Roymillerite

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Roymillerite
General
CategoryMinerals
FormulaPb24Mg9(Si10O28)(CO3)10(BO3)(SiO4)(OH)13O5
IMA symbolRoy[1]
Crystal systemtriclinic crystal system
Space groupP1
Identification
Colorcolorless, slightly pink
Lustervitreous

Roymillerite[2] is a solid colorless transparent crystalline mineral. It has a non-trivial crystal structure.

Roymillerite was found in the Otavi Valley (Namibia). Named after geologist and mineralogist Roy McG. Miller.[3]

The sample is stored in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm under the number 20080176.[4]

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References

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  2. ^ Hålenius U., Hatert F., Pasero M. et al. IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 33. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016 // Mineralogical Magazine — Cambridge University Press, 2016. — Vol. 80, Iss. 6. — P. 1135–1144
  3. ^ Roymillerite. Mineral information.
  4. ^ Mineralienatlas Lexikon — Kapitel / Geologie. Roymillerit

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