Classification of Pittongite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2006 |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 4/0.0-
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 4.DH.45
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates) D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar H : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra |
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Type Occurrence of Pittongite |
| Type Locality: | Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
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| General Appearance of Type Material: | Ferberite
Quartz |
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| Geological Setting of type material: | W-bearing quartz veins. |
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Physical Properties of Pittongite |
| Comment: | Glistening |
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| Colour: | Creamy yellow. |
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| Streak: | Cream. |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 2 - 3 |
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| Density (calculated): | 5.715 g/cm3 |
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Crystallography of Pittongite |
| Crystal System: | Hexagonal |
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| Class (H-M): | 6 m2 - Ditrigonal Dipyramidal |
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| Space Group: | P6m2 |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 7.286Å, c = 50.49Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 6.93 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 2,321.21 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| Morphology: | Encrustations of very thin (0.3-0.5 μm) platy crystals. |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 5.956 | | (52) | | 3.306 | | (62) | | 3.153 | | (100) | | 3.111 | | (91) | | 2.450 | | (59) | | 1.823 | | (76) | | 1.578 | | (64) |
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Chemical Properties of Pittongite |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Fe, H, Na, O, W |
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Relationship of Pittongite to other Species |
| Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping): | | 4.DH.05 | Brannerite | | | 4.DH.05 | Orthobrannerite | | | 4.DH.05 | Thorutite | | | 4.DH.10 | Kassite | | | 4.DH.10 | Lucasite-(Ce) | | | 4.DH.15 | Alumotungstite | | | 4.DH.15 | Bariomicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Bariopyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Betafite | | | 4.DH.15 | Bismutomicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Calciobetafite | | | 4.DH.15 | Ceriopyrochlore-(Ce) | | | 4.DH.15 | Cesstibtantite | | | 4.DH.15 | Ferritungstite | | | 4.DH.15 | Jixianite | | | 4.DH.15 | Kalipyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Microlite | | | 4.DH.15 | Natrobistantite | | | 4.DH.15 | Plumbopyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Plumbomicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Plumbobetafite | | | 4.DH.15 | Pyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Stibiomicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Strontiopyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Stannomicrolite | | (Sn,Fe,Mn) | | (Ta,Nb,Sn) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.DH.15 | Stibiobetafite | | | 4.DH.15 | Uranmicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Uranpyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Yttrobetafite-(Y) | | | 4.DH.15 | Yttropyrochlore-(Y) | | (Y,Na,Ca,U) | | (Nb,Ta,Ti) | | (O,OH) | | |
| | 4.DH.15 | Fluornatromicrolite | | | 4.DH.15 | Bismutopyrochlore | | (Bi,U,Ca,Pb) | | (Nb,Ta) | | O | | (OH)·nH | | O |
| | 4.DH.15 | Thorian Pyrochlore | | | 4.DH.15 | Elsmoreite | | | 4.DH.20 | Bismutostibiconite | | | 4.DH.20 | Bindheimite | | | 4.DH.20 | Monimolite | | | 4.DH.20 | Partzite | | | 4.DH.20 | Roméite | | (Ca,Fe,Mn,Na) | | (Sb,Ti) | | O | | (O,OH,F) |
| | 4.DH.20 | Stetefeldtite | | | 4.DH.20 | Stibiconite | | | 4.DH.25 | Rosiaite | | | 4.DH.30 | Zirconolite | | | 4.DH.35 | Liandratite | | | 4.DH.35 | Petscheckite | | | 4.DH.40 | Ingersonite | |
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Other Names for Pittongite |
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Other Information |
| Fluorescence in UV light: | Non-fluorescent. |
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| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
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References for Pittongite |
| Reference List: | Grey, I.E., Birch, W.D., Bougerol, C., Mills, S.J. (2006): Unit-cell intergrowth of pyrochlore and hexagonal tungsten bronze structures in secondary tungsten minerals. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 179, 3860-3869.
Birch, W.D., Grey, I.E., Mills, S.J., Bougerol, C., Pring, A., Ansermet, S. (2007): Pittongite, a new secondary tungstate from Pittong, Victoria, Australia. Canadian Mineralogist, 45, 857-864. |
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