Kainotropite
| Kainotropite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Vanadate |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Cu4Fe3+O2(V2O7)(VO4) |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Space group | Pnma |
| Unit cell | a = 14.14, b = 6.71 c = 11.42 [Å], β = 93.04° (approximated) |
| Identification | |
| References | [1] |
Kainotropite is a rare vanadate mineral with the formula Cu4FeO2(V2O7)(VO4). It contains trivalent iron. It is one of many fumarolic minerals discovered on the Tolbachik volcano. The name of its parental fumarole is "Yadovitaya", which means poisonous.[1][2]
Relation to other minerals
Structure of kainotropite is unique. However, there are other minerals containing both copper and divanadate group, like engelhauptite and volborthite.[3][4]
External links
- Kainotropite on Mindat: "Kainotropite: Kainotropite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
References
- ^ a b Pekov, I.V., Zubkova, N.V., Yapaskurt, V.O., Polekhovsky, Y.S., Britvin, S.N., Turchkova, A.G., Sidorov, E.G., and Pushcharovsky, D.Y., 2015. Kainotropite, IMA2015-053. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1226; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236
- ^ "Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia - Mindat.org". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Engelhauptite: Engelhauptite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "Volborthite: Volborthite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.