Tugarinovite
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Formula:
MoO2
System:
Monoclinic
Colour:
Dark lilac-brown,
Lustre:
Greasy, Metallic
Name:
Named after Ivan Alekseevich Tugarinov (b. 1947), geochemist, Vernadskii Institute (Moscow).
This page provides mineralogical data about Tugarinovite.
Classification of Tugarinovite
Approved
Approval Year:
1979
4/D.28-10
4.DB.05
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
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
4.4.15.1
4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
4 : AX2
4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
4 : AX2
7.15.1
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
15 : Oxides of Mo and W
7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
15 : Oxides of Mo and W
Physical Properties of Tugarinovite
Greasy, Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):
Opaque
Colour:
Dark lilac-brown,
Streak:
Greenish gray
Chemical Properties of Tugarinovite
Formula:
MoO2
Elements listed in formula:
Crystallography of Tugarinovite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.6 Å, b = 4.85 Å, c = 5.53 Å
β = 119.37°
β = 119.37°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.155 : 1 : 1.14
Unit Cell Volume:
V 130.89 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Type Occurrence of Tugarinovite
Relationship of Tugarinovite to other Species
| 4.DB.05 | Argutite | GeO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Pyrolusite | MnO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Rutile | TiO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Tripuhyite | Fe3+Sb5+O4 |
| 4.DB.05 | Varlamoffite | (Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2 |
| 4.DB.10 | Byströmite | MgSb2O6 |
| 4.DB.10 | Tapiolite-(Fe) | (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| 4.DB.10 | Tapiolite-(Mn) | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| 4.DB.10 | Ordoñezite | ZnSb2O6 |
| 4.DB.15b | Akhtenskite | ε-Mn4+O2 |
| 4.DB.15c | Nsutite | (Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2 |
| 4.DB.15a | Paramontroseite | V4+O2 |
| 4.DB.15a | Ramsdellite | Mn4+O2 |
| 4.DB.20 | Scrutinyite | α-PbO2 |
| 4.DB.25 | Ishikawaite | U4+Fe2+Nb2O8 |
| 4.DB.25 | Ixiolite | (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8 |
| 4.DB.25 | Samarskite-(Y) | (Y,Fe3+,Fe2+,U,Th,Ca)2(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
| 4.DB.25 | Srilankite | ZrTi2O6 |
| 4.DB.25 | Yttrocolumbite-(Y) | Y(U4+,Fe2+)Nb2O8 |
| 4.DB.25 | Calciosamarskite | (Ca,Fe3+,Y)2(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 |
| 4.DB.25 | Samarskite-(Yb) | (Yb,Y,Fe3+,Fe2+,U,Th,Ca)2(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
| 4.DB.30 | Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Sanmartinite | (Zn,Fe)WO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Krasnoselskite | CoWO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Heftetjernite | ScTaO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Huanzalaite | MgWO4 |
| 4.DB.35 | Columbite-(Fe) | FeNb2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Tantalite-(Fe) | FeTa2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Columbite-(Mn) | (Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Tantalite-(Mn) | MnTa2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Columbite-(Mg) | (Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Qitianlingite | (Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10 |
| 4.DB.35 | Magnocolumbite | (Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Tantalite-(Mg) | (Mg,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| 4.DB.40 | Ferrowodginite | Fe2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Lithiotantite | LiTa3O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Lithiowodginite | LiTa3O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Titanowodginite | Mn2+TiTa2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Wodginite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Ferrotitanowodginite | Fe2+TiTa2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Wolframowodginite | Mn(Mn,Sn,Fe,Ta)(W,Ta,Nb)2O8 |
| 4.DB.45 | Tivanite | V3+TiO3(OH) |
| 4.DB.50 | Carmichaelite | (Ti,Cr,Fe)[O2-x(OH)x] |
| 4.DB.55 | Alumotantite | AlTaO4 |
| 4.DB.60 | Biehlite | ((Sb,As)O)2[MoO4] |
| 7.15.2 | Molybdite | MoO3 |
| 7.15.3 | Sidwillite | MoO3 · 2H2O |
| 7.15.4 | Ilsemannite | Mo3O8 · nH2O |
| 7.15.5 | Tungstite | WO3 · H2O |
| 7.15.6 | Hydrotungstite | WO3 · 2H2O |
| 7.15.7 | Meymacite | WO3 · 2H2O |
| 7.15.8 | Alumotungstite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| 7.15.9 | Jixianite | Pb(W,Fe3+)2(O,OH)7 |
Other Names for Tugarinovite
Name in Other Languages:
Other Information
Electrical:
Electric conductor (Ben-Dor and Shimony 1974)
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 Tugarinovite
Reference List:
Ben-Dor, L., Shimony, Y. (1974) Crystal structure, magnetic susceptibility and electrical conductivity of pure and NiO-doped MoO2 and WO2. Materials Research Bulletin: 9: 837-844.
Kruglova V.G., Poteryaikina A.A., Sidorenko G.A., Dubakina L.S., Ryabeva E.G. (1980) Tugarinovite, (MoO2), a new hypogene molybdenum mineral. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 109: 465-468
Fleischer M., Pabst A. (1981) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 66: 438-439.
Kruglova, V.G, Sidorenko, G.A., Ryabeva, Y.G., Poteryaykina, A.A., Dubakina, L.S.(1984) New data on tugarinovite. Doklady Akad. Nauk SSSR, Earth Sciences Section: 264: 149-152.
Hawthorne F.C., Burke E.A.J., Ercit T.S., Grew E.S., Grice J.D., Jambor J.L., Puziewicz J., Roberts A.C., Vanko D.A. (1988) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 73: 189-199.
Australian Journal of Chemistry (1995): 1473.
Kruglova V.G., Poteryaikina A.A., Sidorenko G.A., Dubakina L.S., Ryabeva E.G. (1980) Tugarinovite, (MoO2), a new hypogene molybdenum mineral. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 109: 465-468
Fleischer M., Pabst A. (1981) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 66: 438-439.
Kruglova, V.G, Sidorenko, G.A., Ryabeva, Y.G., Poteryaykina, A.A., Dubakina, L.S.(1984) New data on tugarinovite. Doklady Akad. Nauk SSSR, Earth Sciences Section: 264: 149-152.
Hawthorne F.C., Burke E.A.J., Ercit T.S., Grew E.S., Grice J.D., Jambor J.L., Puziewicz J., Roberts A.C., Vanko D.A. (1988) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 73: 189-199.
Australian Journal of Chemistry (1995): 1473.
Internet Links for Tugarinovite
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Czech Republic | |
| www.gpkv.cz/haldy.html |
Japan | |
| (E. Nitta, M. Kimata, M. Hoshino, T. Echigo, S. Hamasaki, H. Shinohara, N. Nishida, T. Hatta, M. Shimizu (2006) “High-temperature sublimate minerals from Iwodake volcano, Satsuma-Iwojima, Kyusyu, Southwestern Japan.” –oral presentation at IMA meeting in Kobe.) |
| E. Nitta, M. Kimata, M. Hoshino, T. Echigo, S. Hamasaki, H. Shinohara, N. Nishida, T. Hatta, M. Shimizu (2006) “High-temperature sublimate minerals from Iwodake volcano, Satsuma-Iwojima, Kyusyu, Southwestern Japan.” –oral presentation at IMA meeting in Kobe. | |
| Nitta, E., Kimata, M., Hoshino, M., Echigo, T. Hamasaki, S., Shinohara, H., Nishida, N., Hatta, T., Shimizu, M. (2006) High-temperature sublimate minerals from Iwodake volcano, Satsuma-Iwojima, Kyusyu, Southwestern Japan. Japanese Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 35: 270-281. | |
Mexico | |
| 72nd Meteor.Soc. Meeting, Abs. 5090(2009) |
Russia (TL) | |
| Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow |
| http://maurice.strahlen.org/kurilles/kurilles.htm |
Crater, Iodake, Satsuma-Ioujima, Mishima village, Kagoshima Prefecture, Nansei Archipelago, Kyushu Region, Japan