Chemistry:Itelmenite

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Itelmenite
General
CategorySulfate
Formula
(repeating unit)
Na4Mg3Cu3(SO4)8
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
Crystal classDipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Space groupPbca
Unit cella = 9.57, b = 8.79
c = 28.72 [Å] (approximated)
Identification
References[1]

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][3]

Relation to other minerals

Saranchinaite and dravertite are examples of other anhydrous complex copper-bearing sulfates, also coming from the Tolbachik volcano.[4][5]

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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
  2. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode2021MinM...85..291W. 
  3. "Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia - Mindat.org". http://www.mindat.org/loc-5602.html. Retrieved 2016-03-13. 
  4. "Saranchinaite: Saranchinaite mineral information and data". http://www.mindat.org/min-46677.html. Retrieved 2016-03-13. 
  5. "Dravertite: Dravertite mineral information and data". http://www.mindat.org/min-46608.html. Retrieved 2016-03-13.