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Vésigniéite

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Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
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Formula:
BaCu
 
3
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
System:MonoclinicColour:Yellow-green, dark ...
Hardness:3 - 4
Name:Named after Louis Vésignié (1870-1954), mineral collector, President of the Mineralogical Society of France.


Visually similar to volborthite.

Classification of Vésigniéite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/B.29-60
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BH.45

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
H : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 = 1:1
Dana 8th edition ID:41.5.13.1

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
5 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq
Hey's CIM Ref.:21.1.14

21 : Vanadates (and vanadates with arsenate or phosphate)
1 : Vanadates of the alkalis and Cu
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Type Occurrence of Vésigniéite

Type Locality:Glücksstern Mine, Gottlob Hill, Friedrichroda, Thuringian Forest, Thuringia, Germany

Occurrences of Vésigniéite

Geological Setting:Secondary mineral formed in copper bearing uranium-vanadium deposits.

Physical Properties of Vésigniéite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Translucent
Colour:Yellow-green, dark olive-green
Streak:Greenish
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 4
Cleavage:Perfect
Perfect on {001}, imperfect {110}
Density (measured):4.56(10) g/cm3
Density (calculated):4.7 g/cm3

Crystallography of Vésigniéite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:B2/m {B1 1 2/m} {C2/m} {C1 2/m 1}
Space Group Setting:C1 2/m 1
Cell Parameters:a = 10.255(15) Å, b = 5.898(13) Å, c = 7.718(8) Å
β = 116.42°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.739 : 1 : 1.309
Unit Cell Volume:V 418.06 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:2
Morphology:Lamellar pseudohexagonal crystals, botryoidal aggregates, powdery.
Twinning:Common, polysynthetic on {001}
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.207 (10)
2.709 (9)
2.288 (8)
2.554 (7)
1.815 (6)
1.610 (6)
1.475 (6)

Optical Data of Vésigniéite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 2.053 nβ = 2.129 nγ = 2.133
2V:Measured: 60° , Calculated: 24°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.080

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Very High
Dispersion:r < v strong

Chemical Properties of Vésigniéite

Formula:
BaCu
 
3
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
Essential elements:Ba, Cu, H, O, V
All elements listed in formula:Ba, Cu, H, O, V

Relationship of Vésigniéite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.BH.05Thadeuite
Ca(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH,F)
 
2
8.BH.10Durangite
NaAl(AsO
 
4
)F
8.BH.10Isokite
CaMg(PO
 
4
)F
8.BH.10Lacroixite
NaAl(PO
 
4
)F
8.BH.10Maxwellite
NaFe
3+
 
(AsO
 
4
)F
8.BH.10Panasqueiraite
CaMg(PO
 
4
)(OH,F)
8.BH.10Tilasite
CaMg(AsO
 
4
)F
8.BH.15Drugmanite
Pb(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
8.BH.20Bjarebyite
(Ba,Sr)(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
Al
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
3
8.BH.20Cirrolite
Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
3
 (?)
8.BH.20Kulanite
Ba(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
3
8.BH.20Penikisite
Ba(Mg,Fe
2+
 
,Ca)
 
2
Al
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
3
8.BH.20Perloffite
Ba(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
Fe
3+
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
3
8.BH.20Johntomaite
BaFe
2+
2
Fe
3+
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
3
8.BH.25Bertossaite
(Li,Na)
 
2
(Ca,Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)Al
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH,F)
 
4
8.BH.25Palermoite
(Li,Na)
 
2
(Sr,Ca)Al
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
4
8.BH.30Carminite
PbFe
3+
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
8.BH.30Sewardite
CaFe
3+
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
8.BH.35Adelite
CaMg(AsO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.35Arsendescloizite
PbZn(AsO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.35Austinite
CaZn(AsO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.35Cobaltaustinite
CaCo(AsO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.35Conichalcite
CaCu(AsO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.35Duftite
PbCu(AsO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.35Gabrielsonite
PbFe(AsO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.35Nickelaustinite
Ca(Ni,Zn)(AsO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.35Tangeite
CaCu(VO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.35Gottlobite
CaMg(VO
 
4
,AsO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.35Hermannroseite
CaCu(PO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.40Čechite
Pb(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)(VO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.40Descloizite
Pb(Zn,Cu)(VO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.40Mottramite
PbCu(VO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.40Pyrobelonite
PbMn
2+
 
(VO
 
4
)(OH)
8.BH.45Bayldonite
PbCu
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
8.BH.50Paganoite
NiBi(AsO
 
4
)O
8.BH.55Jagowerite
BaAl
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
8.BH.55Carlgieseckeite-(Nd)
NaNdCa
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
F
8.BH.60Attakolite
(Ca,Sr)Mn(Al,Fe)
 
4
(HPO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)(OH)
 
4
8.BH.65Leningradite
PbCu
 
3
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
Cl
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
21.1.1Metamunirite
NaVO
 
3
21.1.2Munirite
NaVO
 
3
 · 1.9H
 
2
O
21.1.3Barnesite
(Na,Ca)V
 
6
O
 
16
 · 3H
 
2
O
21.1.4Bannermanite
(Na,K)
 
0.7
V
4+
0.7
V
5+
5.3
O
 
15
21.1.5Howardevansite
NaCuFe
 
2
(VO
 
4
)
 
3
21.1.6Huemulite
Na
 
4
Mg(V
 
10
O
 
28
) · 24H
 
2
O
21.1.7Blossite
α-Cu
 
2
(V
 
2
O
 
7
)
21.1.8Ziesite
β-Cu
 
2
(V
 
2
O
 
7
)
21.1.9Stoiberite
Cu
 
5
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
O
 
2
21.1.10Mcbirneyite
Cu
 
3
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
21.1.11Fingerite
Cu
 
11
(VO
 
4
)
 
6
O
 
2
21.1.12Volborthite
Cu
 
3
(V
 
2
O
 
7
)(OH)
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
21.1.13Tangeite
CaCu(VO
 
4
)(OH)
21.1.15Lyonsite
Cu
 
3
Fe
 
4
(VO
 
4
)
 
6

Other Names for Vésigniéite

Synonyms:
Vesigneite
Other Languages:
German:Vesignieit
Russian:Везиньеит
Spanish:Vesignieita

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 Vésigniéite

Reference List:

- +
Guillemin, C. (1955): Une nouvelle espèce minéral: la vésigniéite, Cu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)2. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’ Académie des Sciences de Paris (1955): 240: 2331-2333.

American Mineralogist (1955): 40: 942.

Guillemin, C. and Z. Johan (1976): Etude radiocristallographie de la vésigniéite, Cu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)2. Compt. Rendus Acad. Sci. Paris, 282, 803–805 (in French).

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen (1987): 157: 245-266.

Zhesheng Ma, Ruilin He and Xiaoling Zhu (1990): Redetermination of the crystal structure of vesignieite. Acta Geologica Sinica, 64, 302–308 (in Chinese with English abs.).

American Mineralogist (1992): 77: 675.

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    • Localities for Vésigniéite

    The map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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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
     
    • South Australia
      • Flinders Ranges
        • South Flinders Ranges
          • Wilmington
    		Australian Journal of Mineralogy. Vol 2. No. 2. 1996. 57-70
      • Mt Lofty Ranges
        • North Mt Lofty Ranges
          • Burra
    		Am Min 59:307-313
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Central Bohemia Region
        • Příbram
          • Vrančice
    		[Lapis 1995, 12, p.13-24]
    J.Hyrsl (1992)
      • Hradec Králové Region
        • Jičín (Jitschin; Gitschin)
    		Pauliš, P.: Nejzajímavější mineralogická naleziště Čech. Kutná Hora: Kuttna, 2000, s. 61.
        • Nová Paka (Neupaka)
    		Johan, Z, Povondra, P.: Vanadium- and copper-bearing dolomite nodules from Permian sediments near Horní kalná, Czechoslovakia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie – Abhandlungen, 1987, Vol. 157, Number 3, s. 245-266.
      • Liberec Region
        • Jilemnice (Starkenbach)
    		Moravec, B., Pauliš, P.: Vésigniéit ze Studence u Jilemnice. Časopis pro mineralogii a geologii, 1990, roč. 35, č. 4, s. 430-431.
    Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
     
    • Katanga (Shaba)
      • Katanga Copper Crescent
        • Kolwezi District
    		Min.Rec.: 22:13-20,28; Rocks & Min.: 64:505; Lapis 17(3), 13-40 (1992)
    France
     
    • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
      • Alpes-Maritimes
        • Guillaumes
          • Daluis
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • St Blasien
          • Urberg
    		K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
        • Wolfach
          • Oberwolfach
            • Rankach valley
    		U. Kolitsch, J. Gröbner, G. Blaß, H.-W. Graf und A. Pring (2005): Neufunde aus der Grube Clara im mittleren Schwarzwald (II): Dreyerit, Gasparit-(Ce), Klinobisvanit, Kobaltkoritnigit, Metatyuyamunit, Roscoelith, Sengierit, Vésigniéit und Wakefieldit. Lapis 30 (9), 35-39; 58. (in German)
    • Lower Saxony
      • Harz
        • Bad Lauterberg
    		No reference listed
    J. Gröbner: Neufunde aus den Bergbaurevieren St. Andreasberg, Bad Lauterberg und von Oberschulenberg im Harz, MINERALIEN-WELT 18 (2007), 43-51.
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Eifel
        • Daun
          • Üdersdorf
    		Blass, G., Graf, HW., Kolitsch, U., Sebold, D., Über neue Mineralfunde aus der Vulkaneifel, Mineralien-Welt 6/2005
    Hentschel, G., Die Minerale der Üdersdorfer Lava, Lapis, Weise Verlag, München, 11/1989
        • Gerolstein
          • Roth
    		Blaß, G. & Schüller, W. (2012): Der Rother Kopf in der Vulkaneifel. Lapis, 37 (3), 20-29.
        • Hillesheim
          • Zilsdorf
    		Blass, G., Emmerich, F., Graf, HW., Schäfer, Ch., Tschörtner, J., (2006): Minerale der Eifelvulkane, Version 1.0, CD, published by authors
      • Hunsrück
        • Baumholder
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
    • Schleswig-Holstein
      • Helgoland Island
    		Markus Gerstmann - Collection
    • Thuringia
      • Harz
        • Nordhausen
          • Ilfeld
    		J. Gröbner, U. Kolitsch and J. Wesiger (2011): New finds of vanadate and rare-earth minerals from the manganese mine Ilfeld, Harz. Mineralien-Welt 22 (1), 41-49. (in German)
      • Thuringian Forest
        • Friedrichroda
          • Gottlob Hill
    		C.R.Acad.Sci.Paris,(1955) 240, 2331-2333; Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    Italy
     
    • Tuscany
      • Massa-Carrara Province
        • Apuan Alps
    		Orlandi, P. & Criscuolo, A. (2009). Minerali del marmo delle Alpi Apuane. Pacini editore, Pisa, 180 pp.
    Mexico
     
    • Sonora
      • Mun. de Santa Cruz
        • Cuitaca
    		Peter Megaw collection
    Namibia
     
    • Erongo Region
      • Swakopmund District
        • Namib Naukluft National Park
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Permskaya Oblast'
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Switzerland
     
    • Wallis (Valais)
      • Turtmann Valley
    		Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 425.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Devon
        • East Devon
          • Budleigh Salterton
    		from XRD and EPMA results - B. Smith
      • Leicestershire
        • Bardon
    		BMS Collection
        • Shepshed
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
        • Stanton under Bardon
    		UKJMM 26:31-42
      • Somerset
        • Cranmore
    		Turner, R.W. and Rumsey, M.S. (2010): Mineral Relationships in the Mendip Hills. Journal of the Russell Society, vol 13, pp 3-46; Rumsey & Turner, Russell Soc Newsletter #51, Sept. 2007; Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Geol.) 40 (5) : 247-258 Turner, R.W. and Rumsey, M.S. (2010): Mineral Relationships in the Mendip Hills. Journal of the Russell Society, vol 13, pp 3-46.
    • Scotland
      • Strathclyde (Argyllshire)
        • Lochgilphead
    		[J. Russell Soc. 2001 - 93]
    Ukraine
     
    • Crimea Oblast'
      • Simferopol area
        • Mramornoe Village area
    		Alexander I. Tischenko (1996)/ Minerals of the Crimea. - World of stones, 1996, #9, p. 9-18.
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Apache Co.
        • Navajo Indian Reservation
          • Monument Valley
            • Monument No. 2 channel
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 414.
      • Cochise Co.
        • Tombstone Hills
          • Tombstone District
    		Rob Bowell, lab tested
      • Coconino Co.
        • Prospect Canyon District
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 147, 150, 296, 311, 405, 414; Wenrich, K.J. & H.B. Sutphin (1989), Lithotectonic setting necessary for formation of a uranium-rich, solution-collapse breccia-pipe, Grand Canyon region, AZ, USGS Open File Rept. 89-0173.
      • Pinal Co.
        • Galiuro Mts
          • Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District)
            • Mercer Ranch area
              • Copper Creek area
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 206.
    Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 414.
    • California
      • Inyo Co.
        • Kearsarge District
          • Kearsarge
    		Paul M. Adams (2003) Unusual vanadium minerals from the Green Monster Mine, Inyo County, California. Mineral News, 19, #8.
    • Colorado
      • Las Animas Co.
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
      • Montrose Co.
        • Uravan District
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckels
    • Nevada
      • Eureka Co.
        • Lynn District
          • Elko
    		MinRecord 26:467; Mineralogical Record 22:383
    NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
        • Maggie Creek District
    		MinRec 26(5):449-469.
    Uzbekistan
     
    • Samarkand (Samarqand) Viloyati
      • Kara-Tyube (Kara-Tjube) Mts
    		Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
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