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Genplesite
General
CategorySulfate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		Ca3Sn(SO4)2(OH)6•3H2O
IMA symbolGpl
Crystal systemHexagonal
Crystal classDihexagonal dipyramidal (6mmm)
H-M symbol: (6/m 2/m 2/m)
Space groupP63/mmc
Unit cella = 8.51, c = 11.14  (approximated)
Identification
References

Genplesite is a very rare tin mineral coming from the Oktyabr'skoe deposit in the Noril'sk area, Russia, which is known for nickel and platinum group elements minerals. Its chemical formula is Ca3Sn(SO4)2(OH)6•3H2O. Genplesite is a member of the fleischerite group, and it is a calcium and tin-analogue of fleischerite. It is hexagonal, with space group P63/mmc.

References

  1. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ "Genplesite: Genplesite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  3. ^ Pekov, I.V., Sereda, E.V., Zubkova, N.V., Yapaskurt, V.O., Chukanov, N.V., Britvin, S.N., Lykova, I.S., and Pushcharovsky, D.Y., 2014. Genplesite, IMA 2014-034. CNMNC Newsletter No. 21, August 2014, 803; Mineralogical Magazine 78, 797-804
  4. "Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni deposit (Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia - Mindat.org". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  5. "Fleischerite: Fleischerite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.


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