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Vuorelainenite

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Sätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland, Sweden
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Formula:
(Mn,Fe)(V,Cr)
 
2
O
 
4
Hardness:6½
Name:Named after Yrjö Vuorelainen (b. 1922), Finnish geologist.


Spinel Group. Manganochromite-Vuorelainenite Series.

Classification of Vuorelainenite

IMA status:Approved 1980
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/B.04-10
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:7.2.4.1

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
2 : AB2X4
Hey's CIM Ref.:7.12.21

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
12 : Oxides of V, Nb and Ta
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Type Occurrence of Vuorelainenite

Type Locality:Sätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland, Sweden
Year of Discovery:1982

Physical Properties of Vuorelainenite

Lustre:Sub-Metallic
Hardness (Mohs):6½

Chemical Properties of Vuorelainenite

Formula:
(Mn,Fe)(V,Cr)
 
2
O
 
4
Essential elements:Mn, O, V
All elements listed in formula:Cr, Fe, Mn, O, V

Relationship of Vuorelainenite to other Species

Series:Forms a series with Manganochromite (see here)
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
Fe
2+
 
V
3+
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
Fe
2+
 
Al
 
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.05Ulvöspinel
Fe
 
2
TiO
 
4
4.BB.05Zincochromite
ZnCr
 
2
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
3+
2
O
 
3
4.BB.15Titanomaghemite
Fe
3+
 
(Fe
3+
 
,Ti
4+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,◻)
 
2
O
 
4
4.BB.20Tegengrenite
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
)
 
2
Sb
5+
0.5
(Mn
3+
 
,Si,Ti)
 
0.5
O
 
4
4.BB.25Xieite
Fe
2+
 
Cr
 
2
O
 
4
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
7.12.1Montroseite
(V
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)O(OH)
7.12.2 Scherbinaite
7.12.3Paramontroseite
V
4+
 
O
 
2
7.12.4Häggite
V
3+
 
V
4+
 
O
 
2
(OH)
 
3
7.12.5Duttonite
V
4+
 
O(OH)
 
2
7.12.6Doloresite
V
4+
3
O
 
4
(OH)
 
4
7.12.7Lenoblite
V
4+
2
O
 
4
 · 2H
 
2
O
7.12.8Navajoite
Fe
3+
 
V
5+
9
O
 
24
 · 12H
 
2
O
7.12.9Vanoxite
V
4+
4
V
5+
2
O
 
13
 · 8H
 
2
O
7.12.10Bariandite
Al
 
0.6
(V
5+
 
,V
4+
 
)
 
8
O
 
20
 · 9H
 
2
O
7.12.11Corvusite
(Na,K,Ca,Mg)
 
2
(V
5+
 
,V
4+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
8
O
 
20
 · 6-10H
 
2
O
7.12.12Simplotite
CaV
4+
4
O
 
9
 · 5H
 
2
O
7.12.13Kyzylkumite
BeV
3+
2
TiO
 
6
7.12.14Schreyerite
V
3+
2
Ti
 
3
O
 
9
7.12.15Berdesinskiite
V
3+
2
TiO
 
5
7.12.16Tivanite
V
3+
 
TiO
 
3
(OH)
7.12.17Mannardite
Ba
 
x
Ti
 
8-2x
V
 
2x
O
 
16
·2-xH
 
2
O
7.12.18Karelianite
V
3+
2
O
 
3
7.12.19Coulsonite
Fe
2+
 
V
3+
2
O
 
4
7.12.20Nolanite
(V
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Ti)
 
10
O
 
14
(OH)
 
2
7.12.22Tantite
Ta
 
2
O
 
5
7.12.23Kimrobinsonite
(Ta,Nb)(OH)
 
5-2x
(O,CO
 
3
)
 
x
 ; x near 1.2

Other Names for Vuorelainenite

Synonyms:
IMA1980-048
Other Languages:
German:Vuorelainenit
Russian:Вуорелайненит
Spanish:Vuorelainenita

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 Vuorelainenite

Reference List:

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Canadian Mineralogist (1982): 20: 281-290.

American Mineralogist (1983): 68: 472-473.

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    • Localities for Vuorelainenite

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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.
    France
     
    • Midi-Pyrénées
      • Hautes-Pyrénées
    		 Le Règne Minéral 47: 5-21
          • Vielle Aure
    		DE ASCENCAO GUEDES R., TIXADOR Y., CASTERET A. & GOUJOU JC. (2002) La mine de Coustou, Vielle-Aure, Hautes-Pyrénées. Le Règne Minéral, 47, 23-31. (in french)
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Kanto Region
        • Saitama Prefecture
          • Iruma-gun
    • Shikoku Island
      • Ehime Prefecture
        • Saijo City
    		Gunnar Farber specimens
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e)
        • Irkutskaya Oblast'
          • Lake Baikal area
    		[MinRec 27:304]
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
    		Mikhailova, Y.A., Konopleva, N.G., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Pakhomovsky, Y.A. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(7), 590-598.
    Sweden
     
    • Östergötland
      • Finspång
        • Doverstorp ore field
    		Zakrzewski, M.A., Burke, E.A.J., and Lustenhouwer, W.J. (1982): Vuorelainenite, a new spinel, and associated minerals from the Satra (Doverstorp) pyrite deposit, central Sweden. Canadian Mineralogist. 20, 281-290.
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