Mounanaite
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About Mounanaite
Formula:
PbFe3+2(VO4)2(OH,F)2
Colour:
Brownish red
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named for its Type Locality, the Mounana Mine in Gabon
Classification of Mounanaite
Approved
Approval year:
1968
7/C.31-70
8.CG.15
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
G : With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O = 1:1
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
G : With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O = 1:1
Dana 7th ed.:
41.10.7.1
41.10.7.1
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
10 : (AB)3(XO4)2Zq
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
10 : (AB)3(XO4)2Zq
21.4.21
21 : Vanadates (and vanadates with arsenate or phosphate)
4 : Vanadates of U, Mn, Fe or Ni
21 : Vanadates (and vanadates with arsenate or phosphate)
4 : Vanadates of U, Mn, Fe or Ni
Physical Properties of Mounanaite
Colour:
Brownish red
Chemical Properties of Mounanaite
Formula:
PbFe3+2(VO4)2(OH,F)2
IMA Formula:
PbFe3+2(VO4)2(OH)2
Crystallography of Mounanaite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/m
Setting:
C2/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 9.294 Å, b = 6.165 Å, c = 7.708 Å
β = 115 . 54°
β = 115 . 54°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.508 : 1 : 1.25
Unit Cell V:
400.27 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
2
Comment:
Originally assumed to be triclinic.
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0006710 | Mounanaite | Krause W, Belendorff K, Bernhardt H J, McCammon C A, Effenberger H, Mikenda W (1998) Crystal chemistry of the tsumcorite-group minerals. New data on ferrilotharmeyerite, tsumcorite, thometzekite, mounanaite, helmutwinklerite, and a redefinition of gartrellite European Journal of Mineralogy 10 179-206 | 1998 | Mounana, Gaboon | 0 | 293 |
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Type Occurrence of Mounanaite
Synonyms of Mounanaite
Other Language Names for Mounanaite
Relationship of Mounanaite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Cabalzarite | CaMg2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Cobaltlotharmeyerite | CaCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Cobalttsumcorite | PbCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Ferrilotharmeyerite | CaZnFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Gartrellite | PbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Helmutwinklerite | PbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
Kaliochalcite | KCu2(SO4)2[(OH)(H2O)] | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Krettnichite | PbMn3+2(VO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Lotharmeyerite | CaZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Lukrahnite | CaCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Manganlotharmeyerite | CaMn3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Mawbyite | PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. |
Natrochalcite | NaCu2(SO4)2(OH) · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Nickellotharmeyerite | CaNi2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Nickelschneebergite | BiNi2(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Nickeltsumcorite | Pb(Ni,Fe3+)2(AsO4)2(H2O,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Phosphogartrellite | PbCuFe3+(PO4)2(OH,H2O)2 | Tric. |
Rappoldite | PbCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
Schneebergite | BiCo2(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Thometzekite | PbCu2+2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Tsumcorite | PbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. |
Yancowinnaite | PbCuAl(AsO4)2OH · H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Zincgartrellite | PbZn2(AsO4)2(H2O,OH)2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
21 photos of Mounanaite associated with Curienite | Pb(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O |
16 photos of Mounanaite associated with Francevillite | Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O |
7 photos of Mounanaite associated with Chervetite | Pb2(V2O7) |
1 photo of Mounanaite associated with Bariandite | Al0.6(V5+,V4+)8O20 · 9H2O |
1 photo of Mounanaite associated with Vanuralite | Al(UO2)2(V2O8)(OH) · 11H2O |
1 photo of Mounanaite associated with Curienite-Francevillite Series |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
8.CG.05 | Cassidyite | Ca2Ni(PO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
8.CG.05 | Collinsite | Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CG.05 | Fairfieldite | Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CG.05 | Gaitite | Ca2Zn(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CG.05 | Messelite | Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CG.05 | Parabrandtite | Ca2Mn2+(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
8.CG.05 | β-Roselite | Ca2Co(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
8.CG.05 | Talmessite | Ca2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
8.CG.05 | Hillite | Ca2Zn(PO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CG.10 | Brandtite | Ca2Mn2+(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.CG.10 | Roselite | Ca2Co(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.CG.10 | Wendwilsonite | Ca2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.CG.10 | Zincroselite | Ca2Zn(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. |
8.CG.10 | Rruffite | Ca2Cu(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.CG.15 | Ferrilotharmeyerite | CaZnFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CG.15 | Lotharmeyerite | CaZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CG.15 | Mawbyite | PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. |
8.CG.15 | Thometzekite | PbCu2+2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CG.15 | Tsumcorite | PbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. |
8.CG.15 | Cobaltlotharmeyerite | CaCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CG.15 | Cabalzarite | CaMg2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CG.15 | Krettnichite | PbMn3+2(VO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CG.15 | Cobalttsumcorite | PbCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CG.15 | Nickellotharmeyerite | CaNi2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CG.15 | Manganlotharmeyerite | CaMn3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CG.15 | Schneebergite | BiCo2(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CG.15 | Nickelschneebergite | BiNi2(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.CG.20 | Gartrellite | PbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CG.20 | Helmutwinklerite | PbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
8.CG.20 | Zincgartrellite | PbZn2(AsO4)2(H2O,OH)2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CG.20 | Rappoldite | PbCo2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
8.CG.20 | Phosphogartrellite | PbCuFe3+(PO4)2(OH,H2O)2 | Tric. |
8.CG.20 | Lukrahnite | CaCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.CG.25 | Pottsite | (Pb3xBi4-2x)(VO4)4 · H2O (0.8 < x < 1.0) | Tet. 4/m : I41/a |
8.CG.35 | Nickeltalmessite | Ca2Ni(AsO4)2 · 2H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
21.4.1 | Uvanite | U6+2V5+6O21 · 15H2O (?) | Orth. |
21.4.2 | Vanuranylite | (H3O)2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 4H2O | |
21.4.3 | Strelkinite | Na2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O | Orth. |
21.4.4 | Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
21.4.5 | Margaritasite | (Cs,K,H3O)2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
21.4.6 | Sengierite | Cu2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
21.4.7 | Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
21.4.8 | Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnna |
21.4.9 | Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2(V10O28) · 16H2O | |
21.4.10 | Francevillite | Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O | Orth. |
21.4.11 | Metavanuralite | Al(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH) · 8H2O | Tric. |
21.4.12 | Vanuralite | Al(UO2)2(V2O8)(OH) · 11H2O | Mon. |
21.4.13 | Curienite | Pb(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O | Orth. |
21.4.14 | Fritzscheite | Mn(UO2)2(PO4,VO4)2 · 10H2O (?) | Tet. |
21.4.15 | Palenzonaite | (NaCa2)Mn2+2(VO4)3 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d |
21.4.16 | Santafeite | (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
21.4.17 | Pyrobelonite | PbMn2+(VO4)(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
21.4.18 | Brackebuschite | Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
21.4.19 | Čechite | PbFe2+(VO4)(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
21.4.20 | Heyite | Pb5Fe2+2(VO4)2O4 | Mon. |
21.4.22 | Schubnelite | Fe3+VO4 · H2O | Tric. |
21.4.23 | Fervanite | Fe3+4V5+4O16 · 5H2O | Mon. |
21.4.24 | Kazakhstanite | Fe3+5V4+3V5+12O39(OH)9 · 9H2O | Mon. |
21.4.25 | Bokite | (Al,Fe3+)1.3(V5+,V4+,Fe3+)8O20 · 7.4H2O | Mon. |
21.4.26 | Rusakovite | (Fe3+,Al)5(VO4,PO4)2(OH)9 · 3H2O | |
21.4.27 | Kolovratite | NixZny(VO4)0.67(x+y) · nH2O |
Other Information
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 Mounanaite
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American Mineralogist (1969): 54: 1738-1739.
Cesbron, F. and Fritsche, J. (1969): La mounanaïte, nouveau vanadate de fer et de plomb hydraté. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie: 92: 196-202.
Gaines, Richard V., H. Catherine, W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, Abraham Rosenzweig (1997), Dana's New Mineralogy : The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana: 878. (Where it appears to be presented with an inaccurate formula and misclassified, belonging in the Helmutwinklerite Group, see pg. 760.).
Krause, W., Belendorff, K., Bernhardt, H.-J., McCammon, C., Effenberger, H. & Mikenda, W. (1998): Crystal chemistry of the tsumcorite-group minerals. New data on ferrilotharmeyerite, tsumcorite, thometzekite, mounanaite, helmutwinklerite, and a redefinition of gartrellite. Eur. J. Mineral. 10, 179-206.
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Gabon (TL) | |
| Cesbron, F., Fritsche, J. (1969) La mounanaïte, nouveau vanadate de fer et de plomb hydraté. Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie: 92: 196-202.; Fleischer, M. (1969) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 54: 1737-1742. |
Italy | |
| Campostrini I.(2013): Minerali secondari dei giacimenti uraniferi nelle Arenarie di Val Gardena del Trentino occidentale (Alpi Meridionali, Italia). Studi Trent. Sci. Nat., 93, pagg. 89-114. |
Mounana Mine, Mounana, Lemboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon