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Ulvöspinel

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Otanmäki Mine, Otanmäki, Sout, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Finland
© 2008, J. Weissman

Formula:
Fe
 
2
TiO
 
4
System:IsometricColour:Iron-black, brown in ...
Lustre:MetallicHardness:5½ - 6
Name:For the type locality, on Ulvö Island, Sweden, and its spinel structure.


Spinel Group.

Classification of Ulvöspinel

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/B.04-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.BB.05

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
B : Metal: Oxygen = 3:4 and similar
B : With only medium-sized cations
Dana 8th edition ID:7.2.5.2

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
2 : AB2X4
Hey's CIM Ref.:7.9.17

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
9 : Oxides of Ti
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Type Occurrence of Ulvöspinel

Type Locality:Södra Ulvön (Ulvö), Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden

Physical Properties of Ulvöspinel

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Iron-black, brown in reflected light
Hardness (Mohs):5½ - 6

Crystallography of Ulvöspinel

Crystal System:Isometric

Optical Data of Ulvöspinel

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Ulvöspinel

Formula:
Fe
 
2
TiO
 
4
Essential elements:Fe, O, Ti
All elements listed in formula:Fe, O, Ti

Relationship of Ulvöspinel to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
4.BB.05Brunogeierite
(Ge,Fe)Fe
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Chromite
FeCr
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Cochromite
(Co,Ni,Fe)(Cr,Al)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Coulsonite
FeV
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Cuprospinel
Cu
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Filipstadite
(Mn,Mg)
 
2
(Sb
 
.5
Fe
 
.5
)O
 
4
4.BB.05Franklinite
Zn
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Gahnite
ZnAl
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Galaxite
(Mn,Fe,Mg)(Al,Fe)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Hercynite
FeAl
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Jacobsite
Mn
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Manganochromite
(Mn,Fe)(Cr,V)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Magnesiocoulsonite
MgV
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Magnesiochromite
MgCr
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Magnesioferrite
MgFe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Magnetite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Nichromite
(Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Qandilite
(Mg,Fe)
 
2
(Ti,Fe,Al)O
 
4
4.BB.05Spinel
MgAl
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Trevorite
Ni
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Vuorelainenite
(Mn,Fe)(V,Cr)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Zincochromite
ZnCr
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.05Tegengrenite
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
Sb
5+
0.5
(Mn
3+
 
,Si,Ti)
 
0.5
O
 
4
4.BB.10Hausmannite
MnMn
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.10Hetaerolite
ZnMn
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.10Hydrohetaerolite
ZnMn
 
2
O
 
4
·H
 
2
O
4.BB.10Iwakiite
Mn(Fe,Mn)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.15Maghemite
Fe
 
2
O
 
3
4.BB.15Titanomaghemite
Fe
3+
 
(Fe
3+
 
,Ti
4+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,[])
 
2
O
 
4
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
7.9.1Hongquiite
TiO
7.9.2Rutile
TiO
 
2
7.9.3Anatase
TiO
 
2
7.9.4Brookite
TiO
 
2
7.9.5Geikielite
MgTiO
 
3
7.9.6Perovskite
CaTiO
 
3
7.9.7Kassite
CaTi
 
2
O
 
4
(OH)
 
2
7.9.8Tausonite
SrTiO
 
3
7.9.9Crichtonite
(Sr,La,Ce,Y)(Ti,Fe
3+
 
,Mn)
 
21
O
 
38
7.9.10Lucasite-(Ce)
CeTi
 
2
(O,OH)
 
6
7.9.11Hibonite
(Ca,Ce)(Al,Fe,Ti,Si,Mg)
 
12
O
 
19
7.9.12Yttrocrasite-(Y)
(Y,Th,Ca,U)(Ti,Fe)
 
2
(O,OH)
 
6
7.9.13Pyrophanite
Mn
2+
 
TiO
 
3
7.9.14Iwakiite
Mn(Fe,Mn)
 
2
O
 
4
7.9.15Ilmenite
Fe
2+
 
TiO
 
3
7.9.16Pseudobrookite
Fe
 
2
TiO
 
5
7.9.18Pseudorutile
Fe
 
2
Ti
 
3
O
 
9
7.9.19Freudenbergite
Na
 
2
(Ti,Fe)
 
8
O
 
16
7.9.20 Kennedyite
MgFeTi
 
3
O
 
10
7.9.21Armalcolite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)Ti
 
2
O
 
5
7.9.22Högbomite
(Mg,Fe)
 
2
(Al,Ti)
 
5
O
 
10
7.9.23Qandilite
(Mg,Fe)
 
2
(Ti,Fe,Al)O
 
4
7.9.24Cafetite
(Ca,Mg)(Fe,Al)
 
2
Ti
 
4
O
 
12
·4H
 
2
O
7.9.25Loveringite
(Ca,Ce)(Ti,Fe,Cr,Mg)
 
21
O
 
38
7.9.26Lindsleyite
(Ba,Sr)(Ti,Zr,Fe,Cr)
 
21
O
 
38
7.9.27Priderite
(K,Ba)(Ti,Fe)
 
8
O
 
16
7.9.28Jeppeite
(K,Ba)
 
2
(Ti,Fe)
 
6
O
 
13
7.9.29Ankangite
Ba(Ti,V
3+
 
,Cr)
 
8
O
 
16
7.9.30Ecandrewsite
(Zn,Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)TiO
 
3
7.9.31Landauite
NaMnZn
 
2
(Ti,Fe)
 
6
Ti
 
12
O
 
38

Other Names for Ulvöspinel

Synonyms:
Ferro-ortho-titanateUlvite
German names:
Ulvit
Japanese names:
ウルボスピネル
Russian names:
Ульвошпинель
Spanish names:
Ulvita

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 Ulvöspinel

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1955): 40: 138.

Economic Geology: 48: 677-688.

Canadian Mineralogist (1980): 18: 339-341.

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    Localities for Ulvöspinel

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    Algeria
     
    • Lakhbi
    		www.meteoriticalsociety.org/bulletin/mb88.pdf.
    www.meteoriticalsociety.org/bulletin/mb89preview.pdf.
    Antarctica
     
    • Eastern Antarctica
      • Transantarctic Mtns
        • Pecora Escarpment
          • LaPaz Ice Field
    		http://aaa.wustl.edu/Work/pub_files/lap02205.html
    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Stubach valley
          • Fellern
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Brazil
     
    • South Region
      • Santa Catarina
    		G. Traversa et al., European Journal of Mineralogy, 1996, Vol. 8, N° 1, pp. 193-208.
    China
     
    • Xinjiang (Xinjiang-Uygur) Autonomous Region
      • Hami (Kumul; Qumul) Prefecture
        • Hami (Kumul; Qumul) Co.
          • Huangshan-Jing'erquan ore belt
    		Jingwen Mao, Pirajno, F., Zuoheng Zang, Fengmei Chai, Hua Wu, Shiping Chen, Linsong Cheng, Jianmin Yang, and Changqing Zhang (2007): Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (in press).
    Jingwen Mao, Pirajno, F., Zuoheng Zang, Fengmei Chai, Hua Wu, Shiping Chen, Linsong Cheng, Jianmin Yang, and Changqing Zhang (2007): Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (in press).
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • South Bohemia Region
        • České Budějovice (Budweis)
    		Welser, P.: Minerály pegmatitů a alpské parageneze z Rudolfova u Českých Budějovic. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 2002, roč. 10, s. 293-297.
    Finland
     
    • Etelä-Suomen Lääni
      • Sout
        • Otanmäki
    French West Indies
     
    • Lesser Antilles
      • Guadeloupe
        • Basse-Terre
    		Ch. Lefèvre and Ph. Cocusse, Bull. Minéral. , 1985, 108, pp. 189-208.
    Germany
     
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Eifel Mts
        • Mayen
          • Ettringen
    		Blass, G., Graf, H.W., Neue Mineralienfunde aus der Vulkaneifel, Mineralien-Welt 12/1, 17-25, 2001
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island)
    		Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 80: (1982).358-366. 385
    India
     
    • Maharashtra
      • Mumbai District (Bombay District)
        • Murud-Janjira
    		A.G. Dessai et al. , Eur. J. Mineral. , 1990, 2, pp. 667-685.
    Israel
     
    Gross, S. (1977): The Mineralogy of the Hatrurim Formation, Israel. Geological Survey of Israel, Bulletin no. 70, 80 pp.
    Morocco
     
    Meteoritical Bulletin 86: July, 2002
    www2.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/news51.html
    Norway
     
    • Nordland
      • Lofoten
        • Austvågøya
    		Griffin et al. (1974, p. 19); Neumann (1985, p. 58).
        • Lødingen
          • Hinnøya (Iinnasuolu)
    		Krogh (1977, p. 245); Neumann (1985, p. 58).
        • Vågan
          • Kabelvåg
    		Carstens (1957, pp. 34 and 35); Neumann (1958).
    • Oppland
      • Lunner
        • Nordmarka
    		Kristoffersen (1973, p. 280); Neumann (1985, p. 58).
    • Rogaland
      • Bjerkreim
        • Ørsdalen
    		Urban (1971, p. 191); Neumann (1985, p. 58).
    Oman
     
    • Dhofar (Al Janubiyah) Province
    The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 88, 2004 JULY, Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39, Axxx–Axxx (2004)
    Poland
     
    • Opolskie
      • Opole
        • Gracze quarry
    		W. Szeliga, Mineralogical Society of Poland, Special Papers, 2004, V 24, pp. 369-372.
    • Podlaskie
      • Suwałki District
    		Kucha H., Kwiecińska B., Piestrzyński A., Wieczorek A. 1979: On the genesis of graphite from magnetite rocks of Krzemianka (NE Poland). Mineralogia Polonica, vol. 10, no 2, 81-88
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
    		Pekov, I.V. & Podlesnyi, A.S. (2004): Kukisvumchorr Deposit: Mineralogy of Alkaline Pegmatites and Hydrotermalites. Mineralogical Almanac, vol. 7, 140 pages + xxiv photo's pages
    www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/lovo.htm
    • Western-Siberian Region
      • Altai Republic (Gorno-Altayskaya Autonomous Oblast')
        • Altai Mts
    		I.I Likhanov et al., Eur. Journ. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 379-389.
    South Africa
     
    • Limpopo Province
    		Minerals of South Africa
    Spain
     
    • Aragón
      • Huesca
        • Ribagorça (Ribagorza)
          • Estopanyà (Estopiñán)
    		B. Azambre et al. , Bull. Minéral; , 1987, 110, pp. 379-396.
    • Cantabria
      • Santander
    		B. Azambre et al. , Bull. Minéral; , 1987, 110, pp. 379-396.
    • Catalonia
      • Lleida (Lérida)
    		B. Azambre et al. , Bull. Minéral; , 1987, 110, pp. 379-396.
    • Galicia
      • A Coruña (La Coruña)
        • Malpica
          • La Pioza
    		J.I. Gil Ibarguchi, Eur. Journ. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 403-415.
    Sweden
     
    • Ångermanland
      • Örnsköldsvik
    		F. Mogensen (1943); Can Min 18 (1980)
    • Småland
      • Jönköping
        • Månsarp
    		MinMag 42, 265
    The Moon
     
    Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV (2004)
    Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) and XXXV (2004)
    • Mare Crisium
    		Mokhov A.V., Kartashov P.M., Bogatikov O.A. (2007) Moon under a microscope, - Moscow, Nauka, p.128 (in Rus.).
    • Mare Tranquillitas
    • Taurus-Littrow Valley
    		www.union.edu/PUBLIC/GEODEPT/COURSES/petrology/moon_rocks/70017.htm
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Gila Co.
        • San Carlos Indian Reservation
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 221, 406; Caporuscio, F.A. (1980), Alkalic lavas from the San Carlos, Arizona province (abstract), Amer. Geophys. Union, 1979 Fall annual meeting.
    • Arkansas
      • Pike Co.
        • Murfreesboro
    		AmMin 85:420-429 (2000)
    • Colorado
      • Boulder Co.
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
      • Fremont Co.
        • Iron Mountain complex
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    • Maine
      • Knox Co.
        • Union
    • Nevada
      • Pershing Co.
    		NBMG Spec Pub 31 Minerals of Nevada
    A Listing of North Carolina Minerals- Leonard S. Wiener and Sigrid Ballew-1995
    North Carolina Geological Survey
    • Pennsylvania
      • York Co.
        • Steelton quadrangle
    		Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Biblio. of Mins. New to the Pa List 1965-1974, The Mineralogical Soc. of PA, Inc.: 35, 75; Smith, R. C., II (1973), "Geochemistry of Triassic Diabase from SE Pennsylvania," unpub. PhD Dissertation, 262 p., PA State Univ.;
    • Wyoming
      • Campbell Co.
        • Reno Junction
    		American Mineralogist, Volume 73, pages 1440-1448, 1988
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