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Kamiokite Group

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Kamiokite, etc.

Vrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Kamiokite, etc.

Vrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Kamiokite

Vrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Kamiokite, etc.

Vrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Kamiokite, etc.

Vrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Kamiokite

Vrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Kamiokite, etc.

Vrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Kamiokite, etc.

Vrchoslav fluorite deposit, Vrchoslav, Krupka, Teplice District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

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About Kamiokite GroupHide

This page provides mineralogical data about Kamiokite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

43605

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:43605:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

6700e4d5-fc15-4925-9c9e-7606007e6e16

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0016631	Kamiokite	le Page Y, Strobel P (1982) Structure of Iron(II) Molybdenum(IV) Oxide Fe2 Mo3 O8 _cod_database_code 1008752 Acta Crystallographica B38 1265-1267	1982		293
0010022	Kamiokite	Kanazawa Y, Sasaki A (1986) Structure of kamiokite Acta Crystallographica C42 9-11	1986	Kamioka mine, Gifu Prefecture, Japan	293
0020450	Iseite	Nishio-Hamane D, Tomita N, Minakawa T, Inaba S (2013) Iseite, Mn2Mo3O8, a new mineral from Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 108 37-41	2013	Shobu area, Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Kamiokite'
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_publ_author_name
'le Page Y'
'Strobel P'
_journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section B'
_journal_volume 38 
_journal_year 1982
_journal_page_first 1265
_journal_page_last 1267
_publ_section_title
;
 Structure of Iron(II) Molybdenum(IV) Oxide Fe2 Mo3 O8
 _cod_database_code 1008752
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_database_code_amcsd 0016631
_chemical_formula_sum 'Mo3 Fe2 O8'
_cell_length_a 5.7732
_cell_length_b 5.7732
_cell_length_c 10.0542
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 290.209
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      6.037
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 63 m c'
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  'x-y,x,1/2+z'
  '-y,-x,z'
  '-y,x-y,z'
  'x-y,-y,1/2+z'
  '-x,-y,1/2+z'
  'x,x-y,z'
  '-x+y,-x,z'
  'y,x,1/2+z'
  'y,-x+y,1/2+z'
  '-x+y,y,z'
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_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
Mo1   0.14605  -0.14605   0.25000
Fe1   0.33333   0.66667  -0.04810
Fe2   0.33333   0.66667   0.51301
O1   0.00000   0.00000   0.39060
O2   0.33333   0.66667   0.14700
O3   0.48830  -0.48830   0.36290
O4   0.16710  -0.16710   0.63440
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_atom_site_aniso_label
_atom_site_aniso_U_11
_atom_site_aniso_U_22
_atom_site_aniso_U_33
_atom_site_aniso_U_12
_atom_site_aniso_U_13
_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Mo1 0.00273 0.00273 0.00283 0.00179 0.00006 -0.00006
Fe1 0.00670 0.00670 0.00330 0.00330 0.00000 0.00000
Fe2 0.00520 0.00520 0.00240 0.00260 0.00000 0.00000
O1 0.00400 0.00400 0.00510 0.00200 0.00000 0.00000
O2 0.00530 0.00530 0.00480 0.00260 0.00000 0.00000
O3 0.00410 0.00410 0.00630 0.00200 -0.00050 0.00050
O4 0.00500 0.00500 0.00640 0.00220 0.00060 -0.00060

Relationship of Kamiokite Group to other SpeciesHide

Group Members:

Iseite	Mn₂Mo₃O₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
Kamiokite	Fe₂Mo₃O₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
Majindeite	Mg₂Mo₃O₈	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for Kamiokite GroupHide

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Localities for Kamiokite GroupHide

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- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- 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.


Brazil
Pará ⓘ Carajás mineral province	[Kamiokite] Johan, Z., & Picot, P. (1986). Kamiokite, Fe 2 Mo 3 O 8, a tetravalent molybdenum oxide: New data and occurrences. Mineralogy and Petrology, 35(1), 67-75.

China
Xinjiang Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture) Yizhou District ⓘ Yamansu	[Kamiokite] Han, C., Xiao, W., Zhao, G., Su, B., Sakyi, P. A., Ao, S., ... & Zhang, Z. (2014). Late Paleozoic metallogenesis and evolution of the East Tianshan Orogenic Belt (NW China, Central Asia Orogenic Belt). Geology of Ore Deposits, 56(6), 493-512.

Czech Republic
Ústí nad Labem Region Teplice District Krupka Vrchoslav ⓘ Vrchoslav fluorite deposit	[Kamiokite] Sejkora, J., Breiter, K.: Historický rudní revír Krupka, Krušné hory. Bulletin mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 1999, roč. 7, s. 29-45. Pauliš, P., Vrtiška, L., Fuchs, P., Adamovič, J., Čejka, J., Pour, O., & Malíková, R. (2019). Iriginite, chistyakovaite and metazeunerite from the 5. květen adit at Vrchoslav in Krušné hory Mts.(Czech Republic). Bulletin Mineralogie Petrologie, 27(1), 136-147.

Japan
Gifu Prefecture Hida City Kamioka mine ⓘ Tochibora deposit	[Kamiokite] Sasaki, A., Yui, S., Yamaguchi, M. (1985) Kamiokite, Fe2Mo3O8, a new mineral. Mineralogical Journal: 12: 393-399.
Mie Prefecture Ise City Shobu ⓘ Unnamed manganese deposit	[Iseite] Chunichi Shimbun, July 03, 2012 http://www.issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 1281-1288 Nishio-Hamane, D., Tomita, N., Minakawa, T. and Inaba, S. (2012) Iseite, IMA 2012-020. CNMNC Newsletter No. 14, October 2012, page 1283 Daisuke NISHIO-HAMANE, Norimitsu TOMITA, Tetsuo MINAKAWA, Sachio INABA (2013): Iseite, Mn2Mo3O8, a new mineral from Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 108, 37-41.

Mexico
Chihuahua Pueblito de Allende ⓘ Allende meteorite	[Kamiokite] 72nd Meteor.Soc. Meeting, Abs. 5090(2009)

Russia
Ryazan Oblast ⓘ Briketno-Zheltukhinskoe deposit	[Kamiokite] Yu. Engalychev, S. (2019). New data on the mineral composition of unique rhenium U-Mo-Re ores of the Briketno-Zheltukhinskoe deposit in the Moscow Basin. Доклады Академии наук. 485. 464-467. 10.31857/S0869-56524854464-467.

USA
Michigan Keweenaw County Ahmeek ⓘ Ahmeek Mine	[Kamiokite] American Mineralogist,Volume 68, pages1038-1041 1983
Mohawk ⓘ Mohawk Mine	[Kamiokite] American Mineralogist,Volume 68, pages1038-1041 1983
Washington Stevens County Springdale Mining District ⓘ Germania Mine	[Kamiokite] Wolff, F. E., Garcia, B. T., McKay, D. T., & Norman, D. K. (2014). Inactive and Abandoned Mine Lands: Germania Mine, Cedar Canyon Mining District, Stevens County, Washington. Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

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