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Tochilinite

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Traversella Mine, Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
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Formula:
Fe
2+
5-6
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
[(OH)
 
10
|S
 
6
]
Colour:Bronze-blackHardness:1 - 1½
Name:Named after Mitrofan Stepanovich Tochilin, Professor of Mineralogy, Voronezh University, Russia.
This page provides mineralogical data about Tochilinite.

Classification of Tochilinite

IMA status:Approved 1971
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/C.23-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.FD.35

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
F : Sulfides of arsenic, alkalies; sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O
D : With O, OH, H2O
Dana 8th edition ID:2.14.2.1

2 : SULFIDES
14 : Hydroxysulfides and Hydrated Sulfides
Hey's CIM Ref.:4.8

4 : Oxysulphides
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Type Occurrence of Tochilinite

Type Locality:Nizhnii Mamon Cu-Ni Deposit, Nizhnii Mamon Village, Upper Don River, Voronezhskaya Oblast', Central Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1971

Physical Properties of Tochilinite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Bronze-black
Hardness (Mohs):1 - 1½

Chemical Properties of Tochilinite

Formula:
Fe
2+
5-6
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
[(OH)
 
10
|S
 
6
]
Essential elements:Fe, H, Mg, O, S
All elements listed in formula:Fe, H, Mg, O, S

Relationship of Tochilinite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.FD.UKI-2004-(OS:BiCuPb)
PbCu
 
4
Bi
 
4
S
 
2
O
 
16
 (?)
2.FD.05Kermesite
Sb
 
2
S
 
2
O
2.FD.10Viaeneite
(Fe,Pb)
 
4
S
 
8
O
2.FD.20Erdite
NaFeS
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
2.FD.25Coyoteite
NaFe
 
3
S
 
5
·2H
 
2
O
2.FD.30Haapalaite
(Fe
2+
 
,Ni)
 
2
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
1.61
[(OH)
 
3.22
|S
 
2
]
2.FD.30Valleriite
(Fe
2+
 
,Cu)
 
4
(Mg,Al)
 
3
[(OH,O)
 
6
|S
 
4
]
2.FD.30Yushkinite
(Mg,Al)[(OH)
 
2
 (VS
 
2
)
2.FD.40Wilhelmramsayite
Cu
 
3
FeS
 
3
·2H
 
2
O
2.FD.45Vyalsovite
FeCaAl[(OH)
 
5
|S]
2.FD.50Bazhenovite
Ca
 
8
[(OH)
 
12
|S
 
2
O
 
3
|S
 
5
] · 20H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
4.1Bazhenovite
Ca
 
8
[(OH)
 
12
|S
 
2
O
 
3
|S
 
5
] · 20H
 
2
O
4.2Kermesite
Sb
 
2
S
 
2
O
4.3Sarabauite
CaSb
 
10
O
 
10
S
 
6
4.4Schöllhornite
Na
 
0.3
CrS
 
2
·H
 
2
O
4.5Yushkinite
(Mg,Al)[(OH)
 
2
 (VS
 
2
)
4.6Vyalsovite
FeCaAl[(OH)
 
5
|S]
4.7Valleriite
(Fe
2+
 
,Cu)
 
4
(Mg,Al)
 
3
[(OH,O)
 
6
|S
 
4
]
4.9Haapalaite
(Fe
2+
 
,Ni)
 
2
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
1.61
[(OH)
 
3.22
|S
 
2
]
4.10Apuanite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
4
Sb
3+
4
O
 
12
S
4.11Versiliaite
Fe
 
2
Fe
 
4
Sb
 
6
O
 
16
S

Other Names for Tochilinite

Synonyms:
IMA1971-002
Other Languages:
German:Tochilinit
Russian:Точилинит
Spanish:Tochilinita

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 Tochilinite

Reference List:Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1971): 100: 477-487.

American Mineralogist (1972): 57: 1552.

American Mineralogist (1986): 71: 1201-1209.

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    Localities for Tochilinite

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Australia
     
    • Tasmania
      • Zeehan district
        • Zeehan
    		Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
    • Western Australia
      • Wiluna Shire
        • Mount Keith
    		[AmMin 87:182]
    Austria
     
    • Lower Austria
      • Waldviertel
        • Persenbeug
    		Niedermayr, G. & Brandstätter, F. (2005)
    Brazil
     
    • Southeast Region
      • São Paulo
        • Cajati
    		American Mineralogist, Volume 93, pages 81–87, 2008
    Canada
     
    • Northwest Territories
      • Coppermine River area
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    • Ontario
      • Hastings Co.
        • Bancroft District
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
          • Dungannon Township
    		MSC Report 39; Sabina, A.P. (1982): Some rare minerals of the Bancroft area. Mineralogical Record 13 (4), 226-228
          • Herschel Township
            • Baptiste Lake
    		Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39
    • Québec
      • Abitibi-Témiscamingue
        • Abitibi RCM
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
      • Estrie
        • Les Sources RCM
          • Asbestos
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
      • Gatineau Co.
        • Hull Township
          • Wakefield area
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
        • Wakefield Township
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    Finland
     
    • Länsi-Suomen Lääni
      • Siikainen
    Italy
     
    • Piedmont
      • Torino Province
        • Canavese District
          • Chiusella Valley
            • Traversella
    		Ferraris, G. (1973): Minerale nero fibroso di Traversella. Notiziario del Gruppo Mineralogico Piemontese, 1, 10
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Tohoku Region
        • Iwate Prefecture
          • Kamaishi City
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    Oman
     
    • Dhofar (Al Janubiyah) Province
    Russia
     
    • Central Region
      • Voronezhskaya Oblast'
        • Upper Don River
          • Nizhnii Mamon Village
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
        • Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field
          • Daldyn
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
        • Mirny
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
      • Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug
        • Taimyr Peninsula
          • Putoran Plateau
    		Gritsenko, Y.D., and Spiridonov, E.M. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(7), 590-598.
    South Africa
     
    • Western Cape Province
      • Cold Bokkeveld Mts
    		www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2000/pdf/5306.pdf.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
    USA
     
    • California
      • Del Norte Co.
        • Low Divide District
    		California Geology: 48(5):119
    California Geology: 48 (5): 119
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery Co.
        • Rockville
    		Min Rec 36:4 pp 435-446
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks Co.
        • Morgantown
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990 Ref. 2) The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania; Robert Smith II, Pgs. 256-261
      • Lebanon Co.
        • Cornwall
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
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