Fe–Mg Interdiffusion in (Mg,Fe)O

We have performed a series of interdiffusion experiments on magnesiowüstite samples at room pressure, temperatures from 1,320° to 1,400°C, and oxygen fugacities from 10^?1.0 Pa to 10^?4.3 Pa, using mixed CO/CO₂ or H₂/CO₂ gases. The interdiffusion couples were composed of a single-crystal of MgO lightly pressed against a single-crystal of (Mg_1-x Fe _x )_1-δO with 0.07<x<0.27. The interdiffusion coefficient was calculated using the Boltzmann–Matano analysis as a function of iron content, oxygen fugacity, temperature, and water fugacity. For the entire range of conditions tested and for compositions with 0.01<x<0.27, the interdiffusion coefficient varies as $$\tilde D\, =\,2.9\times10^{ - 6}\,f_{{\text{O}}_2 }^{0.19}\,x^{0.73}\,{\text{e}}^{ - (209,000\, -\,96,000\,x)/RT}\,\,{\text{m}}^{\text{2}} {\text{s}}^{ -1} $$ These dependencies on oxygen fugacity and composition are reasonably consistent with interdiffusion mediated by unassociated cation vacancies. For the limited range of water activity that could be investigated using mixed gases at room pressure, no effect of water on interdiffusion could be observed. The dependence of the interdiffusion coefficient on iron content decreased with increasing iron concentration at constant oxygen fugacity and temperature. There is a close agreement between our activation energy for interdiffusion extrapolated to zero iron content (x=0) and that of previous researchers who used electrical conductivity experiments to determine vacancy diffusivities in lightly doped MgO.     

Hillesheimite, (K,Ca,□)2(Mg,Fe,Ca,□)2[(Si,Al)13O23(OH)6](OH) · 8H2O, a new phyllosilicate mineral of the Günterblassite group

A new mineral, hillesheimite, has been found in the Graulai basaltic quarry, near the town of Hillesheim, the Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), Germany. It occurs in the late assemblage comprising nepheline, augite, fluorapatite, magnetite, perovskite, priderite, götzenite, lamprophyllite-group minerals, and åkermanite. Colorless flattened crystals of hillesheimite reaching 0.2 × 1 × 1.5 mm in size and aggregates of the crystals occur in miarolitic cavities in alkali basalt. The mineral is brittle, with Mohs’ hard-ness 4. Cleavage is perfect parallel to (010) and distinct on (100) and (001). D _calc = 2.174 g/cm³, D _meas = 2.16(1) g/cm³. IR spectrum is given. Hillesheimite is biaxial (?), α = 1.496(2), β = 1.498(2), γ = 1.499(2), 2V _meas = 80°. The chemical composition (electron microprobe, mean of 4 point analyses, H₂O determined from structural data, wt %) is as follows: 0.24 Na₂O, 4.15 K₂O, 2.14 MgO, 2.90 CaO, 2.20 BaO, 2.41 FeO, 15.54 Al₂O₃, 52.94 SiO₂, 19.14 H₂O, total is 101.65. The empirical formula is: K_0.96Na_0.08Ba_0.16Ca_0.56Mg_0.58Fe _0.37 ²⁺ [Si_9.62Al_3.32O₂₃(OH)₆][(OH)_0.82(H₂O)_0.18] · 8H₂O. The crystal structure has been determined from X-ray single-crystal diffraction data, R = 0.1735. Hillesheimite is orthorhombic, space group Pmmn, the unit-cell dimensions are: a = 6.979(11), b = 37.1815(18), c = 6.5296(15) Å; V=1694(3) ų, Z = 2. The crystal structure is based on the block [(Si,Al)₁₃O₂₅(OH)₄] consisting of three single tetrahedral layers linked via common vertices and is topologically identical to the triple layers in günterblassite and umbrianite. The strong reflections [d Å (I %)] in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern are: 6.857(58), 6.545(100), 6.284(53), 4.787(96), 4.499(59), 3.065(86), 2.958(62), 2.767(62). The mineral was named after its type locality. Type specimens are deposited in the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, registration number 4174/1.     

Britvinite, Pb15Mg9(Si10O28)(BO3)4(CO3)2(OH)12O2, a new mineral species from Långban, Sweden

Britvinite, a new mineral species, has been found in manganese ore at the Långban deposit, Bergslagen ore district, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden. Calcite, barytocalcite, brucite, cerussite, and hausmannite are associated minerals. Britvinite occurs as pale yellow to colorless transparent plates with a white streak up to 0.2 × 0.5 × 0.5 mm in size, which are flat parallel to {001}; the luster is adamantine. Thin lamellae are flexible, whereas thick ones are brittle; the Mohs hardness is 3. The cleavage is eminent parallel to {001}. The calculated density is 5.51 g/cm³. In the infrared spectrum of the new mineral, the bands of (OH)?, (CO₃)^2?, and (BO₃)^3? are recorded, whereas those corresponding to water molecules are absent. Britvinite is optically biaxial and negative, α = 1.896(2), β = 1.903(2), γ = 1.903(2), 2Vmeas = 20(10), Z≈c. Dispersion is strong, r<v. The chemical composition (electron microprobe; H₂O determined with the Alimarin method, CO₂, with selective sorption) is (wt %) 7.95 MgO, 71.92 PbO, 0.41 Al₂O₃, 12.77 SiO₂, 2.2 H₂O, 2.1 CO₂, 2.67 B₂O₃ (calculated on the basis of structural data); total 100.02. The empirical formula calculated on the basis of 59 anions (O + OH) (Z = 1) is as follows: Pb_14.75Mg_9.03Si_9.73Al_0.37O_30.76(BO₃)_3.51(CO₃)_2.18(OH)_11.7. The simplified formula (Z = 2) is Pb_{7 + x} Mg_4.5(Si₅O₁₄)(BO₃)₂(CO₃)(OH,O)₇ (x < 0.5). The crystal structure of britvinite has been studied on a single crystal at 173 K; R = 0.0547. The new mineral is triclinic, space group P $ \bar 1 Britvinite, a new mineral species, has been found in manganese ore at the L?ngban deposit, Bergslagen ore district, Filipstad, V?rmland County, Sweden. Calcite, barytocalcite, brucite, cerussite, and hausmannite are associated minerals. Britvinite occurs as pale yellow to colorless transparent plates with a white streak up to 0.2 × 0.5 × 0.5 mm in size, which are flat parallel to {001}; the luster is adamantine. Thin lamellae are flexible, whereas thick ones are brittle; the Mohs hardness is 3. The cleavage is eminent parallel to {001}. The calculated density is 5.51 g/cm³. In the infrared spectrum of the new mineral, the bands of (OH)−, (CO₃)²⁻, and (BO₃)³⁻ are recorded, whereas those corresponding to water molecules are absent. Britvinite is optically biaxial and negative, α = 1.896(2), β = 1.903(2), γ = 1.903(2), 2Vmeas = 20(10), Z≈c. Dispersion is strong, r<v. The chemical composition (electron microprobe; H₂O determined with the Alimarin method, CO₂, with selective sorption) is (wt %) 7.95 MgO, 71.92 PbO, 0.41 Al₂O₃, 12.77 SiO₂, 2.2 H₂O, 2.1 CO₂, 2.67 B₂O₃ (calculated on the basis of structural data); total 100.02. The empirical formula calculated on the basis of 59 anions (O + OH) (Z = 1) is as follows: Pb_14.75Mg_9.03Si_9.73Al_0.37O_30.76(BO₃)_3.51(CO₃)_2.18(OH)_11.7. The simplified formula (Z = 2) is Pb_{7 + x} Mg_4.5(Si₅O₁₄)(BO₃)₂(CO₃)(OH,O)₇ (x < 0.5). The crystal structure of britvinite has been studied on a single crystal at 173 K; R = 0.0547. The new mineral is triclinic, space group P ; the unit-cell dimensions are a = 9.3409(8), b = 9.3597(7), c = 18.8333(14) ?, α = 80.365(6)°, β = 75.816(6)°, γ = 59.870(5)°, V = 1378.74(19) ?³. The structure consists of alternating TOT stacks (containing octahedral brucite-like and discontinuous tetrahedral (Si₅O₁₄)_∞∞ layers) and multilayered [Pb_7.1(OH)_3.6(CO₃)(BO₃)_1.75(SiO₄)_0.25]_∞∞ blocks. The strongest reflections in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern [d, ? (I, %)(hkl)] are 18.1(100)(001), 3.39(30)(12, 14, 015), 3.02(90)(006, 130, 106, 20, 11), 2.698(70)(332, 134, 030, 1), 2.275(30)(008, 420, 424), 1.867(30)(446, 239, 2.1.10, 18), 1.766(40)(151, 31, 10, 453, 542, 512, 42), 1.519(40)(0.0.12). The mineral has been named in honor of Sergei Nikolaevich Britvin (b. 1965), a Russian mineralogist. The type material of britvinite is deposited in the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. The registration number is 3458/1. Original Russian Text ? N.V. Chukanov, O.V. Yakubovich, I.V. Pekov, D.I. Belakovsky, W. Massa, 2007, published in Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva, 2007, Pt CXXXVI, No. 6, pp. 18–25. The new mineral britvinite and its name were accepted by the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, Russian Mineralogical Society, June 7, 2006, and approved by the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, International Mineralogical Association, October 17, 2006.     

微量水δ(~(17)O)和δ(~(18)O)CoF_3法线外同时测试新技术

三氧同位素(16O、17O、18O)组成特征可有效示踪天然水循环及其环境效应,微量水δ(17O)和δ(18O)CoF3法同时测试新技术的建立,可为三氧同位素定量研究提供有效的分析手段,特别是能够捕捉到像光合作用、呼吸作用等生物过程中发生的同位素分馏现象。在国内首次建立了微量水δ(17O)和δ(18O)CoF3法线外同时测试新技术,样品量仅需2μL,整个制样时间约40min。采用在质谱测试前对待测样品在100℃下预热10 min,待O2完全解吸后再进行质谱测试的方法,避免了制样和测试过程中的记忆效应及分馏效应,δ(17O)和δ(18O)的分析精度分别达到±0.07‰和±0.14‰。该法使用固体试剂CoF3替代了剧毒的气态氟化物BrF5,使得制样流程更加安全可靠且样品量少,适用性强,具有很大的推广应用价值。     

Thermodynamic properties of tellurite (β-TeO2), paratellurite (α-TeO2), TeO2 glass,and Te(IV) phases with stoichiometry M2Te3O8, MTe6O13, MTe2O5 (M2+ = Co,Cu, Mg,Mn, Ni,Zn)

Thermodynamic properties of several TeO₂ polymorphs and metal tellurites were measured by a combination of calorimetric techniques. The most stable TeO₂ polymorph is α-TeO₂, with its enthalpy of formation (Δ_fH^o) selected from literature data as ?322.0 ± 1.3 kJ·mol^?1. β-TeO₂ is metastable (in enthalpy) with respect to α-TeO₂ by +1.40 ± 0.07 kJ·mol^?1, TeO₂ glass by a larger amount of +14.09 ± 0.11 kJ·mol^?1. >200 experimental runs and post-synthesis treatments were performed in order to produce phase-pure samples of Co, Cu, Mg, Mn, Ni, Zn tellurites. The results of the hydrothermal and solid-state syntheses are described in detail and the products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction. The standard thermodynamic data for the Te(IV) phases are (standard enthalpy of formation from the elements, Δ_fH^o in kJ·mol^?1, standard third-law entropy S^o in J·mol^?1·K^?1): Co₂Te₃O₈: Δ_fH^o = ?1514.2 ± 6.0, S^o = 319.2 ± 2.2; CoTe₆O₁₃: Δ_fH^o = ?2212.5 ± 8.1, S^o = 471.7 ± 3.3; MgTe₆O₁₃: Δ_fH^o = ?2525.8 ± 7.9, S^o = 509.2 ± 3.6; Ni₂Te₃O₈: Δ_fH^o not measured, S^o = 293.3 ± 2.1; NiTe₆O₁₃: Δ_fH^o = ?2198.7 ± 8.2, S^o = 466.5 (estimated); CuTe₂O₅: Δ_fH^o = ?820.2 ± 3.3, S^o = 187.2 ± 1.3; Zn₂Te₃O₈: Δ_fH^o = ?1722.5 ± 4.0, S^o = 299.3 ± 2.1. The solubility calculations show that the Te(IV) concentration in an aqueous phase, needed to produce such phases, must be at least 3–5 orders of magnitude higher than the natural Te background concentrations. The occurrence of these minerals, as expected, are restricted to hotspots of Te concentrations. In order to produce more reliable phase diagrams, more work needs to be done on the thermodynamics of potential competing phases in these systems, including Te(VI) phases.     

Pressure dependence of Néel transition in (Mg,Fe)O

Pressure dependence of Néel temperature (T _N) in (Mg_0.20Fe_0.80)O, (Mg_0.25Fe_0.75)O, and (Mg_0.30Fe_0.70)O was newly measured up to 1.14 GPa, using superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer and piston–cylinder-type pressure cell under hydrostatic condition. The dT _N/dP values of (Mg_0.20Fe_0.80)O, (Mg_0.25Fe_0.75)O, and (Mg_0.30Fe_0.70)O were determined as 4.0 ± 0.3, 2.7 ± 0.3, and 4.4 ± 0.4 K/GPa, respectively, in linear approximation; however, the T _N deviated from the linearity under nonhydrostatic conditions. The compositional dependence of dT _N/dP in (Mg_1?X Fe _X )O showed a rapid decay with increasing Mg components at X ≥ 0.75 and the trend ended at X = 0.70. The estimated Néel transition pressure at room temperature by extrapolating these linearities are very similar to the rhombohedral distortion determined by previous X-ray diffraction studies for X ≥ 0.75, which suggests that the rhombohedral phase of (Mg_1?X Fe _X )O (X ≥ 0.75) at room temperature is antiferromagnetic under hydrostatic conditions.     

Sergeysmirnovite,MgZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O,a New Mineral from the Kester Deposit (Sakha-Yakutia,Russia)

Doklady Earth Sciences - Sergeysmirnovite, MgZn2(PO4)2 ·&nbsp;4H2O, is a new mineral from the oxidation zone of the Kester mineral deposit, Sakha-Yakutia, Russia. This mineral forms...     

低~(18)O岩浆岩(火山岩)区的找矿

大气降水具有低~(18)O的特点,其低的程度随地理位置的变化而变化.一般而言,纬度和地形越高,大气降水的δ~(18)O值越低,或者说,随着年平均气温降低,年平均大气降水的δ~(18)O值也降低.就现代而言,我国南岭地区的大气降水,年平均δ~(18)O值约为-7‰;秦岭-大别山地区降为-9‰左右;至     

Heat capacity anomalies at incommensurate-normal transition of åkermanite solid solution (Ca,Sr)2(Mg,Co, Zn,Fe)Si2O7

The heat capacity of åkermanite solid solutions was measured by a small scale adiabatic calorimeter near the incommensurate-normal (I-N) transition. The heat capacity anomalies caused by the I-N transition show the type characteristic behavior implying the presence of dynamical fluctuations. The heat capacity anomalies were observed over the whole range of the åkermanite solid solutions Ca₂Mg_1-xCo_xSi₂O₇ and Ca₂Mg_1-x-Zn_xSi₂O₂. With increase of Co or Zn atoms, the transition temperature, T_i, rises linearly from ca. 83° C to 220° C and to 130° C, respectively. In the system Ca₂CoSi₂O₇-Ca₂FeSi₂O₇ and Ca₂MgSi₂O₇-Ca₂-FeSi₂O₇ electronic microscopy revealed that the temperature of the heat capacity anomaly decreases with increasing Fe content, whereas the T_i rises. This unusual behavior is ascribed to the microdomains observed in high resolution lattice images.     

Kobyashevite, Cu5(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O, a new devilline-group mineral from the Vishnevye Mountains, South Urals, Russia

A new mineral kobyashevite, Cu₅(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·4H₂O (IMA 2011–066), was found at the Kapital’naya mine, Vishnevye Mountains, South Urals, Russia. It is a supergene mineral that occurs in cavities of a calcite-quartz vein with pyrite and chalcopyrite. Kobyashevite forms elongated crystals up to 0.2 mm typically curved or split and combined into thin crusts up to 1?×?2 mm. Kobyashevite is bluish-green to turquoise-coloured. Lustre is vitreous. Mohs hardness is 2½. Cleavage is {010} distinct. D(calc.) is 3.16 g/cm³. Kobyashevite is optically biaxial (?), α 1.602(4), β 1.666(5), γ 1.679(5), 2 V(meas.) 50(10)°. The chemical composition (wt%, electron-microprobe data) is: CuO 57.72, ZnO 0.09, FeO 0.28, SO₃ 23.52, H₂O(calc.) 18.39, total 100.00. The empirical formula, calculated based on 18 O, is: Cu_4.96Fe_0.03Zn_0.01S_2.01O_8.04(OH)_5.96·4H₂O. Kobyashevite is triclinic, $ P\overline{\,1 } $ , a 6.0731(6), b 11.0597(13), c 5.5094(6)?Å, α 102.883(9)°, β 92.348(8)°, γ 92.597(9)°, V 359.87(7)?ų, Z?=?1. Strong reflections of the X-ray powder pattern [d,Å-I(hkl)] are: 10.84–100(010); 5.399–40(020); 5.178–12(110); 3.590–16(030); 2.691–16(20–1, 040, 002), 2.653–12(04–1, 02–2), 2.583–12(2–11, 201, 2–1–1), 2.425–12(03–2, 211, 131). The crystal structure (single-crystal X-ray data, R?=?0.0399) сontains [Cu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆] corrugated layers linked via isolated [CuO₂(H₂O)₄] octahedra; the structural formula is CuCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·4H₂O. Kobyashevite is a devilline-group member. It is named in memory of the Russian mineralogist Yuriy Stepanovich Kobyashev (1935–2009), a specialist on mineralogy of the Urals.     

Batagayite,CaZn2(Zn,Cu)6(PO4)4(PO3OH)3·12H2O,a new phosphate mineral from Këster tin deposit (Yakutia,Russia): occurrence and crystal structure

Mineralogy and Petrology - Batagayite, CaZn2(Zn,Cu)6(PO4)4(PO3OH)3·12H2O, is a new secondary phosphate mineral from the Këster deposit, Arga-Ynnykh-Khai massif, NE Yakutia, Russia. It is...     

Aklimaite, Ca4[Si2O5(OH)2](OH)4 · 5H2O, a new natural hydrosilicate from Mount Lakargi, the Northern Caucasus, Russia

A new mineral aklimaite, Ca₄[Si₂O₅(OH)₂](OH)₄ · 5H₂O, has been found near Mount Lakargi, Upper Chegem caldera, Kabardino-Balkaria, the Northern Caucasus, Russia, in the skarnified limestone xenolith in ignimbrite. This hydrothermal mineral occurs in a cavity of altered larnite skarn and is associated with larnite, calcium humite-group members, hydrogarnets, bultfonteinite, afwillite, and ettringite. Aklimaite forms transparent, colorless (or occasionally with pinkish tint) columnar or lath-shaped crystals up 3 × 0.1 × 0.01 mm in size, flattened on {001} and elongated along {010}; they are combined in spherulites. The luster is vitreous; the cleavage parallel to the {001} is perfect. D _calc = 2.274 g/cm³. The Mohs’ hardness is 3–4. Aklimaite is optically biaxial, negative, 2V _meas > 70°, 2V _calc = 78°, α = 1.548(2), β = 1.551(3), γ = 1.553(2). The IR and Raman spectra are given. The chemical composition (wt %, electron microprobe) is as follows: 0.06 Na₂O, 0.02 K₂O, 45.39 CaO, 0.01 MnO, 0.02 FeO, 24.23 SiO₂, 0.04 SO₃, 3.22 F, 27.40 H₂O_(calc.), ?1.36 -O=F₂; the total is 99.03. The empirical formula calculated on the basis of 2Si apfu with O + OH + F = 16 is as follows: (Ca_4.02Na_0.01)_Σ4.03[Si_2.00O_5.07(OH)_1.93][(OH)_3.16F_0.84] _Σ4.00 · 5H₂O. The mineral is monoclinic, space group C2/m, a = 16.907(5), b = 3.6528(8), c = 13.068(4) Å, β = 117.25(4)·, V= 717.5(4) ų, Z = 2. Aklimaite is representative of the new structural type, the sorosilicate with disilicate groups [Si₂O₅(OH)₂]. The strongest reflections in the X-ray powder patterns [d, Å (hkl)] are: 11.64(100)(001), 2.948(32)(310, 203), 3.073(20) ( $\bar 404$ , $\bar 311$ ), 2.320(12)(005, 510), 2.901 (11)(004), 8.30(10) $\left( {\bar 201} \right)$ . The type specimen is deposited in the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.     

Paleo water–rock interaction determined through isotopic tracing (Sr,O, C,U) in fracture-fill minerals: Evidence from the Vienne granitoids (France)

Based on the concepts (a) that the stable C and O isotopes combined with the Sr isotope ratios of fracture fills should reflect the source groundwater from which the solid phases precipitated and (b) that U-series disequilibria (USD) enable the calculation of residence time for the U by using Fe oxides as the best candidate, an “isotopic toolbox” was applied to fracture fill from the crystalline basement of the Vienne district. The fracture fills are formed mainly of carbonates, clays and Fe oxides. The isotope data indicate two main generations of carbonate that originated from hydrothermal circulation and equilibrium with present-day groundwaters but the Sr isotope ratios highlight another component with a higher ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio reflecting the complexity of the water–rock interactions.For the USD, the Fe-hydroxides located at 207 m depth yield an age of 102 ± 5 ka (St. Germain I interglacial stage), whereas those located at 277 m and 300 m yield respective ages of 173 ± 15 ka and 181 ± 10 ka. These corresponding to the transition between the penultimate glacial period (isotopic stage 6) and the end of the preceding interglacial stage (isotopic sub-stage 7a). Investigating water–rock interaction (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, ¹⁸O, ¹³C, USD) in the fracture-fill minerals from the crystalline basement has shown that such an approach is relevant to developing an understanding of how the groundwater system has changed over time.     

硝酸盐中~(15)N和~(18)O测试新技术

最近 40年 ,硝酸盐 (NO-3 )已成为最常见的地下水污染源之一。本文介绍了用CaO除去CO2 与H2 O的测定氮同位素比值的燃烧管方法和用AgNO3 +C(石墨 )生成CO2 的测定NO-3 中氧同位素比值的燃烧法 ,它们是 1995年以后发展起来的最新测试技术。     

Niedermayrite, Cu4Cd(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O, a new mineral from the Lavrion Mining District, Greece

Summary Niedermayrite, Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O, is a new mineral discovered in 1995 in the Km3-area of the Lavrion mining district, Greece. It forms tiny euhedral plates, commonly intergrown as green crusts up to several cm² in size on a matrix consisting of a brecciated marble with sphalerite, chalcopyrite, galena, greenockite, hawleyite and pyrite. Associated secondary minerals are gypsum, malachite, chalcanthite, brochantite, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, aurichalcite, one unknown Cd-sulfate, monteponite and otavite. Niedermayrite is non-fluorescent and has a bluish-green colour with vitreous lustre, the streak is white. The crystals are brittle with perfect cleavage parallel {010}. Optics: biaxial (–) with n(calc.), n, and n =1.609, 1.642(2), and 1.661(2), respectively; orientation n//b. The calculated density is 3.292 gcm^–3. The most prominent form is {010}. Analysis by electron microprobe gives CdO 16.5, CuO 45.7, SO₃ 21.6, H₂O 16.2 wt.% (calc. to 100% sum) and the empirical formula Cu_4.29Cd_0.96S_2.01O_11.28 · 6.71 H₂O (based on 18 oxygens p.f.u.). By TGA an H₂O content of 18.9 wt.% was obtained. The ideal formula (confirmed by the crystal structure refinement) is Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O with a theoretical H₂O content of 17.2 wt.%. The strongest lines in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern (Gandolfi camera, visually estimated I, refined lattice parameters a = 5.535(2), b = 21.947(9), c = 6.085(2) Å, = 91.98(3)°) are: (d_obs[Å]/I_obs/hkl) (11.02/90/0 2 0), (5.874/20/0 1 1), (5.496/100/0 4 0), (5.322/25/0 2 1), (4.079/50/0 4 1), (3.660/20/0 6 0), (3. 437/30/1 5 0), (3.243/40/1 4 1), (2.470/30/2 4 0), (2.425/20/1 4 –2), (2.205/20/2 6 0) and (1.897/20/1 8 2). The mineral is monoclinic, P2₁/m, Z = 2, a = 5.543(1) Å, b = 21.995(4) Å, c = 6.079(1) Å, = 92.04(3)°, V = 740.7(2) ų. The crystal structure was determined by single crystal X-ray methods and was refined to R1= 0.026, wR2 = 0.056. The structure of niedermayrite is characterized by ² [Cu₄(OH)₆O₂]^2– sheets of edgesharing Cu coordination octahedra parallel to (010) with attached SO₄ tetrahedra, and intercalated CdO₂(H₂O)₄ octahedra with a system of hydrogen bonds. Close relationships to the crystal structures of christelite and campigliaite exist. The new mineral is named for Dr. Gerhard Niedermayr, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria.

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Niedermayrit, Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O, ein neues Mineral aus dem Bergbaugebiet Lavrion, Griechenland

Zusammenfassung Niedermayrit, Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O, ist ein neues Mineral, das 1995 im Km3-Bereich des Bergbaugebietes Lavrion, Griechenland, gefunden wurde. Es bildet winzige gut ausgebildete Plättchen, häufig miteinander verwachsen in grünen Krusten bis zu mehreren cm² Größe. Die Matrix besteht aus brecciösem Marmor mit Sphalerit, Chalcopyrit, Galenit, Greenockit, Hawleyit und Pyrit. Sekundäre Begleitminerale sind Gips, Malachit, Chalcanthit, Brochantit, Hemimorphit, Hydrozincit, Aurichalcit, ein unbekanntes Cd-Sulfat, Monteponit und Otavit. Niedermayrit fluoresziert nicht, besitzt blaugrüne Farbe mit Glasglanz, der Strich ist weiß. Die Kristalle sind spröd mit perfekter Spaltbarkeit parallel {010}. Optik: biaxial (–) mit n(ber.), n, und n=1.609, 1.642(2), und 1.661(2); Orientierung n//b. Die berechnete Dichte beträgt 3.292 gcm^–3. Die auffallendste Flächenform ist {010}. Die chemische Analyse mittels Mikrosonde ergibt CdO 16.5, CuO 45.7, SO₃ 21.6, H₂O 16.2wt.% (ber. auf 100% Summe) und die empirische Formel Cu_4.29Cd_0.96S_2.01O_11.28 · 6.71 H₂O (basierend auf 18 Sauerstoffatomen pro Formeleinheit). Aus der TGA wurde ein H₂O Gehalt von 18.9 Gew.% erhalten. Die Idealformel (bestätigt durch die Kristallstrukturverfeinerung) ist Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O bei einem theoretischen H₂O-Gehalt von 17.2 Gew.%. Die stärksten Linien im Pulverdiffraktogramm (Gandolfi Kamera, visuell geschätzte I, verfeinerte Gitterkonstanten a = 5.535(2), b = 21.947(9), c = 6.085(2) Å, = 91.98(3)°) sind: (d_obs[Å]/I_obs/hkl) (11.02/90/0 2 0), (5.874/20/0 1 1), (5.496/100/0 4 0), (5.322/25/0 2 1), (4.079/50/0 4 1), (3.660/20/0 6 0), (3.437/30/1 5 0), (3.243/40/1 4 1), (2.470/30/2 4 0), (2.425/20/1 4 –2), (2.205/20/2 6 0) und (1.897/20/1 8 2). Das Mineral ist monoklin, P2₁/m, Z = 2, a = 5.543(1) Å, b = 21.995(4) Å, c = 6.079(1) Å, = 92.04(3)°, V = 740.7(2) ų Die Kristallstruktur wurde mittels Einkristallröntgenmethoden bestimmt und zu R1 = 0.026, wR2 = 0.056 verfeinert. Die Struktur von Niedermayrit ist durch ² [Cu₄(OH)₆O₂]^2– Schichten von kantenverknüpften Cu-Koordinationsoktaedern parallel (010) gekennzeichnet mit damit verbundenen SO₄ Tetraedern und dazwischen befindlichen CdO₂(H₂O)₄ Oktaedem mit einem Wasserstoffbrückensystem. Es bestehen enge Beziehungen mit den Kristallstrukturen von Christelit und Campigliait. Das neue Mineral ist nach Dr. Gerhard Niedermayr, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Österreich, benannt.

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Alumovesuvianite,Ca19Al(Al,Mg)12Si18O69(OH)9, a new vesuvianite-group member from the Jeffrey mine,asbestos, Estrie region,Québec,Canada

Mineralogy and Petrology - Alumovesuvianite (IMA 2016–014), ideally Ca19Al(Al,Mg)12Si18O69(OH)9, is a new vesuvianite-group member found in the rodingite zone at the contact of a gabbroid...     

一种钨的新矿物——蓟县矿Pb(W,Fe~(3+))_2(O,OH)_7

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我国产出的曼纳德石(Mannardite)Ba(Ti6V2)O(16)

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红河石Ca18(□,Ca)2Fe2+Al4(Fe3+,Mg,Al)8(□,B)4BSi18O69(O,OH)9——符山石族新矿物

作为符山石族矿物的新成员,红河石(Hongheite,IMA 2017-027新矿物),Ca18(,Ca)2Fe2+Al4(Fe3+,Mg,Al)8(,B)4BSi18O69(O,OH)9发现于个旧世界级Sn-多金属矿田东北缘、与马拉格Sn矿床毗邻的北沙冲花岗岩(77.43Ma)内矽卡岩中。红河石常呈横径达4~25mm的放射状针-柱状集合体产出。当位于晶洞中时,红河石则呈发育良好的自形柱状晶体(0.5~4.0mm长,0.3~1.0mm宽)产出。与红河石共生的矿物见有赛黄晶、萤石、斧石-(Fe)、硅硼钙石、枪晶石、硼锡钙石、石英和羟鱼眼石-(K)等。红河石为墨绿色,条痕浅灰绿色,玻璃光泽,性脆,断口不规则。主要的晶面是:{100}、{110}、{101}和{001}。红河石的显微硬度:988.3N/mm2,相当于摩氏硬度6~7。其实测密度与计算密度分别是3.446g/cm3和3.423g/cm3。红河石一轴正晶,No=1.720(2),Ne=1.725(2);多色性弱。红河石的化学成分:SiO235.85%;TiO20.01%;Al2O311.00%;Fe2O37.92%;FeO2.14%;CaO 33.57%;MnO 0.42%;MgO 3.48%;B2O32.82%;Cr2O30.01%;Na2O 0.01%;F 0.40%(F≡O-0.17);Cl 0.14%(Cl≡O-0.03);H2O 0.75%,总量98.32%。依据晶体结构精测和Si在单位分子式中的原子数(即Si=18 apfu),计算和书写的红河石简化晶体化学式:Ca18(,Ca)2Fe2+Al4(Fe3+,Mg,Al)8(,B)4BSi18O69(O,OH)9。其三条最强粉晶线[d(?)(I/I0)(hkl)]为:2.9289(47)(004),2.7661(100)(342)和2.6079(68)(243)。红河石属四方晶系,空间群为P4/nnc,晶胞参数:a=15.667(3)?,c=11.725(1)?,V=2878(1)?3,Z=2。红河石晶体结构精测的R因子为0.063。红河石殊异于为已知的符山石族矿物种,在于其X(4)位以空位()为主、Y(3)位以Fe3+居优和T(2)位被B所占。顺便对符山石族矿物晶体-化学式的计算与书写予以讨论并提出建议。