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Miguelromeroite

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Veta Negra Mine, Pampa Larga district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
© JBS 2006

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Formula:
MnMn
 
2
Mn
 
2
(AsO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
System:Monoclinic


Hureaulite Group.
Mn analogue of sainfeldite.

Note: The samples from the Veta Negra mine, Chile, were originally labeled "villyaellenite".

Classification of Miguelromeroite

IMA status:Approved 2009
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.CB.10

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O = 1:1
Dana 8th edition ID:39.2.1.4

39 : HYDRATED ACID PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
2 : (AB)5[HXO4]2[XO4]2.xH2O
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Type Occurrence of Miguelromeroite

Type Locality:Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico

Crystallography of Miguelromeroite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:B2/b {B1 1 2/b} {C2/c} {C1 2/c 1}
Cell Parameters:a = 18.0300(10) Å, b = 9.2715(5) Å, c = 9.7756(5) Å
β = 96.266(2)°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.945 : 1 : 1.054
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,624.38 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
8.279 (28)
3.357 (33)
3.234 (100)
3.074 (68)
2.973 (39)
2.676 (21)
2.341 (21)

Chemical Properties of Miguelromeroite

Formula:
MnMn
 
2
Mn
 
2
(AsO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
Essential elements:As, H, Mn, O
All elements listed in formula:As, H, Mn, O

Relationship of Miguelromeroite to other Species

Member of Group:
Hureaulite Group:
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.CB.05Serrabrancaite
MnPO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
8.CB.10Hureaulite
(Mn,Fe)
 
5
(PO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CB.10Sainfeldite
Ca
 
5
(AsO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CB.10Villyaellenite
MnMn
 
2
Ca
 
2
(AsO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CB.10UM1997-09-AsO:CaHMgZn
(Mg,Ca,Zn)
 
5
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
[AsO
 
3
(OH)]
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CB.10IMA2008-047
Cd
 
3
Zn
 
2
(AsO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CB.15Fluckite
CaMnH
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
8.CB.15Krautite
MnHAsO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
8.CB.20Cobaltkoritnigite
(Co,Zn)[HAsO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
8.CB.20Koritnigite
Zn[HAsO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
8.CB.25Yvonite
Cu[HAsO
 
4
] · 2H
 
2
O
8.CB.30Geminite
Cu
 
2
[As
 
2
O
 
7
] · 3H
 
2
O
8.CB.35Schubnelite
Fe
 
2-x
V
 
2
O
 
4
(OH)
 
4
8.CB.40Radovanite
Cu
 
2
Fe
3+
 
[(As
3+
 
O
 
2
(OH)]
 
2
[As
5+
 
O
 
4
]·H
 
2
O
8.CB.45Kazakhstanite
Fe
 
5
V
 
3
V
 
12
O
 
39
(OH)
 
9
·9H
 
2
O
8.CB.50Kolovratite
(Zn,Ni,Cu)
 
2-5
Al
 
4-6
(Si,V
4+
 
,V
5+
 
)
 
4
(O,OH)
 
20
·7.5H
 
2
O
8.CB.55Irhtemite
Ca
 
4
Mg[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 4H
 
2
O
8.CB.60Burgessite
Co
 
2
 (H
 
2
O)
 
4
[AsO
 
3
OH]
 
2
(H
 
2
O)}

Other Names for Miguelromeroite

Synonyms:
IMA2008-066
Other Languages:

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 Miguelromeroite

Reference List:Kampf, A.R. (2009): Miguelromeroite, the Mn analogue of sainfeldite, and redefinition of villyaellenite as an ordered intermediate in the sainfeldite-miguelromeroite series. American Mineralogist, 94, (in press).

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    Localities for Miguelromeroite

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    Chile
     
    • Atacama Region
      • Copiapó Province
        • Tierra Amarilla
          • Pampa Larga district
    		Maurizio Dini and Tony Kampf (pers. comm.)
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Tohoku Region
        • Fukushima Prefecture
          • Iwaki
    		Anthony Kampf, pers. comm., 2009.
    Mexico
     
    • Durango
      • Mun. de Mapimí
        • Mapimí
    		IMA website - Approvals February 2009
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