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Redledgeite

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Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington District (Omega District), Nevada Co., California, USA
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Formula:
Ba(Ti
4+
6
Cr
3+
2
)O
 
16
Formerly defined as Bax([Cr,Fe,V]3+2xTi8-2x)O16.
System:TetragonalColour:Green, yellow, black
Hardness:6 - 7
Member of:Priderite Group > Hollandite Supergroup
Name:Named after its discovery locality.


Cryptomelane Group.

Classification of Redledgeite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/D.08-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.DK.05b

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
K : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; tunnel structures
Dana 8th edition ID:7.9.5.2

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
9 : AB8X16
Hey's CIM Ref.:7.14.8

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
14 : Oxides of Cr
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Type Occurrence of Redledgeite

Type Locality:Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington District (Omega District), Nevada Co., California, USA
Year of Discovery:1961

Physical Properties of Redledgeite

Lustre:Adamantine
Colour:Green, yellow, black
Streak:White, grey
Hardness (Mohs):6 - 7

Crystallography of Redledgeite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:a = 20.33Å, c = 5.88Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.289
Unit Cell Volume:V 2,430.26 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Redledgeite

Formula:
Ba(Ti
4+
6
Cr
3+
2
)O
 
16


Formerly defined as Bax([Cr,Fe,V]3+2xTi8-2x)O16.
Essential elements:Ba, Cr, O, Ti
All elements listed in formula:Ba, Cr, O, Ti

Relationship of Redledgeite to other Species

Member of:Priderite Group > Hollandite Supergroup
Other Members of Group:

- +
Henrymeyerite
Ba(Ti
4+
7
Fe
2+
 
)O
 
16
Mannardite
Ba(Ti
4+
6
V
3+
2
)O
 
16
Priderite
K(Ti
4+
7
Fe
3+
 
)O
 
16
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.DK.05Akaganeite
β-Fe
3+
 
O(OH,Cl)
4.DK.05aCoronadite
Pb(Mn
4+
6
Mn
3+
2
)O
 
16
4.DK.05aCryptomelane
K(Mn
4+
7
Mn
3+
 
)O
 
16
4.DK.05aHollandite
Ba(Mn
4+
6
Mn
3+
2
)O
 
16
4.DK.05aManjiroite
Na(Mn
4+
7
Mn
3+
 
)O
 
16
4.DK.05bMannardite
Ba(Ti
4+
6
V
3+
2
)O
 
16
4.DK.05bPriderite
K(Ti
4+
7
Fe
3+
 
)O
 
16
4.DK.05bHenrymeyerite
Ba(Ti
4+
7
Fe
2+
 
)O
 
16
4.DK.05aStrontiomelane
Sr(Mn
4+
6
Mn
3+
2
)O
 
16
4.DK.10Romanèchite
(Ba,H
 
2
O)
 
2
Mn
 
5
O
 
10
4.DK.10Todorokite
(Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)
 
6
O
 
12
 · 3H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
7.14.1Eskolaite
Cr
 
2
O
 
3
7.14.2Bracewellite
CrO(OH)
7.14.3Grimaldiite
CrO(OH)
7.14.4Guyanaite
CrO(OH)
7.14.5Yimengite
K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)
 
12
O
 
19
7.14.6Mathiasite
K(Ti,Cr,Fe,Mg,Zr)
 
21
O
 
38
7.14.7Mcconnellite
CuCrO
 
2
7.14.9Hawthorneite
Ba(MgTi
 
3
Cr
 
4
Fe
 
4
)O
 
19
7.14.10Zincochromite
ZnCr
 
2
O
 
4
7.14.11Wattersite
(Hg
+
2
)
 
2
Hg
2+
 
(CrO
 
4
)O
 
2
7.14.12Chromite
Fe
2+
 
Cr
3+
2
O
 
4
7.14.13Magnesiochromite
Mg(Cr,Al,Fe)
 
2
O
 
4

Other Names for Redledgeite

Synonyms:
Chromrutile
Other Languages:
German:Chromrutil
Redledgeit
Russian:Редледжеит
Spanish:Redledgeita

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 Redledgeite

Reference List:

- +
Gordon, Samuel G. & E.V. Shannon (1928), Chromrutile a new mineral from California: American Mineralogist: 13: 69.

Strunz, Hugo (1961), “Chromrutil” von der Red Ledge mine ist kein rutil. Redledgeite: Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Monatsh.: 107-111.

American Mineralogist (1961): 46: 1201.

Strunz, Hugo (1963), Redledgeite, eine TiO2-einlagerungestruktur analog kryptomelan: Neues. Jahrb. Mineral. Monatsh. 5: 116-119.

Canadian Mineralogist (1986): 24: 55-66.

American Mineralogist (1988): 73: 198.

Canadian Mineralogist (1997): 35: 1531-1534.

Mineralogical Magazine: 5: 709-715.

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    • Localities for Redledgeite

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    Italy
     
    • Lombardy
      • Sondrio Province
    		Lapis, 19 (10), 15-21+86.
          • Lanzada
    		Bedognè, F. (2011). Microminerali della Valmalenco. Nuove segnalazioni e aggiornamenti. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 1/2011, 40-45
    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Permskaya Oblast'
          • Gornozavodskii area
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    • California
      • Nevada Co.
        • Washington District (Omega District)
          • Washington
    		Gordon, Samuel G. & E.V. Shannon (1928), Chromrutile a new mineral from California: American Mineralogist: 13: 69; Bradley, W.W. (1940), Thirty-sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 36: 69; Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Seventh edition, Volume I, John Wiley & Sons, New York: 560; Strunz, Hugo (1961), “Chromrutil” von der Red Ledge mine ist kein rutil. Redledgeite: Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Monatsh.: 107; Strunz, Hugo (1963), Redledgeite, eine TiO2-einlagerungestruktur analog kryptomelan: Neues. Jahrb. Min. mh. 5: 116; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 174.
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