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Tait, Kimberly T., Dicecco, Veronica, Ball, Neil A., Hawthorne, Frank C., Kampf, Anthony R. (2014) Backite, Pb2Al(TeO6)Cl, a new tellurate mineral from the Grand Central mine, Tombstone Hills, Cochise County, Arizona: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 52 (6) 935-942 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400047

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TitleBackite, Pb2Al(TeO6)Cl, a new tellurate mineral from the Grand Central mine, Tombstone Hills, Cochise County, Arizona: description and crystal structure
JournalThe Canadian Mineralogist
AuthorsTait, Kimberly T.Author
Dicecco, VeronicaAuthor
Ball, Neil A.Author
Hawthorne, Frank C.Author
Kampf, Anthony R.Author
Year2014 (December)Volume52
Issue6
PublisherMineralogical Association of Canada
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/CM52_935.pdf+
DOIdoi:10.3749/canmin.1400047Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceTait, Kimberly T., Dicecco, Veronica, Ball, Neil A., Hawthorne, Frank C., Kampf, Anthony R. (2014) Backite, Pb2Al(TeO6)Cl, a new tellurate mineral from the Grand Central mine, Tombstone Hills, Cochise County, Arizona: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 52 (6) 935-942 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400047
Plain TextTait, Kimberly T., Dicecco, Veronica, Ball, Neil A., Hawthorne, Frank C., Kampf, Anthony R. (2014) Backite, Pb2Al(TeO6)Cl, a new tellurate mineral from the Grand Central mine, Tombstone Hills, Cochise County, Arizona: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 52 (6) 935-942 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400047
In(2014, December) The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 52 (6) Mineralogical Association of Canada

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