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Mineralogical ClassificationNew minerals approved by IMA CNMNC in June and July 2015

17th Sep 2015 11:07 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager

NEW MINERAL PROPOSALS APPROVED IN JUNE 2015

IMA No. 2015-012

Puninite

Na2Cu3O(SO4)3

Glavnaya Tenoritovaya (‘‘Major Tenorite’’)

fumarole, Second Scoria Cone of the Northern

Breakthrough of the Great Fissure Tolbachik

Eruption, Kamchatka, Russia (55º41’N,

160º14’E)

Oleg I. Siidra*, Evgeny V. Nazarchuk, Evgeniya

A. Lukina, Anatoly N. Zaitsev, Evgeniya Y.

Avdontseva, Lidiya P. Vergasova, Stanislav K.

Filatov, Natalia S. Vlasenko, Rick Turner and

Gennady A. Karpov

*E-mail: o.siidra@spbu.ru

Euchlorine group

Monoclinic: C2/c; structure determined

a = 17.388(1), b = 9.4009(8), c = 14.404(1) A ˚ ,

b = 112.039(2)º

8.058(100), 6.675(19), 6.466(28), 4.398(14),

4.247(17), 3.839(34), 2.853(29), 2.724(15)

Type material is deposited in the collections of

the Mineralogical Museum, Department of

Mineralogy, St Petersburg State University, St

Petersburg, Russia, specimen number 19638

How to cite: Siidra, O.I., Nazarchuk, E.V.,

Lukina, E.A., Zaitsev, A.N., Avdontseva, E.Y.,

Vergasova, L.P., Filatov, S.K., Vlasenko, N.S.,

Turner, R. and Karpov, G.A. (2015) Puninite,

IMA 2015-012. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26,

August 2015, page 942; Mineralogical

Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-016

Batievaite-(Y)

Y2Ca2Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)4

Sakharjok massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk

Oblast, Russia (67º41’40.4’’N, 36º27’04.3’’E)

Lyudmila M. Lyalina*, Andrei A. Zolotarev,

Ekaterina A. Selivanova, Yevgeny E.

Savchenko, Sergey V. Krivovichev, Julia A.

Mikhailova, Galiyabanu I. Kadyrova and

Dmitry R. Zozulya

*E-mail: lialina@geoksc.apatity.ru

Rosenbuschite group

Triclinic: P1¯ ; structure determined

a = 9.4024(8), b = 5.5623(5), c = 7.3784(6) A ˚ ,

a = 89.919(2), b = 101.408(2), g = 96.621(2)º

9.145(17), 7.238(36), 4.350(23), 4.042(16),

3.745(13), 3.061(30), 2.991(100), 2.819(16)

Type material is deposited in the collections of

the Geological and the Mineralogical Museum

of the Geological Institute of the Kola Science

Centre, Apatity, Russia, No. GIM 7389

How to cite: Lyalina, L.M., Zolotarev, A.A.,

Selivanova, E.A., Savchenko, Y.E.,

Krivovichev, S.V., Mikhailova, J.A., Kadyrova,

G.I. and Zozulya, D.R. (2015) Batievaite-(Y),

IMA 2015-016. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26,

August 2015, page 942; Mineralogical

Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-019

Saranchinaite

Na2Cu(SO4)2

Naboko cinder cone, Great Tolbachik Fissure

Eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka

Peninsula, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

(55º46’06’’N, 160º18’59’’E, 1650 m asl)

Oleg I. Siidra*, Evgeny V. Nazarchuk, Evgeniya

A. Lukina, Atali A. Agakhanov, Evgeniya Y.

Avdontseva, Roman A. Kayukov, Lidiya P.

Vergasova, Stanislav K. Filatov and Gennady A.

Karpov

*E-mail: o.siidra@spbu.ru

New structure type

Monoclinic: P21; structure determined

a = 9.0109(5), b = 15.6355(8), c = 10.1507(5) A ˚ ,

b = 107.08(1)º

7.546(87), 6.100(80), 4.829(85), 4.598(100),

3.548(86), 2.932(70), 2.729(66), 2.708(80)

Type material is deposited in the collections of

the Mineralogical Museum, Department of

Mineralogy, St Petersburg State University, St

Petersburg, Russia, specimen number 19639

How to cite: Siidra, O.I., Nazarchuk, E.V.,

Lukina, E.A., Agakhanov, A.A., Avdontseva,

E.Y., Kayukov, R.A., Vergasova, L.P., Filatov,

S.K. and Karpov, G.A. (2015) Saranchinaite,

IMA 2015-019. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26,

August 2015, page 942; Mineralogical

Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-020

Jörgkellerite

(Na,&)3Mn3+3(PO4)2(CO3)(O,OH)2·5H2O

Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, Arusha Region,

Tanzania (2º45.7’S, 35º54.8’E)

Anatoly N. Zaitsev*, Sergey N. Britvin, Anton

Kearsley, Thomas Wenzel and Caroline Kirk

*E-mail: burbankite@gmail.com

New structure type

Trigonal: P3¯ ; structure determined

a = 11.201(2), c = 10.969(2) A ˚

10.970(100), 5.597(15), 4.993(8), 3.659(4),

3.234(6), 2.796(14), 2.724(20), 2.189(5)

Type material is deposited in the collections of

the Mineralogy Department, St. Petersburg State

University, St. Petersburg, Russia 199034,

catalogue number 19640/1

How to cite: Zaitsev, A.N., Britvin, S.N.,

Kearsley, A., Wenzel, T. and Kirk, C. (2015)

Jo¨ rgkellerite, IMA 2015-020. CNMNC

Newsletter No. 26, August 2015, page 942;

Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-024

Andychristyite

PbCu2+Te6+O5(H2O)

Aga mine, Otto Mountain, 1 mile NW of Baker,

San Bernardino Co., California, USA

(35.27215ºN, 116.09487ºW, 320 m asl)

Anthony R. Kampf*, Mark A. Cooper, Stuart J.

Mills, Robert M. Housley and George R.

Rossman

*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org

New structure type

Triclinic: P1¯ ; structure determined

a = 5.322(3), b = 7.098(4), c = 7.511(4) A ˚ , a =

83.486(7), b = 76.279(5), g = 70.742(5)º

6.71(16), 4.76(17), 3.274(100), 2.641(27),

2.434(23), 1.674(17), 1.588(21), 1.513(15)

Type material is deposited in the collections of

the Mineral Sciences Department, Natural

History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900

Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

90007, USA, catalogue number 65577

How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Cooper, M.A., Mills,

S.J., Housley, R.M. and Rossman, G.R. (2015)

Andychristyite, IMA 2015-024. CNMNC

Newsletter No. 26, August 2015, page 943;

Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-025

Penberthycroftite

[Al6(AsO4)3(OH)9(H2O)5]·8H2O

Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall,

England, UK (50.1414ºN, 5.4269ºW)

Ian E. Grey*, John Betterton, Anthony R.

Kampf, Jason R. Price and Colin M. MacRae

*E-mail: Ian.Grey@csiro.au

Closely related to bettertonite

Monoclinic: P21/c; structure determined

a = 7.753(2), b = 24.679(5), c = 15.679(3) A ˚ ,

b = 94.19(3)º

13.264(46), 12.402(16), 9.732(100), 7.420(28),

5.670(8), 5.423(6), 3.598(6), 3.562(6)

Co-type material is deposited in the mineralogical

collections of the Natural History

Museum, London, registration number

BM.2015.3 and the Museum Victoria, Australia,

registration number M53452

How to cite: Grey, I.E., Betterton, J., Kampf,

A.R., Price, J.R. and MacRae, C.M. (2015)

Penberthycroftite, IMA 2015-025. CNMNC

Newsletter No. 26, August 2015, page 943;

Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-026

Alfredopetrovite

Al2(Se4+O3)3·6H2O

El Drago´n mine, Antonio Quijarro Province,

Potosı´ Department, Bolivia (19º49’15’’S,

65º55’0’’W)

Anthony R. Kampf*, Stuart J. Mills, Barbara P.

Nash, Brent Thorne and Georges Favreau

*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org

New structure type

Hexagonal: P6¯ 2c; structure determined

a = 8.818(3), c = 10.721(2) A ˚

7.63(55), 6.22(55), 5.37(26), 4.398(40),

3.404(100), 2.783(50), 2.606(22), 1.661(26)

Co-type material is deposited in the collections

of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

County, Los Angeles, USA, catalogue numbers

64111, 65578, 65579 and 65580, and the

Museum Victoria, Australia, registration

number M53004

How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., Nash,

B.P., Thorne, B. and Favreau, G. (2015)

Alfredopetrovite, IMA 2015-026. CNMNC

Newsletter No. 26, August 2015, page 943;

Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-027

Ciriottiite

Cu4Pb19(Sb,As,Bi)22(As2)S56

Esperance superiore tunnel, Tavagnasco mine,

Tavagnasco, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

(45.5416ºN, 7.8134ºE)

Luca Bindi*, Cristian Biagioni, Bruno Martini

and Adrio Salvetti

*E-mail: luca.bindi@unifi.it

Closely related to sterryite

Monoclinic: P21/n; structure determined

a = 8.178(2), b = 28.223(6), c = 42.452(5) A ˚ ,

b = 93.55(2)º

3.641(100), 3.595(35), 3.238(82), 3.208(57),

2.936(54), 2.928(37), 2.800(36), 2.043(78)

Type material is deposited in the mineralogical

collections of the Museo di Storia Naturale,

Universita` di Firenze, Via La Pira 4, Florence,

Italy, catalogue number 3161/I

How to cite: Bindi, L., Biagioni, C., Martini, B.

and Salvetti, A. (2015) Ciriottiite, IMA 2015-

027. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26, August 2015,

page 943; Mineralogical Magazine, 79,

941-947.

NEW MINERAL PROPOSALS APPROVED IN JULY 2015

IMA No. 2015-015

Garronite-Na

Na6(Al6Si10O32)·8.5H2O

Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Valle´edu-

Richelieu RCM, Monte´re´gie, Quebec,

Canada (45º33’N, 73º08’W)

Joel D. Grice*, Ralph Rowe and Glenn Poirier

*E-mail: jgrice@mus-nature.ca

Zeolite supergroup

Monoclinic: I2; structure determined

a = 9.990(2), b = 10.032(2), c = 10.036(2) A ˚ ,

b = 90.11(3)º

7.098(79), 5.026(32), 4.101(77), 3.172(100),

2.904(14), 2.685(64), 1.967(14), 1.721(11)

Type material is deposited in the mineralogical

collections of the Canadian Museum of Nature,

P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, Ontario K1P

6P4, catalogue number CMCMC 86893

How to cite: Grice, J.D., Rowe, R. and Poirier,

G. (2015) Garronite-Na, IMA 2015-015.

CNMNC Newsletter No. 26, August 2015, page

944; Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-023

Strontioperloffite

SrMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3

Spring Creek copper mine, 10 km south of

Wilmington, South Australia, Australia

(32º43’52’’S, 138º7’37’’E)

Peter Elliott*

*E-mail: peter.elliott@adelaide.edu.au

The Sr analogue of perloffite

Monoclinic: P21/m; structure determined

a = 9.183(2), b = 12.349(3), c = 5.008(1) A ˚ , b =

100.23(3)º

9.055(30), 5.122(25), 4.682(25), 3.158(100),

3.106(45), 2.892(35), 2.735(35), 1.921(69)

Type material is deposited in the mineralogical

collections of the South Australian Museum,

Adelaide, South Australia, registration number

G34219

How to cite: Elliott, P. (2015) Strontioperloffite,

IMA 2015-023. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26,

August 2015, page 944; Mineralogical

Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-028

Odigitriaite

CsNa5Ca5[Si14B2O38]F2

Darai-Pioz alkaline massif, Darai-Pioz river,

Tadjikistan (39º27’N, 70º43’E)

Atali A. Agakhanov*, Leonid A. Pautov, Elena

Sokolova, Frank C. Hawthorne, Vladimir Yu.

Karpenko, Oleg. I. Siidra and Vyacheslav A.

Muftakho

*E-mail: atali99@mail.ru

New structure type

Monoclinic: C2/c; structure determined

a = 16.652(5), b = 9.598(3), c = 22.120(7) A ˚ ,

b = 92.87(1)º

4.66(33), 4.10(36), 3.85(31), 3.68(40), 3.62(45),

3.35(100), 3.25(35), 3.04(60)

Type material is deposited in the collections of

the A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum,

Moscow, Russia, registration number 4706/1.

How to cite: Agakhanov, A.A., Pautov, L.A.,

Sokolova, E., Hawthorne, F.C., Karpenko, V.Y.,

Siidra, O.I. and Muftakho, V.A. (2015)

Odigitriaite, IMA 2015-028. CNMNC

Newsletter No. 26, August 2015, page 944;

Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-029

Kayrobertsonite

[MnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2(H2O)4]·2H2O

Hagendorf South pegmatite, Hagendorf,

Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany (49º39’1’’N,

12º27’35’’E); and the East dump of the Foote

Lithium Company mine, Kings Mountain

district, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA

(35º12’40’’N, 81º21’20’’W)

Stuart J. Mills*, Ian E. Grey, Anthony R.

Kampf, William D. Birch, Colin M. MacRae,

Jason B. Smith and Erich Keck

*E-mail: smills@museum.vic.gov.au

The OH analogue of nordgauite

Triclinic: P1¯ ; structure determined

a = 10.049(2), b = 10.205(2), c = 6.083(1) A ˚ ,

a = 91.79(3), b = 99.70(3), g = 98.02(3)º

10.047(100), 9.804(8), 7.629(44), 5.029(12),

4.695(10), 3.023(12), 2.952(10), 2.579(10)

Co-type material is deposited in the mineralogical

collections of the Museum Victoria,

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, registered

numbers M53379, M53380 and M48795, and

the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

County, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA, registration

numbers 65561 and 65562

How to cite: Mills, S.J., Grey, I.E., Kampf, A.R.,

Birch, W.D., MacRae, C.M., Smith, J.B. and

Keck, E. (2015) Kayrobertsonite, IMA 2015-

029. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26, August 2015,

page 944; Mineralogical Magazine, 79,

941-947.

IMA No. 2015-030

Canosioite

Ba2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)

La Valletta mine, Vallone della Valletta,

Canosio (CN), Maira Valley, Piedmont, Italy

(44º23’54’’N, 7º5’37’’E, 2560 m asl)

Fernando Ca´mara*, Erica Bittarello, Marco E.

Ciriotti, Fabrizio Nestola, Francesco Radica,

Federico Massimi, Corrado Balestra and

Roberto Bracco

*E-mail: fernando.camaraartigas@unito.it

Brackebuschite supergroup

Monoclinic: P21/m; structure determined

a = 7.8642(4), b = 6.1083(3), c = 9.1670(5) A ˚ ,

b = 112.874(6)º

3.713(18), 3.304(100), 3.058(31), 3.047(59),

2.801(72), 2.337(24), 2.158(24), 1.921(18)

Type material is deposited in the mineralogical

collections of the Museo Regionale di Scienze

Naturali di Torino, Sezione di Mineralogia,

Petrografia e Geologia, via Giovanni Giolitti 36,

I-10123 Torino, Italy, catalogue number

M/15941

How to cite: Ca´mara, F., Bittarello, E., Ciriotti,

M.E., Nestola, F., Radica, F., Massimi, F.,

Balestra, C. and Bracco, R. (2015) Canosioite,

IMA 2015-030. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26,

August 2015, page 945; Mineralogical

Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-031

Mendeleevite-(Nd)

Cs6[(Nd,REE)23Ca7](Si70O175)(OH,F)19(H2O)16

Darai-Pioz alkaline massif, Darai-Pioz river,

Tadjikistan (39º27’N, 70º43’E)

Atali A. Agakhanov*, Leonid A. Pautov, Elena

Sokolova, Frank C. Hawthorne, Vladimir Y.

Karpenko, Oleg. I. Siidra and Viktor K. Garanin

*E-mail: atali99@mail.ru

The Nd-analogue of mendeleevite-(Ce)

Cubic: Pm3

a = 21.9106(4) A ˚

15.63(55), 12.73(40), 11.01(100), 4.07(30),

3.47(42), 3.099(42), 2.192(42), 1.819(41)

Type material is deposited in the collections of

the A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum,

Moscow, Russia, registration number 4707/1

How to cite: Agakhanov, A.A., Pautov, L.A.,

Sokolova, E., Hawthorne, F.C., Karpenko, V.Y.,

Siidra, O.I. and Garanin, V.K. (2015)

Mendeleevite-(Nd), IMA 2015-031. CNMNC

Newsletter No. 26, August 2015, page 945;

Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-033

Żabińskiite

Ca[Al0.5(Ta,Nb)0.5)](SiO4)O

Piława Go´rna migmatite-amphibolite quarry,

Sudetes, ~50 km south-west of Wrocław, Poland

(50º42’11.77’’N, 16º44’12.36’’E)

Adam Pieczka*, Frank C. Hawthorne, Chi Ma,

George R. Rossman, Philippe Buffat, Bogdan

Rutkowski, Eligiusz Szełe˛g, Adam

Szuszkiewicz, Krzysztof Turniak, Krzysztof

Nejbert and Sławomir S. Ilnicki

*E-mail: pieczka@agh.edu.pl

Isostructural with titanite

Triclinic: A1¯ ; structure determined

a = 7.031(2), b = 8.692(2), c = 6.561(2) A ˚ , a =

89.71(1), b = 113.83(1), g = 90.35(1)º

4.939(65), 3.226(100), 3.001(98), 2.609(89),

2.283(20), 2.063(29), 1.740(18), 1.704(31)

Type material is deposited in the collections of

the Mineralogical Museum of the University of

Wrocław (Faculty of Earth Science and

Environmental Management, Institute of

Geological Sciences, Mineralogical Museum,

50-205 Wrocław, Cybulskiego 30, Poland),

catalogue number MMWr IV7675

How to cite: Pieczka, A., Hawthorne, F.C., Ma,

C., Rossman, G.R., Buffat, P., Rutkowski, B.,

Szełe˛g, E., Szuszkiewicz, A., Turniak, K.,

Nejbert, K. and Ilnicki, S.S. (2015) Z˙ abin´ skiite,

IMA 2015-033. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26,

August 2015, page 945; Mineralogical

Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-035

Oxo-mangani-leakite

NaNa2(Mn3+4Li)Si8O22O2

Hoskins mine, 3 km west of Grenfell, Forbes

Co., New South Wales, Australia (33º53’45’’S,

148º7’22’’E)

Roberta Oberti*, Alberto Zanetti, Massimo

Boiocchi, Frank C. Hawthorne and Neil A. Ball

*E-mail: oberti@crystal.unipv.it

Amphibole supergroup

Monoclinic: C2/m; structure determined

a = 9.875(5), b = 17.873(9), c = 5.295(2) A ˚ , b =

104.74(3)º

8.423(100), 4.461(40), 4.451(40), 3.377(46),

3.134(37), 2.734(25), 2.694(37), 2.282(27)

Type material is deposited in the mineralogical

collections of the Canadian Museum of Nature,

Ottawa, catalogue number CNMNC86895

How to cite: Oberti, R., Zanetti, A., Boiocchi,

M., Hawthorne, F.C. and Ball, N.A. (2015) Oxomangani-

leakite, IMA 2015-035. CNMNC

Newsletter No. 26, August 2015, page 945;

Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-036

Kummerite

Mn2+Fe3+Al(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O

Cornelia Mine Open Cut of the Hagendorf-Su¨d

pegmatite, Hagendorf, Oberpfalz, Bavaria,

Germany (49º39’1’’N, 12º27’35’’E)

Ian E. Grey*, Erich Keck, W. Gus Mumme,

Allan Pring, Colin M. MacRae, Finlay L.

Shanks and Jason R. Price

*E-mail: Ian.Grey@csiro.au

Laueite supergroup

Triclinic: P1¯ ; structure determined

a = 5.320(1), b = 10.670(3), c = 7.139(1) A ˚ , a =

107.71(3), b = 111.40(3), g = 71.84 (2)º

9.885(100), 6.476(20), 4.942(30), 3.988(9),

3.255(8), 3.235(9), 3.116(18), 2.873(11)

Type material is deposited in the mineralogical

collections of the Museum Victoria, Melbourne,

Victoria, Australia, registration number M53448

How to cite: Grey, I.E., Keck, E., Mumme,

W.G., Pring, A., MacRae, C.M., Shanks, F.L.

and Price, J.R. (2015) Kummerite, IMA 2015-

036. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26, August 2015,

page 946; Mineralogical Magazine, 79,

941-947.

IMA No. 2015-037

Gazeevite

BaCa6(SiO4)2(SO4)2O

NW slope of the Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’

volcanic area, Greater Caucasus Mountain

Range, Southern Ossetia, Georgia (42º32.5’N,

44º18’E); Nahal Darga, Hatrurim Complex,

Palestinian Autonomy, Israel (31º35’N,

35º22’E); Jabel Harmun, Hatrurim Complex,

Palestinian Autonomy, Israel (31º46’N,

35º26’E); W slope of Har Parsa, Negev Desert,

Israel (31º13’N, 35º17’E)

Evgeny V. Galuskin*, Frank Gfeller, Irina O.

Galuskina, Thomas Armbruster, Yevgeny

Vapnik, Joachim Kusz, Mateusz Dulski,

Mariusz Gardocki and Piotr Dzierz˙anowski

*E-mail: evgeny.galuskin@us.edu.pl

Isostructural with zadovite and aradite

Trigonal: R3¯ m; structure determined

a = 7.1540(1), c = 25.1242(5) A ˚

6.015(36), 3.106(41), 3.074(47), 2.792(53),

2.778(100), 2.637(25), 2.205(43), 2.122(36)

Co-type material is deposited in the collections

of the Museum of Natural History, Bernastr. 5,

CH-3005 Bern, Switzerland, catalogue number

NMBE 43125 (Jabel Harmun) and the Fersman

Mineralogical Museum, Leninskiy pr., 18/2,

115162 Moscow, Russia, catalogue numbers

4713/1 (Shadil-Khokh), 4713/2 (Nahal Darga),

4713/3 (Jabel Harmun) and 4713/4 (Har Parsa)

How to cite: Galuskin, E.V., Gfeller, F.,

Galuskina, I.O., Armbruster, T., Vapnik, Y.,

Kusz, J., Dulski, M., Gardocki, M. and

Dzierz˙anowski, P. (2015) Gazeevite, IMA 2015-

037. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26, August 2015,

page 946; Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-038

Grundmannite

CuBiSe2

El Drago´n mine, Quijarro province, Potosi,

Bolivia (19º49.15’S, 65º55’W, 4100 m asl)

Hans-Ju¨rgen Fo¨ rster*, Luca Bindi and

Christopher J. Stanley

*E-mail: forhj@gfz-potsdam.de

The Se analogue of emplectite

Orthorhombic: Pnma; structure determined

a = 6.6362(5), b = 4.2581(3), c = 15.3691(9) A ˚

3.490(49), 3.318(57), 3.275(100), 2.492(41),

2.331(45), 2.129(33), 1.993(31), 1.947(32)

Type material is deposited in the mineralogical

collections of the Natural History Museum,

London, catalogue number BM 2015, 33

How to cite: Fo¨ rster, H.-J., Bindi, L. and Stanley,

C.J. (2015) Grundmannite, IMA 2015-038.

CNMNC Newsletter No. 26, August 2015, page

946; Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-039

Chongite

Ca3Mg2(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·4H2O

Torrecillas mine, Salar Grande, Iquique

Province, Tarapaca´ Region, Chile (20º58’13’’S,

70º8’17’’W)

Anthony R. Kampf*, Barbara Nash, Maurizio

Dini and Arturo A. Molina Donoso

*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org

The Mg analogue of sainfeldite

Monoclinic: C2/c; structure determined

a = 18.5879(6), b = 9.3660(3), c = 9.9622(7) A ˚ ,

b = 96.916(7)º

8.35(29), 4.644(62), 4.396(26), 3.372(62),

3.275(100), 3.113(57), 2.384(30), 1.799(22)

Co-type material is deposited in the mineralogical

collections of the Natural History

Museum of Los Angeles County, 900

Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007,

USA, catalogue numbers 65585, 65586 and

65587

How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Nash, B., Dini, M.

and Molina Donoso, A.A. (2015) Chongite,

IMA 2015-039. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26,

August 2015, page 946; Mineralogical

Magazine, 79, 941-947.

IMA No. 2015-040

Gajardoite

KCa0.5As3+4O6Cl2·5H2O

Torrecillas mine, Salar Grande, Iquique

Province, Tarapaca´ Region, Chile (20º58’13’’S,

70º8’17’’W)

Anthony R. Kampf*, Barbara Nash, Maurizio

Dini and Arturo A. Molina Donoso

*E-mail: akampf@nhm.org

New structure type

Hexagonal: P6/mmm; structure determined

a = 5.2558(8), c = 15.967(2) A ˚

16.00(100), 5.31(48), 3.466(31), 3.013(44),

2.624(51), 2.353(36), 1.845(21), 1.460(17)

Co-type material is deposited in the mineralogical

collections of the Natural History

Museum of Los Angeles County, 900

Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007,

USA, catalogue numbers 65585, 65586 and

65587

How to cite: Kampf, A.R., Nash, B., Dini, M.

and Molina Donoso, A.A. (2015) Gajardoite,

IMA 2015-040. CNMNC Newsletter No. 26,

August 2015, page 947; Mineralogical

Magazine, 79, 941-947.

NOMENCLATURE PROPOSALS APPROVED IN JULY 2015

IMA 15-A: Anatacamite (discredited)

Proposal 15-A is accepted, and anatacamite is

officially discredited.

IMA 15-B: Magnesioastrophyllite and astrophyllite

supergroup

Proposal 15-B is accepted, and ‘‘magnesioastrophyllite’’

is validated under the name

lobanovite,

K2Na(Fe2+4Mg2Na)Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4.

According to the new classification scheme, the

astrophyllite supergroup is now divided in three

groups: the astrophyllite group, the kupletskite

group, and the devitoite group.

IMA 15-J: Hydrotalcite neotypes

Proposal 15-J is accepted, and the hydrotalcite

samples MFN_MIN_1998_2751 and

MFN_MIN_1998_2758, labelled by Gustav

Rose and deposited at the Museum fu¨ r

Naturkunde Berlin, are defined as neotypes. The

type locality is Snarum, Modum, Buskerud,

Norway.

Nomenclature of epidotes

A proposal concerning nomeclature within the

epidote supergroup is accepted, and the names

hancockite, niigataite and tweddillite are reinstated

instead of epidote-(Pb), clinozoisite-(Sr)

and manganipiemontite-(Sr), respectively.

Garronite: change in nomenclature

After the approval of the new mineral garronite-

Na (IMA 2015-015 see above), the name

‘‘garronite’’ becomes a series name, and the

mineral formerly referred to as garronite is

renamed garronite-Ca.

17th Sep 2015 11:12 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager

Best compliments Alfredo!

17th Sep 2015 11:24 UTCStephan Wolfsried Expert

And best compliments, Marco, too!

Stephan

17th Sep 2015 11:33 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager

Best compliments Andy!

17th Sep 2015 12:08 UTCAndrew G. Christy Manager

Thanks, Marco, and congratulations to you, also!

17th Sep 2015 13:51 UTCLászló Horváth Manager

Congratulations to Andy, Alfredo & Marco!

17th Sep 2015 14:18 UTCGerhard Niklasch Expert

:)-D :)-D :)-D (tu)

17th Sep 2015 14:55 UTCLuc Vandenberghe Expert

Congratulations Marco !!!

17th Sep 2015 15:14 UTCGuenter Blass

Hi Marco,

congratulations to you and all the best

Günter

17th Sep 2015 15:17 UTCRob Woodside 🌟 Manager

Congratulations to Andy, Alfredo & Marco!:)-D

17th Sep 2015 15:25 UTCJeff Weissman Expert

Congratulations Alfredo, Marco, and Andy, and also to the CNMNC for giving us back hancockite, niigataite and tweddillite

17th Sep 2015 15:28 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager

Grundmannite added.

It was also reported as an unnamed Se analogue of emplectite from a locality in Styria, Austria (added).

17th Sep 2015 15:50 UTCJeff Weissman Expert

If anatacamite is discredited, what is it?

17th Sep 2015 16:00 UTCRob Woodside 🌟 Manager

Anatacamite were wings on atacamite. http://www.mindat.org/min-39668.html

Anatacamite appears to have last about 5 years!

Malcherek, T. & Schlüter, J. (2010): Anatacamite from La Vendida mine, Sierra Gorda, Atacama desert, Chile: a triclinic polymorph of Cu2(OH)3Cl. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 187, 307-312.

Where can we see a copy of the discreditation?

17th Sep 2015 16:06 UTCJeff Weissman Expert

Prior to anatacamite being approved, these specimens were being sold as paratacamite

17th Sep 2015 16:13 UTCAmir C. Akhavan Expert

Congratulations Alfredo, Marco, and Andy!

17th Sep 2015 16:17 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager

Anatacamite turned out to be twinned clinoatacamite (talk and conference contribution by Thomas Malcherek).

17th Sep 2015 16:31 UTCRob Woodside 🌟 Manager

Thanks Uwe!

Thinking there was a good chance Paratacamite was a polymorph of atacamite, I dropped $30 on one. I was disappointed to find it wasn't:-( .Then I was elated to see the wings and realize I did have Anatacamite, a new polymorph of Atacamite:-). Now I have one less polymorph species:-(., but they are clinoatacamite wings on atacamite, so it is still a polymorph specimen:-)

17th Sep 2015 17:20 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager

Many thanks to all.

17th Sep 2015 18:29 UTCChester S. Lemanski, Jr.

My sincerest congratulations to our three Mindat managers for being honored in this manner! They truly deserve the ultimate honor bestowed in this science!

Chet Lemanski

17th Sep 2015 20:39 UTCJohn Magnasco Manager

Congrats Alfredo, Andy and Marco!

17th Sep 2015 20:57 UTCKnut Edvard Larsen 🌟 Manager

Congratulations to Alfredo, Marco, and Andy!

18th Sep 2015 14:48 UTCAndrew G. Christy Manager

and congratulations from me to Alfredo!

18th Sep 2015 16:27 UTCKnut Edvard Larsen 🌟 Manager

All new minerals entered to the database

18th Sep 2015 17:25 UTCMarco E. Ciriotti Manager

Bravo Knut !

18th Sep 2015 22:15 UTCJason B. Smith Expert

Congratulations to all!!

18th Sep 2015 22:22 UTCJason B. Smith Expert

Knut could you please add the Foote Mine as co-type for kayrobertsonite? Thank you.

19th Sep 2015 05:00 UTCMartin Rich Expert

Congratulations to Alfredo, Marco, and Andy - well deserved!

19th Sep 2015 20:09 UTCErik Vercammen Expert

Also my congratulations to those godfathers! And let's have a drink on the reinstauration of hancockite!

19th Sep 2015 20:38 UTCBecky Coulson 🌟 Expert

Erik, make sure you raise a glass to Olav Revheim and Van King - it was their proposal that reinstated hancockite et al.!

19th Sep 2015 22:55 UTCAntonio Borrelli Expert

Congratulations to Alfredo, Marco, and Andy!

20th Sep 2015 02:17 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager

Congratulations to Andy and Marco, and thank you to everybody for the kind words!

21st Sep 2015 09:52 UTCAndrew G. Christy Manager

And thanks to everyone from here in Australia for the good wishes, too!

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