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Devilliersite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Formula:

Ca₄Ca₂Fe³⁺₁₀O₄[(Fe³⁺₁₀Si₂)O₃₆]

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Member of:

Sapphirine Supergroup

Type Locality:

ⓘ Har Parsa (Mt. Parsa), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

The ^VIFe³⁺-analogue of dorrite (so is true for khesinite). Also analogous towards synthetic SFCA (Ca-Al Silico-Ferrite).

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

55320

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:55320:7

GUID
(UUID V4):

45cdbe73-dc87-4018-8b98-39d596789352

IMA Classification of DevilliersiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2021

First published:

2021

Classification of DevilliersiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.DH.

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
H : Inosilicates with 4-periodic single chains, Si₄O₁₂

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

Chemistry of DevilliersiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ca₄Ca₂Fe³⁺₁₀O₄[(Fe³⁺₁₀Si₂)O₃₆]

Elements listed:

Ca, Fe, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of DevilliersiteHide

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Class (H-M):

1 - Pinacoidal

Space Group:

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.5662(1) Å, b = 10.9497(1) Å, c = 9.08459(7) Å
α = 9.08459(8)°, β = 9.08459(7)°, γ = 124.298(1)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.965 : 1 : 0.83

Unit Cell V:

nan Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.001 Å	(49)
2.999 Å	(52)
2.733 Å	(60)
2.731 Å	(58)
2.596 Å	(100)
2.593 Å	(81)
2.591 Å	(79)
1.523 Å	(49)

Comments:

From Type Description.

Type Occurrence of DevilliersiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Har Parsa (Mt. Parsa), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospekt 18-2, Moscow 119071, Russia, registration number 5296/1

Synonyms of DevilliersiteHide

IMA2020-073

Relationship of Devilliersite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Sapphirine Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Aenigmatite Group	A subgroup of the Sapphirine Supergroup.
Beckettite	Ca₂V₆Al₆O₂₀	Tric. 1 : P1
Khesinite	Ca₄(Mg₃Fe³⁺₉)O₄(Fe³⁺₉Si₃)O₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
Rhönite Group	Subgroup of the Sapphirine Supergroup.
Sapphirine Group	Subgroup of the Sapphirine Supergroup.
Surinamite	(Mg,Fe)₃Al₄BeSi₃O₁₆	Mon. 2/m
UM1988-26-SiO:AlMg	Mg₄Al₂O[Si₃Al₂O₁₅]

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.DH.	Gageite-2M	(Mn,Mg,Zn)₄₂Si₁₆O₅₄(OH)₄₀	Mon. 2/m
9.DH.	Bavsiite	Ba₂V₂O₂[Si₄O₁₂]	Tet. 4/m : I4/m
9.DH.	Yuzuxiangite	Sr₃Fe³⁺(Si₂O₆)₂(OH) · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.DH.	Louisfuchsite	Ca₂(Mg₄Ti₂)(Al₄Si₂)O₂₀	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DH.05	Leucophanite	NaCaBeSi₂O₆F	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
9.DH.10	Ohmilite	Sr₃(Ti,Fe³⁺)(Si₄O₁₂)(O,OH) · 2-3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.DH.15	Haradaite	SrVSi₂O₇	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
9.DH.15	Suzukiite	BaVSi₂O₇	Orth.
9.DH.20	Batisite	BaNaNaTi₂(Si₄O₁₂)O₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma
9.DH.20	Shcherbakovite	(K,Ba)KNa(Ti,Nb)₂(Si₄O₁₂)O₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma
9.DH.20	Noonkanbahite	BaKNaTi₂(Si₄O₁₂)O₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma
9.DH.25	Taikanite	Sr₃BaMn²⁺₂(Si₄O₁₂)O₂	Mon. 2 : B2
9.DH.30	Krauskopfite	BaSi₂O₅ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DH.35	Balangeroite	(Mg,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)₄₂Si₁₆O₅₄(OH)₄₀	Mon. 2/m
9.DH.35	Gageite	Mn₂₁(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₃(OH)₂₀	Mon. 2/m
9.DH.40	Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DH.40	Dorrite	Ca₄(Mg₃Fe³⁺₉)O₄(Si₃Al₈Fe³⁺O₃₆)	Tric.
9.DH.40	Høgtuvaite	Ca₄[Fe²⁺₆Fe³⁺₆]O₄[Si₈Be₂Al₂O₃₆]	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DH.40	Krinovite	Na₂Mg₄Cr³⁺₂(Si₆O₁₈)O₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DH.40	Makarochkinite	(Ca,Na)₄[Fe²⁺₈Fe³⁺₂Ti₂]O₄[Si₈Be₂Al₂O₃₆]	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DH.40	Rhönite	Ca₄[Mg₈Fe³⁺₂Ti₂]O₄[Si₆Al₆O₃₆]	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DH.40	Serendibite	Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DH.40	Welshite	Ca₄Mg₉Sb₃O₄[Si₆Be₃AlFe₂O₃₆]	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DH.40	Wilkinsonite	Na₂Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₂(Si₆O₁₈)O₂	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DH.40	Leucorhönite	Ca₂(Mg,Fe³⁺,Al)₆(Si,Al)₆O₂₀	Tric.
9.DH.40	Kuratite	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₅Ti)O₂[Si₄Al₂O₁₈]	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DH.40	Khesinite	Ca₄(Mg₃Fe³⁺₉)O₄(Fe³⁺₉Si₃)O₃₆	Tric. 1 : P1
9.DH.40	UM1991-29-SiO:FeMgNa	Na₄(Mg₅Fe³⁺₇)O₄[Si₉Fe³⁺₃O₃₆]
9.DH.45	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DH.50	Khmaralite	(Mg,Al,Fe)₁₆[(Al,Si,Be)₁₂O₃₆]O₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DH.55	Surinamite	(Mg,Fe)₃Al₄BeSi₃O₁₆	Mon. 2/m
9.DH.55	UM1988-26-SiO:AlMg	Mg₄Al₂O[Si₃Al₂O₁₅]
9.DH.60	Deerite	(Fe,Mn)₆(Fe,Al)₃[Si₆O₁₇]O₃(OH)₅	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DH.65	Howieite	Na(Fe,Mn)₁₀(Fe,Al)₂Si₁₂O₃₁(OH)₁₃	Tric.
9.DH.65	Taneyamalite	(Na,Ca)(Mn,Mg,Fe)₁₂Si₁₂(O,OH)₄₄	Tric.
9.DH.70	Johninnesite	Na₂Mn²⁺₉Mg₇(OH)₈[AsO₄]₂[Si₆O₁₇]₂	Tric.
9.DH.75	Agrellite	NaCa₂Si₄O₁₀F	Tric. 1 : P1

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References for DevilliersiteHide

Reference List:

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2021) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 59. European Journal of Mineralogy, 33 (1) 139-143 doi:10.5194/ejm-33-139-2021

Krüger, B., Krüger, H., Galuskina, I. O., Galuskin E. V., Vapnik, Y. (2021): The crystal structure of the new mineral devilliersite Ca4Ca2Fe3+10O4[(Fe3+10Si2)O36]. Poster, MinPet 2021, Vienna, Austria, September 19-21, 2021; abstract in Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges. 167, 121.

Krüger, B., Krüger, H., Galuskina, I. O., Galuskin E. V., Vapnik, Y. (2021): The crystal structure of the new mineral devilliersite Ca₄Ca₂Fe³⁺₁₀O₄[(Fe³⁺₁₀Si₂)O₃₆]. Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances: A77: C1141-C1142.

forum.amiminerals.it (2022) http://forum.amiminerals.it/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=17323&sid=7faa8566c1aad7a548852c11346968a7

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

Localities for DevilliersiteHide

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Israel (TL)

Southern District (HaDarom District)

Tamar Regional Council

Hatrurim Basin

ⓘ Har Parsa (Mt. Parsa) (TL)

Miyawaki et al. (2021)

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