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Magnesio-foitite

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Magnesio-foitite

Kyonosawa, Mitomi-mura, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan
Magnesio-foitite, etc.

Pyshminskoe deposit, Berezovskoe Au Deposit, Berezovskii, Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Magnesio-foitite

Kyonosawa, Mitomi-mura, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan
Magnesio-foitite

Kyonosawa, Mitomi-mura, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan
Magnesio-foitite, etc.

Pyshminskoe deposit, Berezovskoe Au Deposit, Berezovskii, Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Magnesio-foitite

Kyonosawa, Mitomi-mura, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan
Magnesio-foitite

Kyonosawa, Mitomi-mura, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan
Magnesio-foitite, etc.

Pyshminskoe deposit, Berezovskoe Au Deposit, Berezovskii, Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Formula:
(□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
System:
Trigonal
Colour:
Pale bluish-grey
Lustre:
Earthy
Hardness:
7
Name:
Named for its relationship to foitite
Tourmaline Group.


Classification of Magnesio-foitite

IMA status:
Approved
Approval Year:
1998
Strunz 8th ed.:
8/E.19-15
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
9.CK.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
K : [Si6O18]12- 6-membered single rings, with insular complex anions
Dana 7th ed.:
61.3.1.2

Physical Properties of Magnesio-foitite

Lustre:
Earthy
Colour:
Pale bluish-grey
Streak:
Not reported.
Hardness (Mohs):
7

Optical Data of Magnesio-foitite

Type:
Uniaxial (-)
RI values:
nω = 1.650 nε = 1.624
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.026
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate

Chemical Properties of Magnesio-foitite

Formula:
(□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
IMA Formula:
◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Elements listed in formula:
Al, B, H, Mg, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Magnesio-foitite

Crystal System:
Trigonal

Type Occurrence of Magnesio-foitite

Type Locality:
Kyonosawa, Mitomi-mura, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan

Relationship of Magnesio-foitite to other Species

Member of:
Tourmaline Group
Other Members of Group:
AdachiiteCaFe3Al6(Si5AlO18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BosiiteNaFe33+(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Chromium-draviteNa(Mg3)Cr63+(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Chromo-alumino-povondraiteNa(Cr3)(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
DarrellhenryiteNa(LiAl2)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3O
DraviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
FeruviteCa(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fluor-buergeriteNa(Fe33+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F
Fluor-draviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-feruviteCa(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-liddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-schorlNa(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-tsilaisiteNa(Mn2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-uviteCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Foitite(□,Na)(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
LucchesiiteCaFe32+ Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Luinaite-(OH)Na(Fe2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MaruyamaiteK(MgAl2)(Al5Mg)(BO3)3(Si6O18)(OH)3O
OleniteNa(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Oxy-chromium-draviteNa(Cr)3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-draviteNa(MgAl2)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-foitite□(Fe2+Al2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-schorlNa(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-uviteCaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oxy-vanadium-draviteNa(V)3(V4Mg2)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3O
PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SchorlNa(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
TsilaisiteNa(Mn2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
UM2000-64-SiO:BFeHKMgK, Mg, Fe, Si, B, O, H
Unnamed (Pb-dominant Tourmaline)(Pb,Na)(Li,Al)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F,OH)
Uvite SeriesCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F/OH)
Vanadio-oxy-chromium-draviteNa(V)3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Vanadio-oxy-draviteNaV3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
9.CK.Fluor-schorlNa(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
9.CK.DarrellhenryiteNa(LiAl2)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)3O
9.CK.AdachiiteCaFe3Al6(Si5AlO18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05Fluor-buergeriteNa(Fe33+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F
9.CK.05Chromium-draviteNa(Mg3)Cr63+(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05DraviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05FeruviteCa(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05Foitite(□,Na)(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
9.CK.05LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05OleniteNa(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
9.CK.05PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
9.CK.05SchorlNa(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05Rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
9.CK.05Oxy-vanadium-draviteNa(V)3(V4Mg2)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3O
9.CK.05Oxy-draviteNa(MgAl2)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
9.CK.05Oxy-rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
9.CK.05Chromo-alumino-povondraiteNa(Cr3)(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
9.CK.05Fluor-draviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
9.CK.05Fluor-uviteCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
9.CK.10Abenakiite-(Ce)Na26Ce6(Si6O18)(PO4)6(CO3)6(SO2)O
9.CK.15ScawtiteCa7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O
9.CK.20Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn22+(Fe3+,Mn3+)2Ce6(Zr,Th)(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(HPO4)(OH)2 · 2H2O
9.CK.20Thorosteenstrupine(Ca,Th,Mn)3Si4O11F · 6H2O
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping):
61.3.1.1Foitite(□,Na)(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
61.3.1.3Rossmanite☐(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.4LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.5Uvite SeriesCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F/OH)
61.3.1.5Fluor-uviteCa(Mg3)MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
61.3.1.6FeruviteCa(Fe2+)3MgAl5(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.7Fluor-buergeriteNa(Fe33+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3F
61.3.1.8PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
61.3.1.9OleniteNa(Al3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
61.3.1.10ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.11DraviteNa(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.12SchorlNa(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.13Chromium-draviteNa(Mg3)Cr63+(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
61.3.1.14Oxy-vanadium-draviteNa(V)3(V4Mg2)Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)3O

Other Names for Magnesio-foitite

Synonyms:

IMA1998-037

Magnesiofoitite

Name in Other Languages:

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 Magnesio-foitite

Reference List:
Hawthorne, F.C., Selway, J.B., Kato, A., Matsubara, S., Shimizu, M., Grice, J.D., Vajdak, J. (1999) Magnesiofoitite, _(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4, a new alkali-deficient tourmaline. Canadian Mineralogist: 37: 1439-1443.

Grew, E.S., and Anovitz, L.M. (1996) BORON: Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, second edition, as revised (2002).

Henry, D., Novák, M., Hawthorne, F.C., Ertl, A., Dutrow, B.L., Uher, P. & Pezzotta, F. (2011): Nomenclature of the tourmaline supergroup minerals. Am. Mineral., 96, 895-913.

Fantini, C., Tavares, M.C., Krambrock, K., Moreira, R.L., and Righi, A. (2014): Raman and infrared study of hydroxyl sites in natural uvite, fluor-uvite, magnesio-foitite, dravite and elbaite tourmalines. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 41, 247-254.

Berryman, E.J., Wunder, B., Ertl, A., Koch-Müller, M., Rhede, D., Scheidl, K., Giester, G., and Heinrich, W. (2016): Influence of the X-site composition on tourmaline’s crystal structure: investigation of synthetic K-dravite, dravite, oxy-uvite, and magnesio-foitite using SREF and Raman spectroscopy. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 43, 83-102.

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    • Localities for Magnesio-foitite

    This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
    (TL) indicates type locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) indicates first recorded locality for everything else. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Australia
     
    • Tasmania
      • West Coast municipality
        • Queenstown district
    		Ralph Bottrill et al in prep.; Bottrill, R. S. (2000). A Mineralogical Field Guide for the Western Tasmania Minerals and Museums Tour.
    Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
    Bottrill RS & Baker, WE (in prep) Catalogue of Minerals of Tasmania. Mineral Resources Tasmania
    Austria
     
    • Lower Austria
      • Waldviertel
        • Senftenberg
    		Ertl, A., Schuster, R., Hughes, J.M., Ludwig, T., Meyer, H.-P., Finger, F., Dyar, M.D., Ruschel, K., Rossman, G.R., Klötzli, U., Brandstätter, F., Lengauer, C.L., Tillmanns, E. (2012): Li-bearing tourmalines in Variscan granitic pegmatites from the Moldanubian nappes, Lower Austria. European Journal of Mineralogy, 24, 695-715.
    Canada
     
    • Saskatchewan
      • Athabasca Basin
    		Reid, K.D., Creighton, S. & Potter, E.G. (2016) Composition of large zoned aluminum phosphate sulfate minerals: implications for fluid evolution in the Centennial uranium deposit area, Athabasca basin, Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist 54, 1205-1228.
    Rosenberg P. E., Foit F. F. (2006): Magnesiofoitite from the uranium deposits of the Athabasca basin, Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 959-965.
    Geological Association of Canada (2014) Abstracts Fredericton Vol 37; Adlakha, E.E. & Hattori, K. (2016): Paragenesis and composition of tourmaline types along the P2 fault and Mcarthur River uranium deposit, Athabasca Basin, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 661-679.
    Rosenberg P. E., Foit F. F. (2006): Magnesiofoitite from the uranium deposits of the Athabasca basin, Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 959-965.
    China
     
    • Sichuan Province
      • Mianyang Prefecture
        • Pingwu Co.
          • Mt Xuebaoding
            • Huya township
    		Pavel Kartashov data
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Lower Bavaria
        • Zwiesel
          • Pauliberg
    		Melch, R. (2017): Magnesiofoitit aus dem Bayerischen Wald. Lapis, 42 (3), 25.
    Hungary
     
    • Pest Co.
      • Börzsöny Mts
    		WDS: Béla Fehér
    Italy
     
    • Piedmont
      • Torino Province
        • Germanasca valley
          • Prali
    		Ciriotti, M.E. & Biagioni, C. (2011): Pot-pourri 2011: identificazioni di minerali di interesse. Micro, 3/2011, 125-133
    Japan (TL)
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chubu region
        • Yamanashi prefecture
          • Mitomi-mura
    		[AmMin 85:1562]
    • Kyushu Region
      • Miyazaki prefecture
        • Hinokage-cho
    		Uehara, S., et al (2014) Minerals from Kyushu and Yamaguchi. (Fukuouka Mineral Club, 355 pp.)
    Madagascar
     
    • Fianarantsoa Province
      • Matsiatra Region
        • Ikalamavony Pegmatite Field
          • Ikalamavony District
    		http://www.minrec.org/pdfs/Toms%20Online%20report%2038.pdf
    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Sverdlovskaya Oblast'
          • Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk)
            • Berezovskii (Berezovskii Zavod)
    		I.A. Baksheev and O.E. Kudryavtseva : "Composition of some pegmatitic, hydrothermal and metamorphic dravites from the Urals, Russia", Bull. Liaison SFMC, Vol. 16, 2004; Baksheev, I. A. & Kudryavtseva, O. E. (2004): Nickeloan tourmaline from the Berezovskoe gold deposit, Middle Urals, Russia. Canadian Mineralogist 42, 1065-1078.
    Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data (2011)
    The Canadian Mineralogist, V 42, 2004, pp. 1065-1078.
    Slovakia
     
    • Banská Bystrica Region
      • Detva Co.
        • Vígľašská Huta - Kalinka
    		Juraj ŽItňan, Peter Koděra & Pavel Uher (2011) Characteristics of advanced argillic alteration at Biely Vrch and Kalinka localities, Javorie stratovolcano, Slovakia.SGA Student Conference Mineral resources for the society Prague, April15 19,2011
    • Bratislava Region
      • Pezinok Co.
        • Pezinok
          • Slnečné Valley
    		Uher P., Bačík P., Ozdín D., 2009: Tourmaline (magnesiofoitite and dravite) in quartz vein near Limbach, Malé Karpaty Mts. (Slovakia). Mineralia Slovaca, 41, 445-456.
    Turkey
     
    • Aegean Region
      • Uşak Province
        • Uşak
    		Bozkaya, G., HanilçI, N., Baksheev, I. A., Prokofiev, V. Yu. and Banks, D. A. (2014), Tourmaline Composition of the Kışladaĝ Au Deposit, Uşak, Turkey. Acta Geologica Sinica, 88: 520–521
    USA
     
    • California
      • Mono Co.
        • White Mts
          • White Mountain Peak
    		F. Hawthorne pers. comm.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sauk Co.
    		Medaris, L., Fournelle, J. & Henry, D.( 2003) Tourmaline-bearing quartz veins in the Baraboo Quartzite, Wisconsin: occurrence and significance of foitite and oxy-foitite: The Canadian Mineralogist: 41: 749-758.
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