Titantaramellite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Titantaramellite
Formula:
Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Colour:
dark brown to black
Lustre:
Vitreous, Greasy
Hardness:
6
Specific Gravity:
4.05
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named as the titanium end-member of a series with taramellite.
Co-Type Localities:
β Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
β Madrelena Mine, Tres Pozos, Baja California, Mexico
β Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
β Esquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
β Trumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
β Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
β Baumann prospect (Bauman Ranch), Dumtah, Tulare County, California, USA
β Madrelena Mine, Tres Pozos, Baja California, Mexico
β Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
β Esquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
β Trumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
β Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
β Baumann prospect (Bauman Ranch), Dumtah, Tulare County, California, USA
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
3980
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3980:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
9ca61e9f-081e-4e27-ae2b-d469afcccedc
IMA Classification of Titantaramellite
Approved
IMA Formula:
Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Mg)4(O,OH)2[B2Si8O27]Clx
Approval year:
1977
First published:
1984
Classification of Titantaramellite
9.CE.20
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
E : [Si4O12]8- 4-membered single rings (vierer-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions
9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
E : [Si4O12]8- 4-membered single rings (vierer-Einfachringe), without insular complex anions
64.3.1.2
64 : CYCLOSILICATES Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups
3 : Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups: 4-membered rings with [Si2O7] dimers
64 : CYCLOSILICATES Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups
3 : Rings with Other Anions and Insular Silicate Groups: 4-membered rings with [Si2O7] dimers
17.5.35
17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
5 : Borosilicates
17 : Silicates Containing other Anions
5 : Borosilicates
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMAβCNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ttmel | IMAβCNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMAβCNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Titantaramellite
Vitreous, Greasy
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
Colour:
dark brown to black
Hardness:
6 on Mohs scale
Cleavage:
Perfect
{100}
{100}
Density:
4.05 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.93 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Titantaramellite
Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.739 - 1.753 nβ = 1.749 - 1.761 nγ = 1.770 - 1.782
2V:
Measured: 45° to 77°, Calculated: 64° to 70°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.031
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:
High
Dispersion:
r > v
Optical Extinction:
X = c; Y = b; Z = a.
Pleochroism:
Strong
Comments:
X = Y = yellow-brown; Z = opaque
Chemistry of Titantaramellite
Mindat Formula:
Ba4(Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx
Common Impurities:
Mn,H2O
Crystallography of Titantaramellite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 12.21 Å, b = 13.95 Å, c = 7.13 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.875 : 1 : 0.511
Unit Cell V:
1,214.45 Γ
Β³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Comment:
Space Group: [Pnmm:]
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000773 | Titantaramellite | Mazzi F, Rossi G (1980) The crystal structure of taramellite American Mineralogist 65 123-128 |  | 1980 | Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, USA | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| - Γ | () |
Comments:
No published powder pattern data.
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| High-π alteration and/or metamorphism | |
| 32 : Ba/Mn/Pb/Zn deposits, including metamorphic deposits |
Type Occurrence of Titantaramellite
Co-Type Localities:
β Gun claim, Wilson Lake, Itsi Mountain, Watson Lake mining district, Yukon, Canada
β Madrelena Mine, Tres Pozos, Baja California, Mexico
β Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
β Esquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
β Trumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
β Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
β Baumann prospect (Bauman Ranch), Dumtah, Tulare County, California, USA
β Madrelena Mine, Tres Pozos, Baja California, Mexico
β Esquire No. 7 claim, Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
β Esquire No. 1 claim, Rush Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA
β Trumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
β Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
β Baumann prospect (Bauman Ranch), Dumtah, Tulare County, California, USA
General Appearance of Type Material:
As well-formed crystals, equidimensional to tabular.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
No designated type material.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Alfors, J.T., Pabst, A. (1984) Titanian taramellites in western North America. American Mineralogist: 69: 358-373.
Synonyms of Titantaramellite
Other Language Names for Titantaramellite
German:Titantaramellit
Spanish:Titantaramellita
Relationship of Titantaramellite to other Species
Forms a series with:
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 27 photos of Titantaramellite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
| 20 photos of Titantaramellite associated with Sanbornite | Ba2(Si4O10) |
| 14 photos of Titantaramellite associated with Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| 12 photos of Titantaramellite associated with Gillespite | BaFe2+Si4O10 |
| 5 photos of Titantaramellite associated with Cerchiaraite-(Fe) | Ba4Fe3+4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl |
| 4 photos of Titantaramellite associated with Anandite | (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 |
| 4 photos of Titantaramellite associated with Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| 4 photos of Titantaramellite associated with Ferroericssonite | BaFe2+2 Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
| 3 photos of Titantaramellite associated with Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| 3 photos of Titantaramellite associated with Alforsite | Ba5(PO4)3Cl |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 9.CE. | Dutkevichite-(Ce) | NaZnBa2Ce2Ti2Si8O26F Β· H2O |
| 9.CE. | Niobobaotite | Ba4(Ti2.5Fe2+1.5)Nb4Si4O28Cl |
| 9.CE.05 | Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| 9.CE.10 | Verplanckite | Ba4Mn2+2Si4O12(OH,H2O)3Cl3 |
| 9.CE.15 | Baotite | Ba4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl |
| 9.CE.20 | Nagashimalite | Ba4(V,Ti)4B2Si8O27(O,OH)2Cl |
| 9.CE.20 | Taramellite | Ba4(Fe3+,Ti,Fe2+,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx |
| 9.CE.25 | Bario-orthojoaquinite | (Ba,Sr)4Fe2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2 Β· H2O |
| 9.CE.25 | Byelorussite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2MnTi2[Si4O12]2O2(F,OH) Β· H2O |
| 9.CE.25 | Joaquinite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(OH,F) Β· H2O |
| 9.CE.25 | Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) | NaBa2Ce2FeTi2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH) Β· H2O |
| 9.CE.25 | Strontiojoaquinite | Sr2Ba2(Na,Fe)2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH)2 Β· H2O |
| 9.CE.25 | Strontio-orthojoaquinite | (Na,Fe)2Sr2Ba2Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH)2 Β· H2O |
| 9.CE.25 | Orthojoaquinite-(La) | NaBa2La2Fe2+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(O,OH) Β· H2O |
| 9.CE.30a | Unnamed (Ca-Na-ordered analogue of Korobitsynite) | (Ca,Na)2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 Β· 3-4H2O |
| 9.CE.30e | Labuntsovite-Mn | Na4K4(Ba,K)2Mn2+(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 Β· 10-12H2O |
| 9.CE.30a | Nenadkevichite | (Na,β»)8Nb4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 8H2O |
| 9.CE.30d | Lemmleinite-K | K2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 Β· 4H2O |
| 9.CE.30a | Korobitsynite | Na2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 Β· 3-4H2O |
| 9.CE.30c | Kuzmenkoite-Mn | K2Mn2+(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 Β· 5-6H2O |
| 9.CE.30b | Vuoriyarvite-K | K2(Nb,Ti)2(Si4O12)(O,OH)2 Β· 4H2O |
| 9.CE.30b | Tsepinite-Na | Na2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 Β· 3H2O |
| 9.CE.30c | KarupmΓΈllerite-Ca | (Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 7H2O |
| 9.CE.30e | Labuntsovite-Mg | Na4K4(Ba,K)2Mg(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 Β· 10H2O |
| 9.CE.30e | Labuntsovite-Fe | Na4K4(Ba,K)2Fe2+(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 Β· 10H2O |
| 9.CE.30d | Lemmleinite-Ba | Na2K2Ba(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 5H2O |
| 9.CE.30c | Gjerdingenite-Fe | K2Fe2+(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 6H2O |
| 9.CE.30h | Neskevaaraite-Fe | K3Na2Fe2+(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 5-6 H2O |
| 9.CE.30b | Tsepinite-K | K2(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 Β· 3H2O |
| 9.CE.30b | Paratsepinite-Ba | Ba4(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(OH,O)8 Β· 8H2O |
| 9.CE.30b | Tsepinite-Ca | Ca(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 Β· 3H2O |
| 9.CE.30h | Alsakharovite-Zn | NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 7H2O |
| 9.CE.30c | Gjerdingenite-Mn | K2Mn2+(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 6H2O |
| 9.CE.30c | Lepkhenelmite-Zn | (Ba,K)2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 7H2O |
| 9.CE.30b | Tsepinite-Sr | Sr(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2 Β· 3H2O |
| 9.CE.30b | Paratsepinite-Na | (Na,Sr,K,Ca)7(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 Β· nH2O n ~ 8 |
| 9.CE.30f | Paralabuntsovite-Mg | Na8K8Mg4Ti16(Si4O12)8(OH,O)16 Β· 20-24H2O |
| 9.CE.30c | Gjerdingenite-Ca | K2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 6H2O |
| 9.CE.30c | Gjerdingenite-Na | K2Na(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 Β· 5H2O |
| 9.CE.30h | Gutkovaite-Mn | K2CaMn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 5H2O |
| 9.CE.30c | Kuzmenkoite-Zn | K2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 Β· 6-8H2O |
| 9.CE.30g | Organovaite-Mn | K2Mn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 5-7H2O |
| 9.CE.30g | Organovaite-Zn | K2Zn(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Β· 6H2O |
| 9.CE.30g | Parakuzmenkoite-Fe | (K,Ba)4Fe(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 Β· 14H2O |
| 9.CE.30c | Burovaite-Ca | (Na,K)4Ca2(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(OH,O)8 Β· 12H2O |
| 9.CE.45 | Komarovite | (Ca,Mn)(Nb,Ti)2[Si2O7](O,F)3 Β· 3.5H2O |
| 9.CE.45 | Natrokomarovite | (Na,Ca,H)2Nb2Si2O10(OH,F)2 Β· H2O |
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.
Internet Links for Titantaramellite
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References for Titantaramellite
Reference List:
Mazzi, Fiorenzo, Rossi, Giuseppe (1980) The crystal structure of taramellite. American Mineralogist, 65 (1-2) 123-128
Alfors, John T., Pabst, Adolf (1984) Titanian taramellites in western North America. American Mineralogist, 69 (3-4) 358-373
Localities for Titantaramellite
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Canada (TL) | |
| Alfors et al. (1984) +1 other reference |
Mexico | |
| Gunter (2023) |
| ... +2 other references |
USA (TL) | |
| Walstrom (n.d.) +3 other references |
| Bob Walstrom +1 other reference | |
| Am Min 65:123-128 | |
| Walstrom (n.d.) | |
| Walstrom (n.d.) +3 other references |
| Walstrom (n.d.) | |
| Walstrom (n.d.) | |
| Eckhard D. Stuart and Robert E. Walstrom | |
| Alfors et al. (1984) +2 other references |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 465-466 +4 other references |
| Alfors et al. (1984) +1 other reference |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 464 +4 other references |
| Walstrom (n.d.) |
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Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA