Imayoshiite
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Formula:
Ca3Al(CO3)[B(OH)4](OH)6 · 12H2O
Colour:
Colorless
Lustre:
Vitreous, Silky
Hardness:
2 - 3
Specific Gravity:
1.79 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Member of:
Name:
Named in honor of Takaharu Imayoshi (今吉隆治) (1905 - 1984), Japanese mineral collector, who made significant contributions to mineralogy. His personal collection of ~10,000 specimens, is now in the Geological Museum, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST.
Imayoshiite is the first member of the ettringite group with both CO3 and B(OH)4 anions.
Classification of Imayoshiite
Physical Properties of Imayoshiite
Vitreous, Silky
Transparency:
Transparent
Comment:
Aggregates has a silky lustre, individuals vitreous
Colour:
Colorless
Comment:
White in aggregates
Streak:
White
Hardness:
2 - 3 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Distinct/Good
on {100}
on {100}
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
1.79 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Imayoshiite
Type:
Uniaxial (-)
RI values:
nω = 1.497() nε = 1.470(2)
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.027
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:
Moderate
Chemical Properties of Imayoshiite
Formula:
Ca3Al(CO3)[B(OH)4](OH)6 · 12H2O
Crystallography of Imayoshiite
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Class (H-M):
6 - Pyramidal
Space Group:
P63
Cell Parameters:
a = 11.0264(11) Å, c = 10.6052(16) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.962
Unit Cell V:
1,116.65 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Comment:
Data above by XRD data; Single crystal diffraction= 11.04592(2), c = 10.61502(19) Å
Type Occurrence of Imayoshiite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan, specimen number NSM, M43749 (holotype) and M43750 (cotype).
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In cavities in altered gabbro xenolith in sepentinized dunite
Reference:
Nishio-Hamane, D., Ohnishi, M., Momma, K., Shimobayashi, N., Miyawaki, R., Minakawa, T., Inaba, S. (2015) Imayoshiite, Ca3Al(CO3)[B(OH)4](OH)6·12H2O, a new mineral of the ettringite group from Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine: 79: 413-423.
Synonyms of Imayoshiite
Other Language Names for Imayoshiite
Japanese:今吉石
Relationship of Imayoshiite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
| Bentorite | Ca6(Cr3+,Al)2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mmc |
| Buryatite | Ca3(Si,Fe,Al)(SO4)[B(OH)4]O(OH)5 · 12H2O | |
| Carraraite | Ca3(SO4)[Ge(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O | Hex. |
| Charlesite | Ca6(Al,Si)2(SO4)2[B(OH)4](OH,O)12 · 26H2O | Trig. 3m : P3 1c |
| Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O | Trig. 3m : P3 1c |
| Hielscherite | Ca3Si(SO4)(SO3)(OH)6 · 11H2O | Hex. 6 : P63 |
| Jouravskite | Ca3Mn4+(SO4)(CO3)(OH)6 · 12H2O | Hex. |
| Kottenheimite | Ca 3Si(SO4)2(OH)6·12H2O | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
| Micheelsenite | (Ca,Y)3Al(HPO4,CO3)(CO3)(OH)6 · 12H2O | Hex. |
| Sturmanite | Ca6(Fe3+,Al,Mn3+)2(SO4)2[B(OH)4](OH)12 · 25H2O | Trig. 3m : P3 1c |
| Tatarinovite | Са3Al(SO4)[B(OH)4](OH)6·12H2O | Hex. 6 : P63 |
| Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O | Hex. 6 : P63 |
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 Imayoshiite
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Nishio-Hamane, D., Ohnishi, M., Momma, K., Shimobayashi, N., Miyawaki, R., Minakawa, T. and Inaba, S. (2013) Imayoshiite, IMA 2013-069. CNMNC Newsletter No. 18, December 2013, page 3251. Mineralogical Magazine: 77: 3249-3258.
Nishio-Hamane, D., Ohnishi, M., Momma, K., Shimobayashi, N., Miyawaki, R., Minakawa, T., Inaba, S. (2015) Imayoshiite, Ca3Al(CO3)[B(OH)4](OH)6·12H2O, a new mineral of the ettringite group from Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine: 79: 413-423.
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Localities for Imayoshiite
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- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(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.
Japan (TL) | |
| Nishio-Hamane, D., Ohnishi, M., Momma, K., Shimobayashi, N., Miyawaki, R., Minakawa, T. and Inaba, S. (2013) Imayoshiite, IMA 2013-069. CNMNC Newsletter No. 18, December 2013, page 3251; Nishio-Hamane, D., Ohnishi, M., Momma, K., Shimobayashi, N., Miyawaki, R., Minakawa, T., Inaba, S. (2015): Imayoshiite, Ca3Al(CO3)[B(OH)4](OH)6·12H2O, a new mineral of the ettringite group from Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 413-423. |