New minerals 2008 approved by IMA CNMNC in Aprile 2008

NEW MINERALS APPROVED IN 2008
NOMENCLATURE MODIFICATIONS APPROVED IN 2008
BY THE
COMMISSION ON NEW MINERALS, NOMENCLATURE AND CLASSIFICATION INTERNATIONAL MINERALOGICAL ASSOCIATION

PROPOSALS APPROVED IN APRIL 2008

IMA No. 2008-001
Khibinpakhchorr Mt., Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Yulya V. Azarova
(K,Na,Sr,Ba)4Ca2(Ti,Nb)8[Si4O12]4(OH,O)8·12H2O
Labuntsovite group
Monoclinic: C2/m; structure determined
a 14.529, b 14.203, c 7.899 Å, beta 117.37°

IMA No. 2008-003
Dronino village, Kasimov District, Ryazan’ Oblast, 350 km south-east of Moscow, Russia
Nikita V. Chukanov
Ni3Fe3+Cl(OH)8·2H2O
Hydrotalcite group
Trigonal: R 3m, R3m or R32
a 6.206, c 46.184 Ã…

IMA No. 2008-004
Premier Mine, Stewart, British Columbia, Canada
Luca Bindi
[Cu6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Pearceite-polybasite group
Trigonal: P3m1; structure determined
a 7.341, c 11.805 Ã…

CHANGES IN EXISTING NOMENCLATURE
07-E
The mineral hastite, orthorhombic CoSe2 (marcasite group), is discredited.
The type material has been shown to be consist of ferroselite, FeSe2.

STATUS OF OLGITE and BARIO-OLGITE
E.A.J. Burke, chairman IMA-CNMNC
(see the message posted by Ernst A,J, Burke)

New minerals added. Locality for IMA2008-003: should that be the Dronino meteorite rather than the Dronino village?

Yes Jim, Dronino ataxite iron meteorite, Dronino village (54°44'8" N; 41°25'3" E), Kasimov district, Ryazan' oblast, Russia.

but the new mineral have found in the meteorite or normaly found?

It was found in the meteorite.

Added to the Dronino meteorite mineral list.