Minnesotaite (original) (raw)

Class (H-M):

1 - Pinacoidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.623(2) Å, b = 9.419(2) Å, c = 9.624(3) Å
α = 85.21(3)°, β = 95.64(3)°, γ = 90.00°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.597 : 1 : 1.022

Unit Cell V:

505.46 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Usually fine-grained dense masses of microscopic plates or needles

Twinning:

Inferred from single crystal X-ray analysis

9.EC. Meifuite KFe6(Si7Al)O19(OH)4Cl2 Tric. 1 : _P_1
9.EC. Balestraite KLi2V5+Si4O12 Mon. 2 : _B_2
9.EC.05 Talc Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Tric. 1 : _P_1
9.EC.05 Willemseite Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 Mon.
9.EC.9.EC. Voloshinite Rb(LiAl1.5◻0.5)(Al0.5Si3.5)O10F2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.10 Fluorluanshiweiite KLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10F2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.10 Garmite CsLiMg2(Si4O10)F2 Mon.
9.EC.10 Gorbunovite CsLi2(Ti,Fe)Si4O10(F,OH,O)2 Mon.
9.EC.10 Ferripyrophyllite Fe3+Si2O5(OH) Mon. 2/m
9.EC.10 Manganiceladonite K(MgMn3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 Mon.
9.EC.10 Luanshiweiite KLiAl1.5(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.10 Pyrophyllite Al2Si4O10(OH)2 Tric. 1
9.EC.15 Paragonite NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Mon.
9.EC.15 Ferroaluminoceladonite K(Fe2+Al◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.15 Nanpingite CsAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.15 Ferroceladonite K(Fe2+Fe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.15 Ganterite (Ba,Na,K)(Al,Mg)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.15 Kreiterite CsLi2Fe3+(Si4O10)F2 Mon.
9.EC.15 Roscoelite K(V3+,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.15 Aluminoceladonite K(MgAl◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.15 Tobelite (NH4,K)Al2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.15 Tainiolite KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.15 Celadonite K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.15 Chromceladonite K(MgCr◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2 : _B_2
9.EC.15 Montdorite (K,Na)2(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)5(Si4O10)2(OH,F)4 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.15 Chromphyllite K(Cr,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.15 Boromuscovite KAl2(BSi3O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m
9.EC.15 UM1988-22-SiO:AlCaFFeHKLiMg KLiMgAl2Si3O10F2 Mon.
9.EC.15 Chernykhite (Ba,Na)(V3+,Al,Mg)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Mon.
9.EC.15 Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.20 Masutomilite (K,Rb)(Li,Mn3+,Al)3(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 Mon. 2 : _B_2
9.EC.20 Oxyphlogopite K(Mg,Ti,Fe)3[(Si,Al)4O10](O,F)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Chloroferrokinoshitalite (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al2Si2O10)(Cl,OH,F)2
9.EC.20 Siderophyllite KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 Mon.
9.EC.20 Sokolovaite CsLi2Al(Si4O10)F2 Mon.
9.EC.20 Hendricksite KZn3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Tetraferriphlogopite KMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Fluorannite KFe2+3(Si3Al)O10F2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Aspidolite NaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Suhailite (NH4)Fe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Ephesite NaLiAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 Tric. 1 : _P_1
9.EC.20 Norrishite KLiMn3+2(Si4O10)O2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Phlogopite KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Yangzhumingite KMg2.5(Si4O10)F2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Orlovite KLi2Ti(Si4O10)OF Mon. 2 : _B_2
9.EC.20 Tetraferriannite KFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Shirokshinite K(NaMg2)(Si4O10)F2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Trilithionite K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.20 Polylithionite KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.20 Shirozulite KMn2+3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Preiswerkite NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.20 Fluorophlogopite KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Wonesite (Na,K)(Mg,Fe,Al)6((Al,Si)4O10)2(OH,F)4 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 UM2004-49-SiO:AlCsFHKLi (Cs,K)(Al,Li)2.6((Si,Al)4O10)(F,OH)2
9.EC.20 Fluorotetraferriphlogopite KMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)F2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Annite KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.20 Eastonite KMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 Mon.
9.EC.22 Pimelite Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O Hex.
9.EC.30 Margarite CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.30 Chlorophaeite (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Fe2Si4O13 · 10H2O
9.EC.35 Kinoshitalite (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn2+,Al)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.35 Ferrokinoshitalite (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al2Si2O10)(OH,F)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.35 Clintonite CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.35 Oxykinoshitalite (Ba,K)(Mg,Ti,Fe3+,Fe2+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(O,OH,F)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.35 Fluorokinoshitalite BaMg3(Al2Si2O10)F2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.35 Bityite CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.35 Anandite (Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
9.EC.40 Montmorillonite (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.40 Beidellite (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.40 Volkonskoite Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon.
9.EC.40 Nontronite Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.40 Kurumsakite (Zn,Ni,Cu)8Al8V5+2Si5O35 · 27H2O (?) Orth.
9.EC.40 Yakhontovite (Ca,Na)0.5(Cu,Fe,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · 3H2O Mon.
9.EC.45 Swinefordite Li(Al,Li,Mg)3((Si,Al)4O10)2(OH,F)4 · nH2O Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.45 Hectorite Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.45 Zincsilite Zn3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O (?) Mon.
9.EC.45 Hanjiangite Ba2CaV3+Al(H2AlSi3O12)(CO3)2F Mon. 2 : _B_2
9.EC.45 Spadaite MgSiO2(OH)2 · H2O (?)
9.EC.45 Ferrosaponite Ca0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon.
9.EC.45 Stevensite (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2 Mon.
9.EC.45 Saponite Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Mon.
9.EC.45 Sauconite Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon.
9.EC.50 Vermiculite Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O Mon. 2/m
9.EC.52 Tarasovite near NaKAl11Si13O40(OH)9 · 3H2O
9.EC.55 Clinochlore Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.55 Borocookeite (LiAl4◻)[BSi3O10](OH)8 Mon. m : B b
9.EC.55 Franklinfurnaceite Ca2Fe3+Mn2+3Mn3+(Zn2Si2O10)(OH)8 Mon. 2 : _B_2
9.EC.55 Pennantite Mn2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Tric.
9.EC.55 Nimite (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.55 Cookeite (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 Mon. 2/m
9.EC.55 Gonyerite (Mn2+,Mg)5Fe3+(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH)8 Orth.
9.EC.55 Chamosite (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.55 Orthochamosite (Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8
9.EC.55 Baileychlore (Zn,Fe2+,Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8 Tric. 1
9.EC.55 Sudoite Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.55 Glagolevite Na(Mg,Al)6(AlSi3O10)(OH,O)8 Tric. 1 : _P_1
9.EC.55 Donbassite Al4.33(Si3Al)O10(OH)8 Mon. 2 : _B_2
9.EC.60 Dozyite Mg7Al2(Al2Si4O15)(OH)12 Mon.
9.EC.60 Rectorite (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O Mon.
9.EC.60 Corrensite (Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O Orth.
9.EC.60 Aliettite Ca0.2Mg6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 4H2O Mon.
9.EC.60 Karpinskite (Ni,Mg)2Si2O5(OH)2 (?) Mon.
9.EC.60 Lunijianlaite Li0.7Al6.2(AlSi7O20)(OH,O)10 Mon.
9.EC.60 Tosudite Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O Mon. 2 : _B_2
9.EC.60 Hydrobiotite K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.60 Saliotite (Li,Na)Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)5 Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m
9.EC.60 Kulkeite Mg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10 Mon.
9.EC.60 Brinrobertsite Na0.3Al4(Si4O10)2(OH)4 · 3.5 H2O Mon.
9.EC.65 Macaulayite (Fe,Al)24Si4O43(OH)2 Mon.
9.EC.70 Burckhardtite Pb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6 Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : P_31_m
9.EC.75 Niksergievite (Ba,Ca)2Al3(AlSi3O10)(CO3)(OH)6 · nH2O Mon.
9.EC.75 Ferrisurite (Pb,Ca)2.4Fe3+2(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2O Mon.
9.EC.75 Surite (Pb,Ca)3(Al,Fe2+,Mg)2((Si,Al)4O10)(CO3)2(OH)2 Mon. 2 : _P_21
9.EC.80 Kegelite Pb8Al4(Si8O20)(SO4)2(CO3)4(OH)8 Mon.

- 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.

Australia
Northern Territory Barkly Region Tennant Creek ⓘ West Peko Au-Cu prospect Skirrow (1993)
Victoria Northern Grampians Shire Stawell ⓘ Magdala gold deposit (Magdalena mine) www.earth2006.org.au (n.d.)
Western Australia Ashburton Shire Tom Price ⓘ Mount Tom Price Mine Barley et al. (1999)
Wittenoom Wittenoom Gorge ⓘ Wittenoom Gorge Mine Grubb (1971)
Cue Shire Madoonga Station ⓘ Weld Range Gole (1980)
East Pilbara Shire Newman ⓘ Eastern Ridge mine Angerer et al. (2022)
Weeli Wolli Creek Area ⓘ Hope Downs Mine Lascelles (2006)
Yalgoo Shire Retaliation Goldfield Mount Gibson Conservation Reserve ⓘ Mount Gibson Iron Ore Mine (Extension Hill D50) Lascelles (2006)
Belarus
Mogilev Region Babruysk District ⓘ Bobruisk Ring Structure Levitskiy et al. (2018, July)
Brazil
Pará Parauapebas Alemão Cu deposit ⓘ Alemão Cu mine Huang et al. (2022)
ⓘ Igarapé Bahia mine Grainger et al. (2008)
Canada
British Columbia Slocan Mining Division Riondel ⓘ Bluebell Mine Handbook of Mineralogy. +2 other references
Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador ⓘ Howell Lake Klein et al. (1976)
Ontario Nipissing District Strathy Township ⓘ Sherman Mine Fyon (1986)
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda TE ⓘ Ansil Mine Econ Geol. (1995) +1 other reference
Côte-Nord Caniapiscau RCM ⓘ Schefferville Guggenheim et al. (1986)
ⓘ Ardua Lake Lesher (1978) +1 other reference
ⓘ French mine Guggenheim et al. (1986)
ⓘ Lac Knob Klein et al. (1976)
China
Inner Mongolia Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture) Erenhot City (Erlianhaote Co.) Wenduermiao Fe deposit ⓘ Harhada Mine Feng Xiancan et al. (1986)
Shanxi Lüliang Lan County ⓘ Yuanjiacun Fe deposit Jinchu Zhu and Fusheng Zhang (1987)
Sichuan Bazhong Nanjiang Co. ⓘ Hongshan Fe deposit Hongbing Hao and Wei Zhang (2001)
Czech Republic
Vysočina Region Žďár nad Sázavou District Bory Horní Bory ⓘ Horní Bory quarry Fuksová (2010)
Finland
Lapland Kittilä ⓘ Porkonen-Pahtavaara Paakkola
India
Karnataka Tumkur District Chitradurga belt ⓘ Ajjanahalli mine Sakthi Saravanan et al. (2009)
Ireland
Connacht Galway County Killimor ⓘ Tynagh Mine Schultz (1966) +2 other references
Italy
Piedmont Cuneo Province Oncino ⓘ Passo Gallarino Nisio et al. (1987)
Sardinia Nuoro Province Gadoni ⓘ Funtana Raminosa Mine Stara et al. (1999)
Romania
ⓘ Bistriţa Mn belt Hîrtopanu et al. (2003) +1 other reference
Suceava County Iacobeni ⓘ Arșița mine minerals-of-the-carpathians.eu (2008)
Tolovanu ⓘ Tolovanu (Tolovan) Mn deposit Hîrtopanu (1997) +1 other reference
Russia
Primorsky Krai Olginsky District ⓘ Taukha terrane Kazachenko et al. (2013)
South Africa
North West Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality Ratlou Local Municipality ⓘ Kalahari Goldridge Mine (Kalgold Mine) Hammond et al. (2006)
Northern Cape John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality Joe Morolong Local Municipality ⓘ Wessels Mine Cairncross et al. (1995)
Spain
Murcia ⓘ La Unión Gaines et al. (1997)
Sweden
Örebro County Hällefors Hjulsjö ⓘ Sirsjöberg Mine Baker (1985)
Tanzania
Geita Region Lake Victoria Goldfield ⓘ Geita Mine Kühn (2009)
UK
England Cornwall ⓘ Lizard Peninsula Handbook of Mineralogy. +2 other references
Ukraine
Donetsk Oblast Volnovakha Raion Chlebodarovsk ⓘ Khlebodarov quarry Sharygin et al. (2014)
USA
Arkansas Garland County Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs) ⓘ Union Carbide Mine Rocks & Min.: 63:108.
Massachusetts Essex County ⓘ Rockport Bozhilov et al. (2001)
Michigan Baraga County ⓘ Slate River Heinrich et al. (2004)
ⓘ Gogebic County ...
ⓘ Marquette County ...
Champion ⓘ Champion Mine Morris Jr. (1983)
Palmer ⓘ Empire Mine Morris Jr. (1983)
Republic ⓘ Republic Mine (West Republic Mine) - (2005)
Minnesota ⓘ Carlton County Ransom (1974)
Crow Wing County ⓘ Cuyuna North Range (TL) Blake (1965) +1 other reference
ⓘ Alstead-North Hillcrest mine USGS Prof Paper 407
Riverton ⓘ Sagamore Mine (Syracuse property) Blake (1965) +1 other reference
ⓘ Emily District Morey et al. (1993)
Itasca County Mesabi Range ⓘ National Steel Pellet Plant Mine - (2005)
ⓘ Plummer Mine (Plummer Mine; Homestead Mine; Diamond Mine; USS Plummer) - (2005)
ⓘ Mesabi Range (TL) Guggenheim et al. (1983)
St. Louis County ⓘ Auburn Mine Can Mineral September 1986 v. 24 no. 3 ...
ⓘ Drill Core M4450 (TL) Am Min 29:363-372
ⓘ Gross-Nelson Mine (Virginia Extension Mine) - (2005)
ⓘ Hibbing Erik Vercammen collection
ⓘ Hibbing Taconite Mine - (2005)
ⓘ LTV Mine (Hoyt Lakes; LTV Steel Mining Company; Erie Mine; Polymet) 55TH INSTITUTE ON LAKE SUPERIOR GEOLOGY (2009)
ⓘ McKinley Mine (McKinley Group; McKinly Mine) - (2005)
ⓘ Minorca Mine (Laurentian Mine; Minorca Taconite Project; Biwabik West) - (2005)
ⓘ Peter Mitchell Mine (East Mesabi Mine; Reserve Mine; Argo Mine) - (2005)
ⓘ Rana Mine (Midway Mine) - (2005)
ⓘ Rouchleau Mine - (2005)
ⓘ Sherman Mine (Sherman Mines Group; South Fraser Mine) - (2005)
ⓘ Thunderbird Mine (Thunderbird North & South) 55TH INSTITUTE ON LAKE SUPERIOR GEOLOGY (2009)
ⓘ Thunderbird Mine (Virginia Mine; Nelson Reserve On-3) - (2005)
ⓘ Whitney Mine (Iron Range Reserve O-87) - (2005)
ⓘ Wyoming Mine - (2005)
New Mexico McKinley County ⓘ Mount Taylor deposit ? NMBMMR Memoir 38 Geology and Technology ...
Washington Ferry County Belcher Mining District ⓘ Overlook Mine Can Mineral February 1998 v. 36 no. 1 ... +2 other references
Wisconsin Ashland County ⓘ Ballou Creek Cordua (1998)
Iron County Gogebic Range Montreal ⓘ Montreal Mine Cordua (1998)