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Coulsonite

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Coulsonite

Bihar, India

Coulsonite, etc.

Pyrrhotite gorge, Lovchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Coulsonite, etc.

Buena Vista Iron Mine, Mineral Basin Mining District, Churchill Co., Nevada, USA

Coulsonite

Bihar, India

Coulsonite, etc.

Pyrrhotite gorge, Lovchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Coulsonite, etc.

Buena Vista Iron Mine, Mineral Basin Mining District, Churchill Co., Nevada, USA

Coulsonite

Bihar, India

Coulsonite, etc.

Pyrrhotite gorge, Lovchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

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About CoulsoniteHide

Arthur L. Coulson

Formula:

Fe²⁺V³⁺₂O₄

Hardness:

4½ - 5

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Spinel Subgroup > Oxyspinel Group > Spinel Supergroup

Name:

Named in honor of Dr. Arthur Lennox Coulson (25 January 1898, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia - 1955, Melbourne, Australia), Geological Survey of India.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Buena Vista Iron Mine, Mineral Basin Mining District, Churchill Co., Nevada, USA

Initially described from Bihar, India in 1936 as vanado-magnetite, renamed the following year as coulsonite (these specimens contain up to 4.84% vanadium). Species was redefined in 1962 on Nevada material.

Classification of CoulsoniteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

Strunz 8th ed.:

4/B.04-20

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:

4.BB.05

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
B : Metal: Oxygen = 3:4 and similar
B : With only medium-sized cations

Dana 8th ed.:

7.2.4.2

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
2 : AB₂X₄

Hey's CIM Ref.:

7.12.19

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
12 : Oxides of V, Nb and Ta

Physical Properties of CoulsoniteHide

Hardness:

4½ - 5 on Mohs scale

Chemical Properties of CoulsoniteHide

Formula:

Fe²⁺V³⁺₂O₄

Elements listed:

Fe, O, V - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of CoulsoniteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fd3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.297 Å, b = 2 Å

Unit Cell V:

571.17 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

As subhedral crystals, less than 1 mm in size. Also as exsolution lamellae along
{111} in magnetite.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0015774	Coulsonite	Reuter B, Riedel E, Hug P, Arndt D, Geisler U, Behnke J (1969) Zur kristallchemie der vanadin(III)-spinelle Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 369 306-312		1969		0	293

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 Zur kristallchemie der vanadin(III)-spinelle
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V   0.62500   0.62500   0.62500
O   0.38600   0.38600   0.38600

Type Occurrence of CoulsoniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Buena Vista Iron Mine, Mineral Basin Mining District, Churchill Co., Nevada, USA

Other Language Names for CoulsoniteHide

German:Coulsonit

Russian:Кулсонит

Simplified Chinese:钒磁铁矿

Spanish:Coulsonita

Relationship of Coulsonite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Spinel Subgroup > Oxyspinel Group > Spinel Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Cochromite	CoCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Cuprospinel	Cu²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso.
Dellagiustaite	V²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Deltalumite	(Al_0.67◻_0.33)Al₂O₄	Tet. 4 2m : P4m2
Franklinite	Zn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Gahnite	ZnAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Galaxite	Mn²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Guite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂O₄	Iso.
Hausmannite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Hetaerolite	ZnMn₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
Jacobsite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Maghemite	(Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 4 3 2 : P4₁ 3 2
Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Magnesiocoulsonite	MgV₂O₄	Iso.
Magnesioferrite	MgFe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Manganochromite	Mn²⁺Cr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Nichromite	(Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Thermaerogenite	CuAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Titanomaghemite	(Ti⁴⁺_0.5◻_0.5)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 4 3 2 : P4₃ 3 2
Trevorite	Ni²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
UM1994-06-O:AlCo	CoAl₂O₄
Vuorelainenite	Mn²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Zincochromite	ZnCr₂O₄	Iso.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Coulsonite associated with Mukhinite	{Ca₂}{Al₂V³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
4 photos of Coulsonite associated with Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
3 photos of Coulsonite associated with Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
2 photos of Coulsonite associated with Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

4.BB.	Chenmingite	FeCr₂O₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.BB.	Dellagiustaite	V²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.	Thermaerogenite	CuAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Cochromite	CoCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Cuprospinel	Cu²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso.
4.BB.05	Filipstadite	(Fe³⁺_0.5Sb⁵⁺_0.5)Mn₂O₄	Iso.
4.BB.05	Franklinite	Zn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Gahnite	ZnAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Galaxite	Mn²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Jacobsite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Manganochromite	Mn²⁺Cr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Magnesiocoulsonite	MgV₂O₄	Iso.
4.BB.05	Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Magnesioferrite	MgFe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Nichromite	(Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Qandilite	(Mg,Fe³⁺)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Al)O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Trevorite	Ni²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Ulvöspinel	TiFe₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Vuorelainenite	Mn²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Zincochromite	ZnCr₂O₄	Iso.
4.BB.10	Hausmannite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
4.BB.10	Hetaerolite	ZnMn₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
4.BB.10	Hydrohetaerolite	ZnMn₂O₄ · H₂O	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
4.BB.10	Jacobsite-Q	Mn²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
4.BB.15	Maghemite	(Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 4 3 2 : P4₁ 3 2
4.BB.15	Titanomaghemite	(Ti⁴⁺_0.5◻_0.5)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 4 3 2 : P4₃ 3 2
4.BB.20	Tegengrenite	(Mn³⁺_0.5Sb⁵⁺_0.5)Mg₂O₄	Trig.
4.BB.25	Xieite	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

7.2.4.1	Vuorelainenite	Mn²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
7.2.4.3	Magnesiocoulsonite	MgV₂O₄	Iso.

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping Hide

7.12.1	Montroseite	(V³⁺,Fe³⁺)O(OH)	Orth.
7.12.2	Scherbinaite	V⁵⁺₂O₅
7.12.3	Paramontroseite	V⁴⁺O₂	Orth.
7.12.4	Häggite	V³⁺V⁴⁺O₂(OH)₃	Mon.
7.12.5	Duttonite	V⁴⁺O(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m
7.12.6	Doloresite	V⁴⁺₃O₄(OH)₄	Mon. 2/m
7.12.7	Lenoblite	V⁴⁺₂O₄ · 2H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
7.12.8	Navajoite	Fe³⁺V⁵⁺₉O₂₄ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
7.12.9	Vanoxite	V⁴⁺₄V⁵⁺₂O₁₃ · 8H₂O
7.12.10	Bariandite	Al_0.6(V⁵⁺,V⁴⁺)₈O₂₀ · 9H₂O	Mon.
7.12.11	Corvusite	(Na,K,Ca,Mg)₂(V⁵⁺,V⁴⁺,Fe²⁺)₈O₂₀ · 6-10H₂O	Mon.
7.12.12	Simplotite	CaV⁴⁺₄O₉ · 5H₂O	Mon.
7.12.13	Kyzylkumite	V³⁺Ti₂O₅(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.12.14	Schreyerite	V³⁺₂Ti₃O₉	Mon.
7.12.15	Berdesinskiite	V³⁺₂TiO₅	Mon.
7.12.16	Tivanite	V³⁺TiO₃(OH)	Mon.
7.12.17	Mannardite	Ba(Ti⁴⁺₆V³⁺₂)O₁₆	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
7.12.18	Karelianite	V³⁺₂O₃	Trig.
7.12.20	Nolanite	V³⁺₈Fe³⁺₂O₁₄(OH)₂	Hex.
7.12.21	Vuorelainenite	Mn²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
7.12.22	Tantite	Ta₂O₅	Tric.
7.12.23	Kimrobinsonite	(Ta,Nb)(OH)_5-2x(O,CO₃)_x ; x near 1.2	Iso.

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Dunn, J.A. (1937) Coulsonite. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India: 69: 21-21.

Dunn and Dey (1937) Mining Geol. Institute of India, Transactions: 31: 131.

Radtke, A.S. (1962) Coulsonite, FeV2O4, a spinel-type mineral from Lovelock, Nevada. American Mineralogist: 47: 1284-1291.

Fleischer, M. (1963) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 48: 433-437.

Reuter, B., Riedel, E., Hug, P., Arndt, D., Geisler, U., Behnke, J. (1969) Zur kristallchemie der vanadin(III)-spinelle. Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie: 369: 306-312.

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Finland
North Ostrobothnia Raahe ⓘ Vihanti deposit (Lampinsaari deposit; Isoaho deposit)	Sergeeva, N. E., Eremin, N. I., & Dergachev, A. L. (2011, February). Vanadium mineralization in ore of the Vihanti massive sulfide base-metal deposit, Finland. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 436, No. 2, pp. 210-212). SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica.; Kompanchenko, A., Voloshin, A., & Balagansky, V. (2018). Vanadium mineralization in the Kola region, Fennoscandian Shield. Minerals, 8(11), 474.

India
ⓘ Bihar	Dunn, J.A. (1937) Coulsonite. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India: 69: 21-21.; Dunn and Dey (1937) Mining Geol. Institute of India, Transactions: 31: 131.; Radtke, A.S. (1962) Coulsonite, FeV2O4, a spinel-type mineral from Lovelock, Nevada. American Mineralogist: 47: 1284-1291.
Rajasthan Bhilwara District ⓘ Rampura-Agucha Zn-(Pb) deposit	Reznitsky, L. Z.; Sklyarov, E. V.; Suvorova, L. F.; Karmanov, N. S.; Ushchapovskaya, Z. F.; The Ras (2005): The chromite-coulsonite-magnetite solid solution: The first find of a rare variety of spinel in terrestrial rocks. Doklady Earth Sciences 404(7), 1121-1125. ; Kompanchenko, A., Voloshin, A., & Balagansky, V. (2018). Vanadium mineralization in the Kola region, Fennoscandian Shield. Minerals, 8(11), 474.

Kazakhstan
Pavlodar Region Pavlodar ⓘ Efremovka meteorite	Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998). Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998)

Mexico
Chihuahua Pueblito de Allende ⓘ Allende meteorite (Pueblito de Allende meteorite; Qutrixpileo meteorite [NHM cat.])	Ma, C., Paque, J., & Tschauner, O. (2016, March). Discovery of Beckettite, Ca2V6Al6O20, a New Alteration Mineral in a V-Rich Ca-Al-Rich Inclusion from Allende. In Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (Vol. 47, p. 1704).

Russia
Amur Oblast Dambuki ore cluster ⓘ Strelka U ore occurrence	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data
Murmansk Oblast Khibiny Massif Lovchorr Mt ⓘ Pyrrhotite gorge	Karpov S.M., Voloshin A.V., Savchenko E.E., Selivanova E.A., Polekhovskii Yu.S. (2012) coulsonite in pyrrhotite gorge deposit (Kola peninsula): the first find in Russia, - Doklady RAN, 445/2, p. 1-3 (in Russ.); Kompanchenko, A., Voloshin, A., & Balagansky, V. (2018). Vanadium mineralization in the Kola region, Fennoscandian Shield. Minerals, 8(11), 474.
Pechengsky District Pechenga Ni-Cu ore field ⓘ Bragino ore occurrence	Компанченко А.А., Волошин А.В., Базай А.В. Ванадиевая минерализация в колчеданных проявлениях - новый тип для Южно-Печенгской структурной зоны, Кольский регион, - Месторождения стратегических металлов: закономерности размещения, источники вещества, условия и механизмы образования. Всероссийская конференция, посвящённая 85-летию ИГЕМ РАН.Москва, 25-27 ноября 2015 г. Материалы докладов. М.: ИГЕМ РАН, 2015. 336 с.

Spain
Catalonia Tarragona Conca de Barberà Vimbodí i Poblet Poblet Monastery ⓘ Coma Fosca	C.. Canet et al. , The Canadian Mineralogist, 2003, V41, pp. 581-595
ⓘ Roca de Ponent	C.. Canet et al. , The Canadian Mineralogist, 2003, V41, pp. 581-595
ⓘ Sant Miquel	C.. Canet et al. , The Canadian Mineralogist, 2003, V41, pp. 581-595

Switzerland
Valais Goms Binn Fäld ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry	Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf (Basel), p. 123.

USA
Alaska Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Innoko Mining District ⓘ Colorado Creek Mine	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
ⓘ Colorado Creek Mines	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
California Fresno Co. New Idria Mining District Archer Camp ⓘ Unnamed V-Fe occurrence [1]	Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 152.
Nevada Churchill Co. Mineral Basin Mining District ⓘ Buena Vista Iron Mine (TL)	Am Min 47:1284-1291
Pershing Co. Mineral Basin Mining District ⓘ Buena Vista Hills	NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada

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