Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S (original) (raw)
A valid IMA mineral species
About Magnesiohögbomite-2N3SHide
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Formula:
[(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
Colour:
Yellowish, brownish, black
Specific Gravity:
3.699 - 3.8
Name:
Named as an Mg dominant mineral of the högbomite group and the 2N3S polysome. Renamed in 2002 from högbomite-10T.
Co-Type Localities:
ⓘ Dentz Farm, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
ⓘ Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
This page provides mineralogical data about Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S.
Unique IdentifiersHide
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Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:11448:8
8d22549e-09f5-44aa-a8fb-d792ab301560
IMA Classification of Magnesiohögbomite-2N3SHide
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IMA status notes:
Renamed by the IMA
IMA Formula:
(Mg,Fe,Zn,Ti)4(Al,Fe)10O19(OH)
Approval history:
IMA Case 01–A - Renamed from högbomite-10T (Grice and Ferraris 2003).
Classification of Magnesiohögbomite-2N3SHide
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4.CB.20
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
B : With medium-sized cations
Mineral SymbolsHide
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As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Mhög-2N3S | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Magnesiohögbomite-2N3SHide
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Colour:
Yellowish, brownish, black
Cleavage:
Distinct/Good
Good {1010}.
Density:
3.699 - 3.8 g/cm3 (Measured)
Optical Data of Magnesiohögbomite-2N3SHide
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RI values:
_n_ω = 1.805(5) _n_ε = 1.783(5)
δ = 0.022
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Comments:
O = deep yellow; E = medium yellow.
Comments:
Occasionally anomalously biaxial.
Chemistry of Magnesiohögbomite-2N3SHide
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Mindat Formula:
[(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
Crystallography of Magnesiohögbomite-2N3SHide
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Class (H-M):
3_m_ _(_32/m ) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.72 Å, c = 23 Å
Unit Cell V:
651.70 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
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Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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2.49 Å | (moderately strong) |
2.43 Å | (very strong) |
2.079 Å | (moderately strong) |
1.978 Å | (moderately strong) |
1.436 Å | (moderately strong) |
1.426 Å | (strong) |
Comments:
The data are from McKie (1963).
Geological EnvironmentHide
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Type Occurrence of Magnesiohögbomite-2N3SHide
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Co-Type Localities:
ⓘ Dentz Farm, Gravelotte, Murchison Range, Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, Mopani District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa
ⓘ Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
General Appearance of Type Material:
{0001} tablets up to 5 mm long.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
No designated type specimen.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Enstatite-tremolite-chlorite-hogbomite-dolomite skarn (Mautia Hill). In aluminous lenses in serpentines (Dentz Farm).
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Magnesiohögbomite-2N3SHide
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Relationship of Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S to other SpeciesHide
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Other Members of this group:
Common AssociatesHide
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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide
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4.CB. | Ferrohögbomite-2N2S | [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
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4.CB. | Magnesiohögbomite-6N12S | Mg5Al11TiO23(OH) | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
4.CB. | Zhenruite | (MoO3)2 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
4.CB. | Pengite | (Pb8Sb3+3)Σ11Sb5+9O35 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
4.CB. | Virgilluethite | MoO3 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
4.CB.05 | Brizziite | NaSb5+O3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
4.CB.05 | Corundum | Al2O3 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c |
4.CB.05 | Ecandrewsite | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
4.CB.05 | Eskolaite | Cr2O3 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c |
4.CB.05 | Geikielite | MgTiO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
4.CB.05 | Hematite | Fe2O3 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c |
4.CB.05 | Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
4.CB.05 | Karelianite | V3+2O3 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c |
4.CB.05 | Melanostibite | Mn2+2Fe3+Sb5+O6 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
4.CB.05 | Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
4.CB.05 | Akimotoite | (Mg,Fe2+)SiO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
4.CB.05 | Auroantimonate | AuSbO3 | |
4.CB.05 | UM1998-11-O-AuHSb | Au+2Sb3+O2(OH) | |
4.CB.05 | Tistarite | Ti3+2O3 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c |
4.CB.05 | Unnamed (Fe-Cr Oxide) | FeCrO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
4.CB.05 | Hemleyite | (Fe2+0.48Mg0.37Ca0.04Na0.04Mn2+0.03Al0.03Cr3+0.01)sum=1.00Si1.00O3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
4.CB.10 | Avicennite | Tl2O3 | Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : I _a_3 |
4.CB.10 | Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn3+2O3 | Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : I _a_3 |
4.CB.10 | Bixbyite-(Fe) | (Fe,Mn)2O3 | Iso. |
4.CB.15 | Armalcolite | (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
4.CB.15 | Sassite | Ti3+2Ti4+O5 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m |
4.CB.15 | Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
4.CB.15 | Ferropseudobrookite | Fe2+Ti2O5 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m |
4.CB.15 | Griffinite | Al2TiO5 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m |
4.CB.15 | Pseudobrookite Group | ||
4.CB.20 | Zincohögbomite-2N2S | [(Zn,Al,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+,Ti)8O15(OH)]2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
4.CB.20 | Zincohögbomite-2N6S | [(Zn,Mg)7(Al,Fe3+,Ti)16O31(OH)]2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-6N6S | [(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S | [(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
4.CB.20 | Ferrohögbomite-6N12S | [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn)5(Al,Ti,Fe3+)12O23(OH)]6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S | (Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti4+2O46(OH)2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
4.CB.20 | Magnesiobeltrandoite-2N3S | (Mg6Al2)(Al18Fe3+2)O38(OH)2 | Trig. 3_m_ : _P_3_m_1 |
4.CB.20 | Zincovelesite-6N6S | Zn3(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Ti)8O15(OH) | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : _P_3_m_1 |
4.CB.25 | Pseudorutile | Fe2Ti3O9 | Hex. 622 : _P_6322 |
4.CB.25 | Kleberite | FeTi6O11(OH)5 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
4.CB.30 | Berdesinskiite | V3+2TiO5 | Mon. |
4.CB.30 | Oxyvanite | V3+2V4+O5 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
4.CB.30 | Kaitianite | Ti3+2Ti4+O5 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
4.CB.35 | Olkhonskite | (Cr,V)2Ti3O9 | Mon. |
4.CB.35 | Schreyerite | V3+2Ti3O9 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
4.CB.35 | Machiite | Al2Ti3O9 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
4.CB.35 | Vestaite | (Ti4+Fe2+)Ti4+3O9 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
4.CB.40 | Kamiokite | Fe2Mo3O8 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
4.CB.40 | Nolanite | V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
4.CB.40 | Rinmanite | Zn2Sb2Mg2Fe4O14(OH)2 | Hex. 6 : _P_63 |
4.CB.40 | Iseite | Mn2Mo3O8 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
4.CB.40 | Majindeite | Mg2Mo3O8 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
4.CB.40 | Rinmanite-(Zn) | Zn2Sb2(Fe3+4Zn2)O14(OH)2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
4.CB.45 | Claudetite | As2O3 | Mon. 2/m |
4.CB.45 | Stibioclaudetite | AsSbO3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
4.CB.50 | Arsenolite | As2O3 | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F d_3_m |
4.CB.50 | Senarmontite | Sb2O3 | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F d_3_m |
4.CB.55 | Valentinite | Sb2O3 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P c c n |
4.CB.60 | Bismite | Bi2O3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
4.CB.65 | Sphaerobismoite | Bi2O3 | Tet. |
4.CB.70 | Sillénite | Bi12SiO20 | Iso. 23 : _I_23 |
4.CB.75 | Kyzylkumite | V3+Ti2O5(OH) | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
4.CB.80 | Tietaiyangite | Fe3+4Fe2+TiO9 | Hex. |
4.CB.85 | Liuite | FeTiO3 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
4.CB.90 | Luogufengite | Fe2O3 | Orth. m _m_2 : P n _a_21 |
4.CB.95 | Wangdaodeite | FeTiO3 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_c |
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Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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References for Magnesiohögbomite-2N3SHide
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Localities for Magnesiohögbomite-2N3SHide
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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - 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.
Canada | |
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Ontario Lanark County Bathurst Township ⓘ Dewitts Corners area | Montgomery (n.d.) |
Russia | |
Republic of Karelia Loukhsky District Tedino Dyadino lake ⓘ Dyadina Gora | Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
South Africa (TL) | |
Limpopo Mopani District Municipality Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality Murchison Range Gravelotte ⓘ Dentz Farm (TL) | T. Armbruster (2002) |
Tanzania (TL) | |
Dodoma Region Kongwa District Kongwa ⓘ Mautia Hill (TL) | T. Armbruster (2002) |
USA | |
North Carolina Macon County Cowee Valley Ellijay Mining District Franklin ⓘ Fairview Ridge | Peterson et al. (1989) |