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Mineralogical ClassificationNew minerals 2012 approved by IMA CNMNC - February-May 2012
22nd Jun 2012 10:27 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager
IMA No. 2011-091
Rumseyite
Pb2OClF
Torr Works (Merehead) Quarry, East Cranmore,
Somerset, England
R.W. Turner*, O.I. Siidra, S.V. Krivovichev,
C.J. Stanley, and J. Spratt
*E-mail: rturner@imbuia-holdings.com
Aurivillius structure type
Tetragonal: I4/mmm; structure determined
a = 4.065(1), c = 12.631(7) A Ë
6.306(17), 3.848(41), 2.923(100), 2.875(68),
2.110(12), 2.049(10), 1.719(9), 1.680(14)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Natural History Museum, London, UK,
catalogue number BM1970,110
How to cite: Turner, R.W., Siidra, O.I.,
Krivovichev, S.V., Stanley, C.J. and Spratt. J.
(2012) Rumseyite, IMA 2011-091. CNMNC
Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 808;
Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2011-096
Fuxiaotuite
Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9·9H2O
Tangdan and Nanniping mines, Dongchuan
copper mining district, Yaoâan County,
Cuxiong Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan
Province, Peopleâs Republic of China (26Âș11âN
103Âș51âE)
Jeffrey de Fourestier*, Li Guowu, Glenn Poirier,
Nikita V. Chukanov and Ma Zhesheng
*E-mail: jeffrey.defourestier@forces.gc.ca
Closely related to tyrolite
Monoclinic: C2/c; structure determined
a = 54.490(9), b = 5.5685(9), c = 10.4690(17) A Ë ,
beta = 96.294(3)Âș
5.263(54), 4.782(100), 4.333(71), 3.949(47),
2.976(46), 2.631(41), 2.368(29), 1.744(24)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Crystal Structure Laboratory, China
University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083,
Peopleâs Republic of China, catalogue number
TD1
How to cite: de Fourestier, J., Li, G., Poirier, G.,
Chukanov, N.V. and Ma, Z. (2012) Fuxiaotuite,
IMA 2011-096. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13,
June 2012, page 808; Mineralogical Magazine,
76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2011-097
Oxy-chromium-dravite
NaCr3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Pereval marble quarry, Sludyanka, Irkutsk
region, Siberia, Russia (51Âș37âN 103Âș38âE)
Ferdinando Bosi*, Leonid Rezeniskii and
Henrik Skogby
*E-mail: ferdinando.bosi@uniroma1.it
Tourmaline supergroup
Trigonal: R3m; structure determined
a = 16.0539(7), c = 7.3247(5) A Ë
6.480(62), 4.634(24), 4.270(44), 4.014(63),
3.542(50), 3.005(60), 2.600(100), 2.063(47)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Museum of Mineralogy, Earth Sciences
Department, Sapienza University of Rome,
Rome, Italy, catalogue number 33064
How to cite: Bosi, F., Rezeniskii, L. and
Skogby, H. (2012) Oxy-chromium-dravite,
IMA 2011-097. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13,
June 2012, page 808; Mineralogical Magazine,
76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2011-098
Debattistiite
Ag9Hg0.5As6S12Te2
Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Valais,
Switzerland
Alessandro Guastoni*, Luca Bindi and Fabrizio
Nestola
*E-mail: alessandro.guastoni@unipd.it
New structure type
Triclinic: P1ÂŻ ; structure determined
a = 7.832(5), b = 8.606(4), c = 10.755(5) A Ë , alpha =
95.563(9), beta = 95.880(5), gamma = 116.79(4)Âș
10.56(100), 7.582(4), 5.736(3), 4.038(3),
3.367(3), 3.301(4), 2.742(7), 2.733(7)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Museum of Mineralogy of the Department
of Geosciences at the University of Padova,
Italy, catalogue number MMP M10680
How to cite: Guastoni, A., Bindi, L. and
Nestola, F. (2012) Debattistiite, IMA 2011-
098. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012,
page 808; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807-817.
IMA No. 2011-099
Takanawaite-(Y)
YTaO4
Takanawa Mountain, Matsuyama City, Ehime
Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan (33Âș56âN 132Âș51âE)
Daisuke Nishio-Hamane*, Tetsuo Minakawa
and Yukikazu Ohgoshi
*E-mail: hamane@issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Polymorph of iwashiroite-(Y), formanite-(Y)
and yttrotantalite-(Y)
Monoclinic: I2/a; structure determined
a = 5.3182(7), b = 10.957(1), c = 5.0597(7) A Ë ,
beta = 94.99(1)Âș
3.133(100), 2.953(85), 2.739(29), 2.649(21),
1.912(24), 1.905(39), 1.855(26), 1.573(18)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the National Museum of Nature and Science,
Tokyo, Japan, specimen number NSM M-43517
How to cite: Nishio-Hamane, D., Minakawa, T.
and Ohgoshi, Y. (2012) Takanawaite-(Y), IMA
2011-099. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June
2012, page 808; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807-817.
IMA No. 2011-100
ForĂȘtite
Cu2Al2(AsO4)(OH,O,H2O)6
Cap Garonne mine, Var, Provence-Alpes-CĂŽte dâAzur, France
Stuart J. Mills*, Anthony R. Kampf, Andrew M.
McDonald, Georges Favreau and Pierre-Jacques
Chiappero
*E-mail: smills@museum.vic.gov.au
New structure type
Triclinic: P1ÂŻ ; structure determined
a = 6.969(9), b = 7.676(9), c = 8.591(11) A Ë ,
alpha = 82.01(9), beta = 71.68(8), gamma = 102.68(8)Âș
7.307(100), 4.519(23), 4.277(18), 3.455(17),
3.141(24), 2.818(24), 2.719(20), 2.343(22)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County, Los Angeles, USA, catalogue numbers
63573, 63574, 63575, 63576 and 63577,
Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, registration
number M51746, and the MuseÂŽum
National dâHistoire Naturelle, Paris, France,
catalogue number 211.58
How to cite: Mills, S.J., Kampf, A.R.,
McDonald, A.M., Favreau, G. and Chiappero,
P.-J. (2012) ForeËtite, IMA 2011-100. CNMNC
Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 809;
Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2011-101
Phosphovanadylite-Ca
Ca·12H2O
South Rasmussen Ridge phosphate mine, Soda
Springs, Caribou County, Idaho, USA (42Âș51âN, 111Âș21âW)
Anthony R. Kampf*, Barbara P. Nash and
Thomas A. Loomis
*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org
Ca analogue of phosphovanadylite
Cubic: I4ÂŻ 3m; structure determined
a = 15.441(11) A Ë
11.04(97), 7.788(100), 4.487(14), 3.171(46),
2.749(32), 2.458(14), 2.343(15), 1.830(16)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los
Angeles, CA 90007, USA, catalogue numbers
63578, 63579, 63580, 63581 and 63582
How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Nash, B.P. and
Loomis, T.A. (2012) Phosphovanadylite-Ca,
IMA 2011-101. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13,
June 2012, page 809; Mineralogical Magazine,
76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2011-103
Hydrokenomicrolite
(âĄ,H2O)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Volta Grande pegmatite, Nazareno, Minas
Gerais, Brazil
Marcelo B. Andrade, Daniel Atencio*, Nikita V.
Chukanov and Javier Ellena
*E-mail: datencio@usp.br
Pyrochlore supergroup
Cubic: Fd3ÂŻ m; structure determined
a = 10.5733(9) A Ë
6.112(86), 3.191(52), 3.052(100), 2.642(28),
2.035(11), 1.869(29), 1.788(10), 1.594(24)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Museu de GeociĂȘncias, Instituto de
GeociĂȘncias, Universidade de SĂŁo Paulo, SĂŁo
Paulo, Brazil, registration number DR725
How to cite: Andrade, M.B., Atencio, D.,
Chukanov, N.V. and Ellena, J. (2012)
Hydrokenomicrolite, IMA 2011-103. CNMNC
Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 809;
Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2011-104
Saltonseaite
K3NaMnCl6
Salton Sea, Imperial County, California, USA
(33Âș07âN 115Âș41âW)
Anthony R. Kampf*, Stuart J. Mills, Fabrizio
Nestola and Anatoly Kasatkin
*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org
Mn analogue of rinneite
Trigonal: R3ÂŻc; structure determined
a = 12.0966(5), c = 13.9555(10) A Ë
5.831(61), 3.498(25), 2.851(68), 2.689(32),
2.625(62), 2.542(100), 1.983(32), 1.384(22)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County, Los Angeles, California, USA, catalogue
number 23604, and Museum Victoria,
Melbourne, Australia, catalogue number
M51615
How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., Nestola,
F. and Kasatkin, A. (2012) Saltonseaite, IMA
2011-104. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June
2012, page 809; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807-817.
IMA No. 2011-105
Nashite
Na3Ca2(O28)·24H2O
Little Eva mine, Yellow Cat District, Grand
County, Utah, USA, and the St Jude mine, Slick
Rock district, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
Anthony R. Kampf*, John M. Hughes, Joe
Marty and Francis Brown
*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org
New structure type
Monoclinic: P21/n; structure determined
a = 10.0099(3), b = 21.8472(7), c =
11.1504(7) A Ë , beta = 116.584(8)Âș
10.995(46), 9.044(100), 8.350(64), 6.962(15),
5.526(17), 3.501(15), 2.994(13), 2.652(15)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County, Los Angeles, California, USA, catalogue
numbers 63583 (holotype) and 63584
(Little Eva mine), and 63585, 63586 and 63587
(St Jude mine)
How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Hughes, J.M., Marty,
J. and Brown, F. (2012) Nashite, IMA 2011-105.
CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page
810; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
New mineral proposals approved in March 2012
IMA No. 2011-102
Luanshiweiite-2M1
KLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2
#309 pegmatite vein, Guangpo, Lushi County,
Henan Province, China (33Âș52.480âN 110Âș42.760âE)
Fan Guang*, Li Guowu, Shen Ganfu, Xu Jinsha
and Dai Jie
*E-mail: fanguang2008@163.com
Mica group
Monoclinic: C2/c; structure determined
a = 5.1861(7), b = 8.9857 (13), c = 19.970(3) A Ë ,
beta = 95.420(3)Âș
9.891(35), 4.451(31), 3.468(42), 3.314(36),
2.973(34), 2.565(100), 2.378(31), 1.986(30)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Geological Museum of China, Beijing,
China, registration number M11797
How to cite: Fan, G., Li, G., Shen, G., Xu, J. and
Dai, J. (2012) Luanshiweiite-2M1, IMA 2011-
102. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012,
page 810; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807-817.
IMA No. 2011-106
Putnisite
SrCa4Cr3+8(CO3)8SO4(OH)16·23H2O
Polar Bear peninsula, Lake Cowan, Norseman,
Western Australia, Australia (121Âș49âE 31Âș56âS)
Peter Elliott*, Gerald Giester, Ralph Rowe and
Allan Pring
*E-mail: peter.elliott@adelaide.edu.au
New structure type
Orthorhombic: Pnma; structure determined
a = 15.351(3), b = 20.421(4), c = 18.270(4) A Ë
13.577(100), 7.659(80), 7.095(10), 5.084(19),
4.901(13), 3.385(7), 3.689(16), 3.594(7)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South
Australia, Australia, registration number
G33429, and the Canadian Museum of Nature,
Ottawa, Canada, catalogue number CMNMC
86133
How to cite: Elliott, P., Giester, G., Rowe, R.
and Pring, A. (2012) Putnisite, IMA 2011-106.
CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page
810; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2011-107
ChristofschÀferite-(Ce)
(Ce,La,Ca)4Mn(Ti,Fe)3(Fe,Ti)(Si2O7)2O8
Wingertsberg, near Mendig, Laacher See area,
Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nikita V. Chukanov*, Sergey M. Aksenov,
Ramiza K. Rastsvetaeva, Dmitriy I.
Belakovskiy, Jörg Göttlicher, Sergey N.
Britvin and Konstantin V. Van
*E-mail: chukanov@icp.ac.ru
Mn2+-dominant member of the chevkinite group
Monoclinic: P21/m; structure determined
a = 13.3722(4), b = 5.7434(1), c = 11.0862(2) A Ë ,
beta = 100.580(2)Âș
4.90(39), 4.64(65), 3.480(78), 3.169(81),
3.095(43), 2.730(100), 2.169(46), 1.737(46)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,
Russia, registration number 4227/1
How to cite: Chukanov, N.V., Aksenov, S.M.,
Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Belakovskiy, D.I.,
Göttlicher, J., Britvin, S.N. and Van, K.V.
(2012) ChristofschÀferite-(Ce), IMA 2011-107.
CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page
810; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2011-108
Lusernaite-(Y)
Y4Al(CO3)2(OH)10F·6H2O
Seccarezze quarries, Luserna Valley, Luserna
San Giovanni, Torino, Piedmont, Italy
(44Âș45â80ââN 7Âș12â08ââE)
Cristian Biagioni*, Elena Bonaccorsi, Fernando
CaÂŽmara, Marcella Cadoni, Marco E. Ciriotti,
Danilo Bersani and Uwe Kolitsch
*E-mail: biagioni@dst.unipi.it
New structure type
Orthorhombic: Pmna; structure determined
a = 7.839(2), b = 11.023(2), c = 11.383(2) A Ë
11.02(100), 7.90(49), 6.41(15), 5.66(25),
5.06(24), 4.258(33), 3.195(27), 3.095(21)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Museo di Storia Naturale e del Territorio,
Universita` di Pisa, Calci (Pisa), Italy, catalogue
number 19445, and the Museo Regionale di
Scienze Naturali, Turin, Italy, catalogue number
15901
How to cite: Biagioni, C., Bonaccorsi, E.,
CĂĄmara, F., Cadoni, M., Ciriotti, M.E.,
Bersani, D. and Kolitsch, U. (2012)
Lusernaite-(Y), IMA 2011-108. CNMNC
Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 811;
Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2011-109
Tubulite
Ag2Pb22Sb20S53
Rivet quarry, Peyrebrune ore field, RĂ©almont,
Tarn Department, France (43Âș45â42ââN
02Âș14â16ââE), and in the Veneziana and
Torinese galleries, Borgofranco mines
complex, BiĂČ, Borgofranco dâIvrea ore district,
Torino, Piedmont, Italy (45Âș31â07ââN 7Âș51â53ââE)
Y. Moëlo*, R. Pecorini, M. E. Ciriotti, N.
Meisser, M. Caldes-Rouillon, P. Orlandi, P.E.
Petit, B. Martini and A. Salvetti
*E-mail: Yves.Moëlo@cnrs-imn.fr
Zinkenite group
Monoclinic: Pc, P2/c or P21/c
a = 4.132(2), b = 43.1(2), c = 27.4(1) A Ë ,
beta = 93.2(3)Âș
5.32(45), 3.99(35), 3.69(60), 3.36(100),
3.28(55), 2.99(55), 2.912(55), 2.063(75)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Museum of Mineralogy of the Ecole
Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris,
Paris, France, catalogue number M 82939, the
Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino,
Italy, catalogue number 15905, the Museo di
Storia Naturale e del Territorio, UniversitĂ di
Pisa, Calci (Pisa), Italy, catalogue number
19630, and the Musée Cantonal de Géologie,
Université-Anthropole, Lausanne, Switzerland,
catalogue number MGL#92635
How to cite: Moëlo, Y., Pecorini, R., Ciriotti,
M.E., Meisser, N., Caldes-Rouillon, M.,
Orlandi, P., Petit, P.E., Martini, B. and
Salvetti, A. (2012) Tubulite, IMA 2011-109.
CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page
811; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2011-111
Fuettererite
PbFe3+7AlSi7O27·5H2O
NE2 vein, Otto Mountain, Baker, San
Bernardino County, California, USA
(35.27776ÂșN, 116.09331ÂșW)
Anthony R. Kampf*, Stuart J. Mills, Robert M.
Housley and Joseph Marty
*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org
New structure type
Hexagonal: R3ÂŻ
a = 8.4035(12), c = 44.681(4) A Ë
6.106(44), 3.733(100), 2.749(53), 2.669(49),
2.529(41), 1.964(87), 1.900(48), 1.584(44)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Mineral Sciences Department, Natural
History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900
Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
90007, USA, catalogue numbers 63588 and
63589
How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., Housley,
R.M. and Marty, J. (2012) Fuettererite, IMA
2011-111. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June
2012, page 811; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807-817.
IMA No. 2011-112
Fluorchegemite
Ca7(SiO4)3F2
Upper Chegem volcanic caldera, Kabardino-
Balkaria, North Caucasus, Russia (43Âș17âN 43Âș6âE)
I.O. Galuskina*, B. Lazic, E.V. Galuskin, T.
Armbruster, V.M. Gazeev, R. WĆodyka, A.E.
Zadov, M. Dulski and P. DzierĆŒanowski
*E-mail: irina.galuskina@us.edu.pl
F-dominant analogue of chegemite
Orthorhombic: Pbnm; structure determined
a = 5.0620(1), b = 11.3917(2), c = 23.5180(3) A Ë
3.636(52), 3.013(57), 2.991 (56), 2.832(51),
2.718(63), 2.699(46), 2.531(100), 1.905(95)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,
Russia, catalogue number 4163/1
How to cite: Galuskina, I.O., Lazic, B.,
Galuskin, E.V., Armbruster, T., Gazeev, V.M.,
WĆodyka, R., Zadov, A.E., Dulski, M. and
DzierĆŒanowski, P. (2012) Fluorchegemite,
IMA 2011-112. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13,
June 2012, page 812; Mineralogical Magazine,
76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2011-113
Hydroxyledgrewite
Ca9(SiO4)4(OH)2
Upper Chegem volcanic caldera, Kabardino-
Balkaria, North Caucasus, Russia (43Âș17âN 43Âș6âE)
E.V. Galuskin*, T. Armbruster, N.N. Pertsev,
I.O. Galuskina, B. Lazic, V.M. Gazeev, R.
WĆodyka, M. Dulski, P. DzierĆŒanowski, A.E.
Zadov and L. Dubrovinsky
*E-mail: evgeny.galuskin@us.edu.pl
OH-dominant analogue of edgrewite
Monoclinic: P21/b; structure determined
a = 5.0672(1), b = 11.3545(1), c = 15.3941(2) A Ë ,
beta = 100.587(1)Âș
3.813(41), 3.028(100), 2.822(78), 2.764(65),
2.624(55), 1.906(52), 1.906(53), 1.890(55)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,
Russia, catalogue number 4164/1
How to cite: Galuskin, E.V., Armbruster, T.,
Pertsev, N.N., Galuskina, I.O., Lazic, B.,
Gazeev, V.M., WĆodyka, R., Dulski, M.,
DzierĆŒanowski, P., Zadov, A.E. and
Dubrovinsky, L. (2012) Hydroxyledgrewite,
IMA 2011-113. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13,
June 2012, page 812; Mineralogical Magazine,
76, 807-817.
New mineral proposals approved in April 2012
IMA No. 2011-114
Vanackerite
Pb4Cd(AsO4)3(Cl,OH)
Tsumeb ore deposit, Tsumeb, Namibia
Jochen SchlĂŒter*, Thomas Malcherek and
Georg Gebhard
*E-mail: Jochen.Schlueter@uni-hamburg.de
Related to apatite group structures
Trigonal: P3; structure determined
a = 10.032(1), c = 7.300(1) A Ë
4.140(10), 3.290(34), 2.982(100), 2.067(16),
1.944(11), 1.875(8), 1.635(10), 1.523(10)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Mineralogical Museum of the University of
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, registration
number TS 706
How to cite: SchlĂŒter, J., Malcherek, T. and
Gebhard, G. (2012) Vanackerite, IMA 2011-
114. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012,
page 812; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807-817.
IMA No. 2011-115
Agaite
Pb3CuTeO5(OH)2(CO3)
Aga mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, San
Bernardino County, California, USA
(35.27215ÂșN 116.09487ÂșW)
Anthony R. Kampf*, Stuart J. Mills, Robert M.
Housley and Joseph Marty
*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org
New structure type
Orthorhombic: Pca21; structure determined
a = 10.6522(7), b = 9.1630(5), c = 9.6011(7) A Ë
4.26(28), 4.165(14), 3.303(100), 2.747(68),
2.571(14), 2.081(21), 2.031(17), 1.747(40)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Mineral Sciences Department, Natural
History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los
Angeles, California, USA, catalogue number
63590
How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., Housley,
R.M. and Marty, J. (2012) Agaite, IMA 2011-
115. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012,
page 812; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807-817.
IMA No. 2012-002
Lahnsteinite
Zn4(SO4)(OH)6·3H2O
Friedrichssegen mine, Lahnstein, Lahn valley,
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (50Âș18â11ââN 7Âș40â17ââE)
Nikita V. Chukanov*, Ramiza K. Rastsvetaeva,
Sergey M. Aksenov, Igor V. Pekov, Dmitriy I.
Belakovskiy, GĂŒnter Blass and Gerhard Möhn
*E-mail: nikchukanov@yandex.ru
Chemically related to namuwite and osakaite
Triclinic: P1; structure determined
a = 8.3125(6), b = 14.545(1), c = 18.504(2) A Ë ,
alpha = 89.71(1), beta = 90.05(1), gamma = 90.13(1)Âș
9.30(100), 4.175(18), 3.476(19), 3.290(19),
2.723(57), 2.624(36), 2.503(35), 1.574(25)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,
Russia, registration number 4252/1
How to cite: Chukanov, N.V., Rastsvetaeva,
R.K., Aksenov, S.M., Pekov, I.V., Belakovskiy,
D.I. , Blass, G. and Möhn, G. (2012)
Lahnsteinite, IMA 2012-002. CNMNC
Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 813;
Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2012-003
Yaroshevskite
Cu9O2(VO4)4Cl2
Yadovitaya fumarole, Second scoria cone,
Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka peninsula,
Kamchatka Oblastâ, Far-Eastern Region,
Russia (55Âș41âN 160Âș14âE)
Igor V. Pekov*, Michael E. Zelenski, Natalia V.
Zubkova, Vasiliy O. Yapaskurt, Yury S.
Polekhovsky and Dmitry Y. Pushcharovsky
*E-mail: igorpekov@mail.ru
New structure type
Triclinic: P1ÂŻ ; structure determined
a = 6.4344(11), b = 8.3232(13), c = 9.1726(16)A Ë ,
alpha =105.38(1), beta = 96.113(14), gamma = 107.642(1)Âș
8.65(100), 6.84(83), 6.01(75), 5.52(62),
4.965(55), 4.198(67), 4.055(65), 2.896(60)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,
Russia, registration number 4240/1
How to cite: Pekov, I.V., Zelenski, M.E.,
Zubkova, N.V., Yapaskurt, V.O., Polekhovsky,
Y.S. and Pushcharovsky, D.Y. (2012)
Yaroshevskite, IMA 2012-003. CNMNC
Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 813;
Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2012-005
Hydroxymanganopyrochlore
(Mn,Th,Na,Ca,REE)2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)
Dellen (Zieglowski) quarry, Mendig, Laacher
See area, Eifel region, Rheinland-Pfalz,
Germany
Nikita V. Chukanov*, GĂŒnter Blass, Natalia V.
Zubkova, Igor V. Pekov, Dmitry Y.
Pushcharovsky and Herbert Prinz
*E-mail: chukanov@icp.ac.ru
Pyrochlore supergroup
Cubic: Fd3ÂŻ m; structure determined
a = 10.2523(2) A Ë
2.969(100), 2.569(40), 2.358(12), 1.816(47),
1.548(40), 1.481(14), 1.284(10), 1.178(14)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow,
Russia, registration number 4226/1
How to cite: Chukanov, N.V., Blass, G.,
Zubkova, N.V., Pekov, I.V., Pushcharovsky,
D.Y. and Prinz, H. (2012) Hydroxymanganopyrochlore,
IMA 2012-005. CNMNC
Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 813;
Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2012-006
Ć tÄpite
U(AsO3OH)2·4H2O
Geschieber vein, Svornost shaft, JaÂŽchymov ore
district, western Bohemia, Czech Republic
Jakub PlĂĄĆĄil*, Karla FejfarovĂĄ, Jan HlouĆĄek,
Radek Ć koda, Milan NovĂĄk, JiĆĂ Sejkora, JiĆĂ
Äejka, FrantiĆĄek VeselovskĂœ, Petr OndruĆĄ, Juraj
Majzlan and ZdenÄk MrĂĄzek
*E-mail: jakub.horrak@gmail.com
New structure type
Tetragonal: I41/acd; structure determined
a = 10.9894(1), c = 32.9109(6) A Ë
8.190(100), 7.008(43), 5.475(18), 4.111(16),
3.934(12), 3.395(20), 2.933(18), 2.154(25)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Department of Mineralogy and Petrology of
the National Museum in Prague, Prague, Czech
Republic, catalogue number P1P 7/2011
How to cite: PlĂĄĆĄil*, J., FejfarovĂĄ, K., HlouĆĄek, J.,
Ć koda, R., NovĂĄk, M., Sejkora, J.,
Äejka, J., VeselovskĂœ, F., OndruĆĄ, P.,
Majzlan, J. and MrĂĄzek, Z. (2012) Ć tÄpite, IMA 2012-006.
page 813; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807-817.
IMA No. 2012-007
BabĂĄnekite
Cu3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Geister vein, Rovnost mine, JĂĄchymov ore
district, western Bohemia, Czech Republic
Jakub PlĂĄĆĄil*, Karla FejfarovĂĄ, Radek Ć koda, Pavel Ć kĂĄcha,
JiĆĂ Sejkora, FrantiĆĄek VeselovskĂœ, Jan HlouĆĄek,
and Milan NovĂĄk
*E-mail: jakub.horrak@gmail.com
Monoclinic: C2/m; structure determined
a = 10.1742(2), b = 13.5104(3), c = 4.7489(1) A Ë ,
beta = 105.416(2)Âș
7.936(10), 6.743(100), 3.231(14), 2.999(5),
2.980(5), 2.725(5), 2.715(11), 2.333(10)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Department of Mineralogy and Petrology of
the National Museum in Prague, Prague, Czech
Republic, catalogue number P1P 8/2011
How to cite: PlĂĄĆĄil*, J., FejfarovĂĄ, K., Radek Ć koda, R.,
Ć kĂĄcha, P., Sejkora, J., VeselovskĂœ, F., HlouĆĄek, J.,
and NovĂĄk, M. (2012) BabĂĄnekite, IMA
2012-007. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June
2012, page 814; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807-817.
IMA No. 2012-008
Browneite
MnS
Zaklodzie meteorite, Zamosc, Poland
Chi Ma
*E-mail: chi@gps.caltech.edu
Sphalerite group
Cubic: F4ÂŻ 3m
a = 5.601 A Ë
3.234(100), 1.980(63), 1.689(39), 1.400(9),
1.285(14), 1.143(19), 0.947(14), 0.886(14)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Smithsonian Institutionâs National Museum
of Natural History, Washington DC, USA,
registration number USNM 7607
How to cite: Ma, C. (2012) Browneite, IMA
2012-008. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June
2012, page 814; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807-817.
New mineral proposals approved in May 2012
IMA No. 2011-094
Cayalsite-(Y)
CaY6Al2Si4O18F6
Ăvre LapplĂŠgeret granite pegmatite, Tysfjord,
N o r d l a n d , Norway ( 6 8 Âș 2 â4 3 . 2 6 â âN
16Âș00â14.98ââE)
Thomas Malcherek, Jochen SchlĂŒter*, Tomas
A. Husdal and Mark A. Cooper
*E-mail: Jochen.Schlueter@uni-hamburg.de
New structure type
1O Polytype:
Orthorhombic: Pban; structure determined
a = 15.993(1), b = 5.5306(3), c = 9.6590(7) A Ë
5.222(22), 4.584(15), 4.094(17), 3.997(16),
3.547(58), 2.992(100), 2.776(15), 2.727(15)
1M Polytype:
Monoclinic: P2/c; structure determined
a = 11.050(3), b = 5.5236(3), c = 16.003(3) A Ë ,
beta = 118.89(1)Âș
5.221(43), 5.133(51), 4.914(53), 3.873(33),
3.562(67), 3.002(100), 2.756(41)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Mineralogical Museum of the University of
Hamburg, Grindelallee 48, D-20146 Hamburg,
Germany, catalogue numbers NO-002B/08 (1O
polytype) and NO-002/08 (1M polytype)
How to cite: Malcherek, T., SchlĂŒter, J., Husdal,
T.A. and Cooper, M.A. (2012) Cayalsite-(Y),
IMA 2011-094. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13,
June 2012, page 814; Mineralogical Magazine,
76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2012-001
Joanneumite
Cu(C3N3O3H2)2(NH3)2
Caleta Pabellon de Pica, Tarapaca, Chile
(20Âș55âS 70Âș08âW)
Hans-Peter Bojar* and Franz Walter
*E-mail: hans-peter.bojar@museum-joanneum.at
New structure type
Triclinic: P1ÂŻ ; structure determined
a = 5.042(1), b = 6.997(1), c = 9.099(2) A Ë ,
alpha = 90.05(3), beta = 98.11(2), gamma = 110.95(3)Âș
6.528(34), 5.151(26), 4.665(12), 4.346(6),
3.288(4), 3.217(7), 3.139(100), 3.015(5)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
t h e Un i v e r s a l m u s e u m J o a n n e u m ,
Weinzoš ttlstrabe 16, A-8045 Graz, Austria,
catalogue number 85.011
How to cite: Bojar, H.-P. and Walter, F. (2012)
Joanneumite, IMA 2012-001. CNMNC
Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 814;
Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2012-009
Lavoisierite
Mn2+8O44(OH)12
Punta Gensane, ViĂč (TO), Piedmont, Italy
Paolo Orlandi*, Cristian Biagioni, Marco Pasero
and Marcello Mellini
*E-mail: orlandi@dst.unipi.it
Related to sursassite and âardenniteâ
Orthorhombic: Pnmm; structure determined
a = 8.689(1), b = 5.7755(3), c = 36.950(2) A Ë
4.62(m), 4.23(m), 3.167(m), 2.931(vs), 2.765(s),
2.598(s), 2.448(ms), 2.318(m)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Museo di Storia Naturale e del Territorio,
Universita` di Pisa, Calci (Pisa), Italy, catalogue
number 19637, and the Museo Regionale di
Scienze Naturali, Torino, Italy, catalogue
number M/U16359
How to cite: Orlandi, P., Biagioni, C., Pasero,
M. and Mellini, M. (2012) Lavoisierite, IMA
2012-009. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June
2012, page 815; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807-817.
IMA No. 2012-010
Magnesiorowlandite-(Y)
Y4(Mg,Fe)(Si2O7)2F2
Komono, Mie Prefecture, Japan (35Âș0â35ââN
136Âș27â33ââE)
Satoshi Matsubara*, Ritsuro Miyawaki, Kazumi
Yokoyama, Masako Shigeoka, Koichi Momma
and Sadaoki Yamamoto
*E-mail: matubara@kahaku.go.jp
Mg analogue of rowlandite-(Y)
Triclinic: P1ÂŻ ; structure determined
a = 6.555(12), b = 8.65(2), c = 5.530(14) A Ë ,
alpha = 99.3(3), beta =104.14(19), gamma = 91.4(2)Âș
4.95(33), 3.64(37), 3.54(38), 3.08(100),
2.92(26), 2.68(32), 2.63(28), 2.09(35)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the National Museum of Nature and Science,
Tokyo, registered number NSM-M43624
How to cite: Matsubara, S., Miyawaki, R.,
Yokoyama, K., Shigeoka, M., Momma, K. and
Yamamoto, S. (2012) Magnesiorowlandite-(Y),
IMA 2012-010. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13,
June 2012, page 815; Mineralogical Magazine,
76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2012-011
Cerchiaraite-(Al)
Ba4Al4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)Cl
Esquire #1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno County,
California, USA (37Âș05âN, 119Âș16â20ââW) and
Esquire #7 and #8 claims, Big Creek, Fresno
County, California, USA (Esquire #7:
36Âș56â40ââN 119Âș14â28ââW; Esquire #8:
36Âș56â42ââN 119Âș14â12ââW)
Anthony R. Kampf*, Andrew C. Roberts,
Katherine E. Venance, Gail E. Dunning, and
Robert E. Walstrom
*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org
Al analogue of cerchiaraite
Tetragonal: I4/mmm; structure determined
a = 14.317(4), c = 6.0037(18) A Ë
10.15(39), 4.407(39), 3.316(74), 3.009(100),
2.580(93), 2.029(43), 1.880(68), 1.403(54)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County, Los Angeles, California, USA, catalogue
numbers 63519, 63517 and 63518
How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Roberts, A.C.,
Venance, K.E., Dunning, G.E. and Walstrom,
R.E. (2012) Cerchiaraite-(Al), IMA 2012-011.
CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page
815; Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2012-012
Cerchiaraite-(Fe)
Ba4Fe3+4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)Cl
Cerchiara mine, Borghetto Vara, Vara Valley,
La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy, and the
Esquire #7 and #8 claims, Big Creek, Fresno
County, California, USA (Esquire #7:
36Âș56â40ââN 119Âș14â28ââW; Esquire #8:
36Âș56â42ââN 119Âș14â12ââW)
Anthony R. Kampf*, Andrew C. Roberts,
Katherine E. Venance, Cristina Carbone, Gail
E. Dunning, and Robert E. Walstrom
*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org
Fe analogue of cerchiaraite
Tetragonal: I4/mmm; structure determined
a = 14.3354(19), c = 6.0151(8) A Ë
4.403(26), 3.327(48), 3.016(70), 2.595(100),
2.258(29), 1.812(39), 1.411(43), 1.298(29)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County, Los Angeles, California, USA, catalogue
numbers 63515, 63516, 63517 and 63518
How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Roberts, A.C.,
Venance, K.E., Carbone, C., Dunning, G.E.
and Walstrom, R.E. (2012) Cerchiaraite-(Fe),
IMA 2012-012. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13,
June 2012, page 815; Mineralogical Magazine,
76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2012-013
Tellurocanfieldite
Ag8SnTe2S4
Bajiazi lead-zinc deposit, Jianchang County,
Liaoning Province, China (40Âș35â30ââN 120Âș02â16ââE)
Gu Xiangping*, Xie Xiande, Lu Anhuai, Kenich
Hoshino, Huang Jiwu and Li Jielan
*E-mail: guxp2004@163.com
Argyrodite-canfieldite series
Orthorhombic: Pna21
a = 15.615(4), b = 7.803(3), c = 11.043(7) A Ë
6.373(21), 3.330(28), 3.186(85), 2.759(49),
2.253(100), 2.124(71), 1.951(51), 1.865(27)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Geological Museum of China, Beijing
Peopleâs Republic of China, catalogue number
M111801
How to cite: Gu, X., Xie, X., Lu, A., Hoshino, H.,
Huang, J. and Li, J. (2012) Tellurocanfieldite,
IMA 2012-013. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13,
June 2012, page 816; Mineralogical Magazine,
76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2012-015
SchlĂŒterite-(Y)
Cu4ClF(OH)6
Stetind pegmatite, Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway
(68Âș10â15.20ââN 16Âș33â10.65ââE)
Mark A. Cooper, Tomas Husdal, Neil Ball,
Frank C. Hawthorne* and Yassir Abdu
*E-mail: frank_hawthorne@umanitoba.ca
Related to members of the epidote group
Monoclinic: P21/c; structure determined
a = 7.0722(2), b = 5.6198(1), c = 21.4390(4) A Ë ,
beta = 122.7756(3)Âș
4.788(100), 4.522(40), 3.297(48), 2.982(57),
2.813(39), 2.731(42), 2.634(42), 2.180(36)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Department of Natural History, Royal
Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
catalogue number M56409, and the
Naturhistorisk Museum, Blindern, Oslo,
Norway, catalogue numbers 42428 and 42429
How to cite: Cooper, M.A., Husdal, T., Ball, N.,
Hawthorne, F.C. and Abdu, Y. (2012)
SchlĂŒterite-(Y), IMA 2012-015. CNMNC
Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 816;
Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2012-016
Fluorowardite
NaAl3(PO4)2F2(OH)2(H2O)2
Silver Coin mine, Valmy, Iron Point district,
Humboldt County, Nevada, USA (40Âș55â44ââN
117Âș19â26ââW)
Anthony R. Kampf*, Paul M. Adams and
Robert M. Housley
*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org
Fluorine analogue of wardite
Tetragonal: P41212; structure determined
a = 7.077(2), c = 19.227(3) A Ë
4.766(100), 3.099(75), 3.008(62), 2.834(28),
2.597(56), 1.763(32), 1.659(29), 1.523(49)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Mineral Sciences Department, Natural
History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los
Angeles, California, USA, catalogue numbers
57659 and 63810
How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Adams, P.M. and Housley,
R.M. (2012) Fluorowardite, IMA 2012-016. CNMNC
Newsletter No. 13, June 2012, page 816;
Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 807-817.
IMA No. 2012-017
Raberite
Tl5Ag4As6SbS15
Lengenbach quarry, Binn Valley, Valais,
Switzerland
Luca Bindi*, Fabrizio Nestola, Alessandro
Guastoni, Luca Peruzzo, Markus Ecker and
Raul Carampin
*E-mail: luca.bindi@unifi.it
New structure type
Triclinic: P1ÂŻ ; structure determined
a = 8.920(1), b = 9.429(1), c = 20.062(3) A Ë ,
alpha = 79.66(1), beta = 88.84(1), gamma = 62.72(1)Âș
3.580(100), 3.506(58), 3.281(73), 3.017(54),
3.001(98), 2.657(51), 2.636(46), 2.591(57)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Museum of Mineralogy of the Department
of Geosciences, University of Padova, Italy,
catalogue number MMP M11420
How to cite: Bindi, L., Nestola, F., Guastoni, A.,
Peruzzo, L., Ecker, M. and Carampin, R. (2012)
Raberite, IMA 2012-017. CNMNC Newsletter
No. 13, June 2012, page 816; Mineralogical
Magazine, 76, 807-817.
Nomenclature proposals approved in November 2011
IMA 11-C: The proposal to redefine matulaite
has been approved. The ideal formula of
matulaite becomes Fe3+Al7(PO4)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8(H2O)8·8H2O.
Specimens NHMLAC 28324 are designated as the
neotypes for the species, and are deposited in
collections of the Natural History Museum of
Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, USA.
IMA 11-E: The proposal to redefine vanadiumdravite
has been approved. Vanadium-dravite is
renamed oxy-vanadium-dravite, since the
mineral belongs to the alkali group, oxysubgroup
3 of the tourmaline supergroup
nomenclature. The ideal formula of the
mineral becomes NaV3(V4Mg2)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3O.
IMA 11-F: The proposal to modify the
nomenclature of the hollandite supergroup has
been approved. Hollandite is redefined as the
Ba2+-Mn3+ endmember of the coronadite group,
with an ideal formula Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16, and
the name ferrihollandite is introduced to
designate the Ba2+-Fe3+ endmember of this
group , with an ideal formula
Ba(Mn4+6Fe3+2)O16. The mineral ankangite is
discredited, since it corresponds to mannardite.
Moreover, the ideal endmember formulae of six
potentially new species in the hollandite supergroup
are defined.
Nomenclature proposals approved in April 2012
AMPHIBOLE SUPERGROUP: A new
nomenclature scheme for the amphibole supergroup
was approved by CNMNC on the 3rd of April 2012.
GARNET SUPERGROUP: A new nomenclature
scheme for the garnet supergroup was
approved by the CNMNC on the 3rd of April,
2012. The garnet supergroup includes at present
32 valid species, for which endmember
formulae are given. There are 4 potential new
mineral species which need further study in
order to be approved. Some changes among
existing mineral names were also approved.
22nd Jun 2012 11:19 UTCOlav Revheim Manager
Are there any papers or other documents available on the amphibole supergroup?
Olav
22nd Jun 2012 11:48 UTCHarald Oskar Folvik
22nd Jun 2012 12:40 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager
No, at this moment. Any paper.
>> Is the formula for IMA No. 2012-015 SchlĂŒterite-(Y) Cu4ClF(OH)6 Stetind pegmatite correct? There is no Yttrium in the formula?
Surely it is a mistake on the IMA list. Stuart can help us to solve the problem.
22nd Jun 2012 13:21 UTCOlav Revheim Manager
:-)
22nd Jun 2012 13:38 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager
22nd Jun 2012 14:42 UTCPeter Haas
Luanshiweiite: The TL is GUANpo (ćźćĄ; ćź = Guan in the official transliteration), not GUANGpo. The "n-ng-dyslectics" are still a big problem with Chinese locality names and cause a lot of confusion.
22nd Jun 2012 15:22 UTCHarald Oskar Folvik
Harald.
22nd Jun 2012 21:22 UTCJim Ferraiolo
23rd Jun 2012 01:07 UTCPeter Haas
23rd Jun 2012 01:26 UTCRod Martin Expert
Is here any public details on Browneite yet? Would like to do a write up on Pat Browne who I believe that it was named after
23rd Jun 2012 18:07 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager
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> Marco
> Is here any public details on Browneite yet? Would
> like to do a write up on Pat Browne who I believe
> that it was named after
Not yet, Rod. Any public detail.
25th Jun 2012 09:27 UTCStefan Schorn
Hexagonal: R3ÂŻ
trigonal ?
25th Jun 2012 11:58 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
ForĂȘtite
Cu2Al2(AsO4)(OH,O,H2O)6
is the former "Unnamed (Cu-Al Arsenate)"
http://www.mindat.org/min-39530.html
25th Jun 2012 12:15 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
there are two other confirmed localities. One will be published in a collector's journal, along with good photos.
25th Jun 2012 12:58 UTCAlan Barnes (2)
Alan
25th Jun 2012 16:51 UTCJeffrey de Fourestier Expert
25th Jun 2012 17:08 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager
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> Fuettererite
>
> Hexagonal: R3ÂŻ
>
> trigonal ?
Yes. I think it is a little mistake in the IMA CNMNC paper.
25th Jun 2012 17:25 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
>definitely not tyrolite the name change was approved in the IMA accepted proposal.
This makes no sense. Should clinoenstatite be called something new because all enstatite is orthorhombic?
25th Jun 2012 20:25 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager
25th Jun 2012 21:04 UTCRob Woodside đ Manager
25th Jun 2012 23:26 UTCStuart Mills Manager
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> IMA No. 2011-100
> ForĂȘtite
> Cu2Al2(AsO4)(OH,O,H2O)6
>
> is the former "Unnamed (Cu-Al Arsenate)"
> http://www.mindat.org/min-39530.html
Other confirmed locality at Salsigne.
26th Jun 2012 13:27 UTCJim Ferraiolo
28th Jun 2012 08:56 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager
Tellurocanfieldite
Ag8SnTe2S4
Bajiazi lead-zinc deposit, Jianchang County,
Liaoning Province, China (40Âș35â30ââN 120Âș02â16ââE)
Gu Xiangping*, Xie Xiande, Lu Anhuai, Kenich
Hoshino, Huang Jiwu and Li Jielan
*E-mail: guxp2004@163.com
Argyrodite-canfieldite series
Orthorhombic: Pna21
a = 15.615(4), b = 7.803(3), c = 11.043(7) A Ë
6.373(21), 3.330(28), 3.186(85), 2.759(49),
2.253(100), 2.124(71), 1.951(51), 1.865(27)
Type material is deposited in the collections of
the Geological Museum of China, Beijing
Peopleâs Republic of China, catalogue number
M111801
How to cite: Gu, X., Xie, X., Lu, A., Hoshino, H.,
Huang, J. and Li, J. (2012) Tellurocanfieldite,
IMA 2012-013. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13,
June 2012, page 816; Mineralogical Magazine,
76, 807-817.
Given the information in the above note the crystal structure of "tellurocanfieldite" it would not be resolved. The words "structure determined" are not in the text.
I call the attention to the fact that Bindi et al. (2012) have recently presented a paper on Te-rich canfieldite from Lengenbach.
Here is the abstract.
The study with SCXRD performed by Bindi et al. (2012) on the sample from Lengenbach, with nearly identical chemical composition, shows that the Te atoms are disordered in the relevant five structural sites (none of them predominates in tellurium), and the phase, as demonstrated by several tests, is cubic and not orthorhombic.
Not having been observed as reported by Chinese authors in the proposal (check list) I do not have all the elements for a good judgment, but I would say that the proposal and approval deserve a reassessment in order to well understand if the compound has indeed all the qualifications to be recognized as a new mineral species.
Reference:
âȘ Bindi, L., Nestola, F., Guastoni, A., Zorzi, F., Peruzzo, L., Raber, T. (2012): Tellurian canfieldite, Ag8Sn(S,Te)6, from Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Canton Valais, Switzerland: occurrence, description and crystal structure. Canadian Mineralogist, 50, 111-118.
Abstract:
In order to evaluate the effects of Te-for-S substitution in the minerals of the argyrodite group, the crystal structure and chemical composition of a crystal of Te-rich canfieldite from the Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Switzerland, was investigated. The unit-cell parameters are a 11.0003(6) Ă and V 1331.1(1) Ă 3. The structure was solved and refined in the space group F4-3m to R1 = 0.0308 for 194 independent reflections and 21 parameters. Quantitative analysis led to the chemical formula Ag8.05(Sn1.03Ge0.01)â1.04(S3.95Te1.95Se0.01)â5.91, ideally Ag8Sn(S,Te)6. The crystal structure of Te-rich canfieldite was found to be topologically identical to that of putzite, (Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6. Neglecting the short Ag-Ag contacts (due to disorder), the two Ag atoms in the structure can be considered as three-fold (Ag1) and four-fold (Ag2) coordinated. Tin adopts a regular tetrahedral coordination. The refinement of the site-occupancy factor indicates Te to be disordered over the three anion positions (i.e., X1, X2, and X3), with a preference for the X1 site.
28th Jun 2012 19:54 UTCRob Woodside đ Manager
8th Jul 2012 18:14 UTCJohn Betterton
I wonder if you can help me. I have been trying to get a a PDF copy of the paper relating to the silica mineral chibaite by Momma et al (2011). The web listed e-mails do not work on my computer.
Best regards,
John Betterton (Museum Geologist)
8th Jul 2012 20:07 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
9th Jul 2012 15:02 UTCJim Ferraiolo
A copy is on its way.
11th Jul 2012 16:05 UTCBrent Thorne Expert
11th Jul 2012 19:06 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager
13th Jul 2012 00:20 UTCJeffrey de Fourestier Expert
25th Aug 2012 16:54 UTCPeter Haas
Tellurium-rich canfieldite has been long known from Bajiazi (Li, Y. and Qing, C.K. (1999): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 19, 426-435), which is now also the TL of tellurocanfieldite. If we disregard the possibility that it is in fact a variety and not a new mineral, the formula with "Te2S4" suggests that there either are two different anion sites or there is a phase transition (structural change) occurring with increasing tellurium content in canfieldite. Both observations imply that there was at least some preliminary structure research carried out.
11th Oct 2012 15:14 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager
IMA No. 2012-013 Tellurocanfieldite
Approval for this mineral has been withdrawn
(Gu, X., Xie, X., Lu, A., Hoshino, H., Huang, J.
and Li, J. (2012) Tellurocanfieldite, IMA 2012-
013. CNMNC Newsletter No. 13, June 2012,
page 816; Mineralogical Magazine, 76,
807_817). A subsequent single-crystal structural
analysis has shown that Te is disordered
over the three sulfur sites and thus the material
is in fact Te-rich canfieldite.
16th Nov 2012 16:53 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
"It is the same mineral as "clinotyrolite" but as all tyrolite is monoclinic and this mineral is definitely not tyrolite the name change was approved in the IMA accepted proposal."
In fact, the space group is identical with and the unit-cell parameters are very close to those of the 2M-polytype of tyrolite (C2/c; a = 54.520(6), b = 5.5638(6), c = 10.4647(10) à , beta = 96.432(9)°; Krivovichev et al., 2006).
I first thought: shouldn't fuxiaotuite be just considered a polytype of tyrolite and therefore discredited?
Then I noticed that tyrolite is defined as a SO4-free, but CO3-bearing species, and fuxiaotuite as a SO4-bearing, but CO3-free species. I am really looking forward to see the crystal structure and how its details were determined.
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