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Elfstorpite synonymy with allactite; mineral and name discredited

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

F. Fontan ,
D. Holtstam ,
P. de Parseval ,
F. Permingeat  and
B. Mason
F. Fontan*
Affiliation:
LMTG, UMR 5563, équipe Minéralogie, Université P. Sabatier, 39 Allées Jules Guesde, 31000 Toulouse, France
D. Holtstam
Affiliation:
Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
P. de Parseval
Affiliation:
LMTG, UMR 5563, équipe Minéralogie, Université P. Sabatier, 39 Allées Jules Guesde, 31000 Toulouse, France
F. Permingeat
Affiliation:
LMTG, UMR 5563, équipe Minéralogie, Université P. Sabatier, 39 Allées Jules Guesde, 31000 Toulouse, France
B. Mason
Affiliation:
Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20560, USA
*
*E-mail: fontan@lmtg.obs-mip.fr
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Abstract

Holotype material and other specimens of ‘elfstorpite’ from the Sjögruvan deposit, Örebro, Sweden have been characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. The mineral is indistinguishable from allactite, which has priority, and consequently ‘elfstorpite’ should be discredited. The IMA Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names has approved the proposition.

Keywords

Mn arsenateallactite‘elfstorpite’SjögruvanSweden
Type
Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 68 , Issue 3 , June 2004 , pp. 523 - 526
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2004

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deceased

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