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Leonardsenite from
Eldfell, Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar archipelago (Westman islands), Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, Iceland


Locality type:Volcano
Classification
Species:Leonardsenite
Formula:MgAlF5 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Leonardsenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eldfell, Heimaey island, Vestmannaeyjar archipelago (Westman islands), Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, Iceland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:786642
Long-form Identifier:1:3:786642:5
GUID (UUID V4):ca53ec2d-e110-4bac-8207-7ff8714f9427
Nearest other occurrences of Leonardsenite
68.5km (42.5 miles) Hekla, Rangárþing ytra, Southern Region, Iceland
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
3.377 LEONARDSENITE, MgAlF5(H2O)2, A NEW MINERAL SPECIES FROM ELDFELL VOLCANO, HEIMAEY ISLAND, ICELAND...Urridaholtsstraeti 6-8, IS 212 Gardabaer, Iceland Abstract Leonardsenite (IMA2011-059), with ideal formula MgAlF5(H2O)2...MgAlF5(H2O)2, is a new fumarole mineral from Eldfell volcano, Iceland. It has also been found in volcanic encrustations...encrustations from the Hekla crater, Iceland. The mineral forms a soft and friable mass of white crystals...earthy. The calculated density is 2.31 g cm–3. Leonardsenite is orthorhombic, space group Imma; the lattice
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AlF3, a new fumarolic mineral from Eldfell volcano, Heimaey, Iceland M. J. JACOBSEN1,{, T. BALIĆ-ŽUNIĆ1...History, Urridaholtsstraeti 6-8, IS-212 Gardabaer, Iceland [Received 19 November 2013; Accepted 19 January...the surface of fumaroles on the Eldfell volcano, Heimaey Island, Iceland (GPS coordinates 63º25’58.9’’N...fumaroles, but now, 41 years after the eruption of Eldfell, is only a minor phase. The new mineral is named...new mineral, fumaroles, sublimates, fluoride, Eldfell, Iceland. Introduction IN the summer of 2009 our team
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
new mineral from fumaroles at the Eldfell and Hekla volcanoes, Iceland T. BALIĆ-ŽUNIĆ1,*, A. GARAVELLI2...in 1988 from a fumarole on the Eldfell volcano, Heimaey Island, Iceland. It was subsequently found in...fumarole on the Hekla volcano, Iceland. It is associated with leonardsenite (IMA2011-059), ralstonite, heklaite...sublimates, fluoride, Eldfell, Hekla, Iceland. Introduction T HE fumaroles on the Eldfell and Hekla volcanoes...volcanoes in Iceland have a rich and diverse mineralogy (Balić-Žunić et al., 2009; Garavelli et al., 2010)
Report (issue)
Leonardsenite MgAlF5(H2O)2 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic. Point Group: 2/m 2/m 2/m. As earthy crusts of...813(1) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Eldfell volcano, Heimaey island, Iceland. 5.66 (100), 3.00 (38), 3.03 (31)...33 14.80 52.11 17.55 2.22 100.00 (1) Eldfell volcano, Iceland; average of 6 electron microprobe analyses...jarosite, anhydrous AlF3, opal-A, oskarssonite (Heimaey); ralstonite, opal-A, jakobssonite, malladrite...the main crater, Eldfell volcano, Heimaey island, and from Heckla volcano, Iceland. Name: Honors Erik
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
both Hekla, Iceland and Vesuvius, Italy. Additional occurrences are so far from Eldfell and Fimmvörduhals...Fimmvörduhals, both on Iceland. Verneite is cubic, I21 3, a = 10.264(1) Å, V = 1081.4(3) Å3 , Z = 4, and corresponds...new mineral; crystal structure; Hekla; Vesuvius; Eldfell; aluminofluoride 1. Introduction The new mineral...among sublimates collected from fumaroles on the Eldfell and Hekla volcanoes, where a considerable number...He also collected the cotype specimen from the Eldfell volcano in 1988. The holotype and the cotype are
Report (issue)
114.61(1)° X-ray Powder Pattern: Hekla volcano, Iceland. 3.13 (100), 3.92 (76), 3.15 (68), 2.27 (22), 1...00 16.86 47.48 10.00 0.63 100.00 (1) Eldfell volcano, Iceland; average of 25 EDS analyses; corresponding...gypsum, hematite, anhydrite, opal-A (Eldfell volcano); leonardsenite, heklaite, malladrite, hieratite, fluorite... Distribution: From Eldfell volcano, Heimaey Island, and Hekla volcano, Iceland. Name: Honors Sveinn...Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Reykjavík, Iceland (NI 12256). References: (1) Balić-Žunić, T., A
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
forêtite, grigorievite, kaskasite, koksharovite, leonardsenite, manganokaskasite, rickturnerite, rumseyite...Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. Yu.U. Leonardsenite* D. Mitolo, A. Garavelli, T. Balić-Žunić, P...(2013) Leonardsenite, MgAlF5(H2O)2, a new mineral species from Eldfell volcano, Heimaey island, Iceland...Iceland. Canadian Mineralogist, 51(3), 377–386. Leonardsenite (IMA2011-059), ideally MgAlF5(H2O)2, is a new...rim of the main crater of the Eldfell volcano, Heimaey island, Iceland subsequent to the 1973 eruption
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral from La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy D. PINTO, A. GARAVELLI AND D. MITOLO ...= 600ºC) at La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. It occurs as aggregates of mm-sized prismatic...mineral, sublimates, fumaroles, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. Introduction SINCE the last explosive...balićžunićite in La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. al., 2009), heklaite (Garavelli et al...jakobssonite (Balić-Žunić et al., 2012), leonardsenite (Mitolo et al., 2013b) and oskarssonite (Jacobsen
Report (issue)
264(1) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Hekla volcano, Iceland. 2.95 (100), 2.009 (98), 1.811 (84), 2.184 (78)...presented; corresponds to Na2.01Ca2.82Al2.17F14.02 (Eldfell) and (Na1.47K0.09)Ʃ=1.56Ca3.25Al2.19F14.33 (Vesuvius)...jakobssonite, anhydrite, leonardsenite, ralstonite, jarosite, meniaylovite (Eldfell); ralstonite, hematite...jacobssonite, leonardsenite, heklaite, malladrite, opal, fluorite (Hekla). Distribution: From Eldfell and Hekla...Hekla volcanoes and fumaroles at Fimmvörduhals, Iceland and from Vesuvius volcano, Italy. Name: Honors
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2889 IMA No. 2011-059 Leonardsenite MgAlF5·2H2O Eldfell and Hekla volcanoes, Iceland Donatella Mitolo, Anna...297(16), 1.766(19), 1.762(24) Holotype material (Eldfell) is deposited in the collections of the Icelandic...Reykjavı́k, Iceland, sample number NI 12256; other deposited material has the numbers 20630 (Eldfell), and...Acquafredda, P. and Jakobsson, S.P. (2011) Leonardsenite, IMA 2011-059. CNMNC Newsletter No. 11, December...Na21Fe2+(SO4)10Cl3 La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy Italo Campostrini*, Francesco Demartin,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
new fumarolic mineral from the Hekla Volcano, Iceland TONČI BALIĆ-ŽUNIĆ1,*, ANNA GARAVELLI2,3 and DONATELLA...fumarolic product after the 1991 eruption of Hekla, Iceland. The mineral occurs as up to 20 mm large square-prismatic...fumarole; Hekla; Iceland. 1. Introduction Hekla is one of the most active volcanoes on Iceland, with 18 eruptions...Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Gardabaer, Iceland, under sample number NI 15515. Topsøeite, β-FeF3(H2O)3...NaFe(SO4)2, a new fumarolic mineral from Eldfell volcano, Iceland. Mineral. Mag., 73, 51– 57. Balić-Žunić
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
10- and 11-coordinated K atoms in the interlayer region. Alcaparrosaite is named for the locality, the...in Sb mineralization in the Western Carpathians region. Mineralized veins and stockworks of the Dúbrava...chukhrovite-(Ca) collected in the 400–4000 cm–1 region shows absorption bands corresponding to vibrations...eltyubyuite from the Shadil-Khokh volcano, Kel’ Plateau, Southern Ossetia, Russia. European Journal of Mineralogy...Germany and Kel’ Highland (volcano Shadil-Khokh), Southern Ossetia. Eltyubyuite is found as micrometer-sized
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
River at Iyoki, Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan. Oda 1275 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld...from the lava bed of the Shadi-Khokh volcano, Southern Ossetia. The formation of dargaite is related...carbonate triangles and 2 H2O groups in the equatorial region of a hexagonal bipyramid. Linkages between the...zirconolite-related mineral from the Eifel Volcanic Region, Germany. Minerals, 8(10), 449. Nöggerathite-(Ce)...Mendig, Laach Lake (Laacher See) paleovolcano, Eifel region, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The mineral found
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano (Réunion Island) I. Vlastélic a,⇑, T. Staudacher b, C. Deniel...de la Fournaise, the active volcano of Reunion island, because diffuse degassing of basaltic melts at...Na-poor Ralstonite (NaXMgXAl2-X(F,OH)6.H2O) Leonardsenite (MgAlF5.2.0H2O) unidentified Ca–Mg–Al–Fe fluoride...recently described in fumarolic minerals from Iceland (Jakobsson et al., 2008; Mitolo et al., 2010)....the Piton de la Fournaise volcano (La Réunion Island). J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res. 209–210, 9–18. Battaglia
Book
Zirconolite-Related Mineral from the Eifel Volcanic Region, Germany Reprinted from: Minerals 2018, 8, 449... described simultaneously from Eldfell and Hekla volcanoes in Iceland and Vesuvius in Italy [2], and...descending through a crater of a quiescent volcano in Iceland (Snæfell) and, after an adventurous journey through...(zirconolite-related mineral) [5], were discovered in the Eifel region, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Volcanic rocks...Cl2 , found in altered xenoliths of Eifel and Southern Ossetia, are presented by Środek et al. [7].
 
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