Seleniospinel Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Seleniospinel Group
Formula:
AD2X4
A= Co, Ni, Cu
D= Co, Ni
X= Se2-
Note: the D site is named as B in the IMA Proposal 17-H, to avoid confusion with Boron.
D= Co, Ni
X= Se2-
Note: the D site is named as B in the IMA Proposal 17-H, to avoid confusion with Boron.
Member of:
A group within the Spinel Supergroup.
The seleniospinell group can be divided into: bornhardtite subgroup and tyrrellite (CNMNC Newsletter No. 42).
The seleniospinell group can be divided into: bornhardtite subgroup and tyrrellite (CNMNC Newsletter No. 42).
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
52867
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52867:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
f47caa55-0843-4845-a1d4-c65d18255c19
Classification of Seleniospinel Group
IMA status notes:
IMA Approved Group Name
Approval history:
A classification of spinel supergroup was approved by IMA in march 2018 (Proposal 17-H).
Chemical Properties of Seleniospinel Group
Formula:
AD2X4
A= Co, Ni, Cu
D= Co, Ni
X= Se2-
Note: the D site is named as B in the IMA Proposal 17-H, to avoid confusion with Boron.
A= Co, Ni, Cu
D= Co, Ni
X= Se2-
Note: the D site is named as B in the IMA Proposal 17-H, to avoid confusion with Boron.
Crystal Structure
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0010334 | Tyrrellite | Yang H, Hubler D K, Lavina B, Downs R T, Costin G (2007) Tyrrellite, Cu(Co0.68Ni0.32)2Se4, isostructural with spinel Acta Crystallographica C63 i73-i74 | 2007 | Eagle Claims, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Seleniospinel Group to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Oxyspinel Group | AD2O4 | |
Thiospinel Group | AD2X4 |
Group Members:
Bornhardtite Subgroup | A2+D3+2Se4 | |
Bornhardtite | Co2+Co3+2Se4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Trüstedtite | Ni3Se4 | Iso. |
Nickeltyrrellite | CuNi2Se4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Tyrrellite | Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
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 Seleniospinel Group
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Localities for Seleniospinel Group
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- 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.
Argentina | |
| [Tyrrellite] |
[Tyrrellite] | |
| [Bornhardtite] |
[Bornhardtite] | |
[Tyrrellite] | |
Bolivia | |
| [Nickeltyrrellite] |
Canada | |
| [Tyrrellite] |
| [Tyrrellite] |
[Tyrrellite] | |
[Tyrrellite] | |
[Bornhardtite] | |
China | |
| [Trüstedtite] |
Czech Republic | |
| [Tyrrellite] |
| [Tyrrellite] |
| [Tyrrellite] |
[Tyrrellite] | |
| [Tyrrellite] |
[Tyrrellite] | |
DR Congo | |
| [Tyrrellite] |
Finland | |
| [Trüstedtite] |
[Trüstedtite] | |
Germany | |
| [Tyrrellite] |
| [Bornhardtite] |
| [Bornhardtite] |
| [Tyrrellite] |
| [Bornhardtite] |
Spain | |
| [Tyrrellite] |
UK | |
| [Trüstedtite] |
Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se occurrence, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada