, Ernest A.J. (2007) A Mass Discreditation of GQN Minerals. Canadian Mineralogist: 44(6): 1557-1560.

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    Localities for Nitrammite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    South Africa
    Minerals of South Africa
    Minerals of South Africa
    Tajikistan
     
    • Viloyati Sogd (Viloyati Sughd)
      • joint of Zeravshan and Gissar Range
        • Yagnob River
    Belakovski D.I.., Moskalev I.V. Natural ammonium nitrate from the products of selffiring coal layers in Kukhi-Malik valley (Central Tajikistan). Novye dannye o mineralakh, 1988, v.35, p. 191-194. (Russian)
    USA
     
    • Tennessee
      • Marion Co.
    Venezuela
     
    • Bolívar
      • Auyán-tepuy
    BOLETÍN INFORMATIVO DE LA COMISIÓN DE GEOESPELEOLOGÍA (Federación Espeleológica de América Latina y el Caribe -FEALC-) No. 13, Octubre 1999
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