Magnolite
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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About Magnolite
Formula:
[Hg2]2+[Te4+O3]
Colour:
Colorless, creamy white; also pale yellow green (Mountain Lion Mine).
Lustre:
Sub-Adamantine, Sub-Vitreous, Waxy, Greasy
Specific Gravity:
8.12 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named in 1877 by Frederick Genth for the type location in the Magnolia district. Re-investigated by Roberts et al. (1989).
This page provides mineralogical data about Magnolite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
2542
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2542:9
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
53f44fef-594d-4786-96f5-e66b9bddbac9
IMA Classification of Magnolite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
IMA Formula:
Hg1+2(Te4+O3)
Classification of Magnolite
4.JK.60
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
J : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodates
K : Tellurites without additional anions, without H2O
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
J : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodates
K : Tellurites without additional anions, without H2O
Dana 7th ed.:
34.1.8.1
34.1.7.1
34 : SELENITES, TELLURITES AND SULFITES
1 : A(XO3)
34 : SELENITES, TELLURITES AND SULFITES
1 : A(XO3)
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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Mno | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Pronunciation of Magnolite
Pronunciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
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Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Magnolite
Sub-Adamantine, Sub-Vitreous, Waxy, Greasy
Transparency:
Transparent
Comment:
May be in silky in aggregates.
Colour:
Colorless, creamy white; also pale yellow green (Mountain Lion Mine).
Streak:
Colorless, also light brown (Mountain Lion Mine)
Comment:
Soft
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
Perfect on {001}
Good perpendicular to {001}
Perfect on {001}
Good perpendicular to {001}
Density:
8.12 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Magnolite
Type:
Biaxial (+)
Optical Extinction:
Parallel. Y = a; X = b; Z = c.
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic
Comments:
n=>2, 2V => 45.
Chemistry of Magnolite
Mindat Formula:
[Hg2]2+[Te4+O3]
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Magnolite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mm2 - Pyramidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.948(1) Å, b = 10.580(2) Å, c = 3.745(1) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.562 : 1 : 0.354
Unit Cell V:
235.67 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
2
Morphology:
Bladed crystals, tufted aggregates.
Comment:
Roberts et al. (1989)
Crystal Structure
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0005221 | Magnolite | Grice J D (1989) The crystal structure of magnolite, Hg2TeO3 The Canadian Mineralogist 27 133-136 | 1989 | Mount Lion Mine, Colorado, USA | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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5.25 Å | (50) |
3.95 Å | (70) |
3.74 Å | (40) |
3.17 Å | (30) |
3.043 Å | (100) |
2.587 Å | (50) |
1.986 Å | (40) |
1.944 Å | (35) |
Comments:
Roberts et al. (1989)
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event | <2.4 |
47e : [Vanadates, chromates, manganates] | |
47h : [Near-surface oxidized, dehydrated minerals] |
Type Occurrence of Magnolite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Colorless to needles or white laths on goethite on coloradoite ore.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institute), Washington, D.C., USA, number 165455.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
A late alteration product or the weathdring zone of complex polymetallic mineral deposits.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Other Language Names for Magnolite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
4.JK. | Matthiasweilite | PbTe4+O3 |
4.JK.05 | Winstanleyite | TiTe4+3O8 |
4.JK.05 | Walfordite | (Fe3+,Te6+)Te4+3O8 |
4.JK.10 | Spiroffite | Mn2+2Te4+3O8 |
4.JK.10 | Zincospiroffite | Zn2Te4+3O8 |
4.JK.15 | Balyakinite | Cu(TeO3) |
4.JK.20 | Rajite | Cu(Te4+2O5) |
4.JK.25 | Carlfriesite | CaTe4+2Te6+O8 |
4.JK.30 | Denningite | (Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te4+2O5 |
4.JK.35 | Chekhovichite | Bi2Te4+4O11 |
4.JK.40 | Smirnite | Bi2Te4+O5 |
4.JK.45 | Choloalite | (Cu,Sb)3(Pb,Ca)3(TeO3)6Cl |
4.JK.50 | Fairbankite | Pb2+12(Te4+O3)11(SO4) |
4.JK.55 | Plumbotellurite | Pb(TeO3) |
4.JK.65 | Moctezumite | Pb(UO2)(TeO3)2 |
4.JK.70 | Schmitterite | (UO2)(TeO3) |
4.JK.75 | Cliffordite | (UO2)Te4+3O7 |
Fluorescence of Magnolite
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.
Internet Links for Magnolite
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- 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.
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Keystone Mine, Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA