4.DB.55

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
B : With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra

Dana 8th ed.:

8.1.7.1

8 : MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM
1 : ABO₄

Hey's CIM Ref.:

18.1.18

18 : Niobates and Tantalates
1 : Niobates and tantalates containing neither rare earths nor U

Physical Properties of AlumotantiteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine, Greasy

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Colourless to white

Hardness:

7½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=1650 - 1690 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

7.48 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of AlumotantiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

Reflectivity:

486 nm	R₁=15.6%	R₂= 14.7%
589 nm	R₁=15.4%	R₂= 14.6%
656 nm	R₁=15.9%	R₂= 15.1%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 15.9%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Chemical Properties of AlumotantiteHide

Formula:

AlTaO₄

Elements listed:

Al, O, Ta - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of AlumotantiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Pbcn

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.475 Å, b = 11.308 Å, c = 4.771 Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.396 : 1 : 0.422

Unit Cell V:

241.43 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

as euhedral to subhedral, elongated crystals to 1 mm, with rhombic to rectangular cross-section;
as rims and parallel oriented intergrowths on simpsonite, also rims around natrotantite, which in turn rims simpsonite crystals

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
1.649	(5)
1.837	(5)
2.439	(5)
2.89	(8)
3.13	(10)
3.64	(7)
5.66	(5)

Comments:

Material from Kola Peninsula, Russia

Type Occurrence of AlumotantiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Vasin-Myl'k Mt, Voron'i Tundry, Murmanskaya Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Geology Museum, Kola Branch, Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russia

Geological Setting of Type Material:

albitized area of a highly fractionated rare element-enriched granite pegmatite

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Sosedkoite	Simpsonite	Natrotantite	Microlite Group	Cesstibtantite
Albite

Synonyms of AlumotantiteHide

IMA1980-025

Other Language Names for AlumotantiteHide

German:Alumotantit

Russian:Алюмотантит

Spanish:Alumotantita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Simpsonite	3 photos of Alumotantite associated with Simpsonite on mindat.org.
Tantalite-(Mn)	2 photos of Alumotantite associated with Tantalite-(Mn) on mindat.org.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

4.DB.05	Argutite	GeO₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Cassiterite	SnO₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Plattnerite	PbO₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m)
4.DB.05	Pyrolusite	MnO₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Rutile	TiO₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Tripuhyite	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	Tet.
4.DB.05	Tugarinovite	MoO₂	Mon.
4.DB.05	Varlamoffite	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂
4.DB.10	Byströmite	MgSb₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
4.DB.10	Tapiolite-(Fe)	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.10	Tapiolite-(Mn)	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.10	Ordoñezite	ZnSb₂O₆	Tet.
4.DB.15b	Akhtenskite	ε-Mn⁴⁺O₂	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.DB.15c	Nsutite	(Mn⁴⁺,Mn²⁺)(O,OH)₂	Hex.
4.DB.15a	Paramontroseite	V⁴⁺O₂	Orth.
4.DB.15a	Ramsdellite	Mn⁴⁺O₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.DB.20	Scrutinyite	α-PbO₂	Orth.
4.DB.25	Ishikawaite	U⁴⁺Fe²⁺Nb₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.25	Ixiolite	(Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)₄O₈	Orth.
4.DB.25	Samarskite-(Y)	(Y,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,U,Th,Ca)₂(Nb,Ta)₂O₈	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.25	Srilankite	ZrTi₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.25	Yttrocolumbite-(Y)	Y(U⁴⁺,Fe²⁺)Nb₂O₈
4.DB.25	Calciosamarskite	(Ca,Fe³⁺,Y)₂(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.25	Samarskite-(Yb)	(Yb,Y,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,U,Th,Ca)₂(Nb,Ta)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.30	Ferberite	FeWO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.30	Hübnerite	MnWO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.30	Sanmartinite	(Zn,Fe)WO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DB.30	Krasnoselskite	CoWO₄	Mon.
4.DB.30	Heftetjernite	ScTaO₄	Mon. 2/m
4.DB.30	Huanzalaite	MgWO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.35	Columbite-(Fe)	FeNb₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Tantalite-(Fe)	FeTa₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Columbite-(Mn)	(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Tantalite-(Mn)	MnTa₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Columbite-(Mg)	(Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆	Orth.
4.DB.35	Qitianlingite	(Fe,Mn)₂(Nb,Ta)₂WO₁₀	Orth.
4.DB.35	Magnocolumbite	(Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆
4.DB.35	Tantalite-(Mg)	(Mg,Fe²⁺)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.DB.40	Ferrowodginite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Lithiotantite	LiTa₃O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Lithiowodginite	LiTa₃O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Titanowodginite	Mn²⁺TiTa₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Ferrotitanowodginite	Fe²⁺TiTa₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Wolframowodginite	Mn(Mn,Sn,Fe,Ta)(W,Ta,Nb)₂O₈
4.DB.45	Tivanite	V³⁺TiO₃(OH)	Mon.
4.DB.50	Carmichaelite	(Ti,Cr,Fe)[O_2-x(OH)_x]	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DB.60	Biehlite	((Sb,As)O)₂[MoO₄]	Mon.

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

18.1.1	Lithiotantite	LiTa₃O₈	Mon.
18.1.2	Lueshite	NaNbO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
18.1.3	Natroniobite	NaNbO₃	Mon.
18.1.4	Franconite	Na(Nb₂O₅)(OH) · 3H₂O	Mon.
18.1.5	Natrotantite	Na₂Ta₄O₁₁	Mon.
18.1.6	Irtyshite	Na₂(Ta,Nb)₄O₁₁	Hex.
18.1.7	Rankamaite	(Na,K)₃(Ta,Nb,Al)₁₁(O,OH)₃₁	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmmm
18.1.8	Hydropyrochlore	(H₂O,□)₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
18.1.9	Calciotantite	CaTa₄O₁₁	Hex.
18.1.10	Rynersonite	CaTa₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
18.1.11	Microlite Group		Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
18.1.12	Belyankinite	Ca_1-2(Ti,Nb)₅O₁₂ · 9H₂O (?)	Amor.
18.1.13	Latrappite	Ca₂NbFe³⁺O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
18.1.14	Hochelagaite	(Ca,Na,Sr)(Nb,Ti,Si,Al)₄O₁₁ · 8H₂O	Mon.
18.1.15	Bariomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)		Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
18.1.16	Parabariomicrolite	BaTa₄O₁₀(OH)₂ · 2H₂O	Trig.
18.1.17	Bariopyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
18.1.19	Simpsonite	Al₄(Ta,Nb)₃O₁₃(OH,F)	Trig. 3 : P3
18.1.20	Sosedkoite	(K,Na)₅Al₂(Ta,Nb)₂₂O₆₀	Orth.
18.1.21	Thoreaulite	(Sn²⁺,Pb)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆	Mon.
18.1.22	Stannomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)
18.1.23	Foordite	Sn²⁺(Nb,Ta)₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
18.1.24	Changbaiite	PbNb₂O₆	Trig.
18.1.25	Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
18.1.26	Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)
18.1.27	Stibiocolumbite	Sb(Nb,Ta)O₄	Orth. mm2
18.1.28	Stibiotantalite	Sb(Ta,Nb)O₄	Orth. mm2
18.1.29	Natrobistantite		Iso.
18.1.30	Cesplumtantite	(Cs,Na)₂(Pb,Sb³⁺)₃Ta₈O₂₄	Tet.
18.1.31	Stibiomicrolite (of Groat et al.)
18.1.32	Cesstibtantite
18.1.34	Bismutotantalite	Bi(Ta,Nb)O₄	Orth.
18.1.35	Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)		Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
18.1.36	Tantalite-(Mn)	MnTa₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
18.1.37	Gerasimovskite	(Mn,Ca)(Nb,Ti)₅O₁₂ · 9H₂O
18.1.38	Tapiolite-(Mn)	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
18.1.39	Columbite-(Mn)	(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
18.1.40	Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈	Mon.
18.1.41	Ixiolite	(Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)₄O₈	Orth.
18.1.42	Columbite-(Fe)	FeNb₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
18.1.43	Tantalite-(Fe)	FeTa₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
18.1.44	Columbite		Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
18.1.45	Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
18.1.46	Tapiolite	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m)
18.1.47	Tapiolite-(Fe)	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
18.1.48	Columbite-(Mg)	(Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆	Orth.
18.1.50	Strüverite	(Ti,Ta,Fe)O₂
18.1.51	Staringite	(Fe,Mn)_x(Ta,Nb)_2xSn_6-3xO₁₂

Fluorescence of AlumotantiteHide

In UV light:

Bright blue cathodoluminescence

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for AlumotantiteHide

Reference List:

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Voloshin, A.V., Men'shikov, Y.P., Pakhomovskii, Y.A. (1981) Alumotantite and natrotantite, new tantalum minerals in granitic pegmatites. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 110: 338-345. [in Russian]

Fleischer, M., Burns, R.G., Cabri, L.J., Francis, C.A., Pabst, A. (1982) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 67: 413-418. [abstract]

Ercit, T.S., Hawthorne, F.C., Černý, P. (1992) The crystal structure of alumotantite: its relation to the structures of simpsonite and the (Al,Ga)(Ta,Nb)O4 compounds. The Canadian Mineralogist: 30: 653-662.

Jambor, J.L., Burke, E.A.J. (1993) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 78: 845-849.

Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997) Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 10.

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Localities for AlumotantiteHide

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Brazil
Rio Grande do Norte Borborema mineral province Equador ⓘ Alto do Giz pegmatite	http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/parabariomicrolite.pdf.; Canadian Mineralogist (1986): 24: 655-663.

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
Katanga (Shaba) ⓘ Manono Mine	Voloshin A.V., Pakhomovskii Ya.A. (1988) Mineralogy of tantalum and niobium in rare-metal pegmatites, - Leningrad, Nauka, p. 240 (in Rus.)

Kazakhstan
Eastern Kazakhstan Province (Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy; Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya Oblast') Kalba Range Irtysh River ⓘ Ungursai Ta Deposit	A.V. Voloshin analytical data

Russia (TL)
Northern Region Murmanskaya Oblast' Voron'i Tundry ⓘ Vasin-Myl'k Mt (TL)	ZVMO (1981) 110/3, 338-345; J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. III (1997); Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow

Zimbabwe
Masvingo Bikita Area ⓘ Mdara Mine	J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. III (1997)

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Classification of AlumotantiteHide