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Itelmenite

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Itelmenite
General
CategorySulfate
Formula
(repeating unit)
Na4Mg3Cu3(SO4)8
IMA symbolItm[1]
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
Crystal classDipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Space groupPbca
Unit cella = 9.57, b = 8.79
c = 28.72 [Å] (approximated)
Identification
References[2]

Itelmenite is a rare sulfate mineral with the formula Na4Mg3Cu3(SO4)8. It is one of many fumarolic minerals discovered on the Tolbachik volcano.[2][3]

Relation to other minerals

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Saranchinaite and dravertite are examples of other anhydrous complex copper-bearing sulfates, also coming from the Tolbachik volcano.[4][5]

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  • Itelmenite on Mindat: "Itelmenite: Itelmenite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

References

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  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ a b Nazarchuk, E.V., Siidra, O.I.,Agakhanov, A.A., Lukina, E.A., Avdontseva,E.Y., Vergasova, L.P., Filatov, S.K., and Karpov, G.A., 2015. Itelmenite, IMA 2015-047. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1225; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236
  3. ^ "Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia - Mindat.org". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  4. ^ "Saranchinaite: Saranchinaite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  5. ^ "Dravertite: Dravertite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.