Noelbensonite
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About Noelbensonite
William Noel Benson, circa 1945
Formula:
BaMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Colour:
Dark brown
Lustre:
Vitreous, Greasy
Hardness:
4
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Member of:
Name:
Named in 1996 by Yosuke Kawachi, Douglas S. Coombs, and Hiroyuki Miura in honor of William Noel Benson (26 December 1885, London, England - 20 August 1957), geologist at the University of Otago, New Zealand for his research on the Great Serpentine Belt and the New England Fold Belt of New South Wales. He won both the Clarke Medal and the Lyell Medal.
IMA Proposal No 05-B (2005) specifies that the name has been modified to remove the accent from the first 'e', and this has been updated here to take this into account.
IMA Proposal No 05-B (2005) specifies that the name has been modified to remove the accent from the first 'e', and this has been updated here to take this into account.
Classification of Noelbensonite
Approved
8/C.10-17
9.BE.05
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
E : Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
E : Si2O7 groups, with additional anions; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination
Physical Properties of Noelbensonite
Optical Data of Noelbensonite
Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.820 nβ = 1.845 nγ = 1.850
2V:
Measured: 46° , Calculated: 46°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.030
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Very High
Dispersion:
distinct to strong
Chemical Properties of Noelbensonite
Formula:
BaMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
IMA Formula:
BaMn3+2Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Crystallography of Noelbensonite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mm2 - Pyramidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 6.31303(2) Å, b = 9.0977(3) Å, c = 13.5820(4) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.694 : 1 : 1.493
Unit Cell V:
780.07 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Comment:
Data for Sr-rich sample from Cametti et al. (2017); non-standard space-group setting P21cn. The type material was originally assumed to have space group Cmcm.
Type Occurrence of Noelbensonite
Synonyms of Noelbensonite
Other Language Names for Noelbensonite
German:Noélbensonit
Spanish:Noélbensonita
Relationship of Noelbensonite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
| Amamoorite | CaMn2+2Mn3+(Si2O7)O(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Cortesognoite | CaV2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
| Hennomartinite | SrMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. |
| Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Itoigawaite | SrAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. |
| Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
| Manganilvaite | CaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 2 photos of Noelbensonite associated with Namansilite | NaMn3+Si2O6 |
| 2 photos of Noelbensonite associated with Braunite | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| 2 photos of Noelbensonite associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
| 2 photos of Noelbensonite associated with Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
| 1 photo of Noelbensonite associated with Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
| 9.BE. | Betalomonosovite | Na6◻4Ti4(Si2O7)2[PO3OH][PO2(OH)2]O2(OF) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE. | Bobshannonite | Na2KBa(Mn,Na)8(Nb,Ti)4(Si2O7)4O4(OH)4(O,F)2 | Tric. |
| 9.BE. | Calciomurmanite | (Na,◻)2Ca(Ti,Mg,Nb)4[Si2O7]2O2(OH,O)2(H2O)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE. | Batievaite-(Y) | Y2Ca2Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE. | Delhuyarite-(Ce) | Ce4Mg(Fe3+,W)3◻(Si2O7)2O6(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 9.BE.X | Asimowite | Fe2+4O(Si2O7) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Imma |
| 9.BE.02 | Wadsleyite | Mg4O(Si2O7) | Orth. |
| 9.BE.05 | Hennomartinite | SrMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. |
| 9.BE.05 | Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm |
| 9.BE.05 | Itoigawaite | SrAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. |
| 9.BE.07 | Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| 9.BE.07 | Manganilvaite | CaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.10 | Suolunite | Ca2(H2Si2O7) · H2O | Orth. |
| 9.BE.12 | Jaffeite | Ca6(Si2O7)(OH)6 | Trig. 3 : P3 |
| 9.BE.15 | Fresnoite | Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O | Tet. 4mm : P4bm |
| 9.BE.17 | Baghdadite | Ca6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.17 | Burpalite | Na2CaZr(Si2O7)F2 | Mon. |
| 9.BE.17 | Cuspidine | Ca4(Si2O7)(F,OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.17 | Hiortdahlite | Na2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.17 | Janhaugite | (Na,Ca)3(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(Ti,Zr,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| 9.BE.17 | Låvenite | (Na,Ca)2(Mn2+,Fe2+)(Zr,Ti)(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.17 | Niocalite | (Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. |
| 9.BE.17 | Normandite | NaCa(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb,Zr)(Si2O7)OF | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.17 | Wöhlerite | NaCa2(Zr,Nb)(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2 | Mon. 2 : P21 |
| 9.BE.17 | Hiortdahlite I | Na4Ca8Zr2(Nb,Mn,Ti,Fe,Mg,Al)2(Si2O7)4O3F5 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.20 | Mosandrite-(Ce) | (Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5◻0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.20 | Nacareniobsite-(Ce) | NbNa3Ca3(Ce,REE )(Si2O7)2OF3 | Mon. |
| 9.BE.22 | Götzenite | NaCa6Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.22 | Hainite-(Y) | Na2Ca4(Y,REE)Ti(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.22 | Rosenbuschite | Na6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.22 | Kochite | Na3Ca2MnZrTi(Si2O7)2OF3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.23 | Dovyrenite | Ca6Zr(Si2O7)2(OH)4 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
| 9.BE.25 | Barytolamprophyllite | (Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F) | Mon. |
| 9.BE.25 | Ericssonite | BaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH) | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 9.BE.25 | Lamprophyllite | (Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2 | Mon. |
| 9.BE.25 | Ericssonite-2O | BaMn2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH) | Orth. |
| 9.BE.25 | Seidozerite | Na4MnZr2Ti(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. |
| 9.BE.25 | Nabalamprophyllite | Na3(Ba,Na)2Ti3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,F)2 | Mon. 2/m |
| 9.BE.25 | Grenmarite | Na4MnZr3(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : P2/b |
| 9.BE.25 | Schüllerite | Ba2Na(Mn,Ca)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)2Ti2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.25 | Lileyite | Ba2(Na,Fe,Ca)3MgTi2(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 9.BE.25 | Emmerichite | Ba2Na(Na,Fe2+)2(Fe3+,Mg)Ti2(Si2O7)2O2F2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 9.BE.25 | Fluorbarytolamprophyllite | (Ba,Sr)2[(Na,Fe2+)3(Ti,Mg)F2][Ti2(Si2O7)2O2] | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 9.BE.27 | Murmanite | Na2Ti2(Si2O7)O2 · 2H2O | Tric. |
| 9.BE.30 | Epistolite | Na2(Nb,Ti)2(Si2O7)O2 · nH2O | Tric. |
| 9.BE.32 | Lomonosovite | Na5Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)O2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.35 | Vuonnemite | Na11Ti4+Nb2(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O3(F,OH) | Tric. |
| 9.BE.37 | Sobolevite | Na13Ca2Mn2Ti3(Si2O7)2(PO4)4O3F3 | Mon. m : Pb |
| 9.BE.40 | Innelite | Na2CaBa4Ti3(Si2O7)2(SO4)2O4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.40 | Phosphoinnelite | Na3Ba4Ti3(Si2O7)2(PO4,SO4)2O2F | Tric. |
| 9.BE.42 | Yoshimuraite | Ba2Mn2Ti(Si2O7)(PO4)O(OH) | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.45 | Quadruphite | Na14Ca2Ti4(Si2O7)2(PO4)2O2F | Tric. |
| 9.BE.47 | Polyphite | Na5(Na4Ca2)Ti2(Si2O7)(PO4)3O2F2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.50 | Bornemanite | Na6BaTi2Nb(Si2O7)2(PO4)O2(OH)F | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.50 | Shkatulkalite | Na5(Nb1-xTix)2(Ti1-yMn2+y)[Si2O7]2O2(OH)2 · nH2O | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
| 9.BE.55 | Bafertisite | Ba2Fe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2 | Tric. |
| 9.BE.55 | Hejtmanite | Ba2Mn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2 | Tric. 1 |
| 9.BE.55 | Bykovaite | (Ba,Na,K)2(Na,Ti,Mn)4(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(H2O,F,OH)2 · 3.5H2O | Mon. 2/m |
| 9.BE.55 | Nechelyustovite | (Ba,Sr,K)2(Na,Ti,Mn)4(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O2(O,H2O,F)2 · 4.5H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 9.BE.60 | Delindeite | (Na,K)2(Ba,Ca)2(Ti,Fe,Al)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2 · 2H2O | Mon. |
| 9.BE.65 | Bussenite | Na2Ba2Fe2+Ti(Si2O7)(CO3)(OH)3F | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.67 | Jinshajiangite | BaNaFe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| 9.BE.67 | Perraultite | BaNaMn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 9.BE.70 | Karnasurtite-(Ce) | (Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe)(Si2O7)(OH)4 · 3H2O | Amor. |
| 9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(Ce) | Ce4MgFe3+2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.70 | Strontiochevkinite | (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)4Fe2+(Ti,Zr)2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. |
| 9.BE.70 | Chevkinite-(Ce) | (Ce,La,Ca,Th)4(Fe2+,Mg)(Fe2+,Ti,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.70 | Polyakovite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)4(Mg,Fe2+)(Cr3+,Fe3+)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 9.BE.70 | Rengeite | Sr4ZrTi4(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.70 | Matsubaraite | Sr4Ti5(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.70 | Dingdaohengite-(Ce) | (Ce,La)4Fe2+(Ti,Fe2+,Mg,Fe2+)2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.70 | Maoniupingite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca)4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,◻)(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 9.BE.70 | Perrierite-(La) | (La,Ce,Ca)4(Fe,Mn2+,Mg)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.70 | UM2008-53-SiO:SrTiZr | Sr4ZrTi4(Si2O7)2O8 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
| 9.BE.70 | Hezuolinite | (Sr,REE)4Zr(Ti,Fe3+)4(Si2O7)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| 9.BE.72 | Fersmanite | Ca4(Na,Ca)4(Ti,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8F3 | Tric. |
| 9.BE.75 | Belkovite | Ba3(Nb,Ti)6(Si2O7)2O12 | Hex. |
| 9.BE.77 | Nasonite | Pb6Ca4(Si2O7)3Cl2 | Hex. |
| 9.BE.80 | Kentrolite | Pb2Mn3+2(Si2O7)O2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm |
| 9.BE.80 | Melanotekite | Pb2Fe3+2(Si2O7)O2 | Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 21 |
| 9.BE.82 | Tilleyite | Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2 | Mon. |
| 9.BE.85 | Killalaite | Ca6.4(H0.6Si2O7)2(OH)2 | Mon. |
| 9.BE.87 | Stavelotite-(La) | (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn2+3Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30 | Trig. 3 : P31 |
| 9.BE.90 | Biraite-(Ce) | Ce2Fe2+(Si2O7)(CO3) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 9.BE.92 | Cervandonite-(Ce) | (Ce,Nd,La)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Ti,Al)3O2(Si2O7)(As3+O3)(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3m |
| 9.BE.95 | Batisivite | BaV3+8Ti6(Si2O7)O22 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
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References for Noelbensonite
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Kawachi, Y., Coombs, D.S., Miura, H. (1996) Noélbensonite, a new BaMn silicate of the lawsonite structure type, from Woods mine, New South Wales, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine: 60: 369-374.
Mandarino, J.A. (1996) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record: 27: 463-466.
Coombs, D.S., Kawachi, Y., Miura, H., Chapell, D. (2004) Cerchiaraite and Ca-bearing noélbensonite from Woods mine, New South Wales, Australia. European Journal of Mineralogy: 16: 185-189.
Cametti, G., Armbruster, T., Hermann, J., Churakov, S. (2017): Crystal structure and phase transition in noelbensonite: a multi-methodological study. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 44, 485-496.
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Australia (TL) | |
| Min.Rec.: 27: 465.; Kawachi, Y., Coombs, D.S., Miura, H. (1996) Noélbensonite, a new BaMn silicate of the lawsonite structure type, from Woods mine, New South Wales, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine: 60: 369-374. |
Italy | |
| Min.Rec.: 27:465; Mineralogical Magazine: 60:369-374. |
Japan | |
| Minakawa (1995) Sanko-Gakkai Kou’en-Youshi, 59.; Nishio-Hamane, D., Ogoshi, Y., & Minakawa, T. (2012). Miyahisaite, (Sr, Ca) 2Ba3 (PO4) 3F, a new mineral of the hedyphane group in the apatite supergroup from the Shimoharai mine, Oita Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 107(3), 121-126. |
| mylonite.eps.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~enami/abstract/ganko0001.html | |
South Africa | |
| Costin, G., Fairey, B., & Tsikos, H. (2014) Tokyoite and As-rich tokyoite: new occurrence in the manganese ore of the Postmasburg Manganese Field, South Africa. 21st annual IMA conference |
| Costin, G., Fairey, B., Tsikos, H., Gucsik, A. (2015): Tokyoite, As-Rich Tokyoite, and Noélbensonite: New Occurrences From the Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist: 53: 981-990 | |
| Costin, G., Fairey, B., Tsikos, H. and Gucsik, A. (2016). Tokyoite, As-rich tokyoite and noélbensonite: new occurrences from the Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape province, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53, 981-990. |
Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy