Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S2
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
Mg3BeAl8O16
Minor trivalent Cr replaces both Al and Mg.
Colour:
Red
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Member of:
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S2 differs from the known magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S (Nuber & Schmetzer, 1983) by the module stacking sequence. Consequently, it has a different space-group symmetry.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
51400
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:51400:4
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
3743abf2-f235-4744-804f-2da6fdd93fa4
Physical Properties of Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S2
Colour:
Red
Chemistry of Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S2
Mindat Formula:
Mg3BeAl8O16
Minor trivalent Cr replaces both Al and Mg.
Minor trivalent Cr replaces both Al and Mg.
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S2
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Space Group:
P3m1
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.6788(3) Å, c = 18.3368(14) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 3.229
Unit Cell V:
512.11 ų
Z:
2
Synonyms of Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S2
Magnesiotaaffeite (in part)
Relationship of Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S2 to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S | Mg3Al8BeO16 | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) |
Magnesiotaaffeite-6N’3S | Mg2BeAl6O12 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
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 Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S2
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References for Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S2
Localities for Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S2
Locality List
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- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- 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).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Myanmar | |
| Malcherek et al. (2016) |