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Mcalpineite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Mcalpineite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA

Mcalpineite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA

Mcalpineite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA

Mcalpineite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA

Mcalpineite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA

Mcalpineite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA

Mcalpineite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA

Mcalpineite

Centennial Eureka Mine, Eureka, Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA

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About McalpineiteHide

Formula:

Cu₃(Te⁶⁺O₆)

Formula redefined as anhydrous by Carbone et al. (2013); isostructural with bixbyite, Mn₂O₃ = Mn₃(MnO₆).

Colour:

Green

Lustre:

Adamantine

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

6.65 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Isometric

Name:

For the McAlpine mine, California, the type locality.

Type Locality:

ⓘ McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA

This page provides mineralogical data about Mcalpineite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

7173

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:7173:0

GUID
(UUID V4):

3a70abcd-3e79-4955-80bb-bbde92646aeb

IMA Classification of McalpineiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Cu₃Te⁶⁺O₆

First published:

1994

Classification of McalpineiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

7.AB.55

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
A : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, without H₂O
B : With medium-sized cations

Dana 7th ed.:

33.2.5.1

Dana 8th ed.:

33.2.5.1

33 : SELENATES AND TELLURATES
2 : (AB)_m(XO₆)·xH₂O, where x can equal zero

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
Map	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 McalpineiteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Green

Streak:

Light green

Hardness:

3 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

6.65 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of McalpineiteHide

Type:

Isotropic

RI values:

n_α = 2.010

Birefringence:

Isotropic minerals have no birefringence

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Chemistry of McalpineiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Cu₃(Te⁶⁺O₆)

Formula redefined as anhydrous by Carbone et al. (2013); isostructural with bixbyite, Mn₂O₃ = Mn₃(MnO₆).

Elements listed:

Cu, O, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Pb,Ni,Si

Crystallography of McalpineiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3 (2/m 3) - Diploidal

Space Group:

Ia3

Setting:

Ia3

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.555 Å

Unit Cell V:

872.35 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

two polytypes are known: (1) mcalpineite-1C: Ia-3, with a = 9.537(1) Å and V = 867.4(3) Å³; (2) mcalpineite-2O: Pcca , with a = 9.745(3) Å, b = 9.749(2) Å, c = 9.771(2) Å and V = 928.3(4) Å³ (Missen et al., 2022)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0020014	Mcalpineite	Carbone C, Basso R, Cabella R, Martinelli A, Grice J D, Lucchetti G (2013) Mcalpineite from the Gambatesa mine, Italy, and redefinition of the species American Mineralogist 98 1899-1905		2013	the Gambatesa mine, Val Graveglia, eastern Liguria, Italy	0	293

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 Mcalpineite from the Gambatesa mine, Italy, and redefinition of the species
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_chemical_formula_sum 'Te Cu3 O6'
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_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
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Te   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   1.00000   0.02090
Cu   0.96845   0.00000   0.25000   0.99998   0.02650
O   0.36660   0.17500   0.39530   0.99998   0.02610

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.753 Å	(100)
1.686 Å	(65)
1.437 Å	(57)
2.384 Å	(46)
1.066 Å	(26)
1.094 Å	(25)
4.770 Å	(20)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47e : [Vanadates, chromates, manganates]
47h : [Near-surface oxidized, dehydrated minerals]

Type Occurrence of McalpineiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

Isolated 0.5 mm-sized emerald green cryptocrystalline crusts.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1992,374.
Canadian Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada, NMC 67163.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Muscovite	Calcite	Goethite	Hematite	Chlorargyrite
Choloalite	Keystoneite	Mimetite	Malachite	Azurite
Annabergite	Pyrite	Acanthite	Hessite	Electrum
Altaite	Silver	Galena	Pyrargyrite	Sphalerite
Owyheeite

Synonyms of McalpineiteHide

IMA1992-025

Other Language Names for McalpineiteHide

German:Mcalpineit

Spanish:Mcalpineita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

15 photos of Mcalpineite associated with Eurekadumpite	(Cu,Zn)₁₆(TeO₃)₂(AsO₄)₃Cl(OH)₁₈ · 7H₂O
13 photos of Mcalpineite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
8 photos of Mcalpineite associated with Xocomecatlite	Cu₃(TeO₄)(OH)₄
3 photos of Mcalpineite associated with Jensenite	Cu₃[TeO₆] · 2H₂O
3 photos of Mcalpineite associated with Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
3 photos of Mcalpineite associated with Gold	Au
2 photos of Mcalpineite associated with Frankhawthorneite	Cu₂Te⁶⁺O₄(OH)₂
2 photos of Mcalpineite associated with Khinite	Pb²⁺Cu²⁺₃[Te⁶⁺O₆](OH)₂
2 photos of Mcalpineite associated with Dugganite	Pb₃Zn₃(AsO₄)₂(TeO₆)
1 photo of Mcalpineite associated with Utahite	MgCu₄Zn₂Te⁶⁺₃O₁₄(OH)₄ · 6H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

7.AB.	Dravertite	CuMg(SO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m
7.AB.	Dagenaisite	Zn₃Te⁶⁺O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.AB.	Andymcdonaldite	Fe₂TeO₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
7.AB.05	Mikasaite	Fe₂(SO₄)₃	Trig. 3 : R3
7.AB.05	Millosevichite	Al₂(SO₄)₃	Trig. 3 : R3
7.AB.05	Koryakite	NaKMg₂Al₂(SO₄)₆	Trig. 3 : R3
7.AB.10	Chalcocyanite	CuSO₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
7.AB.10	Zinkosite	ZnSO₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
7.AB.15	Hermannjahnite	CuZn(SO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m
7.AB.25	Ottoite	Pb₂TeO₅	Mon. 2/m : B2/b

Other InformationHide

Notes:

Raman data: the 1C polytype has a single strong band, ~730 cm⁻¹; the 2O polytype has a broad double maximum, with bands centred at ca. 692 and 742 cm⁻¹

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 McalpineiteHide

Reference List:

forum.amiminerals.it (n.d.) http://forum.amiminerals.it/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=17532&sid=ac01449112000a837f5f38016ba50000

Roberts, Andrew C., Scott Ercit, T., Criddle, Alan J., Jones, Gary C., Scott Williams, R., Cureton, Forrest F., Jensen, Martin C. (1994) Mcalpineite, Cu₃TeO₆·H₂O, a new mineral from the McAlpine mine, Tuolumne County, California, and from the Centennial Eureka mine, Juab County, Utah. Mineralogical Magazine, 58 (392) 417-424 doi:10.1180/minmag.1994.058.392.07

Carbone, C., Basso, R., Cabella, R., Martinelli, A., Grice, J.D., Lucchetti, G. (2013) Mcalpineite from the Gambatesa mine, Italy, and redefinition of the species. American Mineralogist: 98: 1899-1905.

Missen, O.P., Mills, S.J., Canossa, S., Hadermann, J., Nénert, G., Weil, M., Libowitzky, E., Housley, R.M., Artner, W., Kampf, A.R., Rumsey, M.S., Spratt, J., Momma, K., Dunstan, M.A. (2022): Polytypism in mcalpineite: a study of natural and synthetic Cu₃TeO₆. Acta Crystallographica: B78 (in press).

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

Localities for McalpineiteHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Italy
Liguria Genoa Ne ⓘ Cassagna Mine	Castellaro et al. (2021)
Reppia ⓘ Gambatesa Mine	Basso Riccardo +1 other reference

Japan
Wakayama Prefecture Iwade city ⓘ Yamasaki-Hyakuzan-Matsumoto mine	Fujiwara et al (2002)

Mexico
Sonora Moctezuma Municipality Moctezuma ⓘ Bambollita Mine	Dieter Nickolay collection. Mintreasure ...

Norway
Trøndelag Oppdal Gråurdfjellet ⓘ Millsite boulder	Rumsey et al. (2018)

USA
Arizona Cochise County Carr Canyon ⓘ Reef Mine	"The Accidental Pocket" talk presented ...
Tombstone Mining District Silver Plume Mine ⓘ Emerald Mine	Marek Chorazewicz (2023)
California Mono County Bodie Hills Masonic Mining District New York Hill ⓘ Pittsburg-Liberty Mine (Pittsburg claim; Pittsburg No. 2 claim; Liberty claim; Liberty No. 2 claim)	Kampf et al. (2018)
ⓘ Serita Mine	Marty
San Bernardino County Silver Lake Mining District Soda Mountains Baker Otto Mountain ⓘ Aga Mine	EDS confirmed by Bob Housley.
ⓘ Bird Nest drift	Collected by and in the collections of ...
Tuolumne County Coulterville Mining District Peñon Blanco Peak ⓘ McAlpine Mine (TL)	Roberts et al. (1994) +2 other references
Nevada Lincoln County Delamar Mining District Delamar Mine ⓘ Mine dump	Kampf et al. (2022)
Utah Juab County Detroit Mining District ⓘ Wildcat Project	Miyawaki et al. (2019) +1 other reference
ⓘ High Grade Hill prospect	Coolbaugh et al. (2020)
Tintic Mining District Eureka ⓘ Centennial Eureka Mine	Canadian Mineralogist +5 other references
Mammoth ⓘ Gold Chain Mine	Thorne (n.d.)
North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine) ⓘ Upper dumps	Thorne (n.d.)
Utah County East Tintic Mining District ⓘ Trixie Mine (Trixie shaft; Old Trump prospect)	Georges Favreau collection

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