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Goldmanite

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Rybníček, Pezinok, Malé Karpaty Mts, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
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Formula:
Ca
 
3
(V
3+
 
,Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
System:IsometricColour:Green, brownish-green
Hardness:6 - 7
Name:For Marcus Isaac Goldman (1881-1965), American sedimentary petrologist.


Garnet Group

Classification of Goldmanite

IMA status:Approved 1963
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/A.08-140
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.AD.25

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
A : Nesosilicates
D : Nesosilicates without additional anions; cations in [6] and/or greater coordination
Dana 8th edition ID:51.4.3b.4

51 : NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only
4 : Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination
Hey's CIM Ref.:14.14.3

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
14 : Silicates of V and Bi
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Type Occurrence of Goldmanite

Type Locality:Laguna District, Cibola Co., New Mexico, USA
Year of Discovery:1964

Physical Properties of Goldmanite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Translucent
Colour:Green, brownish-green
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):6 - 7
Cleavage:None Observed

Crystallography of Goldmanite

Crystal System:Isometric
Cell Parameters:a = 12.01Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,732.32 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Structure
  Reference
Novak G A Gibbs G V (1971) The crystal chemistry of the silicate garnets sample Go. American Mineralogist 56:791-823.

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Optical Data of Goldmanite

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Goldmanite

Formula:
Ca
 
3
(V
3+
 
,Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
Essential elements:Ca, O, Si, V
All elements listed in formula:Al, Ca, Fe, O, Si, V
Common Impurities:Cr,Mn,Mg

Relationship of Goldmanite to other Species

Member of:Garnet Group
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
9.AD.05Larnite
Ca
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
9.AD.05Calcio-Olivine
Ca
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
9.AD.15Merwinite
Ca
 
3
Mg[SiO
 
4
]
 
2
9.AD.20Bredigite
Ca
 
7
Mg[SiO
 
4
]
 
4
9.AD.25Andradite
Ca
 
3
Fe
3+
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Almandine
Fe
2+
3
Al
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Calderite
(Mn
2+
 
,Ca)
 
3
(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Grossular
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Henritermierite
Ca
 
3
(Mn
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
[(OH)
 
4
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]
9.AD.25Hibschite
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
6-1
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
1.5-2.5
]
9.AD.25Hydroandradite
9.AD.25Katoite
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
8-6
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
1-1.5
]
9.AD.25Kimzeyite
Ca
 
3
(Zr,Ti)
 
2
[(Si,Al,Fe
3+
 
)O
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Knorringite
Mg
 
3
Cr
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Majorite
Mg
 
3
(Fe
2+
 
,Si,Al)
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Morimotoite
Ca
 
3
(Ti,Fe
2+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[(Si,Fe
3+
 
)O
 
4
]
 
3
 (?)
9.AD.25Pyrope
Mg
 
3
Al
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Schorlomite
Ca
 
3
(Ti,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[(Si,Fe
3+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)O
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Spessartine
Mn
2+
3
Al
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Uvarovite
Ca
 
3
Cr
 
2
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.25Wadalite
Ca
 
6
(Al,Mg)
 
4
[Cl
 
3
|O
 
4
|{(Si,Al,Fe
3+
 
)O
 
4
}
 
3
]
9.AD.25Holtstamite
Ca
 
3
(Al,Mn
3+
 
)
 
2
(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
4
9.AD.30Coffinite
(U,Th)[(OH)
 
4x
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
1-x
]
9.AD.30Hafnon
(Hf,Zr)[SiO
 
4
]
9.AD.30Thorite
(Th,U)[SiO
 
4
]
9.AD.30Thorogummite
(Th,U)[(OH)
 
4x
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
1-x
]
9.AD.30Zircon
Zr[SiO
 
4
]
9.AD.35Huttonite
Th[SiO
 
4
]
9.AD.35Tombarthite-(Y)
Y
 
4
[HSiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.40Eulytine
Bi
 
4
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
9.AD.45Reidite
Zr[SiO
 
4
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
14.14.1Cavansite
Ca(VO)Si
 
4
O
 
10
·4H
 
2
O
14.14.2Pentagonite
Ca(VO)Si
 
4
O
 
10
·4H
 
2
O
14.14.4Haradaite
SrVSi
 
2
O
 
7
14.14.5Saneroite
Na
 
2
(Mn,Mn)
 
10
Si
 
11
VO
 
34
(OH)
 
4
14.14.6Erlianite
(Fe,Mg)
 
4
(Fe,V)
 
2
Si
 
6
O
 
15
(OH,O)
 
8
14.14.7Eulytine
Bi
 
4
[SiO
 
4
]
 
3
14.14.8Bismutoferrite
Fe
3+
2
Bi[OH|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
]

Other Names for Goldmanite

Synonyms:
IMA1963-003
German names:
Goldmanit
Russian names:
Голдманит
Spanish names:
Goldmanita
Varieties:
Manganoan Goldmanite

Other Information

Fluorescence in UV light:None
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 Goldmanite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1964): 49: 644-655.

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    Localities for Goldmanite

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    China
     
    • Shaanxi Province
      • Baoji Prefecture
        • Taibai Co.
          • Western Qinling gold belt
    		Jingwen Mao, Yumin Qiu, Goldfarb, R.J., Zhaochong Zhang, Garwin, S., and Ren Fengshou (2002): Mineralium Deposita 37(3/4), 352-377.
    Italy
     
    • Liguria
      • Genova Province
        • Ne
          • Graveglia Valley
            • Reppia
    		[MinRec 32:354]
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Fukui Prefecture
          • Wakasa
    		Alfredo Petrov collection
    • Nansei Archipelago
      • Kagoshima Prefecture
        • Amami-Oshima Island
    		Manganoan goldmanite here previously described as "yamatoite".
    • Shikoku Island
      • Ehime Prefecture
    		Alfredo Petrov collection
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic
          • Baikal area
            • Sludyanka (Slyudyanka)
    • Western-Siberian Region
      • Kemerovskaya Oblast'
        • Gornaya Shoria Region
          • Tashelga River
    Slovakia
     
    • Bratislava Region
      • Malé Karpaty Mts
        • Pezinok
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k; Uher, P. et al. (2008): Metamorphic vanadian-chromian silicate mineralization in carbon-rich amphibole schists from the Malé Karpaty Mountains, Western Carpathians, Slovakia. American Mineralogist 93(1), 63-73.
    Spain
     
    • Catalonia
      • Tarragona
        • Conca de Barberà
          • Vimbodí
            • Poblet Monastery
    		C.. Canet et al. , The Canadian Mineralogist, 2003, V41, pp. 581-595
    C.. Canet et al. , The Canadian Mineralogist, 2003, V41, pp. 581-595
    C.. Canet et al. , The Canadian Mineralogist, 2003, V41, pp. 581-595
    USA
     
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex Co.
        • Andover Township
    		Volkert, R.A., and Puffer, J.H., 2001, Field trip day five. Road log for the Sulphur Hill and Andover Iron Mines, New Jersey, in Slack, J.F, ed., Part 1. Protorozoic iron and zinc deposits of the Adirondack Mountains of New York and the New Jersey highlands, Soc. of Econ. Geologists Guidebook Series, V. 35, pg. 99-101.
        • Franklin Mining District
          • Ogdensburg
            • Sterling Hill
    		Dunn, P.J. & Frondel, C.:Min. Rec.:21:425-427 (1990); Dunn(1995):Pt3:362.
    • New Mexico
      • Cibola Co.
    		Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd. rev. ed. (1996)
    Minerals of New Mexico 3rd ed.
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