Zhenruite, (MoO3)2 ⋅ H2O, and tianhuixinite, (MoO3)3 ⋅ H2O, two new minerals in the MoO3–MoO3 ⋅ 2H2O system

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Zhenruite, (MoO₃)₂ ⋅ H₂O, and tianhuixinite, (MoO₃)₃ ⋅ H₂O, two new minerals in the MoO₃–MoO₃ ⋅ 2H₂O system

Xiangping Gu, Hexiong Yang, Ronald B. Gibbs, and Guanghua Liu

Kai Qu, Xianzhang Sima, Xiangping Gu, Weizhi Sun, Guang Fan, Zeqiang Yang, and Yanjuan Wang

Eur. J. Mineral., 36, 397–409, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-36-397-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-36-397-2024, 2024

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Yanjuan Wang, Fabrizio Nestola, Zengqian Hou, Xiangping Gu, Guochen Dong, Zhusen Yang, Guang Fan, Zhibin Xiao, and Kai Qu

Eur. J. Mineral., 35, 65–74, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-65-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-65-2023, 2023

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Kai Qu, Xianzhang Sima, Xiangping Gu, Weizhi Sun, Guang Fan, Zeqiang Yang, and Yanjuan Wang

Eur. J. Mineral., 36, 397–409, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-36-397-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-36-397-2024, 2024

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Yanjuan Wang, Fabrizio Nestola, Zengqian Hou, Xiangping Gu, Guochen Dong, Zhusen Yang, Guang Fan, Zhibin Xiao, and Kai Qu

Eur. J. Mineral., 35, 65–74, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-65-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-65-2023, 2023

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