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Yafsoanite

Formula:
Ca
 
3
Zn
 
3
[TeO
 
6
]
 
2
System:IsometricColour:Light to dark brown
Lustre:VitreousHardness:5½
Name:From Russian YAFSOAN, an acronym for the Yakut Filial, Siberian Branch, Academy of Science, Yakutiya, Russia.
This page provides mineralogical data about Yafsoanite.

Classification of Yafsoanite

IMA status:Approved 1981
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/K.15-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.CC.25

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
C : With large and medium-sized cations
Dana 8th edition ID:7.2.14.1

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
2 : AB2X4
Hey's CIM Ref.:28.4.3

28 : Selenites, Selenates, Tellurites, and Tellurates
4 : Tellurates
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Type Occurrence of Yafsoanite

Type Locality:Kuranakh Au Deposit, Aldan, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1982

Physical Properties of Yafsoanite

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Light to dark brown
Hardness (Mohs):5½

Crystallography of Yafsoanite

Crystal System:Isometric
Cell Parameters:a = 6.3Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 250.05 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Yafsoanite

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Yafsoanite

Formula:
Ca
 
3
Zn
 
3
[TeO
 
6
]
 
2
Essential elements:Ca, O, Te, Zn
All elements listed in formula:Ca, O, Te, Zn

Relationship of Yafsoanite to other Species

Related to:
  • Garnet Group
    • Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
    4.CC.05Chrombismite
    Bi
     
    16
    		CrO
     
    27
    4.CC.10Freudenbergite
    Na
     
    2
    		(Ti,Fe)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
    4.CC.15Grossite
    CaAl
     
    4
    		O
     
    7
    4.CC.20Mayenite
    Ca
     
    12
    		Al
     
    14
    		O
     
    33
    4.CC.30Latrappite
    (Ca,Na)(Nb,Ti,Fe)O
     
    3
    4.CC.30Lueshite
    NaNbO
     
    3
    4.CC.30Natroniobite
    NaNbO
     
    3
    4.CC.30Perovskite
    CaTiO
     
    3
    4.CC.30Barioperovskite
    BaTiO
     
    3
    4.CC.30IMA2007-014
    CaZrO
     
    3
    4.CC.35Loparite-(Ce)
    (Na,Ce,Ca,Sr,Th)(Ti,Nb,Fe)O
     
    3
    4.CC.35Macedonite
    PbTiO
     
    3
    4.CC.35Tausonite
    SrTiO
     
    3
    4.CC.35Isolueshite
    (Na,La,Ca)(Nb,Ti)O
     
    3
    4.CC.40Crichtonite
    (Sr,La,Ce,Y)(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Mn)
     
    21
    		O
     
    38
    4.CC.40Davidite-(Ce)
    (Ce,La)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)
     
    20
    		(O,OH)
     
    38
    4.CC.40Davidite-(La)
    (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)
     
    20
    		(O,OH)
     
    38
    4.CC.40Davidite-(Y)
    (Y,Ce,La,Ca,�)(U,Y)(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Mg)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Cr,�)
     
    18
    		O
     
    38
    4.CC.40Landauite
    NaMnZn
     
    2
    		(Ti,Fe)
     
    6
    		Ti
     
    12
    		O
     
    38
    4.CC.40Lindsleyite
    (Ba,Sr)(Ti,Zr,Fe,Cr)
     
    21
    		O
     
    38
    4.CC.40Loveringite
    (Ca,Ce)(Ti,Fe,Cr,Mg)
     
    21
    		O
     
    38
    4.CC.40Mathiasite
    K(Ti,Cr,Fe,Mg,Zr)
     
    21
    		O
     
    38
    4.CC.40Senaite
    Pb(Ti,Fe,Mn)
     
    21
    		O
     
    38
    4.CC.40Dessauite-(Y)
    (Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    20
    		O
     
    38
    4.CC.40Cleusonite
    (Pb,Sr)(U
    4+
     
    		,U
    6+
     
    		)(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Zn)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    18
    		(O,OH)
     
    38
    4.CC.40Gramaccioliite-(Y)
    (Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    18
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    38
    4.CC.45Diaoyudaoite
    NaAl
     
    11
    		O
     
    17
    4.CC.45Hawthorneite
    BaMgTi
     
    3
    		Cr
     
    4
    		Fe
     
    4
    		O
     
    19
    4.CC.45Hibonite
    (Ca,Ce)(Al,Fe,Ti,Si,Mg)
     
    12
    		O
     
    19
    4.CC.45Lindqvistite
    Pb
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe)Fe
     
    16
    		O
     
    27
    4.CC.45Magnetoplumbite
    (Pb,Mn)(Fe,Mn)
     
    12
    		O
     
    19
    4.CC.45Plumboferrite
    PbFe
     
    4
    		O
     
    7
    4.CC.45Yimengite
    K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)
     
    12
    		O
     
    19
    4.CC.45Haggertyite
    Ba[Fe
    2+
    6
    		Ti
     
    5
    		Mg]O
     
    19
    4.CC.45Nežilovite
    PbZn
     
    2
    		(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Ti
    4+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
    8
    		O
     
    19
    4.CC.45Batiferrite
    Ba[Ti
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
    8
    		Fe
    2+
    2
    		]O
     
    19
    4.CC.50Jeppeite
    (K,Ba)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Fe)
     
    6
    		O
     
    13
    4.CC.55Zenzénite
    Pb
     
    3
    		(Fe,Mn)
     
    4
    		Mn
     
    3
    		O
     
    13
    4.CC.60Mengxianminite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    3
    		(Fe,Mn)
     
    2
    		Mg
     
    2
    		(Sn,Zn)
     
    5
    		Al
     
    8
    		O
     
    29
    Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
    28.4.1Xocomecatlite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|TeO
     
    4
    		]
    28.4.2Carlfriesite
    CaTe
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    28.4.4Tlalocite
    Cu
     
    10
    		Zn
     
    6
    		(TeO
     
    3
    		)(TeO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		Cl(OH)
     
    25
    		·27H
     
    2
    		O
    28.4.5Oboyerite
    Pb
     
    6
    		H
     
    6
    		[(Te
    4+
     
    		O
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|(Te
    6+
     
    		O
     
    6
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    28.4.6Schieffelinite
    Pb
     
    8
    		(TeO
     
    4
    		)
     
    5
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    28.4.7Girdite
    Pb
     
    3
    		H
     
    2
    		[Te
    4+
     
    		O
     
    3
    		|Te
    6+
     
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    28.4.8Khinite
    Cu
     
    3
    		Pb[(OH)
     
    6
    		|TeO
     
    4
    		]
    28.4.9Parakhinite
    Cu
     
    3
    		Pb[(OH)
     
    6
    		|TeO
     
    4
    		]
    28.4.10Dugganite
    Pb
     
    3
    		Zn
     
    3
    		(Te
    6+
     
    		O
     
    6
    		)(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    28.4.11Kuksite
    Pb
     
    3
    		Zn
     
    3
    		TeO
     
    6
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    28.4.12Cheremnykhite
    Pb
     
    3
    		Zn
     
    3
    		TeO
     
    6
    		(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    28.4.13Tlapallite
    H
     
    6
    		(Ca,Pb)
     
    2
    		(Cu,Zn)
     
    3
    		SO
     
    4
    		(TeO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    		TeO
     
    6
    28.4.14Montanite
    Bi
     
    2
    		[TeO
     
    6
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    28.4.15Kuranakhite
    PbMn
    4+
     
    		Te
    6+
     
    		O
     
    6
    28.4.16Cuzticite
    Fe
    3+
    2
    		[TeO
     
    6
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    28.4.17Yecoraite
    Fe
    3+
    3
    		(BiO)
     
    5
    		(Te
    4+
     
    		O
     
    3
    		)(Te
    6+
     
    		O
     
    6
    		)
     
    2
    		 · 9H
     
    2
    		O

    Other Names for Yafsoanite

    Synonyms:
    IMA1981-022
    German names:
    Yafsoanit
    Russian names:
    Яфсоанит
    Spanish names:
    Yafsoanita

    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 Yafsoanite

    Reference List:Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1982): 111: 118-121.

    American Mineralogist (1983): 68: 282-283.

    Mineralogy and Petrology (1989): 40: 111-116.

    American Mineralogist (1990): 75: 937.

    International Geology Review: 24(11): 1295-1298.

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    • Sonora
      • Mun. de Moctezuma
        • Moctezuma
    		Lapis 2001(1), 11-40
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
        • Aldan Shield
          • Aldan
    		ZVMO (1982) 111, 118-121
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    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
    		Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 428.
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