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Yushkinite gorge, Middle Silova-Yakha River, Pai-Khoi (Paikhoi; Pay Khoy) Range, Yugorskii Peninsula, Nenetskiy Autonomous Okrug, Polar Urals, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
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Formula:
(Mg,Al)V
4+
 
S
 
2
(OH)
 
2
System:HexagonalColour:Pinkish purple
Hardness:1
Member of:Valleriite Group
Name:Named after Nikolai Pavlovich Yushkin (b. 1936), Russian mineralogist.


Valleriite Group.

Classification of Yushkinite

IMA status:Approved 1983
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/C.23-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.FD.30

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
F : Sulfides of arsenic, alkalies; sulfides with halide, oxide, hydroxide, H2O
D : With O, OH, H2O
Dana 8th edition ID:2.14.3.2

2 : SULFIDES
14 : Hydroxysulfides and Hydrated Sulfides
Hey's CIM Ref.:4.5

4 : Oxysulphides
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Type Occurrence of Yushkinite

Type Locality:Yushkinite gorge, Middle Silova-Yakha River, Pai-Khoi (Paikhoi; Pay Khoy) Range, Yugorskii Peninsula, Nenetskiy Autonomous Okrug, Polar Urals, Western-Siberian Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1983

Physical Properties of Yushkinite

Lustre:Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Colour:Pinkish purple
Comment:Strong copper magenta and orange red tarnish
Hardness (Mohs):1
Density (measured):2.94 g/cm3

Crystallography of Yushkinite

Crystal System:Hexagonal
Cell Parameters:a = 3.2Å, c = 11.3Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 3.531
Unit Cell Volume:V 100.21 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Yushkinite

Formula:
(Mg,Al)V
4+
 
S
 
2
(OH)
 
2
Essential elements:H, Mg, O, S, V
All elements listed in formula:Al, H, Mg, O, S, V

Relationship of Yushkinite to other Species

Member of:Valleriite Group
Other Members of Group:

- +
Ekplexite
(Nb,Mo,W)S
 
2
·(Mg
 
1

 
x
Al
 
x
)(OH)
2+
x
Ferrotochilinite
Fe
2+
6
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
5
S
 
6
(OH)
 
10
Haapalaite
(Fe
2+
 
,Ni)
 
2
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
1.61
S
 
2
(OH)
 
3.22
Tochilinite
Fe
2+
5-6
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
S
 
6
(OH)
 
10
Unnamed (Fe-analogue of Valleriite)
(Cu,Fe
2+
 
)
 
4
(Fe
2+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)
 
3
S
 
4
(OH,O)
 
6
Valleriite
(Fe
2+
 
,Cu)
 
4
(Mg,Al)
 
3
S
 
4
(OH,O)
 
6
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.FD.UKI-2004-(OS:BiCuPb)
PbCu
 
4
Bi
 
4
S
 
2
O
 
16
 (?)
2.FD.05Kermesite
Sb
 
2
S
 
2
O
2.FD.10Viaeneite
(Fe,Pb)
 
4
S
 
8
O
2.FD.20Erdite
NaFeS
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
2.FD.25Coyoteite
NaFe
 
3
S
 
5
 · 2H
 
2
O
2.FD.30Haapalaite
(Fe
2+
 
,Ni)
 
2
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
1.61
S
 
2
(OH)
 
3.22
2.FD.30Valleriite
(Fe
2+
 
,Cu)
 
4
(Mg,Al)
 
3
S
 
4
(OH,O)
 
6
2.FD.35Tochilinite
Fe
2+
5-6
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
S
 
6
(OH)
 
10
2.FD.40Wilhelmramsayite
Cu
 
3
FeS
 
3
·2H
 
2
O
2.FD.45Vyalsovite
FeCaAlS(OH)
 
5
2.FD.50Bazhenovite
Ca
 
8
S
 
2
(S
 
3
)(S
 
2
O
 
3
)(OH)
 
12
 · 20H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
4.1Bazhenovite
Ca
 
8
S
 
2
(S
 
3
)(S
 
2
O
 
3
)(OH)
 
12
 · 20H
 
2
O
4.2Kermesite
Sb
 
2
S
 
2
O
4.3Sarabauite
CaSb
3+
10
S
 
6
O
 
10
4.4Schöllhornite
Na
 
0.3
CrS
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
4.6Vyalsovite
FeCaAlS(OH)
 
5
4.7Valleriite
(Fe
2+
 
,Cu)
 
4
(Mg,Al)
 
3
S
 
4
(OH,O)
 
6
4.8Tochilinite
Fe
2+
5-6
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
S
 
6
(OH)
 
10
4.9Haapalaite
(Fe
2+
 
,Ni)
 
2
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
1.61
S
 
2
(OH)
 
3.22
4.10Apuanite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
4
Sb
3+
4
O
 
12
S
4.11Versiliaite
Fe
 
2
Fe
 
4
Sb
 
6
O
 
16
S

Other Names for Yushkinite

Synonyms:
IMA1983-050
Other Languages:
German:Yushkinit
Spanish:Yushkinita

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 Yushkinite

Reference List:

- +
Mineralogicheskii Zhurnal, Kiev (1984): 6(5): 9198.

American Mineralogist (1986): 71: 846.

Moeloe, et al. (1999): Mineralogical Magazine: 63(6): 879-889.

Koval'chuk, N.S., and Makeev, A.B. (2008) Typomorphism and Parasteresis of Yushkinite, the Pai-Khoi Anticlinorium. Geology of Ore Deposits 50(7), 503-517.

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    • Western-Siberian Region
      • Polar Urals
        • Nenetskiy Autonomous Okrug
          • Yugorskii Peninsula
            • Pai-Khoi (Paikhoi; Pay Khoy) Range
              • Middle Silova-Yakha River
    		Koval'chuk, N.S., and Makeev, A.B. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(7), 503-517.; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow; Geology of Ore Deposits Volume 50, Number 7, 503-517
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