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Mitrofanovite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Felix P. Mitrofanov

Formula:

Pt₃Te₄

Lustre:

Metallic

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Name:

Named in honour Felix Petrovich Mitrofanov (Феликс Петрович Митрофанов) (22 June 1935, Orenburg, USSR - 8 May 2014, Apatity, Russia), geologist and Academician of the Russian Academy of Science. He was among the first to discover platinum-group mineralization in the Fedorova-Pana complex, Russia.

Type Locality:

ⓘ East Chuarvy, Eastern Pana block, Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex), Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Structurally and chemically related to moncheite.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

52901

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:52901:5

GUID
(UUID V4):

21a37e63-7e3e-4ad3-9be3-807b7229a7fd

IMA Classification of MitrofanoviteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2018

First published:

2019

Type description reference:

Subbotin, V.V., Vymazalová, A., Laufek, F., Savchenko, Y.E., Stanley, C.J., Gabov, D.A., Plášil, J. (2019) Mitrofanovite, Pt3Te4, a new mineral from the East Chuarvy deposit, Fedorovo–Pana intrusion, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine: 83(4): 523-530.

Classification of MitrofanoviteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

1.AH.

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
H : Miscellaneous Elements, alloys

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Mfv	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of MitrofanoviteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Streak:

Gray

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
along [001]

Optical Data of MitrofanoviteHide

Anisotropism:

Strong, greyish brown rotation tints

Bireflectance:

medium to strong

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁	R₂
470nm	58.4%	54.6%
546nm	62.7%	58.0%
589nm	63.4%	59.1%
650nm	63.6%	59.5%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 63.6%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

bright white

Internal Reflections:

None

Pleochroism:

Weak

Chemistry of MitrofanoviteHide

Mindat Formula:

Pt₃Te₄

Elements listed:

Pt, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of MitrofanoviteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3m - Ditrigonal Pyramidal

Space Group:

R3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 3.9875(1) Å, c = 35.362(7) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 8.868

Unit Cell V:

486.93 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
11.79 Å	(23)
5.891 Å	(100)
3.928 Å	(11)
2.851 Å	(26)
2.137 Å	(16)
2.039 Å	(18)
1.574 Å	(24)
1.310 Å	(21)

Comments:

From Type Description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals

Type Occurrence of MitrofanoviteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ East Chuarvy, Eastern Pana block, Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex), Murmansk Oblast, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Anhedral grains (up to about 20×50μm) commonly in intergrowths with moncheite

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, registration number 5141/1

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Low-sulphide disseminated ore

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Vysotskite	Rustenburgite	Pyrrhotite	Pentlandite	Orthopyroxene Subgroup
Moncheite	Lukkulaisvaaraite	Kotulskite	Keithconnite	Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Chalcopyrite	Braggite	Augite	Amphibole Supergroup	Albite-Anorthite Series

Reference:

Synonyms of MitrofanoviteHide

IMA2017-112

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

1.AH.	Decagonite	Al₇₁Ni₂₄Fe₅	Icos.
1.AH.	Orthocuproplatinum	Pt₃Cu	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmmm
1.AH.	Tomamaeite	Cu₃Pt	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
1.AH.10	Cerium	Ce
1.AH.15	Tantalum	Ta	Iso.

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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 MitrofanoviteHide

Reference List:

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2018) CNMNC Newsletter no 42: New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2018. Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (2) 445-451 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.71p.450

(2023) Mitrofanovite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for MitrofanoviteHide

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Locality ListHide

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- 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)

Murmansk Oblast

Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex)

Eastern Pana block

ⓘ East Chuarvy (TL)

Subbotin et al. (2019)

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