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Bonazzi, Paola, Bindi, Luca, Popova, Valentina, Pratesi, Giovanni, Menchetti, Silvio (2003) Alacranite, As8S9: structural study of the holotype and re-assignment of the original chemical formula. American Mineralogist, 88 (11) 1796-1800 doi:10.2138/am-2003-11-1220

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TitleAlacranite, As8S9: structural study of the holotype and re-assignment of the original chemical formula
JournalAmerican Mineralogist
AuthorsBonazzi, PaolaAuthor
Bindi, LucaAuthor
Popova, ValentinaAuthor
Pratesi, GiovanniAuthor
Menchetti, SilvioAuthor
Year2003 (November)Volume88
Issue11
PublisherMineralogical Society of America
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/doclib/am/vol88/AM88_1796.pdf+
DOIdoi:10.2138/am-2003-11-1220Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceBonazzi, Paola, Bindi, Luca, Popova, Valentina, Pratesi, Giovanni, Menchetti, Silvio (2003) Alacranite, As8S9: structural study of the holotype and re-assignment of the original chemical formula. American Mineralogist, 88 (11) 1796-1800 doi:10.2138/am-2003-11-1220
Plain TextBonazzi, Paola, Bindi, Luca, Popova, Valentina, Pratesi, Giovanni, Menchetti, Silvio (2003) Alacranite, As8S9: structural study of the holotype and re-assignment of the original chemical formula. American Mineralogist, 88 (11) 1796-1800 doi:10.2138/am-2003-11-1220
In(2003, November) American Mineralogist Vol. 88 (11) Mineralogical Society of America

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Alacrán Mine, Alacrán, Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

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Alacránite
UM1970-19-S:As

Mineral Occurrences

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Alacrán Mine, Alacrán, Pampa Larga mining district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chileⓘ Alacránite
Conical seamount, Lihir Island area, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guineaⓘ Bonazziite
Uzon Caldera, Kronotsky Reserve, Yelizovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russiaⓘ Alacránite

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