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Henrymeyerite

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Hackman Valley, Yukspor Mt, Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
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Formula:
BaFe
2+
 
Ti
 
7
O
 
16
System:TetragonalColour:Greyish-brown
Lustre:AdamantineHardness:5 - 6
Name:For Professor Henry O.A. Meyer (1937-1995).
This page provides mineralogical data about Henrymeyerite.

Classification of Henrymeyerite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/D.08-33
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.DK.05

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
K : With large (+- medium-sized) cations; tunnel structures
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Type Occurrence of Henrymeyerite

Type Locality:Kovdor Mine, Kovdor Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Physical Properties of Henrymeyerite

Lustre:Adamantine
Colour:Greyish-brown
Streak:Reddish-brown
Hardness (Mohs):5 - 6

Crystallography of Henrymeyerite

Crystal System:Tetragonal

Chemical Properties of Henrymeyerite

Formula:
BaFe
2+
 
Ti
 
7
O
 
16
Essential elements:Ba, Fe, O, Ti
All elements listed in formula:Ba, Fe, O, Ti

Relationship of Henrymeyerite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.DK.05Akaganeite
β-Fe
3+
 
O(OH,Cl)
4.DK.05Ankangite
Ba(Ti,V
3+
 
,Cr)
 
8
O
 
16
4.DK.05Coronadite
Pb(Mn,Mn)
 
8
O
 
16
4.DK.05Hollandite
Ba(Mn
4+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)
 
8
O
 
16
4.DK.05Manjiroite
(Na,K)Mn
 
8
O
 
16
·nH
 
2
O
4.DK.05Mannardite
Ba
 
x
Ti
 
8-2x
V
 
2x
O
 
16
·2-xH
 
2
O
4.DK.05Priderite
(K,Ba)(Ti,Fe)
 
8
O
 
16
4.DK.05Redledgeite
Ba
 
x
([Cr,Fe,V]
3+
2x
Ti
 
8-2x
)O
 
16
4.DK.10Cryptomelane
K(Mn
4+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)
 
8
O
 
16
4.DK.10Romanèchite
(Ba,H
 
2
O)
 
2
Mn
 
5
O
 
10
4.DK.10Todorokite
(Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)
 
6
O
 
12
·3H
 
2
O
4.DK.10Strontiomelane
SrMn
4+
6
Mn
3+
2
O
 
16

Other Names for Henrymeyerite

Synonyms:
IMA1999-016
Other Languages:
German:Henrymeyerit
Russian:Хенримейерит
Spanish:Henrymeyerita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Henrymeyerite

Reference List:Canadian Mineralogist: 38: 617-626.

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    Localities for Henrymeyerite

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    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
    		Mikhailova, Y.A., Konopleva, N.G., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Pakhomovsky, Y.A. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(7), 590-598.
    Mikhailova, Y.A., Konopleva, N.G., Yakovenchuk, V.N., Ivanyuk, G.Y., Men’shikov, Y.P., and Pakhomovsky, Y.A. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(7), 590-598.
          • Kovdor Massif
    		[AmMin 86:198]; Mitchell R. H., Yakovenchuk V. N., Chakhmouradian A. R., Burns P., Pakhomovsky Y. A., 2000. Henrymeyerite, a new hollandite-type Ba-Fe Titanate from the Kovdor Complex, Russia. Canad. Miner., 38: 617-626.
    USA
     
    • Montana
      • Hill Co.
        • Bearpaw Mts
    		Chakhmouradian A.R. & Mitchell R.H. (1999) Primary, agpaitic and deuteric stages in the evolution of Accessory Sr, REE, Ba and Nb-mineralization in nepheline-syenite pegmatites at Pegmatite Peak, Bearpaw Mts., Montana, Mineral. Petrol., 67: 85-110.
      • Meagher Co.
    		www.cseg.ca/conferences/2000/376.PDF.
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