Itelmenite
Itelmenite is a rare sulfate mineral with the formula Na4Mg3Cu3(SO4)8. It is one of many fumarolic minerals discovered on the Tolbachik volcano.[1][2]
| Itelmenite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Sulfate |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Na4Mg3Cu3(SO4)8 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Space group | Pbca |
| Unit cell | a = 9.57, b = 8.79 c = 28.72 [Å] (approximated) |
| Identification | |
| References | [1] |
Relation to other minerals
Saranchinaite and dravertite are examples of other anhydrous complex copper-bearing sulfates, also coming from the Tolbachik volcano.[3][4]
External links
- Itelmenite on Mindat: "Itelmenite: Itelmenite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
References
- Nazarchuk, E.V., Siidra, O.I.,Agakhanov, A.A., Lukina, E.A., Avdontseva,E.Y., Vergasova, L.P., Filatov, S.K., and Karpov, G.A., 2015. Itelmenite, IMA 2015-047. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1225; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236
- "Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia - Mindat.org". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- "Saranchinaite: Saranchinaite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- "Dravertite: Dravertite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
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