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Rashleighite

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Rashleighite
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Rashleighite, also called henwoodite,[1][2] is a ferrian variety of turquoise. The names are in honour of the Cornish geologists Philip Rashleigh and William Jory Henwood.

References

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  1. ^ "Rashleighite: Rashleighite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Henwoodite: Henwoodite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  • Collins (1876) Mineralogical Magazine: 1: 11.
  • Fairbanks (1942) The Mineralogist, Portland, Oregon: 10: 44 (as ferri-turquois).
  • Foster (1876) Mineralogical Magazine: 1: 8.
  • Ross (1876) Chem. News, October 13th.
  • Ross (1876) Mineralogical Magazine: 1: 59.
  • Russell (1948) Mineralogical Magazine: 28: 353.
  • Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 947, 951.