Named in honor of Valerii Viktorovich Averiev (Валерий Викторович Аверьев) (1929-1968), Russian volcanologist with the Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii. He was a specialist in geothermal energy from volcanic regions.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture), Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

6811

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:6811:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

d17ef76c-4961-4702-a3a6-70f22514db2e

IMA Classification of AverieviteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Cu₅O₂(VO₄)₂ · CuCl₂

Approval year:

1995

First published:

1998

Approval history:

IMA1995-027

Type description reference:

Vergasova, L.P., Starova, G.L., Filatov, S.K., Anan´ev, V.V. (1998) Averievite Cu5(VO4)2O2·nMX - a new mineral of volcanic exhalations. Doklady Akademii Nauk: 359: 804-807.

Classification of AverieviteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

8.BB.85

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H₂O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO₄ about 1:1

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
Avv	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 AverieviteHide

Lustre:

Resinous

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Black

Streak:

Black

Hardness:

4 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₂₀=258 kg/mm² - Vickers

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
Good {1010}

Density:

3.54 g/cm³ (Measured) 4.01(1) g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Measured is low due to bubbles

Optical Data of AverieviteHide

Type:

Uniaxial

Chemistry of AverieviteHide

Mindat Formula:

Cu₆(VO₄)₂O₂Cl₂

Elements listed:

Cl, Cu, O, V - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of AverieviteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3 - Pyramidal

Space Group:

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.375(1) Å, c = 8.399(1) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.317

Unit Cell V:

295.61 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014526	Averievite	Starova G L, Krivovichev S V, Fundamensky V S, Filatov S K (1997) The crystal structure of averievite, Cu5O2(VO4)2nMX: comparison with related compounds* Mineralogical Magazine 61 441-446		1997	Main Tolbachik Fracture Eruption of Kamchatka	0	293

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data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Averievite'
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_publ_author_name
'Starova G L'
'Krivovichev S V'
'Fundamensky V S'
'Filatov S K'
_journal_name_full 'Mineralogical Magazine'
_journal_volume 61 
_journal_year 1997
_journal_page_first 441
_journal_page_last 446
_publ_section_title
;
 The crystal structure of averievite, Cu5O2(VO4)2*nMX:
 comparison with related compounds
 Note: Coordinates for O6 added to the dataset by Krivovichev Aug 2005
;
_database_code_amcsd 0014526
_chemical_compound_source 'Main Tolbachik Fracture Eruption of Kamchatka'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Cu6.01 V2 O10 Cl2'
_cell_length_a 6.375
_cell_length_b 6.375
_cell_length_c 8.399
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 295.610
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.015
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 3'
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  '-x+y,-x,z'
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_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
Cu1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000   0.01800
Cu2   0.33800   0.16100   0.28000   1.00000   0.00960
Cu3   0.66667   0.33333   0.54920   1.00000   0.02300
Cu4   0.33333   0.66667   0.01774   0.69000   0.06333
Cu5   0.33333   0.66667   0.53143   0.32000   0.06333
V1   0.66667   0.33333  -0.03200   1.00000   0.00800
V2   0.00000   0.00000   0.58400   1.00000   0.00400
O1   0.00000   0.00000   0.78500   1.00000   0.03200
O2   0.66667   0.33333   0.33900   1.00000   0.00887
O3   0.00000   0.00000   0.24400   1.00000   0.01013
O4   0.66667   0.33333  -0.22500   1.00000   0.00900
O5   0.37900   0.18600   0.03100   1.00000   0.02900
O6   0.30400   0.14300   0.50900   1.00000   0.01700
Cl1   0.33333   0.66667   0.27140   1.00000   0.06333
Cl2   0.33333   0.66667   0.76793   1.00000   0.06333

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.315 Å	(10)
3.43 Å	(7)
2.810 Å	(4)
1.598 Å	(4)
2.131 Å	(3)
3.048 Å	(2)
1.871 Å	(2)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
45b : [Other oxidized fumarolic minerals]

Type Occurrence of AverieviteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture), Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

As pseudohexagonal crystals, to 0.3 mm

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mining Museum, St. Petersburg Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2102/2.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Fumarole

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Piypite	Alumoklyuchevskite	Fedotovite	Alarsite	Nabokoite
Tenorite	Lammerite	Langbeinite

Reference:

Vergasova, L.P., Starova, G.L., Filatov, S.K., Anan´ev, V.V. (1998) Averievite Cu5(VO4)2O2·nMX - a new mineral of volcanic exhalations. Doklady Akademii Nauk: 359: 804-807.

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http://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/DES359_804.pdf

Synonyms of AverieviteHide

IMA1995-027

Other Language Names for AverieviteHide

German:Averievit

Russian:Аверьевит

Spanish:Averievita

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.BB.	Tilasite	CaMg(AsO₄)F	Mon.
8.BB.X	Arsenowagnerite	Mg₂(AsO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.	Moabite	NiFe³⁺(PO₄)O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.	Karlditmarite	Cu₉O₄(PO₄)₂(SO₄)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.	Milkovoite	Cu₄O(PO₄)(AsO₄)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.	Paulgrothite	Cu₉Fe³⁺O₄(PO₄)₄Cl₃	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁
8.BB.05	Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.05	Montebrasite	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.05	Tavorite	LiFe³⁺(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.10	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m
8.BB.10	Zwieselite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Sarkinite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Triploidite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.BB.15	Wagnerite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Wolfeite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Stanĕkite	(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)Fe³⁺(PO₄)O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Joosteite	Mn²⁺(Mn³⁺,Fe³⁺)(PO₄)O	Mon. 2/m
8.BB.15	Hydroxylwagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Auriacusite)	Fe³⁺Cu²⁺[(Sb,As)O₄]O
8.BB.20	Holtedahlite	Mg₂(PO₄)(OH)	Trig. 3m : P3 1m
8.BB.20	Satterlyite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe)₁₂(PO₄)₅(PO₃OH)(OH,O)₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1m
8.BB.25	Althausite	Mg₄(PO₄)₂(OH,O)(F,◻)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.30	Adamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Eveite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Libethenite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BB.30	Zincolibethenite	CuZn(PO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Zincolivenite	CuZn(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Auriacusite	Fe³⁺Cu²⁺(AsO₄)O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.35	Paradamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.35	Tarbuttite	Zn₂(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.40	Barbosalite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.40	Hentschelite	CuFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BB.40	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.40	Scorzalite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.40	Wilhelmkleinite	ZnFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BB.45	Trolleite	Al₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BB.45	Yaroshevskite	Cu₉O₂(VO₄)₄Cl₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.45	Dokuchaevite	Cu₈O₂(VO₄)₃Cl₃	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.50	Namibite	Cu(BiO)₂(VO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.50	Aleutite	[Cu₅O₂](AsO₄)(VO₄) · (Cu,K,Pb,Rb,Cs,)Cl	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.BB.52a	Ericlaxmanite	Cu₄O(AsO₄)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.52b	Kozyrevskite	Cu₄O(AsO₄)₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.55	Phosphoellenbergerite	(Mg,◻)₂Mg₁₂(PO₄,PO₃OH)₆(PO₃OH,CO₃)₂(OH)₆	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
8.BB.55	Popovite	Cu₅O₂(AsO₄)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.60	Urusovite	CuAl(AsO₄)O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.65	Theoparacelsite	Cu₃(As₂O₇)(OH)₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmma
8.BB.70	Turanite	Cu₅(VO₄)₂(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.75	Stoiberite	Cu₅(VO₄)₂O₂	Mon. 2/m
8.BB.80	Fingerite	Cu₁₁(VO₄)₆O₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.90	Lipscombite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Tet. 4 2 2 : P4₁ 2₁ 2
8.BB.90	Richellite	CaFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₂	Amor.
8.BB.90	Zinclipscombite	ZnFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Tet. 4 2 2 : P4₃ 2₁ 2

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References for AverieviteHide

Reference List:

Starova, G.L., Krivovichev, S.V., Fundamensky, V.S., Filatov, S.K. (1997) The crystal structure of averievite, Cu5O2(VO4)2·nMX: comparison with related compounds. Mineralogical Magazine: 61: 441-446.

Vergasova, L.P., Starova, G.L., Filatov, S.K., Anan´ev, V.V. (1998) Averievite Cu5(VO4)2O2·nMX - a new mineral of volcanic exhalations. Doklady Akademii Nauk: 359: 804-807.

Jambor, J. L., Puziewicz, J., Roberts, A. C. (1999) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 84 (4) 685-688 p.685

Pekov, I.V. (2007) New minerals from former Soviet Union countries, 1998-2006: new minerals approved by the IMA commission on new minerals and mineral names. Mineralogical Almanac: 11: 9-51.

Krivovichev, S.V., Filatov, S.K., Vergasova, L.P. (2015) Refinement of the crystal structure of averievite Cu5O2(VO4)·nMClx (M=Cu, Cs, Rb, K). Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchetstva: 144(4): 101-109.

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

Localities for AverieviteHide

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Russia (TL)
Kamchatka Krai Milkovsky District Tolbachik Volcanic field ⓘ Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture) (TL)	Starova et al. (1997)
Northern Breakthrough (North Breach) Second scoria cone ⓘ Yadovitaya fumarole	Zelenski et al. (2012)

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