Berdesinskiite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Berdesinskiite
Formula:
V3+2TiO5
Colour:
Black
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
6 - 6½
Specific Gravity:
4.536 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
For Professor Waldemar Berdesinski (1911-1990), crystallographer, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Type Locality:
Isotypic with Unnamed (Monoclinic polymorph of Pseudobrookite).
A possible Cr analogue is coded as UM1996-17-O:CrFeNbTiV.
A possible Cr analogue is coded as UM1996-17-O:CrFeNbTiV.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
630
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:630:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
08c6c056-599a-4ebe-867e-c0c2939fdf3a
Classification of Berdesinskiite
Approved
Approval year:
1980
First published:
1981
Type description reference:
4.CB.30
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
B : With medium-sized cations
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
B : With medium-sized cations
7.7.2.1
7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
7 : AB2X5
7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
7 : AB2X5
7.12.15
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
12 : Oxides of V, Nb and Ta
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
12 : Oxides of V, Nb and Ta
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMAâCNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Please only use the official IMAâCNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Please only use the official IMAâCNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Bds | IMAâCNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMAâCNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Brd | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download |
Physical Properties of Berdesinskiite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Black
Hardness:
6 - 6½ on Mohs scale
Density:
4.536 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Berdesinskiite
Type:
Biaxial
Bireflectance:
Weak
Reflectivity:
Wavelength | R1 | R2 |
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400 nm | 16.6% | 17.1% |
420 nm | 17.1% | 17.5% |
440 nm | 17.4% | 18.0% |
460 nm | 17.9% | 18.4% |
480 nm | 18.3% | 18.9% |
500 nm | 18.8% | 19.4% |
520 nm | 19.2% | 19.8% |
540 nm | 19.5% | 20.3% |
560 nm | 19.8% | 20.8% |
580 nm | 20.0% | 21.1% |
600 nm | 20.3% | 21.3% |
620 nm | 20.4% | 21.4% |
640 nm | 20.5% | 21.5% |
660 nm | 20.6% | 21.6% |
680 nm | 20.4% | 21.6% |
700 nm | 20.2% | 21.5% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 21.6%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red
Colour in reflected light:
Reddish brown
Chemical Properties of Berdesinskiite
Formula:
V3+2TiO5
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Al,Cr
Crystallography of Berdesinskiite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.11 Å, b = 5.084 Å, c = 7.03 Å
β = 111.46°
β = 111.46°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.989 : 1 : 1.383
Unit Cell V:
336.29 Ă
Âł (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Comment:
Point Group: 2/m or m.; Space Group: [C2/c or Cc; P21/c; P2/c or P c] (by analogy to synthetic V2TiO5) ·
Crystal Structure
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0007329 | Berdesinskiite | Armbruster T, Galuskin E V, Reznitsky L Z, Sklyarov E V (2009) X-ray structural investigation of the oxyvanite (V3O5) - berdesinskiite (V2TiO5) series: V4+ substituting for octahedrally coordinated Ti4+ European Journal of Mineralogy 21 885-891 | 2009 | Pereval marble quarry, Sludyanka complex, south of Lake Baikal, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
0007330 | Berdesinskiite | Armbruster T, Galuskin E V, Reznitsky L Z, Sklyarov E V (2009) X-ray structural investigation of the oxyvanite (V3O5) - berdesinskiite (V2TiO5) series: V4+ substituting for octahedrally coordinated Ti4+ European Journal of Mineralogy 21 885-891 | 2009 | Pereval marble quarry, Sludyanka complex, south of Lake Baikal, Russia | 0 | 293 | |
0007331 | Berdesinskiite | Armbruster T, Galuskin E V, Reznitsky L Z, Sklyarov E V (2009) X-ray structural investigation of the oxyvanite (V3O5) - berdesinskiite (V2TiO5) series: V4+ substituting for octahedrally coordinated Ti4+ European Journal of Mineralogy 21 885-891 | 2009 | Pereval marble quarry, Sludyanka complex, south of Lake Baikal, Russia | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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4.721 Ă | ( |
4.492 Ă | ( |
3.316 Ă | ( |
2.895 Ă | ( |
2.676 Ă | ( |
2.543 Ă | ( |
2.447 Ă | ( |
Comments:
Recorded on type material; line intensities not given
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere | <0.6 |
53 : Other minerals with taphonomic origins | <0.4 |
Type Occurrence of Berdesinskiite
General Appearance of Type Material:
As grains, rarely up to 70 ”m, and as rims arouns schreyerite.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Universities of Bochum, Hamburg and Heidelberg, Germany;
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA (No. 147362).
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA (No. 147362).
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In strongly weathered gneiss with quartzite in a gem kornerupine deposit of Precambrian age.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Bernhardt, H.-J. , Schmetzer, K. and Medenbach, O. (1983): Berdesinskiite, V2TiO5, a new mineral from Kenya and additional data for schreyerite, V2Ti3O9. Neues Jahrbuch fĂŒr Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 3, 110-118.
Synonyms of Berdesinskiite
Other Language Names for Berdesinskiite
German:Berdesinskiit
Spanish:Berdesinskiita
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Berdesinskiite associated with Schreyerite | V3+2Ti3O9 |
1 photo of Berdesinskiite associated with Kornerupine | Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH) |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
4.CB. | Sassite | Ti3+2Ti4+O5 |
4.CB. | Ferrohögbomite-2N2S | [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2 |
4.CB. | Magnesiohögbomite-6N12S | Mg5Al11TiO23(OH) |
4.CB. | Griffinite | Al2TiO5 |
4.CB. | Zhenruite | (MoO3)2 · H2O |
4.CB. | Pengite | (Pb8Sb3+3)ÎŁ11Sb5+9O35 |
4.CB. | Virgilluethite | MoO3 · H2O |
4.CB.05 | Brizziite | NaSb5+O3 |
4.CB.05 | Corundum | Al2O3 |
4.CB.05 | Ecandrewsite | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3 |
4.CB.05 | Eskolaite | Cr2O3 |
4.CB.05 | Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
4.CB.05 | Hematite | Fe2O3 |
4.CB.05 | Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
4.CB.05 | Karelianite | V3+2O3 |
4.CB.05 | Melanostibite | Mn2+2Fe3+Sb5+O6 |
4.CB.05 | Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
4.CB.05 | Akimotoite | (Mg,Fe2+)SiO3 |
4.CB.05 | Auroantimonate | AuSbO3 |
4.CB.05 | UM1998-11-O-AuHSb | Au+2Sb3+O2(OH) |
4.CB.05 | Tistarite | Ti3+2O3 |
4.CB.05 | Unnamed (Fe-Cr Oxide) | FeCrO3 |
4.CB.05 | Hemleyite | (Fe2+0.48Mg0.37Ca0.04Na0.04Mn2+0.03Al0.03Cr3+0.01)sum=1.00Si1.00O3 |
4.CB.10 | Avicennite | Tl2O3 |
4.CB.10 | Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn3+2O3 |
4.CB.10 | Bixbyite-(Fe) | (Fe,Mn)2O3 |
4.CB.15 | Armalcolite | (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 |
4.CB.15 | Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
4.CB.15 | Ferropseudobrookite | Fe2+Ti2O5 |
4.CB.20 | Zincohögbomite-2N2S | [(Zn,Al,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+,Ti)8O15(OH)]2 |
4.CB.20 | Zincohögbomite-2N6S | [(Zn,Mg)7(Al,Fe3+,Ti)16O31(OH)]2 |
4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-6N6S | [(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]6 |
4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S | [(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2 |
4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S | [(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2 |
4.CB.20 | Ferrohögbomite-6N12S | [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn)5(Al,Ti,Fe3+)12O23(OH)]6 |
4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S | (Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti4+2O46(OH)2 |
4.CB.20 | Magnesiobeltrandoite-2N3S | (Mg6Al2)(Al18Fe3+2)O38(OH)2 |
4.CB.20 | Zincovelesite-6N6S | Zn3(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Ti)8O15(OH) |
4.CB.25 | Pseudorutile | Fe2Ti3O9 |
4.CB.25 | Kleberite | FeTi6O11(OH)5 |
4.CB.30 | Oxyvanite | V3+2V4+O5 |
4.CB.30 | Kaitianite | Ti3+2Ti4+O5 |
4.CB.35 | Olkhonskite | (Cr,V)2Ti3O9 |
4.CB.35 | Schreyerite | V3+2Ti3O9 |
4.CB.35 | Machiite | Al2Ti3O9 |
4.CB.35 | Vestaite | (Ti4+Fe2+)Ti4+3O9 |
4.CB.40 | Kamiokite | Fe2Mo3O8 |
4.CB.40 | Nolanite | V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2 |
4.CB.40 | Rinmanite | Zn2Sb2Mg2Fe4O14(OH)2 |
4.CB.40 | Iseite | Mn2Mo3O8 |
4.CB.40 | Majindeite | Mg2Mo3O8 |
4.CB.45 | Claudetite | As2O3 |
4.CB.45 | Stibioclaudetite | AsSbO3 |
4.CB.50 | Arsenolite | As2O3 |
4.CB.50 | Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
4.CB.55 | Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
4.CB.60 | Bismite | Bi2O3 |
4.CB.65 | Sphaerobismoite | Bi2O3 |
4.CB.70 | Sillénite | Bi12SiO20 |
4.CB.75 | Kyzylkumite | V3+Ti2O5(OH) |
4.CB.80 | Tietaiyangite | Fe3+4Fe2+TiO9 |
4.CB.85 | Liuite | FeTiO3 |
4.CB.90 | Luogufengite | Fe2O3 |
4.CB.95 | Wangdaodeite | FeTiO3 |
Other Information
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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- 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.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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Ol'khonskiye Vorota Strait, Lake Baikal area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia