Ziminaite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Zimina volcano, Russia

Formula:

Fe³⁺ ₆ (VO₄)₆

Colour:

Yellowish-brown

Lustre:

Adamantine

Hardness:

4½

Specific Gravity:

3.448 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Member of:

Howardevansite Group

Name:

Named after the Zimina volcano situated near the discovery locality.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Bezymyannyi Volcano, Ust-Kamchatsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

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Unique IdentifiersHide

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Mindat ID:

46494

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:46494:9

GUID
(UUID V4):

2ca3ab04-05e4-46df-a34e-bfa79f6edafc

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Physical Properties of ZiminaiteHide

Optical Data of ZiminaiteHide

Anisotropism:

weak

Bireflectance:

Weak

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R1	R2
400nm	19.4%	20.8%
440nm	17.6%	19.0%
470nm	16.3%	17.7%
480nm	15.8%	17.2%
520nm	14.6%	16.1%
546nm	14.1%	15.7%
560nm	14.0%	15.5%
589nm	13.8%	15.1%
620nm	13.7%	14.9%
650nm	13.6%	14.7%
680nm	13.5%	14.6%
700nm	13.5%	14.6%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 20.8%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Light grey

Internal Reflections:

Deep yellow

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References for ZiminaiteHide

Reference List:

Robertson, B. and Kostiner, E. (1972) Crystal structure and Moessbauer effect investigation of FeVO4. Journal of Solid State Chemistry: 4: 29-37.

Pekov, I.V., Siidra, O.I., Yapaskurt, V.O., Polekhovsky, Y.S. and Kartashov, P.M. (2015) Ziminaite, IMA 2014-062. CNMNCNewsletter No. 23, February 2015, page 52; Mineralogical Magazine: 79: 51-58.

Pekov, I.V., Siidra, O.I., Yapaskurt, V.O., Polekhovsky, Yu.S., Kartashov, P.M. (2018) Ziminaite, Fe3+VO4, a new howardevansite-group mineral from the Bezymyannyi volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. Mineralogy and Petrology: 112: 371–379.

Pekov, I.V., Siidra, O.I., Yapaskurt, V.O., Polekhovsky, Yu.S., Kartashov, P.M. (2018) Ziminaite, Fe3+VO4, a new howardevansite-group mineral from the Bezymyannyi volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. Mineralogy and Petrology: 112: 371–379.

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Russia (TL)
Kamchatka Krai Ust-Kamchatsky District ⓘ Bezymyannyi Volcano (TL)	Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 51-58 Pekov, I.V., Siidra, O.I., Yapaskurt, V.O., Polekhovsky, Y.S. and Kartashov, P.M. (2015) Ziminaite, IMA 2014-062. CNMNCNewsletter No. 23, February 2015, page 52 Pekov, I.V., Siidra, O.I., Yapaskurt, V.O., Polekhovsky, Yu.S., Kartashov, P.M. (2018) Ziminaite, Fe3+VO4, a new howardevansite-group mineral from the Bezymyannyi volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. Mineralogy and Petrology: 112: 371–379.