Atlasovite (original) (raw)
A valid IMA mineral species
About AtlasoviteHide
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Formula:
K(BiO)Cu6Fe3+(SO4)5O3Cl
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Name:
Vladimir Vasilievich Atlasov (Влади́мир Васи́льевич Атла́сов) (about 1661/1664, Veliky Ustyug, Russian Empire - 1 February 1711, Nizhnekamchatsk, Russian Empire) explorer. He was one of the first Russians to explore the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Unique IdentifiersHide
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Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:412:7
b0e7cfb3-a0c1-4b11-a862-954698fca73a
IMA Classification of AtlasoviteHide
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IMA Formula:
Cu2+6Fe3+Bi3+O4(SO4)5 · KCl
Type description reference:
Classification of AtlasoviteHide
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7.BC.20
7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
B : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H2O
C : With medium-sized and large cations
30.1.17.2
30 : ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
1 : (AB)m(XO4)pZq, where m:p>2:1
26.27
26 : Sulphates with Halide
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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Atv | 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 AtlasoviteHide
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Density:
4.20(5) g/cm3 (Measured) 4.12 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of AtlasoviteHide
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RI values:
_n_ω = 1.783 _n_ε = 1.776
δ = 0.007
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Colour in reflected light:
Pale gray
Internal Reflections:
Yellow
Comments:
O = red-brown
E = pale yellow
Chemistry of AtlasoviteHide
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Mindat Formula:
K(BiO)Cu6Fe3+(SO4)5O3Cl
Crystallography of AtlasoviteHide
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Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Class (H-M):
4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 9.86(2) Å, c = 20.58(2) Å
Unit Cell V:
2,000.78 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:
Eight-sided crystals are tabular. Forms include {001}, {110}, {012}, and {014}.
X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
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Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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10.41 Å | (100) |
10.75 Å | (90) |
2.446 Å | (80) |
3.431 Å | (70) |
2.890 Å | (70) |
4.57 Å | (50) |
7.14 Å | (40) |
3.57 Å | (40) |
2.643 Å | (40) |
2.307 Å | (40) |
1.778 Å | (40) |
1.741 Å | (40) |
1.578 Å | (40) |
1.3527 Å | (40) |
Comments:
Tolbachik volcano, Russia. Data from the type description.
Geological EnvironmentHide
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Type Occurrence of AtlasoviteHide
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General Appearance of Type Material:
Tabular crystals to 1 mm. May occur as zones within nabokoite.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Popova, V.I., Popov, V.A., Rudashevskiy, N.S., Glavatskikh, S.F., Polyakov, V.O., Bushmakin, A.F. (1987) Nabokoite Cu7TeO4(SO4)5·KCl and atlasovite Cu6Fe3+Bi3+O4(SO4)5·KCl. New minerals of volcanic exhalations. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 116(3): 358-367.
Synonyms of AtlasoviteHide
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Other Language Names for AtlasoviteHide
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Relationship of Atlasovite to other SpeciesHide
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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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7.BC. | Adranosite-(Fe) | (NH4)4NaFe3+2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_41/a c d |
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7.BC. | Adranosite | (NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_41/a c d |
7.BC. | D'Ansite-(Mn) | Na21Mn2+(SO4)10Cl3 | Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_d |
7.BC. | Agaite | Pb3CuTeO5(OH)2(CO3) | Orth. m _m_2 : P c _a_21 |
7.BC. | D'Ansite-(Fe) | Na21Fe2+(SO4)10Cl3 | Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_d |
7.BC. | Acmonidesite | (NH4,K,Pb)8NaFe2+4(SO4)5Cl8 | Orth. 222 : _C_2221 |
7.BC. | Backite | Pb2AlTeO6Cl | Trig. 32 : _P_312 |
7.BC. | Hagstromite | Pb8Cu2+(Te6+O6)2(CO3)Cl4 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : I b a m |
7.BC. | Wildcatite | CaFe3+Te6+O5(OH) | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : P_31_m |
7.BC. | Franksousaite | PbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
7.BC. | Zincochenite | Pb4Zn(OH)6(SO4)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
7.BC. | Viskontite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(SeO3)(OH)6 | Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21 |
7.BC. | Chromviskontite | Pb5Cu2(CrO4)3(SeO3)(OH)6 | Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21 |
7.BC.05 | D'Ansite | Na21Mg(SO4)10Cl3 | Iso. 43_m_ : I_43_m |
7.BC.07 | Apatelite | Fe3(SO4)2(OH)5 · 0.5H2O | |
7.BC.07 | Unnamed (Ba-Fe Vanadate) | Ba, Fe, V, O, H | |
7.BC.10 | Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Ammonioalunite | (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
7.BC.10 | Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Argentojarosite | AgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Dorallcharite | TlFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Huangite | Ca0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Jarosite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Natroalunite-2c | (Na,Ca0.5,K)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Schlossmacherite | (H3O)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Walthierite | Ba0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
7.BC.10 | Beaverite-(Zn) | Pb(Fe3+2Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
7.BC.10 | Karlseifertite | Pb(Ga2Ge)(AsO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
7.BC.15 | Ye'elimite | Ca4Al6(SO4)O12 | Iso. 432 : _I_4132 |
7.BC.20 | Nabokoite | KCu7(SO4)5(Te4+O3)OCl | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c |
7.BC.20 | Puninite | Na2Cu3O(SO4)3 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
7.BC.25 | Chlorothionite | K2Cu(SO4)Cl2 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
7.BC.30 | Euchlorine | KNaCu3(SO4)3O | Mon. 2/m |
7.BC.30 | Fedotovite | K2Cu3(SO4)3O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
7.BC.35 | Kamchatkite | KCu3(SO4)2OCl | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
7.BC.40 | Piypite | K4Cu4O2(SO4)4 · (Na,Cu)Cl | Tet. 4 : _I_4 |
7.BC.45 | Klyuchevskite | K3Cu3(Fe3+,Al)(SO4)4O2 | Mon. 2 |
7.BC.45 | Alumoklyuchevskite | K3Cu3(Al,Fe3+)(SO4)4O2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
7.BC.45 | Belousovite | KZn(SO4)Cl | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
7.BC.47 | Müllerite | Pb2Fe3+(Te6+O6)Cl | Trig. 32 : _P_3112 |
7.BC.50 | Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 | Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21 |
7.BC.50 | Elasmochloite | Na3Cu6BiO4(SO4)5 | Mon. 2/m |
7.BC.52 | Eleomelanite | (K2Pb)Cu4O2(SO4)4 | Mon. 2/m |
7.BC.55 | Wherryite | Pb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
7.BC.55 | Falgarite | K4(VO)3(SO4)5 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
7.BC.57 | Krasheninnikovite | KNa2CaMg(SO4)3F | Hex. 6/m m m _(_6/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_63/m c m |
7.BC.60 | Mammothite | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 | Mon. 2 : _B_2 |
7.BC.60 | Wulffite | K3NaCu4O2(SO4)4 | Orth. m _m_2 |
7.BC.60 | Parawulffite | K5Na3Cu8O4(SO4)8 | Mon. 2/m : _P_2/b |
7.BC.62 | Shuvalovite | K2(Ca2Na)(SO4)3F | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
7.BC.65 | Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
7.BC.65 | Schmiederite | Pb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
7.BC.65 | Munakataite | Pb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
7.BC.65 | Therasiaite | (NH4)3KNa2Fe2+Fe3+(SO4)3Cl5 | Mon. m : B b |
7.BC.65 | Saccoite | Ca2Mn3+2F(OH)8 · 0.5(SO4) | Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/n c c |
7.BC.70 | Chenite | Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
7.BC.75 | Krivovichevite | Pb3Al(OH)6(SO4)(OH) | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_c |
7.BC.80 | Anhydrokainite | KMg(SO4)Cl |
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Notes:
Insoluble in water. Soluble in HCl and HNO3; reacts with KOH, Clerici solution, and high-RI immersion oils.
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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Localities for AtlasoviteHide
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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.
Russia (TL) | |
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Kamchatka Krai Milkovsky District Tolbachik Volcanic field ⓘ Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture) (TL) | Popova et al. (1987) +1 other reference |
Northern Breakthrough (North Breach) ⓘ Second scoria cone | Pekov et al. (2013) |