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Itoite

Formula:
Pb
 
3
Ge
4+
 
[O|OH|SO
 
4
]
 
2
System:Orthorhombic
Name:For Tei-Ichi Ito (1898-1980), Japanese mineralogist and crystallographer
This page provides mineralogical data about Itoite.

Classification of Itoite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:6/B.08-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:7.BD.50

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
B : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H2O
D : With only large cations
Dana 8th edition ID:30.2.6.1

30 : ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
2 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq
Hey's CIM Ref.:25.7.10

25 : Sulphates
7 : Sulphates of Pb
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Type Occurrence of Itoite

Type Locality:Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
Year of Discovery:1960

Crystallography of Itoite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 8.47Å, b = 5.38Å, c = 6.94Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.574 : 1 : 1.29
Unit Cell Volume:V 316.25 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Itoite

Type:Biaxial
Dispersion:relatively strong

Chemical Properties of Itoite

Formula:
Pb
 
3
Ge
4+
 
[O|OH|SO
 
4
]
 
2
Essential elements:Ge, H, O, Pb, S
All elements listed in formula:Ge, H, O, Pb, S

Relationship of Itoite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
7.BD.05Sulphohalite
Na
 
6
[F|Cl|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
]
7.BD.05Sulfohalite
7.BD.10Galeite
Na
 
15
[F
 
4
|Cl|(SO
 
4
)
 
5
]
7.BD.10Schairerite
Na
 
3
[(F,Cl)|SO
 
4
]
7.BD.15Kogarkoite
Na
 
3
[F|SO
 
4
]
7.BD.20Caracolite
Na
 
3
Pb
 
2
[Cl|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
]
7.BD.20Cesanite
Na
 
3
Ca
 
2
[OH|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
]
7.BD.25Burkeite
Na
 
6
CO
 
3
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
7.BD.30Hanksite
Na
 
22
K(SO
 
4
)
 
9
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
Cl
7.BD.35Cannonite
Bi
 
2
[O|(OH)
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
7.BD.40Lanarkite
Pb
 
2
[O|SO
 
4
]
7.BD.45Grandreefite
Pb
 
2
SO
 
4
F
 
2
7.BD.45Pseudograndreefite
Pb
 
6
SO
 
4
F
 
10
7.BD.45Sundiusite
Pb
 
10
[O
 
8
|SO
 
4
|Cl
 
2
]
7.BD.55Chiluite
Bi
 
6
Mo
 
2
Te
 
2
O
 
21
7.BD.60Hectorfloresite
Na
 
9
[IO
 
3
|(SO
 
4
)
 
4
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
25.7.1Schaurteite
Ca
 
3
Ge[(OH)
 
6
|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 4H
 
2
O
25.7.2Zircosulfate
(Zr,Ti)(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
25.7.3Anglesite
PbSO
 
4
25.7.4Lanarkite
Pb
 
2
[O|SO
 
4
]
25.7.5Palmierite
(K,Na)
 
2
Pb(SO
 
4
)
 
2
25.7.6Linarite
PbCu[(OH)
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
25.7.7Elyite
Pb
 
4
Cu(SO
 
4
)O
 
2
(OH)
 
4
·H
 
2
O
25.7.8Chenite
Pb
 
4
Cu[(OH)
 
3
|SO
 
4
]
 
2
25.7.9Osarizawaite
Pb(Al,Cu)
 
3
[(OH,H
 
2
O)
 
3
|SO
 
4
]
 
2
25.7.11Fleischerite
Pb
 
3
Ge[(OH)
 
6
|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 3H
 
2
O
25.7.12Beaverite
Pb(Fe
3+
 
,Cu,Al)
 
3
[(OH)
 
3
|SO
 
4
]
 
2
25.7.13Plumbojarosite
PbFe
3+
6
[(OH)
 
3
|SO
 
4
]
 
4

Other Names for Itoite

German names:
Itoit
Spanish names:
Itoita

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 Itoite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1960): 45: 1313.

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1960): 132-142.

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    Localities for Itoite

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    • Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region
      • Tsumeb
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