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Research article 02 Jul 2021
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Kahlenbergite KAl11O17, a new β-alumina mineral and Fe-rich hibonite from the Hatrurim Basin, the Negev desert, Israel
Biljana Krüger et al.
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Antonia Cepedal, Mercedes Fuertes-Fuente, and Agustín Martin-Izard
Eur. J. Mineral., 33, 165–174, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-165-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-165-2021, 2021
Pavel Škácha, Jiří Sejkora, Jakub Plášil, Zdeněk Dolníček, and Jana Ulmanová
Eur. J. Mineral., 33, 175–187, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-175-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-175-2021, 2021
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Grimmite, sulfide of cobalt and nickel, is the new mineral for the mineralogical system.
Thomas Witzke, Martin Schreyer, Benjamin Brandes, René Csuk, and Herbert Pöllmann
Eur. J. Mineral., 33, 1–8, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-1-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-33-1-2021, 2021
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The new mineral species freitalite, C14H10, corresponding to the aromatic hydrocarbon anthracene, has been discovered on the mine dump of the Königin Carola shaft (Paul Berndt Mine), Freital, near Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Freitalite is a product of pyrolysis of coal and was formed by sublimation from a gas phase. The mineral was identified by several analytical methods.
Stuart J. Mills, Uwe Kolitsch, Georges Favreau, William D. Birch, Valérie Galea-Clolus, and Johannes Markus Henrich
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 637–644, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-637-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-637-2020, 2020
Fahui Xiong, Xiangzhen Xu, Enrico Mugnaioli, Mauro Gemmi, Richard Wirth, Edward S. Grew, Paul T. Robinson, and Jingsui Yang
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 557–574, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-557-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-557-2020, 2020
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Two new nanominerals: titanium monophosphide and titanium disilicide, formed at pressures of Earth’s upper mantle by the action of methane and hydrogen from the mantle on basaltic melts in the Luobusa ophiolite (Tibet). The minerals were characterized by 3D electron diffraction, which can solve the crystal structures of phases less than a micrometer in size. The results contribute to our understanding of deeply subducted crustal rocks and their exhumation back to the Earth's surface.
Yuan Xue, Guowu Li, and Yingmei Xie
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 483–494, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-483-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-483-2020, 2020
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Wumuite, ideally KAl0.33W2.67O9 with a hexagonal tungsten bronze (HTB)-type structure, is another new mineral containing potassium and tungsten found in the Pan–Xi region in China after tewite was discovered. In this study, artificial synthetic experiments have been conducted to explore the formation process of wumuite and tewite. Wumuite was speculated to be formed by a metasomatic reaction between W-rich hydrothermal fluids and the potassium feldspar in the monzonite.
Simon Philippo, Frédéric Hatert, Yannick Bruni, Pietro Vignola, and Jiří Sejkora
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 449–455, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-449-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-449-2020, 2020
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Luxembourgite, ideally AgCuPbBi4Se8, is a new selenide discovered at Bivels, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The mineral forms tiny fibres deposited on dolomite crystals. Its crystal structure is similar to those of litochlebite and watkinsonite, and can be described as an alternation of two types of anionic layers: a pseudotetragonal layer four atoms thick and a pseudohexagonal layer one atom thick. The species named for the city of Luxembourg, close to its locality of discovery.
Anthony R. Kampf, Barbara P. Nash, Jakub Plášil, Jason B. Smith, and Mark N. Feinglos
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 373–385, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-373-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-373-2020, 2020
Cristiano Ferraris, Isabella Pignatelli, Fernando Cámara, Giancarlo Parodi, Sylvain Pont, Martin Schreyer, and Fengxia Wei
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 355–365, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-355-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-355-2020, 2020
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Laurentthomasite is a new mineral from Madagascar showing a very strong dichroism going from deep blue to yellow-green colours. The physical and chemical characteristics of this gem quality mineral bring it to the attention of the jewel industry as well as collectors of cut stones.
Elena Bonaccorsi and Paolo Orlandi
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 347–354, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-347-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-347-2020, 2020
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Molybdates are of a great interest due to their ionic conductivity, negative thermal expansion, and immobilization of radionuclides. The new mineral tancaite-(Ce), FeCe(MoO4)3•3H2O, shows a new structure type never observed in natural and synthetic molybdates. Its cubic average structure may be described as a derivative of the perovskite structure, in which Fe-centred octahedra are linked through MoO4 groups. The ordering of Mo and O atoms results in one or more complex superstructures.
Natale Perchiazzi, Ulf Hålenius, Nicola Demitri, and Pietro Vignola
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 265–273, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-265-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-265-2020, 2020
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Type material for heliophyllite, preserved in the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, was re-investigated through a combined EPMA (electron probe X-ray microanalysis), Raman, and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) and single-crystal study. EPMA chemical data, together with Raman and single-crystal structural studies, point to heliophyllite being identical to ecdemite. XRPD synchrotron data highlight the presence of a minor quantity of finely admixed finnemanite in the analyzed material.
Jan Parafiniuk and Frédéric Hatert
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 215–217, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-215-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-215-2020, 2020
Ekaterina Kaneva, Tatiana Radomskaya, Ludmila Suvorova, Irina Sterkhova, and Mikhail Mitichkin
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 137–146, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-137-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-137-2020, 2020
Tomas Husdal, Ian E. Grey, Henrik Friis, Fabrice Dal Bo, Anthony R. Kampf, Colin M. MacRae, W. Gus Mumme, Ole-Thorstein Ljøstad, and Finlay Shanks
Eur. J. Mineral., 32, 89–98, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-89-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-89-2020, 2020
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This paper describes the characterization of a new mineral from the Oumlil mine in the Bou Azzer cobalt mining district in Morocco. This mining district is one of the world's largest producers of the important element cobalt. This study on the new mineral halilsarpite provides useful information on the results of chemical weathering processes on the primary arsenide minerals at the mine.
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Short summary
This is the first description of the new mineral kahlenbergite, found in the Hatrurim Basin, Israel, which is a region with unusual pyrometamorphic rocks. Kahlenbergite is chemically and structurally characterized. It is very similar to β-alumina compounds, which are synthetic materials known for their properties as fast ion conductors. Research in the Hatrurim Basin is needed to understand the complex mechanisms that created this mineralogically diverse
hotspotof new minerals.
This is the first description of the new mineral kahlenbergite, found in the Hatrurim Basin,...
