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Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough (North Breach), Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia
© Brent Thorne




Formula:
KCdCu
2+
7
(SeO
 
3
)
 
2
O
 
2
Cl
 
9
Colour:dark redLustre:
Name:
Named in honor of Peter C. Burns (b. 1966), Professor of Mineralogy, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, in recognition of his important contributions to structural mineralogy.
This page provides mineralogical data about Burnsite.

Classification of Burnsite

IMA status:Approved 2000
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/K.05-70
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.JG.35

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
J : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodates
G : Selenites with additional anions, without H2O
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Type Occurrence of Burnsite

Type Locality:Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough (North Breach), Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia

Physical Properties of Burnsite

Colour:dark red
Streak:red

Chemical Properties of Burnsite

Formula:
KCdCu
2+
7
(SeO
 
3
)
 
2
O
 
2
Cl
 
9
Essential elements:Cd, Cl, Cu, K, O, Se
All elements listed in formula:Cd, Cl, Cu, K, O, Se

Relationship of Burnsite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.JG.Prewittite
KPb
 
1.5
ZnCu
 
6
(SeO
 
3
)
 
2
O
 
2
Cl
 
10
4.JG.05Georgbokiite
Cu
 
5
(SeO
 
3
)
 
2
O
 
2
Cl
 
2
4.JG.05Parageorgbokiite
Cu
 
5
(SeO
 
3
)
 
2
O
 
2
Cl
 
2
4.JG.10Chloromenite
Cu
 
9
(SeO
 
3
)
 
4
O
 
2
Cl
 
6
4.JG.15Sophiite
Zn
 
2
(SeO
 
3
)Cl
 
2
4.JG.20Ilinskite
(Na,K)Cu
 
5
(SeO
 
3
)
 
2
O
 
2
Cl
 
3
4.JG.25Francisite
Cu
 
3
Bi(SeO
 
3
)
 
2
O
 
2
Cl
4.JG.30Derriksite
Cu
 
4
(UO
 
2
)(SeO
 
3
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
 · H
 
2
O
4.JG.40Allochalcoselite
Cu
+
 
PbCu
2+
5
(SeO
 
3
)
 
2
Cl
 
5
O
 
2

Other Names for Burnsite

Synonyms:
IMA2000-050
Other Languages:
German:Burnsit
Russian:Бернсит
Spanish:Burnsita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Burnsite

Reference List:

- +
Krivovichev S V, Vergasova L P, Starova G L, Filatov S K, Britvin S N, Roberts A C, Steele I M (2002) Burnsite, KCdCu7O2(SeO3)2Cl9, a new mineral species from the Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, The Canadian Mineralogist 40, 1171-1175.

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    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Kamchatka Oblast'
        • Tolbachik volcano
          • Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption
            • Northern Breakthrough (North Breach)
    		Can Min 40 (2002), 1171; Lapis 2003(1), 50
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