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Graulichite-(La), LaFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)6, a new addition to the alunite supergroup from the Patte d'Oie mine, Bou Skour mining district, Morocco
Cristian Biagioni
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa, Via Santa
Maria 53, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Marco E. Ciriotti
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di
Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125 Turin, Italy
Associazione Micro-mineralogica Italiana, Via San Pietro 55, 10073
Devesi-Ciriè, Italy
Georges Favreau
Association Française de Microminéralogie, Avenue Jean Monnet,
13090 Aix-en-Provence, France
Daniela Mauro
Museo di Storia Naturale, Università di Pisa, Via Roma 79, 56011
Calci, Italy
Federica Zaccarini
Faculty of Science, Physical and Geological Sciences, Universiti
Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, BE1410 Gadong, Brunei
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Short summary
The paper reports the type description of the new mineral species graulichite-(La). This is a new addition to the dussertite group within the alunite supergroup, and its discovery improves our knowledge on the crystal chemistry of this important supergroup of minerals, having both technological and environmental applications.
The paper reports the type description of the new mineral species graulichite-(La). This is a...