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Zunyite

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Zuni Mine (Zuñi Mine), Anvil Mountain, Silverton, Silverton District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
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Formula:
Al
 
13
Si
 
5
O
 
20
(OH,F)
 
18
Cl
Colour:Colourless, grey, white, ...Hardness:7
Name:Named after its discovery locality at the Zuni mine near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado (USA).
This page provides mineralogical data about Zunyite.

Classification of Zunyite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:8/C.36-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:9.BJ.55

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
J : Sorosilicates with Si3O10, Si4O11, etc. anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination
Dana 8th edition ID:57.3.1.1

57 : SOROSILICATES Si3O10 Groups and Larger Noncyclic Groups
3 : Insular Si3O10 and Larger Noncyclic Groups with [Si5O16] groups
Hey's CIM Ref.:17.3.2

17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
3 : Silicates with chloride (including aluminosilicates)
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Type Occurrence of Zunyite

Type Locality:Zuni Mine (Zuñi Mine), Anvil Mountain, Silverton, Silverton District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA

Physical Properties of Zunyite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent, Translucent
Colour:Colourless, grey, white, flesh-red
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):7
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data Set:
Horizontal Axis: ° to ° Vertical Axis: % Source Data: Filtered Data: Peaks:
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Chemical Properties of Zunyite

Formula:
Al
 
13
Si
 
5
O
 
20
(OH,F)
 
18
Cl
Essential elements:Al, Cl, H, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Al, Cl, F, H, O, Si

Relationship of Zunyite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
9.BJ.05Orientite
Ca
 
2
MnMn
 
2
Si
 
3
O
 
10
(OH)
 
4
9.BJ.10Rosenhahnite
HCa
 
3
[Si
 
3
O
 
9
(OH)]
9.BJ.15Trabzonite
Ca
 
4
Si
 
3
O
 
10
·2H
 
2
O
9.BJ.20Thalénite-(Y)
Y
 
3
Si
 
3
O
 
10
(OH)
9.BJ.20Fluorthalénite-(Y)
Y
 
3
Si
 
3
O
 
10
F
9.BJ.25Tiragalloite
Mn
 
4
AsSi
 
3
O
 
12
(OH)
9.BJ.30Medaite
(Mn,Ca)
 
6
(V,As)Si
 
5
O
 
18
OH
9.BJ.35Ruizite
Ca
 
2
Mn
3+
2
[(OH)
 
2
|H
 
2
Si
 
4
O
 
13
] · 2H
 
2
O
9.BJ.40Ardennite-(As)
Mn
2+
4
[(Al,Mg)
 
6
][(OH)
 
6
|(AsO
 
4
,VO
 
4
)|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
|Si
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.BJ.40Ardennite-(V)
Mn
2+
4
[Al
 
4
(Mg,Al,Fe
3+
 
,Mn
3+
 
)
 
2
][(OH)
 
6
|(VO
 
4
,SiO
 
4
)|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
|Si
 
3
O
 
10
]
9.BJ.45Kilchoanite
Ca
 
3
Si
 
2
O
 
7
9.BJ.50Kornerupine
Mg
 
3
Al
 
6
(Si,Al,B)
 
5
O
 
21
(OH)
9.BJ.50Prismatine
([ ],Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)
 
5
Al
 
4
Si
 
2
(Si,Al)
 
2
(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)
 
22
9.BJ.60Hubeite
Ca
 
2
Mn
2+
 
Fe
3+
 
[HSi
 
4
O
 
13
] · 2H
 
2
O
9.BJ.65Cassagnaite
(Ca,Mn
2+
 
)
 
4
(Fe
3+
 
,Mn
3+
 
,Al)
 
4
(V
3+
 
,Mg,Al)
 
2
[(O,OH)
 
4
|(OH)
 
4
|(SiO
 
4
)
 
2
|Si
 
3
O
 
10
]
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
17.3.1Rustumite
Ca
 
10
(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
2
(SiO
 
4
)Cl
 
2
(OH)
 
2
17.3.3Sodalite
Na
 
8
[Cl
 
2
|Al
 
6
Si
 
6
O
 
24
]
17.3.4Marialite
Na
 
4
[Cl|(AlSi
 
3
O
 
8
)
 
3
]
17.3.5Tugtupite
Na
 
4
[Cl|BeAlSi
 
4
O
 
12
]
17.3.6Eudialyte
Na
 
15
Ca
 
6
(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)
 
3
Zr
 
3
[Si
 
25
O
 
73
](O,OH,H
 
2
O)
 
3
(OH,Cl)
 
2
17.3.7Alluaivite
Na
 
19
(Ca,Mn)
 
6
(Ti,Nb)
 
3
Si
 
26
O
 
74
Cl·2H
 
2
O
17.3.8Nasonite
Pb
 
6
Ca
 
4
[Cl
 
2
|(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
3
]
17.3.9Asisite
Pb
 
7
[O
 
4
|SiO
 
4
|Cl
 
2
]
17.3.10Jagoite
(Pb,Ca)
 
3
FeSi
 
3
O
 
10
(Cl,OH)
17.3.11Friedelite
(Mn,Fe)
 
8
Si
 
6
O
 
15
(OH,Cl)
 
10
17.3.12Pyrosmalite-(Fe)
(Fe,Mn)
 
8
Si
 
6
O
 
15
(OH,Cl)
 
10
17.3.13Pyrosmalite
(Fe,Mn)
 
8
Si
 
16
O
 
15
(OH,Cl)
 
10
17.3.14Pyrosmalite-(Mn)
(Mn,Fe)
 
8
Si
 
6
O
 
15
(OH,Cl)
 
10
17.3.16Mcgillite
(Mn,Fe)
 
8
Si
 
6
O
 
15
(OH)
 
8
Cl
 
2
17.3.17Traskite
Ba
 
21
Ca(Fe
2+
 
,Mn,Ti)
 
4
(Ti,Fe,Mg)
 
12
(Si
 
12
O
 
36
)(Si
 
2
O
 
7
)
 
6
(O,OH)
 
30
Cl
 
6
·14H
 
2
O
17.3.18Muirite
Ba
 
10
Ca
 
2
Mn
2+
 
Ti[(OH,Cl,F)|HSi
 
2
O
 
7
]
 
5
17.3.19Verplanckite
Ba
 
2
(Mn,Fe,Ti)Si
 
2
O
 
6
(O,OH,Cl,F)
 
2
·3H
 
2
O or near

Other Names for Zunyite

Other Languages:
German:Zuñyit
Russian:Зуниит
Spanish:Zuñyita
Varieties:
Dillnite

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 Zunyite

Reference List:Proceedings of the Colorado Sci. Soc. (1884): 1: 124-132.

Bulletin de Mineralogie: 97: 271-277.

Acta Crystallographica (1982): B38: 390.

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