Berdesinskiite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

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About BerdesinskiiteHide

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Specific Gravity:

4.536 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

For Professor Waldemar Berdesinski (1911-1990), crystallographer, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:630:1

08c6c056-599a-4ebe-867e-c0c2939fdf3a

Classification of BerdesinskiiteHide

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Type description reference:

Bernhardt, H.-J. , Schmetzer, K. and Medenbach, O. (1983): Berdesinskiite, V2TiO5, a new mineral from Kenya and additional data for schreyerite, V2Ti3O9. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 3, 110-118.

4.CB.30

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

7.7.2.1

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
7 : AB2X5

7.12.15

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
12 : Oxides of V, Nb and Ta

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.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol Source Reference
Bds IMA–CNMNC Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Brd The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of BerdesinskiiteHide

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Density:

4.536 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of BerdesinskiiteHide

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Reflectivity:

Wavelength R1 R2
400 nm 16.6% 17.1%
420 nm 17.1% 17.5%
440 nm 17.4% 18.0%
460 nm 17.9% 18.4%
480 nm 18.3% 18.9%
500 nm 18.8% 19.4%
520 nm 19.2% 19.8%
540 nm 19.5% 20.3%
560 nm 19.8% 20.8%
580 nm 20.0% 21.1%
600 nm 20.3% 21.3%
620 nm 20.4% 21.4%
640 nm 20.5% 21.5%
660 nm 20.6% 21.6%
680 nm 20.4% 21.6%
700 nm 20.2% 21.5%

Reflectance graph
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 21.6%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Reddish brown

Chemical Properties of BerdesinskiiteHide

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Crystallography of BerdesinskiiteHide

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Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.11 Å, b = 5.084 Å, c = 7.03 Å
β = 111.46°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1.989 : 1 : 1.383

Unit Cell V:

336.29 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

Point Group: 2/m or m.; Space Group: [C2/c or Cc; P21/c; P2/c or P c] (by analogy to synthetic V2TiO5) ·

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ID Species Reference Link Year Locality Pressure (GPa) Temp (K)
0007329 Berdesinskiite Armbruster T, Galuskin E V, Reznitsky L Z, Sklyarov E V (2009) X-ray structural investigation of the oxyvanite (V3O5) - berdesinskiite (V2TiO5) series: V4+ substituting for octahedrally coordinated Ti4+ European Journal of Mineralogy 21 885-891 2009 Pereval marble quarry, Sludyanka complex, south of Lake Baikal, Russia 0 293
0007330 Berdesinskiite Armbruster T, Galuskin E V, Reznitsky L Z, Sklyarov E V (2009) X-ray structural investigation of the oxyvanite (V3O5) - berdesinskiite (V2TiO5) series: V4+ substituting for octahedrally coordinated Ti4+ European Journal of Mineralogy 21 885-891 2009 Pereval marble quarry, Sludyanka complex, south of Lake Baikal, Russia 0 293
0007331 Berdesinskiite Armbruster T, Galuskin E V, Reznitsky L Z, Sklyarov E V (2009) X-ray structural investigation of the oxyvanite (V3O5) - berdesinskiite (V2TiO5) series: V4+ substituting for octahedrally coordinated Ti4+ European Journal of Mineralogy 21 885-891 2009 Pereval marble quarry, Sludyanka complex, south of Lake Baikal, Russia 0 293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing Intensity
4.721 Å (
4.492 Å (
3.316 Å (
2.895 Å (
2.676 Å (
2.543 Å (
2.447 Å (

Comments:

Recorded on type material; line intensities not given

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of BerdesinskiiteHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

As grains, rarely up to 70 µm, and as rims arouns schreyerite.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Universities of Bochum, Hamburg and Heidelberg, Germany;
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA (No. 147362).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In strongly weathered gneiss with quartzite in a gem kornerupine deposit of Precambrian age.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Bernhardt, H.-J. , Schmetzer, K. and Medenbach, O. (1983): Berdesinskiite, V2TiO5, a new mineral from Kenya and additional data for schreyerite, V2Ti3O9. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 3, 110-118.

Synonyms of BerdesinskiiteHide

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Other Language Names for BerdesinskiiteHide

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Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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4.CB. Sassite Ti3+2Ti4+O5 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m
4.CB. Ferrohögbomite-2N2S [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
4.CB. Magnesiohögbomite-6N12S Mg5Al11TiO23(OH) Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
4.CB. Griffinite Al2TiO5 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c 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 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.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-2N3S [(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : P_31_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 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.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 BerdesinskiiteHide

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Reference List:

Fleischer, M., Cabri, L.J., Chao, G.Y., Mandarino, J.A., Pabst, A. (1982) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 67, 1074-1082.

Bernhardt, H.-J. , Schmetzer, K. and Medenbach, O. (1983): Berdesinskiite, V2TiO5, a new mineral from Kenya and additional data for schreyerite, V2Ti3O9. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 3, 110-118.

Bernhardt, H.-J. , Schmetzer, K. and Medenbach, O. (1983): Berdesinskiite, V2TiO5, a new mineral from Kenya and additional data for schreyerite, V2Ti3O9. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 3, 110-118.

Reznitsky, L.Z., Sklyarov, E.V., Armbruster, T., Ushchapovskaya, Z.F., Galuskin, E.V., Polekhovsky, Y.S., Barash, I.G. (2009) The new mineral oxyvanite V3O5 and the oxyvanite-berdesinskiite V2TiO5 isomorphic join in metamorphic rocks of Sludyanka complex (South Baikal region) (abstract). Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchetstva, 138(3), 70-81.

Localities for BerdesinskiiteHide

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Locality ListHide

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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.

Finland
North Ostrobothnia Raahe ⓘ Vihanti deposit (Lampinsaari deposit; Isoaho deposit) Sergeeva, N. E., Eremin, N. I., & Dergachev, A. L. (2011, February). Vanadium mineralization in ore of the Vihanti massive sulfide base-metal deposit, Finland. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 436, No. 2, pp. 210-212). SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica. Kompanchenko, A., Voloshin, A., & Balagansky, V. (2018). Vanadium mineralization in the Kola region, Fennoscandian Shield. Minerals, 8(11), 474.
Kenya (TL)
Kwale County ⓘ Lasamba Hill (TL) Bernhardt, H.J., Schmetzer, K., Medenbach, O. (1983) Berdesinskiite, V₂TiO5, a new mineral from Kenya and additional data for schreyerite, V2Ti3O9. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 3, 110 - 118.
Madagascar
Atsimo-Andrefana Ampanihy District Fotadrevo Green Giant Vanadium Property ⓘ Manga ? Di Cecco, V. (2013): The Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Green Giant Vanadium-Graphite Deposit, S.W. Madagascar. Thesis (Masters dissertation), Department of Geology. University of Toronto.
ⓘ Green Giant Vanadium Property ? Cecco, V. D. (2013). The Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Green Giant Vanadium-graphite Deposit, SW Madagascar (Masters dissertation). University of Toronto
Russia
Irkutsk Oblast Lake Baikal area ⓘ Ol'khonskiye Vorota Strait (Olkhon Gate) Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
Slyudyanka ⓘ Pereval marble quarry Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society 136(5), 65-75. Reznitsky, L. Z., Sklyarov, E. V., Armbruster, T., Suvorova, L. F., Uschapovskaya, Z. F., & Kanakin, S. V. (2013). Kyzylkumite: a finding in the southern Baikal region, Russia and refinement of its crystal chemical formula. Geology of ore deposits, 55, 676-685. Bosi, F., Reznitskii, L., Skogby, H., & Hålenius, U. (2014). Vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite, NaV3 (Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3) 3 (OH) 3O, a new mineral species of the tourmaline supergroup. American Mineralogist, 99(5-6), 1155-1162.
Spain
Catalonia Tarragona Conca de Barberà Vimbodí i Poblet Poblet Monastery ⓘ Coma Fosca C.. Canet et al. , The Canadian Mineralogist, 2003, V41, pp. 581-595
ⓘ Roca de Ponent C.. Canet et al. , The Canadian Mineralogist, 2003, V41, pp. 581-595
ⓘ Sant Miquel C.. Canet et al. , The Canadian Mineralogist, 2003, V41, pp. 581-595