Iyoite
| Iyoite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Halide minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | MnCuCl(OH)3 |
| IMA symbol | Iy[1] |
| Crystal system | Monoclinic |
| Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
| Space group | P21/m |
| Unit cell | a = 5.622, b = 6.586 c = 5.719 [Å]; β = 91.55°; Z = 2 |
| Identification | |
| References | [2] |
Iyoite is a very rare manganese copper chloride hydroxide mineral with the formula MnCuCl(OH)3. Iyoite is a new member of the atacamite group, and it an analogue of botallackite characterized in manganese and copper ordering. Iyoite is monoclinic (space group P21/m). It is chemically similar to misakiite. Both minerals come from the Ohku mine in the Ehime prefecture, Japan.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Mindat
- ^ Nishio-Hamane, D., Momma, K., Ohnishi, M., Shimobayashi, N., Miyawaki, R., Tomita, N., and Minakawa, T., 2014. Iyoite, IMA 2013-130. CNMNC Newsletter No. 20, June 2014, page 552; Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 549-558
- ^ "Iyoite: Iyoite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
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