Revision of the crystal structure and chemical formula of vigrishinite (no...
Reference:▪ Sokolova, E. & Hawthorne, F.C. (2018): From structure topology to chemical composition. XXIV. Revision of the crystal structure and chemical formula of vigrishinite,...
View ArticleNew mineral species approved by IMA CNMNC in August and September 2018 (2...
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View ArticleIMA 2018-021 = thermaerogenite (no replies)
Reference:▪ Pekov, I.V., Sandalov, F.D., Koshlyakova, N.N., Vigasina, M.F., Polekhovsky, Y.S., Britvin, S.N., Sidorov, E.G., Turchkova, A.G. (2018): Copper in Natural Oxide Spinels: The New Mineral...
View ArticleIMA 2017-098 = paddlewheelite (no replies)
Referenza:▪ Olds, T.A., Plášil, J., Kampf, A.R., Dal Bo, F., Burns, P.C. (2018): Paddlewheelite, a New Uranyl Carbonate from the Jáchymov District, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Minerals, 8, 511;...
View ArticleIMA 2014-049 = andreadiniite (1 reply)
Reference:▪ Biagioni, C., Moëlo, Y., Orlandi, P., Paar, W.H. (2018): Lead-antimony sulfosalts from Tuscany (Italy). XXIII. Andreadiniite, CuAg7HgPb7Sb24S48, a new oversubstituted (Cu,Hg)-rich member of...
View ArticleIMA 2017-065 = meitnerite (3 replies)
Reference:▪ Kampf, A.R., Plášil, J., Nash, B.P., Marty, J. (2018): Meitnerite, (NH4)(UO2)(SO4)(OH)·2H2O, a new uranyl-sulfate mineral with a sheet structure. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30,...
View ArticleIMA 2014-105 = honzaite (1 reply)
Reference:▪ Sejkora, J., Plášil, J., Kampf, A.R. (2018): Honzaite, (Ni,Co)2(AsO3OH)2(H2O)5, a new Ni-dominant analogue of burgessite, from Jáchymov, Czech Republic. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30,...
View ArticleIMA 2017-019 = vanadio-pargasite (no replies)
Reference:▪ Cametti, G., Armbruster, T., Reznitsky, L.Z., Sklyarov, E.V., Della Ventura, G. (2018): Crystal structure and crystal-chemistry of vanadio-pargasite: a new amphibole from southern Lake...
View ArticleA reinvestigation of holotype wadalite (no replies)
Reference:▪ Banno, Y., Bunno, M., Tsukimura, K. (2018): A reinvestigation of holotype wadalite from Tadano, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 1023-1031. Abstract: A...
View ArticleRedefinition of satimolite (no replies)
Reference:▪ Pekov, I.V., Zubkova, N.V., Ksenofontov, D.A., Chukanov, N.V., Yapaskurt, V.O., Korotchenkova, O.V., Chaikovskiy, I.I., Bocharov, V.M., Britvin, S.N., Pushcharovsky, D.Yu. (2018):...
View ArticleIMA 2015-007a = kenoplumbomicrolite (no replies)
Reference:▪ Atencio, D., Andrade, M.B., Bindi, L., Bonazzi, P., Zoppi, M., Stanley, C.J., Kristiansen, R. (2018): Kenoplumbomicrolite, (Pb,□)2Ta2O6[□,(OH),O], a new mineral from Ploskaya, Kola...
View ArticleIMA 2017-022 = ammoniovoltaite (no replies)
Reference:▪ Zhitova, E.S., Siidra, O.I., Belakovsky, D.I., Shilovskikh, V.V., Nuzhdaev, A.A., Ismagilova, R.M. (2018): Ammoniovoltaite, (NH4)2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12(H2O)18, a new mineral from the...
View ArticleIMA 2016-047 = belousovite (no replies)
Reference:▪ Siidra, O.I., Nazarchuk, E.V., Lukina, E.A., Zaitsev, A.N., Shilovskikh, V.V. (2018): Belousovite, KZn(SO4)Cl, a new sulphate mineral from the Tolbachik volcano with apophyllite...
View ArticleIMA 2016-090 = markeyite (no replies)
Reference:▪ Kampf, A.R., Plášil, J., Kasatkin, A.V., Marty, J., Čejka. J. (2018): Markeyite, a new calcium uranyl carbonate mineral from the Markey mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Mineralogical...
View ArticleIMA 2016-K = discreditation of tombarthite-(Y) (no replies)
Reference:▪ Friis, H. (2018): Discreditation of tombarthite-(Y). Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 1131-1139. Abstract: Tombarthite-(Y) is discredited as a mineral species. No type material was available,...
View ArticleIMA 2017-024 = somersetite (1 reply)
Reference:▪ Siidra, O.I., Nekrasova, D.O., Turner, R., Zaitsev, A.N., Chukanov, N.V., Polekhovsky, Y.S., Spratt, J., Rumsey, M.S. (2018): Somersetite, Pb8O(OH)4(CO3)5, a New Complex...
View ArticleNew minerals approved by IMA CNMNC in October and November 2018 (no replies)
NEW MINERAL PROPOSALS APPROVED IN OCTOBER 2018 IMA No. 2018-075 Nipalarsite Ni8Pd3As4 Monchetundra layered intrusion (borehole 1819, depth 101.4 m), Kola Peninsula, Russia (67°52’22”, 32°47’60”)Tatiana...
View ArticleIMA 2016-112 = verneite (no replies)
Reference:▪ Balić-Žunić, T., Garavelli, A., Pinto, D., Mitolo, D. (2018): Verneite, Na2Ca3Al2F14, a New Aluminum Fluoride Mineral from Icelandic and Vesuvius Fumaroles. Minerals, 8, 553. Abstract:...
View ArticleIMA 2017-047 = maohokite (no replies)
Referenza:▪ Chen, M., Shu, J., Xie, X., Tan, D. (2018): Maohokite, a post-spinel polymorph of MgFe2O4 in shocked gneiss from the Xiuyan crater in China. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 2018, 1-8....
View ArticleIMA 2018-038 = proxydecagonite (no replies)
Referenza:▪ Bindi, L., Pham, J., Steinhardt, P.J. (2018): Previously unknown quasicrystal periodic approximant found in space. Scientific Reports, 8, 16271. Abstract: We report the discovery of...
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