4.DB.15b

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

Dana 8th ed.:

4.4.10.1

4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
4 : AX₂

Hey's CIM Ref.:

7.18.5

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
18 : Oxides of Mn

Physical Properties of AkhtenskiteHide

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Light grey to black

Streak:

black

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
on {001}

Density:

4.78 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of AkhtenskiteHide

Type:

Uniaxial

Chemical Properties of AkhtenskiteHide

Formula:

ε-Mn⁴⁺O₂

IMA Formula:

MnO₂

Elements listed:

Mn, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of AkhtenskiteHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P6₃/mmc

Cell Parameters:

a = 2.84 Å, c = 4.6 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.62

Unit Cell V:

32.13 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

as microscopic crystals, flaky to platy on {001}, in parallel aggregates, sometimes in rows at 120°, probably due to replacement of an earlier hexagonal mineral;
as flaky polycrystalline aggregates

Comment:

Handbook of Mineralogy gives range: a = 2.83–2.85, c = 4.47–4.88 Å.

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
1.42	(
1.65	(
2.15	(
2.45	(

Comments:

Material from Mount Zarod, Russia; XRD pattern calculated from an electron diffraction pattern

Type Occurrence of AkhtenskiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Akhtenskoe Fe deposit (Akhtenskoye), Magnitka, Kusinskii raion, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mining Institute, St Petersburg, Russia

Geological Setting of Type Material:

in "psilomelane" with other manganese oxides in an iron oxide deposit, probably bacterially altered from a previous mineral

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of AkhtenskiteHide

IMA1982-072

Other Language Names for AkhtenskiteHide

German:Akhtenskit

Russian:Ахтенскит

Spanish:Akhtenskita

Relationship of Akhtenskite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Ramsdellite Group

Other Members of this group:

Nsutite	(Mn⁴⁺,Mn²⁺)(O,OH)₂	Hex.
Paramontroseite	V⁴⁺O₂	Orth.
Ramsdellite	Mn⁴⁺O₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Cryptomelane	2 photos of Akhtenskite associated with Cryptomelane on mindat.org.
Nsutite	2 photos of Akhtenskite associated with Nsutite on mindat.org.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

4.DB.05	Argutite	GeO₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Cassiterite	SnO₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Plattnerite	PbO₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m)
4.DB.05	Pyrolusite	MnO₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Rutile	TiO₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.05	Tripuhyite	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	Tet.
4.DB.05	Tugarinovite	MoO₂	Mon.
4.DB.05	Varlamoffite	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂
4.DB.10	Byströmite	MgSb₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
4.DB.10	Tapiolite-(Fe)	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.10	Tapiolite-(Mn)	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
4.DB.10	Ordoñezite	ZnSb₂O₆	Tet.
4.DB.15c	Nsutite	(Mn⁴⁺,Mn²⁺)(O,OH)₂	Hex.
4.DB.15a	Paramontroseite	V⁴⁺O₂	Orth.
4.DB.15a	Ramsdellite	Mn⁴⁺O₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.DB.20	Scrutinyite	α-PbO₂	Orth.
4.DB.25	Ishikawaite	U⁴⁺Fe²⁺Nb₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.25	Ixiolite	(Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)₄O₈	Orth.
4.DB.25	Samarskite-(Y)	(Y,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,U,Th,Ca)₂(Nb,Ta)₂O₈	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.25	Srilankite	ZrTi₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.25	Yttrocolumbite-(Y)	Y(U⁴⁺,Fe²⁺)Nb₂O₈
4.DB.25	Calciosamarskite	(Ca,Fe³⁺,Y)₂(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.25	Samarskite-(Yb)	(Yb,Y,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,U,Th,Ca)₂(Nb,Ta)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.30	Ferberite	FeWO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.30	Hübnerite	MnWO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.30	Sanmartinite	(Zn,Fe)WO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DB.30	Krasnoselskite	CoWO₄	Mon.
4.DB.30	Heftetjernite	ScTaO₄	Mon. 2/m
4.DB.30	Huanzalaite	MgWO₄	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
4.DB.35	Columbite-(Fe)	FeNb₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Tantalite-(Fe)	FeTa₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Columbite-(Mn)	(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Tantalite-(Mn)	MnTa₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.35	Columbite-(Mg)	(Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆	Orth.
4.DB.35	Qitianlingite	(Fe,Mn)₂(Nb,Ta)₂WO₁₀	Orth.
4.DB.35	Magnocolumbite	(Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆
4.DB.35	Tantalite-(Mg)	(Mg,Fe²⁺)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.DB.40	Ferrowodginite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Lithiotantite	LiTa₃O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Lithiowodginite	LiTa₃O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Titanowodginite	Mn²⁺TiTa₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Ferrotitanowodginite	Fe²⁺TiTa₂O₈	Mon.
4.DB.40	Wolframowodginite	Mn(Mn,Sn,Fe,Ta)(W,Ta,Nb)₂O₈
4.DB.45	Tivanite	V³⁺TiO₃(OH)	Mon.
4.DB.50	Carmichaelite	(Ti,Cr,Fe)[O_2-x(OH)_x]	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.DB.55	Alumotantite	AlTaO₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
4.DB.60	Biehlite	((Sb,As)O)₂[MoO₄]	Mon.

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping Hide

7.18.1	Manganosite	MnO	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
7.18.2	Hausmannite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
7.18.3	Pyrolusite	MnO₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mnm
7.18.4	Ramsdellite	Mn⁴⁺O₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
7.18.6	Feitknechtite	Mn³⁺O(OH)	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
7.18.7	Manganite	Mn³⁺O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.18.8	Groutite	Mn³⁺O(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
7.18.9	Nsutite	(Mn⁴⁺,Mn²⁺)(O,OH)₂	Hex.
7.18.10	Pyrochroite	Mn(OH)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m)
7.18.11	Birnessite	(Na,Ca)_0.5(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄ · 1.5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
7.18.12	Aurorite	(Mn²⁺,Ag,Ca)Mn⁴⁺₃O₇ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.18.13	Cianciulliite	Mn(Mg,Mn)₂Zn₂(OH)₁₀ · 2-4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for AkhtenskiteHide

Reference List:

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Chukhrov, F.V., Gorshkov, A.I., Drits, V.S. (1987) Advances in the crystal chemistry of manganese oxides. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 16: 210-221. [in Russian]

Chukhrov, F.V., Gorshkov, A.I., Drits, V.S. (1987) Advances in the crystal chemistry of manganese oxides. International Geology Review: 29: 435-444.

Chukhrov, F.V., Gorshkov, A.I., Sivtsov, A.V., Berezovskaya, V.V., Dikov, Y.P., Dubinina, G.A., Varinov, N.N. (1989) Akhtenskite - the natural analog of ε-MnO2. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Ser. Geol.: 9: 75-80. [in Russian]

Chukhrov, F.V., Gorshkov, A.I., Sivtsov, A.V., Berezovskaya, V.V., Dikov, Y.P., Dubinina, G.A., Varinov, N.N. (1989) Akhtenskite - the natural analog of ε-MnO2. International Geology Review: 31: 1068-1072.

Jambor, J.L., Grew, E.S. (1990) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 75: 931. [Chukhrov et al. abstract]

Anthony, J.W. et al. (1997) Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 9.

Shih, Y.-J., Huang, R.-L. and Huang, Y.H. (2015): Adsorptive removal of arsenic using a novel akhtenskite coated wastegoethite. Journal of Cleaner Production: 87: 897-905

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Hungary
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Co. Bükk Mts Répáshuta ⓘ Vasbánya Hill	Németh et al (2014)

Japan
Honshu Island Kanto Region Tochigi Prefecture Kanuma City ⓘ Kaso Mine	Akira Kato (undated manuscript): Country rock and Minerals of the Kaso mine, Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture. (in japanese)

Romania
Suceava Co. Suceava district Iacobeni (Jakobeny; Jacobeny; Jakabfalva) ⓘ Arschitza mine	http://minerals-of-the-carpathians.eu

Russia
Far-Eastern Region Primorskiy Kray ⓘ Zarod Mt	J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. III (1997)
Urals Region Southern Urals Chelyabinsk Oblast' Kusinskii raion Magnitka ⓘ Akhtenskoe Fe deposit (Akhtenskoye) (TL)	[Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index, 3rd Edition"]; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow

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Classification of AkhtenskiteHide