Bushmakinite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Bushmakinite
Formula:
Pb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)
Colour:
Bright yellow
Lustre:
Adamantine, Vitreous
Hardness:
3 - 3½
Specific Gravity:
6.22 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named in honor of Anatoly Filippovich Bushmakin (Анатолий Филиппович Бушмакин) (1947–1999), Russian (Ural) mineralogist and professor. He made significant contributions to the mineralogy of the oxidized zone of the Berezovskoye deposit, Russia. He described 10 new minerals.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
11002
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:11002:0
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
5b31c356-5ed5-406d-95a8-a096dcb52248
IMA Classification of Bushmakinite
Approved
Approval year:
2001
First published:
2002
Classification of Bushmakinite
8.BG.05
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
G : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.5:1
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
G : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.5:1
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Bmk | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Bushmakinite
Adamantine, Vitreous
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Bright yellow
Streak:
Pale yellow
Hardness:
3 - 3½ on Mohs scale
Hardness Data:
Measured
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
perfect {001}
perfect {001}
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Step-Like
Density:
6.22 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Bushmakinite
Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.990 nβ = 2.030 nγ = 2.060
2V:
Calculated: 80°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.070
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:
Very High
Optical Extinction:
Z ⊥ plane of the main cleavage (i.e. X and Y).
Chemistry of Bushmakinite
Mindat Formula:
Pb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)
Crystallography of Bushmakinite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/m
Cell Parameters:
a = 7.734 Å, b = 5.814 Å, c = 8.69 Å
β = 112.1°
β = 112.1°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.33 : 1 : 1.495
Unit Cell V:
362 ų
Z:
2
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0012510 | Bushmakinite | Yakubovich O V, Massa V, Pekov I V (2002) Crystal structure of the new mineral bushmakinite, Pb2{(Al,Cu)[PO4][(V,Cr,P)O4](OH)} Doklady Earth Sciences 382 100-105 | 2002 | Berezov gold ore deposit, Middle Urals, Russia | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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4.68 Å | (80) |
3.57 Å | (50) |
3.21 Å | (100) |
2.91 Å | (80) |
2.71 Å | (70) |
2.05 Å | (50) |
Comments:
Severnaya Mine, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Data are from the type description.
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Near-surface Processes | |
21 : Chemically precipitated carbonate, phosphate, iron formations | |
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event | <2.4 |
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals] | |
47c : [Carbonates, phosphates, borates, nitrates] | |
47e : [Vanadates, chromates, manganates] |
Type Occurrence of Bushmakinite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Lamellar crystal up to 0.3 mm in size.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
A. E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, Russia.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Oxidation of galena and tetrahedrite.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Pekov, I.V., Kleimenov, D.A., Chukanov, N.V., Yakubovich, O.V., Massa, V., Belakovskiy, D.I., Pautov, L.A. (2002) Bushmakinite Pb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH), a new mineral of the brackebuschite group from the oxidized zone of the Berezovskoye gold deposit, the Middle Urals. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 131(2): 62-71.
Synonyms of Bushmakinite
Other Language Names for Bushmakinite
Relationship of Bushmakinite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Aldomarinoite | Sr2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Arsenbrackebuschite | Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
Arsentsumebite | Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Bearthite | Ca2Al(PO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Brackebuschite | Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Calderónite | Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Canosioite | Ba2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Feinglosite | Pb2Zn(AsO4)2 · H2O | Mon. 2/m |
Ferribushmakinite | Pb2Fe3+(PO4)(VO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Gamagarite | Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Goedkenite | Sr2Al(PO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Grandaite | Sr2Al(AsO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Lombardoite | Ba2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Tsumebite | Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Unnamed (possible ordered As-analogue of Tokyoite) | Ba2Mn[(As,V)O4]2(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
8.BG. | Canosioite | Ba2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
8.BG. | Aldomarinoite | Sr2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
8.BG. | Dongchuanite | Pb4ZnZn2(PO4)4(OH)2 |
8.BG. | Cuprodongchuanite | Pb4CuZn2(PO4)4(OH)2 |
8.BG.05 | Arsentsumebite | Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) |
8.BG.05 | Bearthite | Ca2Al(PO4)2(OH) |
8.BG.05 | Brackebuschite | Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
8.BG.05 | Gamagarite | Ba2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
8.BG.05 | Goedkenite | Sr2Al(PO4)2(OH) |
8.BG.05 | UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb | Pb2Cu(PO4)(MoO4,AsO4,CrO4,GaO4)(OH) |
8.BG.05 | Tsumebite | Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH) |
8.BG.05 | Arsenbrackebuschite | Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
8.BG.05 | Feinglosite | Pb2Zn(AsO4)2 · H2O |
8.BG.05 | Tokyoite | Ba2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) |
8.BG.05 | Calderónite | Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) |
8.BG.05 | Ferribushmakinite | Pb2Fe3+(PO4)(VO4)(OH) |
8.BG.05 | Lombardoite | Ba2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
8.BG.05 | Unnamed (possible ordered As-analogue of Tokyoite) | Ba2Mn[(As,V)O4]2(OH) |
8.BG.10 | Mélonjosephite | CaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) |
8.BG.15 | Tancoite | LiNa2Al(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH) |
8.BG.20 | Dmisokolovite | K3Cu5AlO2(AsO4)4 |
8.BG.25 | Shchurovskyite | K2CaCu6O2(AsO4)4 |
8.BG.30 | Wrightite | K2Al2O(AsO4)2 |
8.BG.35 | Polyarsite | Na7CaMgCu2(AsO4)4F2Cl |
Fluorescence of Bushmakinite
Not fluorescent
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.
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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).
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Severnaya Mine, Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia