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Osumilite Group

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Roedderite
Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel), Eich, Andernach, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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A complex group of ring silicates.
Various synthetic members are known.

Structurally related to the Tuhualite Group.

Classification of Osumilite Group

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Relationship of Osumilite Group to other Species

Group Members:
Almarudite
K(□,Na)
 
2
(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
(Be,Al)
 
3
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
Armenite
BaCa
 
2
Al
 
6
Si
 
9
O
 
30
 · 2H
 
2
O
Berezanskite
K□
 
2
Li
 
3
(Ti,Zr,Sn)
 
2
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
Brannockite
(K,Na)□
 
2
Li
 
3
(Sn,Zr,Ti)
 
2
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
Darapiosite
KNa
 
2
(Zn,Li)
 
3
(Mn,Zr)
 
2
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
Dusmatovite
K(Na,□)
 
2
(Zn,Li)
 
3
(Mn
2+
 
,Y,Zr)
 
2
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
Friedrichbeckeite
K(□
 
0.5
Na
 
0.5
)
 
2
Mg
 
2
Be
 
3
Si
 
12
O
 
30
Klöchite
(□Na)KFe
 
3
Zn
 
3
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
Merrihueite
(K,Na)
 
2
(Fe,Mg)
 
5
Si
 
12
O
 
30
Milarite
K
 
2
Ca
 
4
Al
 
2
Be
 
4
Si
 
24
O
 
60
 · H
 
2
O
Osumilite
(K,Na)(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
3
(Si,Al)
 
12
O
 
30
Osumilite-(Mg)
(K,Na)(Mg,Fe)
 
2
(Al,Fe)
 
3
(Si,Al)
 
12
O
 
30
 · H
 
2
O
Roedderite
(Na,K)
 
2
(Mg,Fe)
 
5
Si
 
12
O
 
30
Shibkovite
K(□,K,Na)
 
2
Zn
 
3
Ca
 
2
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
Sogdianite
K(□,Na)
 
2
Li
 
3
(Zr,Fe,Ti)
 
2
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
Sugilite
K(Na,□)
 
2
Li
 
3
(Fe,Mn,Al,Zr)
 
2
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
Trattnerite
(□,K)(Mg, Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
Fe
3+
2
[Si
 
12
O
 
30
]
Yagiite
(Na,K)
 
3
Mg
 
4
(Al,Mg)
 
6
(Si,Al)
 
24
O
 
60
Minerals structurally related to group:
Emeleusite
Li
 
2
Na
 
4
Fe
 
2
Si
 
12
O
 
30

Other Names for Osumilite Group

Synonyms:
Milarite Group
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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 Osumilite Group

Reference List:

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Hawthorne, Frank C.; Kimata, Mitsuyoshi; Cerny, Petr; Ball, Neil; Rossman, George R.; Grice, Joel D. (1991): The crystal chemistry of the milarite-group minerals. American Mineralogist 76, 1836-1856.

Ferraris, G., Prencipe, M., Pautov, L.A. & Sokolova, E.V. (1999): The crystal structure of darapiosite and a comparison with Li and Zn-bearing minerals of the milarite group. Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 769-774.

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