Classification of Yoshimuraite |
| IMA status: | Approved |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 8/C.25-10
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 9.BE.42
9 : SILICATES (Germanates) B : Sorosilicates E : Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 58.2.6.1
58 : SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups 2 : Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2) |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 17.10.26
17 : Silicates Containing other Anions 10 : Silicates with sulphate, molybdate or tungstate |
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Type Occurrence of Yoshimuraite |
| Type Locality: | Noda-Tamagawa mine, Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan |
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| General Appearance of Type Material: | platy to bladed or tabular crystals, to 5 cm.; in stellate groups and platy masses |
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| Place of Conservation of Type Material: | National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan; The Natural History Museum, London, England; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; National Museum of Natural History, Washinton, DC, USA |
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| Year of Discovery: | 1959 |
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| Geological Setting of type material: | In the border facies of an alkalic pegmatite cutting a stratiform manganes deposit |
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Physical Properties of Yoshimuraite |
| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Translucent |
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| Colour: | Orange-brown, red, dark brown |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 4½ |
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| Hardness Data: | Measured |
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| Tenacity: | Brittle |
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| Density (measured): | 4.13 - 4.2 g/cm3 |
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| Density (calculated): | 4.21 g/cm3 |
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Crystallography of Yoshimuraite |
| Crystal System: | Triclinic |
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| Class (H-M): | 1 - Pinacoidal |
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| Space Group: | P1 |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 7(1) Å, b = 14.71(2) Å, c = 5.39(1) Å α = 93.52(2)°, β = 90.2(2)°, γ = 95.3(2)° |
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| Ratio: | a:b:c = 0.476 : 1 : 0.366 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 551.57 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| Z: | 2 |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 4.90 | | (60) | | 4.11 | | (40) | | 3.40 | | (100) | | 3.24 | | (60) | | 3.13 | | (40) | | 2.94 | | (100) |
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Optical Data of Yoshimuraite |
| Type: | Biaxial (+) |
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| RI values: | nα = 1.763 nβ = 1.777 nγ = 1.785 |
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| 2V: | Measured: 85° to 90°, Calculated: 72° |
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| Maximum Birefringence: | δ = 0.022
 Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration. |
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| Surface Relief: | Very High |
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| Dispersion: | very strong |
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| Comments: | X = bright yellow
Y = orange-brown
Z = brown |
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Chemical Properties of Yoshimuraite |
| Formula: | |
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| Essential elements: | Ba, H, Mn, O, P, Si, Ti |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Ba, H, Mn, O, P, Si, Ti |
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| Common Impurities: | Al,Fe,Zn,Mg,Ca,Na,K,H2O |
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Relationship of Yoshimuraite to other Species |
| Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping): | | 9.BE.02 | Wadsleyite | | | 9.BE.05 | Hennomartinite | | | 9.BE.05 | Lawsonite | | | 9.BE.05 | Noelbensonite | | | 9.BE.05 | Itoigawaite | | | 9.BE.07 | Ilvaite | | | 9.BE.07 | Manganilvaite | | | 9.BE.10 | Suolunite | | | 9.BE.12 | Jaffeite | | | 9.BE.15 | Fresnoite | | | 9.BE.17 | Baghdadite | | | 9.BE.17 | Burpalite | | | 9.BE.17 | Cuspidine | | | 9.BE.17 | Hiortdahlite | | (Ca,Na) | | (Zr,Ti)Si | | O | | (O,OH,F) | | |
| | 9.BE.17 | Janhaugite | | (Na,Ca) | | (Mn,Fe) | | (Ti,Zr,Nb) | | Si | | O | | (OH,F,O) | | |
| | 9.BE.17 | Låvenite | | (Na,Ca) | | (Mn | | ,Fe | | )(Zr,Ti)[(O,OH,F) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.17 | Niocalite | | | 9.BE.17 | Normandite | | NaCa(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb,Zr)[(O,F) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.17 | Wöhlerite | | NaCa | | (Zr,Nb)[(O,OH,F) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.17 | Hiortdahlite I | | | 9.BE.17 | IMA2005-005a | | | 9.BE.20 | Mosandrite | | (Ca,Na,Ce) | | (Ti,Zr) | | [F | | |(OH) | | |SiO | | |(Si | | O | | ) | | ] |
| | 9.BE.20 | Nacareniobsite-(Ce) | | Na | | Ca | | (Ce,La,Nd)Nb[F | | |O|(Si | | O | | ) | | ] |
| | 9.BE.20 | Rinkite | | Na(Na,Ca) | | (Ca,Ce) | | Ti[F | | |(O,F) | | |(Si | | O | | ) | | ] |
| | 9.BE.22 | Götzenite | | | 9.BE.22 | Hainite | | | 9.BE.22 | Rosenbuschite | | | 9.BE.22 | Kochite | | (Na,Ca) | | Ca | | (Mn,Ca)ZrTi[(F,O) | | |(Si | | O | | ) | | ] |
| | 9.BE.23 | Dovyrenite | | | 9.BE.25 | Barytolamprophyllite | | (Ba,Na) | | (Na,Ti,Fe | | ) | | Ti | | [O|(OH,F)|Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.25 | Ericssonite | | | 9.BE.25 | Lamprophyllite | | (Sr,K,Ba) | | (Na,Ti,Mn | | ,Fe | | ) | | Ti | | [O|(O,OH,F)|Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.25 | Orthoericssonite | | | 9.BE.25 | Seidozerite | | | 9.BE.25 | Nabalamprophyllite | | Na | | (Ba,Na) | | Ti | | [O|(OH,F)|Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.25 | Grenmarite | | (Zr,Mn) | | (Zr,Ti)(Mn,Na)(Na,Ca) | | (Si | | O | | ) | | (O,F) | | |
| | 9.BE.27 | Murmanite | | | 9.BE.30 | Epistolite | | | 9.BE.32 | Lomonosovite | | | 9.BE.35 | Vuonnemite | | | 9.BE.37 | Sobolevite | | Na | | Ca(NaCaMn)Ti | | (Si | | O | | ) | | (PO | | ) | | O | | F | | |
| | 9.BE.40 | Innelite | | Na | | (Ba,K) | | (Mg,Ca,Fe)Ti | | Si | | O | | (OH,F) | | SO | | |
| | 9.BE.40 | Phosphoinnelite | | Ba | | Na | | Ti | | [(O,F) | | |(PO | | ,SO | | ) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.45 | Quadruphite | | | 9.BE.47 | Polyphite | | | 9.BE.50 | Bornemanite | | | 9.BE.50 | Shkatulkaite | | Na | | Mn | | Ti | | Nb | | [(OH) | | |F|(Si | | O | | ) | | ] · 12H | | O |
| | 9.BE.50 | Shkatulkalite | | | 9.BE.50 | Bykovaite | | BaNa(Na,Ti) | | [(OH,F) | | |(Ti,Nb) | | Si | | O | | (O,OH) | | ] · 3H | | O |
| | 9.BE.55 | Bafertisite | | Ba(Fe | | ,Mn | | ) | | Ti[O|(O,OH) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.55 | Hejtmanite | | Ba(Mn | | ,Fe | | ) | | Ti[O|(OH,F) | | |Si | | O | | ] |
| | 9.BE.55 | Nechelyustovite | | (Ba,Na) | | {(Na,Ti,Mn) | | [(Ti,Nb) | | (OH) | | Si | | O | | ](OH,O,F) | | } · 3H | | O |
| | 9.BE.60 | Delindeite | | (Na,K) | | (Ba,Ca) | | (Ti,Fe,Al) | | Si | | O | | (OH) | | |
| | 9.BE.65 | Bussenite | | | 9.BE.67 | Jinshajiangite | | (Na,Ca)(Ba,K)(Fe,Mn) | | Ti | | Si | | O | | (F,O,OH) | | |
| | 9.BE.67 | Perraultite | | (Na,Ca)(Ba,K)(Mn,Fe) | | (Ti,Nb) | | Si | | O | | (OH,F,O) | | |
| | 9.BE.67 | Surkhobite | | (Ba,K) | | CaNaMn | | Ti | | (Si | | O | | ) | | O | | (F,OH,O) | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Karnasurtite-(Ce) | | (Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe)(Si,P) | | O | | (OH) | | ·3H | | O |
| | 9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(Ce) | | (Ce,Ca,Th) | | (Mg,Fe | | ) | | (Ti,Fe | | ) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Strontiochevkinite | | (Sr,La,Ce,Ca) | | Fe | | (Ti,Zr) | | Ti | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Chevkinite-(Ce) | | (Ce,La,Ca,Na,Th) | | (Fe | | ,Mg)(Fe | | ,Ti,Fe | | ) | | (Ti,Fe | | ,Nb) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Polyakovite-(Ce) | | (Ce,Ca) | | (Mg,Fe | | )(Cr | | ,Fe | | ) | | (Ti,Nb) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Rengeite | | | 9.BE.70 | Matsubaraite | | | 9.BE.70 | Dingdaohengite-(Ce) | | | 9.BE.70 | Maoniupingite-(Ce) | | (REE,Ca) | | (Fe | | ,Ti,Fe | | ,[])(Ti,Fe | | ,Fe | | ,Nb) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(La) | | (La,Ce, Ca) | | (Fe,Mn | | ,Mg)(Ti,Fe) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.72 | Fersmanite | | | 9.BE.75 | Belkovite | | | 9.BE.77 | Nasonite | | | 9.BE.80 | Kentrolite | | | 9.BE.80 | Melanotekite | | | 9.BE.82 | Tilleyite | | | 9.BE.85 | Killalaite | | | 9.BE.87 | Stavelotite-(La) | | (La,Nd,Ca) | | Mn | | Cu(Mn | | ,Fe | | ,Mn | | ) | | [O | | |Si | | O | | ] | | |
| | 9.BE.90 | Biraite-(Ce) | |
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| Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping: | | 17.10.1 | Nosean | | | 17.10.2 | Pitiglianoite | | | 17.10.3 | Vishnevite | | (Na,K) | | [(SO | | ,CO | | )|Al | | Si | | O | | ] · 2H | | O |
| | 17.10.4 | Haüyne | | (Na,Ca) | | [Al | | Si | | (O,S) | | ](SO | | ,Cl) | | |
| | 17.10.5 | Liottite | | (Na,K) | | Ca | | [Cl | | |(SO | | ) | | |(Al | | Si | | O | | ) | | ] |
| | 17.10.6 | Latiumite | | | 17.10.7 | Tuscanite | | (K(Ca,Na) | | (Si,Al) | | O | | [SO | | ,CO | | ,(OH) | | ]·H | | O |
| | 17.10.8 | Microsommite | | | 17.10.9 | Delhayelite | | (Na,K) | | Ca | | Al | | Si | | O | | (Cl | | ,F | | ,SO | | ) | | ·18H | | O |
| | 17.10.10 | Hydrodelhayelite | | | 17.10.11 | Davyne | | | 17.10.12 | Afghanite | | (Na,Ca,K) | | [(Cl | | ,SO | | ,CO | | ) | | |Al | | Si | | O | | ] · 0.5H | | O |
| | 17.10.13 | Franzinite | | (Na,K) | | Ca | | [(SO | | ) | | |Al | | Si | | O | | ] · 0.5H | | O |
| | 17.10.14 | Giuseppettite | | | 17.10.15 | Sacrofanite | | (Na,Ca,K) | | [{(OH) | | ,SO | | ,CO | | ,Cl | | } | | |Al | | Si | | O | | ] · 0.5H | | O |
| | 17.10.16 | Chessexite | | (Na,K) | | Ca | | (Mg,Zn) | | Al | | [(SO | | ) | | |(SiO | | ) | | ] · 40H | | O |
| | 17.10.17 | Innelite | | Na | | (Ba,K) | | (Mg,Ca,Fe)Ti | | Si | | O | | (OH,F) | | SO | | |
| | 17.10.18 | Thaumasite | | | 17.10.19 | Ellestadite | | | 17.10.20 | Ellestadite-(Cl) | | | 17.10.21 | Ellestadite-(OH) | | | 17.10.22 | Ellestadite-(F) | | | 17.10.23 | Mattheddleite | | | 17.10.24 | Queitite | | | 17.10.25 | Roeblingite | | | 17.10.27 | Kegelite | | Pb | | (Zn,Fe) | | Al | | (SO | | ) | | Si | | O | | or near |
| | 17.10.28 | Wenkite | | (Ba,K) | | (Ca,Na) | | [(SO | | ) | | |(Si,Al) | | O | | (OH) | | ] · 0.5H | | O |
| | 17.10.29 | Macquartite | | | 17.10.30 | Welinite | |
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Other Names for Yoshimuraite |
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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. |
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References for Yoshimuraite |
| Reference List: | Watanabe, T., Y. Takeuchi, & J. Ito: Mineralogical Journal (Japan): (1961): 3, 156-167 [Am.Min.(1961): 46: 1515 (abstract)]
Mineralogical Journal (Japan)(1959): 2: 408-421.
American Mineralogist (1960): 45: 479.
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