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The American Mineralogist, Volume60, pages945-947, l9Z5 NEW MINERAL NAMES* Mlcttnrl FLerscurn AND J. A. MnuonRrNo Brassite* The mineral,associated with realgar,native As, and a little orpi- FneNcors FoNTAN,Mencsl Onlrnc, FnnNcors prnurNcrer, ment,occurs as grains up to 0.2mm in calciteveinlets in marlsand RoleNo Prrnnor, nNo RsleNr Sre,nr_(1973) La brassite, siliceouslimestones at Duranus,Alpes-Maritimes, France. MgHAsO..4HrO. Bull. Soc. Franc. Mineral. Cristallogr. 96, The nameis for the locality.Type materialis at the EcoleNatl. 365-370. Superieuredes Mines, Paris.M.F. Analysisby M.O. on 15.4mg from Jachymovgave AsrOr 4g.1, Jagowerite* MgO 15.6,CaO 0.9, HrO (by ditr.)35.4 percent, corresponding to the formula above.The mineralcan be synthesizedfrom solutions E. P. Mencsen,M. E. Conrns,AND A. E.Ano (1973)Jagowerite: with pH 24 andis readilyobtained by the spontaneousdehydra- A new barium phosphatemineral from the yukon Territory. tion of roesslerite.The Drl curve showsa small endothermic Can. Mineral. 12, 135-136. breakat 95o,a largeone at 135o,and an exothermiipeak at 570.. A gravimetricanalysis (H. Sharples,analyst) gave: BaO 38.41, X-ray studyshows the mineralto be orthorhombic,space group P,O631.41, Al,Os 25.87, Fe,O, 0.26, S 0.15,H,O+ 4.09,total Pbca,a 7.472+0.001,,l0.E9l +0.001, c 16.585+0.005A,Z:8. c 100.19percent. Emission and solid sourcemass spectrographic ca1c.2.326,meas 2.28*0.04 (data on syntheticcrystals, Brasse and analysesindicated the followingelems,rts present in amountsless Pemy,Bull. Soc. Chim. Franc. 7, 2449-2450,1970). The srronqest than 1000ppm: Ca, Cr, Ti, V, Ta, Mn, Cu, Be, Sr, and Si. The X-ray lines(39 given) are4.97 t0 I t2; 4.146 004: 3ggS I 12d23i analyticaldata indicatea formula of BaAlrprOr.HrO or BaAl, 3.455 t 14; 3.20I I3t; 3.077 220. P,Or(OHL.Infrared spectroscopy indicated no molecularwater in The mineral occursas white crustsand coatingon specimens the mineral. In addition, a crystalsttucture determination con- from Jachymov,Bohemia (type); Bieber, Saxony; Neurode, Silesia; firmed the latter formula.(The theoreticalcomposition of BaAl, and Wittichen,Baden, on museumsamples labelled roesslerite, P,O'(OH),is BaO 36.93,A12Os24.55, P,O6 34.18, H,O 4.34,total pharmacolite,haidingerite, and wapplerite.It is associatedwith 100.007o;JAM). The formula derived from the analysis is arsenic,lhe mineralsmentioned above, weilite, rauenthalite, and Ba,orAl, ,rFeo o,Pr r"So o2Or(OH)2. picropharmacolite.Synthetic crystals show cleavage excellent {001} Jagoweriteis triclinic, Pi,a = 6.049,b= 6.964,c: 4.9'il A,a: and aretabular with dominant,also {001} {011},{021}, {102}. Op- ll6.5l',d = 86.06",1: 112.59',Z = l. Thestrongestspacingsin ticalfybiaxial, positive, a 1.531,p 1.546,7 1.562,(all +0.002), the diffractometerscan (CuKa radiation)are: 5.55 40 100,3.2660 X:b,2V large,Y=a, Z=c. 101,3.N 100210,2.94 55 i 10,2.21352 t I, and|.9035 030. A total The nameis for RejaneBrasse, who synthesizedthe compound. of 25 indexedspacings are given. Type materialis at the EcoleNatl. Superieure paris. des Mines, Jagoweriteis light greenand has a vitreousluster. M.F. It fluoresces greenish-whiteunder long-wave ultraviolet light. The hardnessis 4Vzand the densityis 4.01g,/cm3(meas) and 4.05glcmr(calc).The Duranusite* mineralis insolublein hydrochloricacid. The followingpinacoidal Zorutr JoueN,CLluoE LAFoRET,peul prcor, ANDJEAN psnA,up cleavagesare present:{100} good, {0Il} good, and {021}fair. The (1973) La duranusite,As.S, un nouveaumineral. Bull. Soc. mineraloccurs as crystalline masses up to oneinch across in quartz Franc. Mineral. Cristallogr.96, 131-134. veinsin a carbonaceousargillite of Palaeozoicage. Jagowerite is associatedwith pyriteand hinsdalite.The mineralwas found about Electronmicroprobe analyses by E. Joseph,'usingAs and SbrSe l6 milesnorth of the HessRiver in the westerncentral part of the asstandards, gave As 90.0,90.8;S 10.3,10.3; sum 100.3, l0l.l per_ Yukon Territory(at approximately132o4g, 30" w and cent,corresponding 63.35,N), to AsrS. Canada. X-ray powderdata are indexedon an orthorhombiccell with c The mineral is optically biaxial positivewith a : 1.672,p = 3.576r 0.c02,b 6.759+ Q.002,c to.o74+.0.005 A, Z:2, G catc. 1.693,t = 1.710,22 (estimated)= 80o f 5o. (Theseindices, 4.50.The strongestlines (26 given) are 5.6209 0tI;5.037 9 002; however,indicate a biaxial negativenature with a calculated,2V 3.3776 020; of 3.0167 I I 1,0I 3; 2.919l0 t 02; 2.8087 022 ;2.682 I r r 2; 83";JAM). 1.9699tt4;1.7889200. The nameis for the late ProfessorJ. A. Gowerof the University In polishedsection gray-white, bireflectance weak, anisotropy of British Columbia. Type material is in the Departmentof ratherstrong with color effectslike thoseof arsenic.Internal red GeologicalSciences, University of British Columbia,Vancouver, reflectionsare observedrarely. Reflectances(R-",,.R-1,) in per- B. C.. Canada.J.A.M. cent:480 nm,33.4;32.1;540 nm, 31.7, 30.4; 580 nm, 31.0,29.5;640 nm, 30.0,28.4. Microhardness (25 g load)5g kglsq.mm. Lafrttite* * Minerals marked with an asterisk after the name were ZosNsxJoHeN, JosERu MlurreNre, lNo pnul prcor (1974)La approved before publication by the Commissionon New routhierite,TlHgAsSs, et la laffittite,AgHgAsSr, deux nouvelles Minerals and Mineral Namesof the InternationalMineraloeical especesminerales. Bull. Soc. Franc. Mineral. Cristallogr. 97, Association. 48-53. 945 946 NEW MINERAL NAMES Electronmicroprobe analysis by E. Josephgave Ag 21.9,Hg mineral effervescesin cold dilute HCl. Orthorhombic, spacegroup 41.0, As 15.6,S 20.3,sum 98.8 percent, giving Ag:Hg:As:S : 0.97: Pbca. a 6.93.b ll.16, c 10.54A, Z:8.The strongestlines are 514 0.98:l.0l: 3.04,or AgHgAsSs.Sb and Tl werenot detected.The l0 l t t; 4.20 9 102; 3.35 t 122; 3.02 8 113;2.398 133'024;l'97 9 mineralwas synthesized(method not stated). 025,152. Weissenbergand rotationphotographs showed the mineral to be The mineral is colorless to white, luster adamantine. H about 4, monoclinic,space group P2,/c, a 6.567+0.003,6 14.020+0.005,c G 4.35 (Berman balance), 423 calc. Optically biaxial' negative' a 6.388+0.002A,B I l9'0', Z:8.The strongestX-ray lines (24 given) I 79, It 1.85,t r.89,2V 80'. are3.505 7 040,3.198tM2,3.0058240,2.682r0 331,2.1336 The mineral occurs in masses,often with a crude radiating struc- 402,351. ture, at Mina la Moctezuma, associatedwith quartz and spiroffite' Laffittiteoccurs in grainsup to 0.2 mm. In reflectedlight bluish The name is for Mary E. Mrose, mineralogist, U.S. Geological white,bluer in immersion.Strongly pleochroic, more so in oil, with Survey.M.F. color effects from bluish-white to bluish-gray. Strongly anisotropic.Numerous purple-redinternal reflections.Reflec- Os-Ir-Ru-AlloYs* tancesare given at 15wavelengths (R-"', R-t', Vo):480nm'152, DoNnln C. Hnnnts lNo LouIs J. C,'rsnI(1973) The nomenclature 33.8;540nm, 32.6, 30.7: 580nm, 30.8, 28.5; 640nm, 29.5, 27.1. of osmium, iridium, and ruthenium based Microhardness(25g load) 92-138,av. 1i5 kg/sq mm. Imperfect of the natural alloys data of alloys from world-wide occur- cleavagein one direction. on new compositional 12, 104-112. The name is for Pierre Laffitte, director of Ecole Nationale rences. Can. Mineral. Superieuredes Mines, Paris. The authors propose a new system ofnomenclature for minerals Both minerals occur in the Jas Roux mine, Hautes Alpes, whose compositions fall in the Os-Ir-Ru system. The proposed France,in dolomiticrocks, associated with smithite,stibnite, pier- names are quoted from the Paper: rotite, realgar, sphalerite,pyrite, and two thallium antimony (a) the name osmium is for hexagonal alloys with ) 80 atomic 7o minerals.Type material is at the EcoleNatl. Superieuredes Mines, Osl Paris M.F. (b) the name iridium is for cubic alloys with > 80 atomic 7o Ir; (c) the name ruthenium is for hexagonal alloys with > 80 atomic MelonjosePhitex 7o Ru; (d) the name ruthenosmiridium of Aoyama (1936) be applied to Auonr-M,lrurpu FneNsoLsr (1973) La melonjosephite, cubic (Ir,Os,Ru) alloys, where Ir < 80 atomic Voof (lr * Ru * Os) CaFe+'zFe+8(POJr(OH),une nouvelleespece minerale. Bull. Soc. and Ru ) l0 atomic 7oof (Ir + Ru * Os); also with no single other Franc. Mineral. Cristallogr. 96, 135-142. element ) l0 atomic 7o of total; Analysisby J. M. Speetjensand A-M.F. gavePrOu 39.96, Fe,Os (e) iridosmine of Hey (1963) be redefined as hexagonal (Os,Ir), 21.81,Al,Os 0.17, FeO 17.39,MnO 0.44,MgO 1.18,CaO 14.99, alloys with no single other element ) 10 atomic Vo of total' and NazO0.48, LirO 0.07,HrO 2.50,insol. (quartz) 0.97, sum 99.96 where Os ( 80 atomic 7o of (Os * Ir); the presenceof the mis- percent, corresponding to the formula above with cibility gap definesthe other boundary at approximately 55 atomic Fe'z+:Mg:Mn:3.47:0.43:0.09.Spectrographic analysis showed Ta Os; tracesof Pb,Mo,Ni. The mineralis readilydissolved by HCl. The (0 osmiridium of Hey (1963) be redefined as cubic (Ir,Os) alloys infraredabsorption spectrum is given. with no single other element ) 10 atomic Eoof total, and where Ir Weissenbergstudy indicated orihorhombic symmetry; the ( 80 atomic 7oof (Ir + Os); again the miscibility gap limits the field powderdata are indexed on a cellwith a 9.548,b 10.847,c 6.380A, to approximately 62 atomic Vo k; Z=4, G calc.3.61, G meas3.65.
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    UDC 55 In print: ISSN 0352–1206 CODEN – GEOME 2 On line: ISSN 1857–8586 GEOLOGICA MACEDONICA Geologica Macedonica Vol. No pp. Štip 2 91–176 2018 Geologica Macedonica Год. 32 Број стр. Штип Geologica Macedonica Vol. No pp. Štip 2 91–176 2018 Geologica Macedonica Год. 32 Број стр. Штип GEOLOGICA MACEDONICA Published by: – Издава: "Goce Delčev" University in Štip, Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences, Štip, Republic of Macedonia Универзитет „Гоце Делчев“ во Штип, Факултет за природни и технички науки, Штип, Република Македонија EDITORIAL BOARD Todor Serafimovski (R. Macedonia, Editor in Chief), Blažo Boev (R. Macedonia, Editor), David Alderton (UK), Tadej Dolenec (R. Slovenia), Ivan Zagorchev (R. Bulgaria), Wolfgang Todt (Germany), Nikolay S. Bortnikov (Russia), Clark Burchfiel (USA), Thierry Augé (France), Todor Delipetrov (R. Macedonia), Vlado Bermanec (Croatia), Milorad Jovanovski (R. Macedonia), Spomenko Mihajlović (Serbia), Dragan Milovanović (Serbia), Dejan Prelević (Germany), Albrecht von Quadt (Switzerland) УРЕДУВАЧКИ ОДБОР Тодор Серафимовски (Р. Македонија, главен уредник), Блажо Боев (Р. Македонија, уредник), Дејвид Олдертон (В. Британија), Тадеј Доленец (Р. Словенија), Иван Загорчев (Р. Бугарија), Волфганг Тод (Германија), акад. Николај С. Бортников (Русија), Кларк Барчфил (САД), Тиери Оже (Франција), Тодор Делипетров (Р. Македонија), Владо Берманец (Хрватска), Милорад Јовановски (Р. Македонија), Споменко Михајловиќ (Србија), Драган Миловановиќ (Србија), Дејан Прелевиќ (Германија), Албрехт фон Квад (Швајцарија) Language editor Лектура Marijana Kroteva Маријана Кротева (English) (англиски) Georgi Georgievski Георги Георгиевски (Macedonian) (македонски) Technical editor Технички уредник Blagoja Bogatinoski Благоја Богатиноски Proof-reader Коректор Alena Georgievska Алена Георгиевска Address Адреса GEOLOGICA MACEDONICA GEOLOGICA MACEDONICA EDITORIAL BOARD РЕДАКЦИЈА Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences Факултет за природни и технички науки P.
  • Iridarsenite (Ir, Ru)As2 C 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, Version 1

    Iridarsenite (Ir, Ru)As2 C 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, Version 1

    Iridarsenite (Ir, Ru)As2 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group: 2/m. As irregular inclusions, to 60 µm, in a matrix of rutheniridosmine. Physical Properties: Hardness = n.d. VHN = 488 and 686 (100 g load) on two grains. D(meas.) = n.d. D(calc.) = 10.9 Optical Properties: Opaque. Color: In polished section, medium gray with brownish tint. Luster: Metallic. Pleochroism: Weak to none. Anisotropism: Weak but distinct, from medium gray to pale orange-brown. R1–R2: (470) 47.2–46.9, (546) 45.4–46.1, (589) 44.9–46.6, (650) 41.4–44.0 ◦ 0 Cell Data: Space Group: P 21/c (synthetic). a = 6.05 b = 6.06 c = 6.18 β = 113 17 Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Papua New Guinea. 3.90 (100), 2.840 (70), 2.069 (60), 2.610 (50), 1.910 (50), 1.943 (40), 1.875 (40) Chemistry: (1) (2) Ir 40.7 52.2 Ru 10.3 1.7 Os 1.3 0.4 Pt 0.5 1.1 Rh 0.9 0.2 Pd 0.1 As 46.2 44.0 S 0.2 Total 99.0 99.9 (1) Papua New Guinea; by electron microprobe, corresponds to (Ir0.69Ru0.33Os0.02)Σ=1.04As2.00. (2) Do.; by electron microprobe, average of four other grains; corresponds to (Ir0.92Ru0.06 Os0.01Pt0.02Rh0.01)Σ=1.02(As1.97S0.03)Σ=2.00. Occurrence: In nuggets or fragments of natural Os–Ir–Ru alloys. Association: Irarsite, ruthenarsenite, rutheniridosmine. Distribution: From an unspecified locality [probably the Waria River, Bowutu Mountains, or the Yodda Goldfield] in Papua New Guinea [TL].
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    338 Geologica Macedonica, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 95–117 (2018) GEOME 2 IISSN 0352 – 1206 Manuscript received: August 5, 2018 e-ISSN 1857 – 8586 Accepted: November 7, 2018 UDC: 553.46:550.43.08]:504(497.721) 553.497:550.43.08]:504(497.721) Original scientific paper SUPERGENE MINERALOGY OF THE LOJANE Sb-As-Cr DEPOSIT, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA: TRACING THE MOBILIZATION OF TOXIC METALS Uwe Kolitsch1,2, Tamara Đorđević2, Goran Tasev3, Todor Serafimovski3, Ivan Boev3, Blažo Boev3 1Mineralogisch-Petrographische Abt., Naturhistorisches Museum, Burgring 7, A-1010 Wien, Austria 2Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie, Universität Wien, Althanstr. 14, A-1090 Wien, Austria 3Department of Mineral Deposits, Faculty of Natural and Technical Sciences, “Goce Delčev” University in Štip, Blvd. Goce Delčev 89, 2000 Štip, Republic of Macedonia [email protected] A b s t r a c t: As part of a larger project on the environmental mineralogy and geochemistry of the Lojane Sb- As-Cr deposit, Republic of Macedonia, which was mined for chromite and, later, stibnite until 1979 and is a substantial source of arsenic and antimony pollution, the supergene mineralogy of the deposit was studied. Samples collected on ore and waste dumps were used to identify and characterize the previously uninvestigated suite of supergene mineral phases by standard mineralogical techniques. The following species were determined (in alphabetical order): annaber- gite, arseniosiderite(?), gypsum, hexahydrite, hörnesite, pararealgar, roméite-group minerals, rozenite, scorodite, sen- armontite, stibiconite, sulphur, tripuhyite and valentinite. Their occurrences are described and their local conditions of formation are discussed. High-resolution Raman spectra of hörnesite, hexahydrite and rozenite are provided and com- pared with literature data.