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Lithiophorite

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Pöhlberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
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Formula:
(Al,Li)MnO
 
2
(OH)
 
2
System:TrigonalColour:Blue to black
Lustre:Metallic, DullHardness:3
This page provides mineralogical data about Lithiophorite.

Classification of Lithiophorite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/F.07-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.FE.25

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
F : Hydroxides (without V or U)
E : Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra
Dana 8th edition ID:6.4.1.1

6 : HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL
4 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:7.2.1

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
2 : Oxides of the alkali metals
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Type Occurrence of Lithiophorite

Type Locality:Spitzleithe, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Year of Discovery:1870

Physical Properties of Lithiophorite

Lustre:Metallic, Dull
Colour:Blue to black
Streak:Dark grey to black
Hardness (Mohs):3
Cleavage:Perfect
Perfect

Crystallography of Lithiophorite

Crystal System:Trigonal
Cell Parameters:a = 2.92Å, c = 28.16Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 9.644
Unit Cell Volume:V 207.94 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Lithiophorite

Formula:
(Al,Li)MnO
 
2
(OH)
 
2
Essential elements:Al, H, Mn, O
All elements listed in formula:Al, H, Li, Mn, O

Relationship of Lithiophorite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
4.FE.05Amakinite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)(OH)
 
2
4.FE.05Brucite
Mg(OH)
 
2
4.FE.05Portlandite
Ca(OH)
 
2
4.FE.05Pyrochroite
Mn(OH)
 
2
4.FE.05Theophrastite
Ni(OH)
 
2
4.FE.10Bayerite
Al(OH)
 
3
4.FE.10Doyleite
Al(OH)
 
3
4.FE.10Gibbsite
Al(OH)
 
3
4.FE.10Nordstrandite
Al(OH)
 
3
4.FE.15Böhmite
AlO(OH)
4.FE.15Lepidocrocite
γ-Fe
3+
 
O(OH)
4.FE.20Grimaldiite
CrO(OH)
4.FE.20Heterogenite
CoO(OH)
4.FE.25Feitknechtite
Mn
3+
 
O(OH)
4.FE.30Quenselite
PbMnO
 
2
(OH)
4.FE.35Ferrihydrite
Fe
 
5
O
 
3
(OH)
 
9
4.FE.40Feroxyhyte
Fe
3+
 
O(OH)
4.FE.40Vernadite
(Mn
4+
 
,Fe
3+
 
,Ca,Na)(O,OH)
 
2
 · nH
 
2
O
4.FE.45Quetzalcoatlite
Zn
 
6
Cu
 
3
(TeO
 
6
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
·Ag
 
x
Pb
 
y
Cl
 
x+2y
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
7.2.2Diaoyudaoite
NaAl
 
11
O
 
17
7.2.3Manjiroite
(Na,K)Mn
 
8
O
 
16
·nH
 
2
O
7.2.4Cryptomelane
K(Mn
4+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)
 
8
O
 
16

Other Names for Lithiophorite

Synonyms:
LithionpsilomelanLithiumpsilomelanOakite
German names:
AllophytinLithiophoritOakit
Russian names:
Литиофорит
Spanish names:
LithiophoritaOakita

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 Lithiophorite

Reference List:Frenzel (1870), Journal pr. Chem.: 2: 203.

Frenzel (1871), Journal pr. Chem.: 4: 353.

Frenzel (1879), Jb. Min.: 55.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 567.

American Mineralogist (1945): 30: 629-634.

American Mineralogist (1994): 79: 370-374.

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    Localities for Lithiophorite

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    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Northumberland Co.
        • Gosford
          • Woy Woy Peninsula
    		ENGLAND, B. M. & TURNER, K. E. (1988): An Occurrence of Kolbeckite (Eggonite) ScPO4.2H2O from the Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Austral. Mineral. 3(4), 151-156.
    • Tasmania
      • Zeehan District
        • Dundas mineral field
    		No reference listed
    • Victoria
      • Castelmaine
        • Campbells Creek
    		P. Sutton (2007): Cyrilovite and natrodufrenite from near Campbells Creek, Victoria. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 13(2), 65-71.
    Austria
     
    • Styria
      • Fischbacher Alpen Mts
        • Fischbach
    		Bernhard, F. (2007)
    Belgium
     
    • Liège Province
      • Stoumont
    • Luxembourg Province
      • Stavelot Massif
        • Vielsalm
    		No reference listed
    Brazil
     
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
    		http://acd.ufrj.br/geologia/posgrad/area1_d.htm
        • Doce valley
          • Galiléia
            • Sapucaia do Norte
    		Cassedanne, J.P. & Baptista, A. (1999): Famous Mineral Localities: The Sapucaia Pegmatite Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Record, 30: 347-360 + 365
        • Poços de Caldas
    		Waber (1991)
        • São Geraldo do Baixio
    		Mineralogical Record 9 (1), 14-19.
    China
     
    • Guangdong Province
      • Yunfu Prefecture
        • Luoding Co.
    		Jian-Wei Li, Vasconcelos, P., Wei Zhang, Xiao-Dong Deng, Duzgoren-Aydin, N., Dai-Rong Yan, Jian-Qiang Zhang, and Ming-An Hu (2007): Mineralium Deposita 42(4), 361-383.
    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
      • Chongzuo Prefecture
        • Daxin Co.
    		Dairong Yan, Jianwei Li, Mingan Hu, and Yinsheng Lang (2006): Geological Science and Technology Information 25(3), 61-67.
    France
     
    • Midi-Pyrénées
      • Aveyron
        • Rodez
    		P. Picot, Z. Johan : "Atlas of Ore Minerals", BRGM, Elsevier, 1982
      • Hautes-Pyrénées
    		DE ASCENCAO GUEDES R., CASTERET A. & GOUJOU JC. (2002) Aperçu minéralogique de la vallée d'Aure, Hautes-Pyrénées, Le Règne minéral, 47, 5-21. (in french)
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Franconia
        • Fichtelgebirge
          • Tröstau
            • Leupoldsdorf
    		Lapis, 10 (7/8), 15-26+81
          • Weißenstadt
            • Großer Waldstein Mt.
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    • Hesse
      • Taunus Mts
        • Idstein
          • Lenzhahn
    		A. Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 2001
    • Saxony
      • Erzgebirge
        • Annaberg-Buchholz
        • Ehrenfriedersdorf
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
        • Schneeberg District
    		A. Frenzel: "Lithiophorit, ein lithionhaltiges Manganerz", J. prakt. Chem. 2:203-206 (1870)
      • Oberlausitz
        • Görlitz
          • Rengersdorf
            • Heideberg
    		A. Weisbach (1880): Mineralogische Notitzen I.- N. Jb. Min. Geol. Pal., Band 2, 109-114
      • Vogtland
        • Oelsnitz
    		Gröbner, J. and Kolitsch, U. (2007): The minerals of the uranium prospect at Tirpersdorf, Vogtland. Lapis 32, 37-42; 58. (in German)
    • Thuringia
      • Vogtland
        • Hirschberg
          • Ullersreuth
    		T. Witzke et al.: Lapis 2001(12), 13-27
    Greece
     
    • Sterea Hellas Department
      • Fthiótis Prefecture
        • Lokris
    		Acta Geol. Hung., 44(1), 81–93.
    Hungary
     
    • Baranya Co.
      • Villányi Mts.
        • Siklós
    		http://www.mineral.hermuz.hu/asvanytan/asvanytar.php?rand=56&
    • Fejér Co.
      • Bakony Mts.
    		Szakáll & Jánosi: Minerals of Hungary, 1995
      • Bicske-Zsámbéki Basin
        • Bicske-Csordakút
    		Szakáll & Jánosi: Minerals of Hungary, 1995
      • Vértes Mts.
        • Gánt
    		Szakáll & Jánosi: Minerals of Hungary
    • Veszprém Co.
      • Bakony Mts.
        • Eplény
    		Koch: Minerals of Hungary, 1985
        • Fenyőfő
    		Szakáll & Jánosi: Minerals of Hungary, 1995
    Szakáll & Jánosi: Minerals of Hungary, 1995
        • Úrkút
          • Csárda Hill
    		Szakáll & Jánosi (1996) The Minerals of Hungary
    India
     
    • Karnataka
      • Bellary-Hospet iron belt
        • Sandur
    		Rao, J. S. R. K., Naidu, B. V. & Rao, K. V. (1979): Ore microscopic, x-ray and trace elemental data on manganese ores from Sandur, Karnataka, India. Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica 24, 91-97.
    • Orissa
      • Koraput District
    		Mineralium Deposita (1997) 32 (1), 79-93
    Italy
     
    • Tuscany
      • Massa-Carrara Province
        • Apuan Alps
    		Orlandi P., Franzini M., 1994. I minerali del marmo di Carrara. Amilcare Pizzi S.p.A., Milano.
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu Region
        • Aichi Prefecture
    Kazakhstan
     
    • Aqtöbe Oblysy (Aktubinsk [Aktyubinsk; Aktubinskaya] Oblast')
      • Urals
        • Kempirsai Cr deposit
    		Am.Min.79,388(1994)
    Norway
     
    • Telemark
    		No reference listed
        • Kivledalen
    		Neumann (1985, pp. 86-87).
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Kaczawskie Mts
    		Paulo A. 1970: Minerały niklu i bizmutu w żyłach kruszcowych okolicy Chełmca (Góry Kaczawskie, Dolny Śląsk). Polska Akademia Nauk - Oddział w Krakowie, Komisja Nauk Mineralogicznych, Prace Mineralogiczne 24, 61-82
    Portugal
     
    • Viseu District
      • Sátão
        • Ferreira de Aves
          • Aldeia Nova
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Primorskiy Kray
        • Khanka Lake
    		V.V. Seredin data
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Lovozero Massif
    South Africa
     
    • Northern Cape Province
      • Kalahari manganese fields
    		Minerals of South Africa
        • Black Rock
    		Minerals of South Africa
    Minerals of South Africa
    Minerals of South Africa
    Minerals of South Africa
    • Western Cape Province
    		Minerals of South Africa
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cumbria
        • North and Western Region (Cumberland)
          • Ennerdale
    		BMS Database
    • Wales
      • Gwynedd (Merionethshire)
        • Llanycil
          • Moel Llyfnant
    		national museum of wales database
    USA
     
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun Co.
    		Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
      • Cherokee Co.
    		Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
    Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
    Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
    Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
      • Clay Co.
    		Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
        • Shinbone Valley
    		Mineralogy of Alabama Geol Surv Ala. Bull 120
      • Coosa Co.
        • Rockford District
    		Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333
    • Arizona
      • Mohave Co.
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of AZ, 3rd. ed.: 188; Mouat, M.M. (1962), Mn Oxides from the Artillery Mts area, AZ, Am.Min.: 47: 744-757.
          • Artillery Peak
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 252, 279.
    Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 252, 351.
    Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of AZ, 3rd.ed.: 279; Mouat, M.M. (1962), Manganese oxides from the Artillery Mountains area, AZ, Am.Min.: 47:744-757.
      • Yavapai Co.
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 279-280.
    • Arkansas
      • Independence Co.
    		Howard, 1987. Mineral Species of Arkansas
      • Montgomery Co.
        • Fancy Hill District
          • Caddo Gap
    • California
      • Marin Co.
      • Santa Clara Co.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield Co.
        • Salisbury
    		Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State (Taylor Assoc./Mineralogical Press)
    • Georgia
      • Bartow Co.
        • Cartersville District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
      • Hall Co.
    		Minerals of Georgia: Their properties and occurrences. Robert Cook GGWRD Bull 92
    • Nevada
      • Nye Co.
        • Queen City District
    		NBMG Bull 77 Geology and Mineral Resources of Southern Nye County, Nevada
    NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • New Mexico
      • Eddy Co.
        • Carlsbad
    		NMBMMR New Mexico Mineral symposium (2002) pp. 6-7
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland Co.
        • Kings Mountain District
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley Co.
        • White Oak Mountain
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Monroe Co.
        • Coker Creek District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
          • Lonsdale Adit
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
          • Roberts Branch Adit
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
    • Utah
      • Grand Co.
        • Seven Mile Canyon
    		UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
      • Piute Co.
        • Marysvale District (Marysvale Uranium area)
    		UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle Co.
        • Charlottesville
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Amelia Co.
        • Amelia (Amelia Court House)
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Amherst Co.
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
        • Roseland
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Augusta Co.
        • Northern Section - Blue Ridge Province
          • Lyndhurst-Vesuvius District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
      • Buckingham Co.
        • Farmville District
          • Sprouses Corner
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Campbell Co.
        • James River-Roanoke River Manganese District
          • Lynch Station
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Craig Co.
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Fairfax Co.
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Fluvanna Co.
        • Gold-Pyrite Belt
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
        • Scottsville
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Mecklenburg Co.
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Nelson Co.
        • James River - Roanoke River Manganese District
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Page Co.
        • Elkton
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
      • Rockbridge Co.
        • Lyndhurst-Vesuvius District
    		Minerals of Virginia, 1990 by R. V. Dietrich
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