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Mandarinoite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Mandarinoite

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Mandarinoite

Virgen de Surumi mine, Pakajake Canyon, Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Mandarinoite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA

Mandarinoite

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Mandarinoite

Virgen de Surumi mine, Pakajake Canyon, Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Mandarinoite

De Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA

Mandarinoite

El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia

Mandarinoite

Virgen de Surumi mine, Pakajake Canyon, Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia

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About MandarinoiteHide

Joseph Anthony Mandarino

Formula:

Fe³⁺₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)₃ · (6-x)H₂O (x = 0.0-1.0)

Formula according to Holzheid et al. (2018).

Colour:

Pale yellow green

Lustre:

Vitreous, Greasy

Hardness:

2½

Specific Gravity:

2.93

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

Named in honor of Joseph Anthony Mandarino (20 April 1929, Chicago, Illinois, USA - 19 September 2007, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), American-Canadian mineralogist, former Curator of Mineralogy, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, for his many outstanding contributions to mineralogy, “in particular the insights he has provided into the relationships of the Gladstone-Dale rule.” He also contributed greatly to the formalization of mineral systematics as Chairman of IMA CNMMN.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Virgen de Surumi mine, Pakajake Canyon, Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia

A secondary mineral found in the oxidized zones of selenium- and iron-bearing deposits.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2561

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2561:0

GUID
(UUID V4):

84b69a45-c113-4cf5-b9bb-c5cfc08b6674

Classification of MandarinoiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

First published:

1978

Strunz-mindat (2023):

4.JH.15

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
J : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodates
H : Selenites without additional anions, with H₂O

Dana 8th ed.:

34.3.4.1

34 : SELENITES, TELLURITES AND SULFITES
3 : A₂(XO₃)₃·xH₂O

Hey's CIM Ref.:

28.1.11

28 : Selenites, Selenates, Tellurites, and Tellurates
1 : Selenites

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Mda	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 MandarinoiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous, Greasy

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Pale yellow green

Comment:

Almost colorless in oil immersion or in thin section.

Streak:

Very pale green

Hardness:

2½ on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

None Observed

Parting:

Parting on {100}

Density:

2.93(3) g/cm³ (Measured) 3.04 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of MandarinoiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.715 n_β = 1.797 - 1.800 n_γ = 1.860 - 1.870

2V:

Measured: 80° to 85°, Calculated: 80°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.145 - 1.870

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Very High

Dispersion:

strong; type description says none

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

X = colorless; Y = Z = pale green.

Comments:

X = b; Z ∧ c = 2(1)° in the acute angle between a and c.

Chemical Properties of MandarinoiteHide

Formula:

Fe³⁺₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)₃ · (6-x)H₂O (x = 0.0-1.0)

Formula according to Holzheid et al. (2018).

IMA Formula:

Fe³⁺₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)₃ · 6H₂O

Elements listed:

Fe, H, O, Se - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of MandarinoiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

P2₁/b

Cell Parameters:

a = 16.81(4) Å, b = 7.88(2) Å, c = 10.019(2) Å
β = 98.26(2)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 2.133 : 1 : 1.271

Unit Cell V:

1,313.38 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Crystals are swordlike, in rosettes and subparallel aggregates. Elongate along [001} and flattened parallel to {110}. Forms observed include {100}, {110}, {011} and {101}.

Twinning:

Common as contact twins on {100}.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005198	Mandarinoite	Hawthorne F C (1984) The crystal structure of mandarinoite, Fe2Se3O9.6H2O The Canadian Mineralogist 22 475-480		1984		0	293

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 The crystal structure of mandarinoite, Fe2Se3O9.6H2O
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.033
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Se1   0.98140   0.04020   0.31570 ?
Se2   0.22320   0.72780   0.72960 ?
Se3   0.52770   0.48190   0.81330 ?
Fe1   0.39920   0.74470   0.91050 ?
Fe2   0.90560   0.24080   0.04620 ?
O1   0.98040   0.21320   0.41650 ?
O2   0.07780  -0.02880   0.36780 ?
O3   0.99930   0.13720   0.17150 ?
O4   0.31440  -0.17650   0.76620 ?
O5   0.19160  -0.16860   0.57930 ?
O6   0.16880  -0.16020   0.82910 ?
O7   0.52060   0.38550   0.66060 ?
O8   0.43010   0.54830   0.80120 ?
O9   0.47770   0.68410   0.07740 ?
O10   0.31620  -0.42750   0.96680 ?
O11   0.35600  -0.07590   0.03220 ?
O12   0.88570   0.00730  -0.04820 ?
O13   0.64010   0.76010   0.07390 ?
O14   0.25250   0.31290   0.20050 ?
O15   0.17790   0.24160   0.42830 ?
H1   0.27000   0.56000   0.93000   0.01267
H2   0.35000   0.49000   0.97000   0.01267
H3   0.39000   0.92000   0.12000   0.01267
H4   0.37000  -0.01000   0.99000   0.01267
H5   0.06000  -0.05000   0.06000   0.01267
H6   0.11000   0.13000   0.05000   0.01267
H7   0.41000   0.28000   0.41000   0.01267
H8   0.23000   0.20000   0.57000   0.01267
H9   0.28000   0.39000   0.19000   0.01267
H10   0.15000   0.10000   0.37000   0.01267
H11   0.18000   0.31000   0.35000   0.01267
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Se1 0.01682 0.01101 0.00896 -0.00066 0.00251 0.00079
Se2 0.01682 0.01164 0.00946 -0.00066 0.00084 0.00158
Se3 0.01542 0.01321 0.00847 0.00066 0.00251 0.00040
Fe1 0.01542 0.01038 0.00946 0.00066 0.00334 0.00119
Fe2 0.01682 0.01227 0.00598 0.00000 0.00167 0.00000
O1 0.01402 0.01730 0.01295 -0.00199 0.00334 -0.01108
O2 0.01682 0.01825 0.01195 0.00000 -0.00334 0.00396
O3 0.02383 0.02988 0.00797 -0.00266 0.01170 0.00040
O4 0.01122 0.02485 0.01046 -0.00332 -0.00334 0.00277
O5 0.02944 0.01699 0.00647 -0.00465 0.00084 0.00158
O6 0.02664 0.01950 0.01494 -0.00199 0.01588 -0.01108
O7 0.02804 0.01730 0.00199 0.00266 -0.00167 -0.00119
O8 0.01402 0.01541 0.00847 0.01195 0.00334 0.00079
O9 0.02804 0.01950 0.00548 0.00465 0.00167 0.00910
O10 0.03084 0.02454 0.01195 0.00133 0.00836 0.00515
O11 0.02383 0.01447 0.00996 0.00066 -0.00418 0.00792
O12 0.02383 0.01510 0.02241 -0.00398 0.00752 -0.00594
O13 0.02383 0.03460 0.02689 -0.00398 0.00251 -0.00079
O14 0.10655 0.01982 0.03835 -0.00398 0.02590 0.00633
O15 0.03645 0.02894 0.03038 -0.01063 0.00752 -0.00277

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
7.10 Å	(100)
2.977 Å	(70)
3.55 Å	(50)
3.43 Å	(40)
2.804 Å	(20)
1.521 Å	(15)
1.482 Å	(15)

Comments:

Pacajake mine, Bolivia. The data are from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47d : [Arsenates, antimonates, selenates, bismuthinates]

Type Occurrence of MandarinoiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Virgen de Surumi mine, Pakajake Canyon, Colquechaca, Colquechaca Municipality, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Crystals to 0.5 mm in groups.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Royal Ontario Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, number 35273.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, number 142878 (holotype).
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 111364, 111368D.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Formed by the oxidation of penroseite and pyrite.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Siderite	Quartz	Penroseite	Molybdenite	Goethite
Cobaltomenite	Chalcomenite	Ahlfeldite

Synonyms of MandarinoiteHide

IMA1977-049

Other Language Names for MandarinoiteHide

German:Mandarinoit

Japanese:マンダリノ石

Russian:Мандариноит

Simplified Chinese:水硒铁石

Spanish:Mandarinoita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Mandarinoite associated with Chalcomenite

CuSeO₃ · 2H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.JH.	Bernardevansite	Al₂(SeO₃)₃ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
4.JH.05	Chalcomenite	CuSeO₃ · 2H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
4.JH.10	Ahlfeldite	Ni(SeO₃) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m
4.JH.10	Clinochalcomenite	CuSeO₃ · 2H₂O	Mon.
4.JH.10	Cobaltomenite	CoSeO₃ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m
4.JH.20	Orlandiite	Pb₃(SeO₃)(Cl,OH)₄ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
4.JH.25	Larisaite	Na(H₃O)(UO₂)₃(SeO₃)O₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. m : Pm
4.JH.30	Nestolaite	CaSeO₃ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b

Fluorescence of MandarinoiteHide

In UV light:

Not fluorescent.

Other InformationHide

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 MandarinoiteHide

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References for MandarinoiteHide

Reference List:

Dunn, P. J., Peacor, D. R., Sturman, B. D. (1978) Mandarinoite, a new ferric-iron selenite from Bolivia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 16. 605-609

Hawthorne, F.C. (1984): The crystal structure of mandarinoite,Fe3+2Se3O9·6H2O. The Canadian Mineralogist 22, 475-480.

Lelet, Maxim I.; Charykova, Marina V.; Holzheid, Astrid; Ledwig, Brendan; Krivovichev, Vladimir G.; Suleimanov, Evgeny V. (2018): A calorimetric and thermodynamic investigation of the synthetic analogue of mandarinoite, Fe2(SeO3)3·5H2O. Geosciences, 8, 391.

Holzheid, Astrid; Charykova, Marina V.; Krivovichev, Vladimir G.; Ledwig, Brendan; Fokina, Elena L.; Poroshina, Ksenia L., Platonova, Natalia V.; Gurzhiy, Vladislav V. (2018): Thermal behavior of ferric selenite hydrates (Fe2(SeO3)3·3H2O, Fe2(SeO3)3·5H2O) and the water content in the natural ferric selenite mandarinoite. Chemie der Erde, 78, 228-240.

Localities for MandarinoiteHide

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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.


Argentina
Mendoza Province Luján de Cuyo department Cacheuta District Sierra de Cacheuta Cerro de Cacheuta ⓘ Cacheuta Mine ?	Grundmann, G., & Förster, H. J. (2018). The Sierra de Cacheuta Vein-Type Se Mineralization, Mendoza Province, Argentina. Minerals, 8(4), 127.

Australia
New South Wales Robinson Co. Cobar ⓘ New Cobar Mine (Cobar gold mine; Jubilee)	Leverett, P., McKinnon, A.R., Williams, P.A. (2003) Mineralogy of the oxidised zone at the New Cobar orebody. Advances in Regolith. CRC LEME, Bentley, 267-270.
ⓘ ~~Spotted Leopard Mine~~	Leverett, P., McKinnon, A.R., Sharpe, J.L. and Williams, P.A. (2005) Secondary minerals from the central Cobar mines. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 75-82.

Bolivia
Potosí Antonio Quijarro Province Porco Municipality ⓘ El Dragón mine	doi:10.3390/min7050068 *Schnorrer-Köhler, Günther, Grundmann, Günter, Lehrberger, Gerhard (1990) The El Dragón Mine, Potosí, Bolivia. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (2) 133-146pp.133-133 Grundmann, G. and Förster H.-J. (2017) Origin of the El Dragón Selenium Mineralization, Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia. Minerals, 7(5), 68*
Chayanta Province Colquechaca Municipality Colquechaca Pakajake Canyon ⓘ Virgen de Surumi mine (TL)	*Dunn, P. J., Peacor, D. R., Sturman, B. D. (1978) Mandarinoite, a new ferric-iron selenite from Bolivia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 16. 605-609* Hawthorne, F.C. (1984) The crystal structure of mandarinoite, Fe³⁺₂Se₃O₉.6H₂O. Canadian Mineralogist Vol.22, pp. 475-480.

Chile
Coquimbo Elqui Province El Indio deposit ⓘ Tambo Mine	Back, M.E., Grice, J.D., Gault, R.A., Cooper, M.A., Walford, P.C., Mandarino, J.A. (2017) Telluromandarinoite, A New Tellurite Mineral From the El Indio-Tambo, Mining Property, Andes Mountains, Chile. Canadian Mineralogist, 55, 21-28.

China
Hubei Enshi Autonomous Prefecture (E'xi Autonomous Prefecture) Enshi Co. ⓘ Yutangba Se deposit	Zhu, Jian-ming Johnson, Thomas M. Finkelman, Robert B. Zheng, Bao-shan Sykorova, Ivana Zhu Jian-Ming, and Zheng Bao-Shan (2002): Journal of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 19(2), 219-221 Handong Qian, Zhenghua Zhao, Xiang Zheng, Chengyi Lin, Jiahu Zeng, Xuemei Wu, and Wu Chen (2006): Acta Geologica Sinica 80(11), 1706-1710 Pesek, Jiri (2012): The occurrence and origin of selenium minerals in Se-rich stone coals, spoils and their adjacent soils in Yutangba, China. Chemical Geology 330-331, 27-38.

Cyprus
Nicosia District Skouriotissa ⓘ Skouriotissa Mine	Rocks & Min.: 64:48.

Honduras
Francisco Morazán Department Ojojona ⓘ El Plomo Mine	Rocks & Min.:64:48.

Italy
Sardinia South Sardinia Province Villaputzu ⓘ Baccu Locci Mine	Campostrini, I., Gramaccioli, C. M. and Demartin, F. (1999): Orlandiite, Pb3Cl4(SeO3)3•H2O, a new mineral species, and an associated lead-copper selenite chloride from the Baccu Locci mine, Sardinia, Italy. Can. Mineral. 37, 1493-1498 Campostrini, I. & Gramaccioli, C. M. (2001): Selenium-rich secondary minerals from the Baccu Locci mine (Sardinia, Italy). Neues Jahrbuch fuer Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 177, 37-59.

USA
Colorado San Miguel County Slick Rock Mining District ⓘ Suncup No. 2 Mine	Collected by and in the collection of Brent Thorne.
Idaho Owyhee County De Lamar Mining District ⓘ De Lamar Mine	Lasmanis, R., Nagel, J., Sturman, B.D., Gait, R.I. (1981) Mandarinoite from the De Lamar silver mine, Owyhee County, Idaho, U.S.A. The Canadian Mineralogist, 19(3), 409-410. Mitchell, R.S. (1989) Who's Who in Mineral Names. Rocks & Minerals, 64(1), 48-51. Meyer, R. (2011) The Micro Mineral Collector. Friends of Mineralogy National Newsletter, Vol 41(2), 11-16.
Nevada Eureka County Carlin Trend Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict ⓘ Gold Quarry Mine	Foord, E.E., Jensen, M., Rota, J.C. (1995) The Gold Quarry Mine, Carlin-Trend, Eureka County, Nevada. The Mineralogical Record: 26(5): 449-469.
Lynn Mining District Elko ⓘ Carlin Gold mine	Mineralogical Record 26:467
Washoe County San Emidio Mining District ⓘ Wind Mountain Mine	*Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication* 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology**
Utah Grand County Gateway Mining District ⓘ Polar Mesa	Collected by and in the collection of Brent Thorne.

Mandarinoite

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Crystallography of MandarinoiteHide

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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