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Crystal System

kubisch, Ia3d

Chemism

Chemical formula

{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Zr](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂

Additional chem. information

Antimon-Granat

Chemical composition

Antimon, Calcium, Eisen, Zirconium, Sauerstoff

Unit weight: 692.74826 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 20

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Empirical formula:

{Ca₃}[SbZr](Fe₃)O₁₂

Element	Symbol	Weight%	Atoms	Atoms%	Atom weight (u)	Sum weight (u)
Oxygen	O	27.71	12	60.00	15.9994300	191.9931600
Calcium	Ca	17.36	3	15.00	40.0784000	120.2352000
Iron	Fe	24.18	3	15.00	55.8452000	167.5356000
Zirconium	Zr	13.17	1	5.00	91.2242000	91.2242000
Antimony	Sb	17.58	1	5.00	121.7601000	121.7601000

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Analysis wt%

SiO₂ : 1.52, Sb₂O₅ : 18.79, TiO₂ : 2.39, ZrO₂ : 15.92, SnO₂ : 6.15, Al₂O₃ : 8.29, Fe₂O₃ : 18.74, FeO : 0.87, UO₃ : 0.64, CaO : 25.54 (Ref: American Mineralogist 2010)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.AD.25

9: Silikate (Germanate)
A: Inselsilikate (Nesosilikate)
D: Insel(Neso)silikate ohne weitere Anionen; Kationen in oktahedraler [6] und gewöhnlich größerer Koordination
25:Granat-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

VIII/A.08-170

VIII: SILIKATE
A: Inselsilikate mit [SiO4] 4--Baugruppen
8: Kationen in kubischer und oktaedrischer Koordination [8+6]; Granat-Gruppe

Classification by Hölzel

4.DM.150

4: OXIDES
D: Dioxides
M: Oxides with Garnet structure

IMA status

anerkannt, Neue Mineralien - IMA Web-Seite, Okt. 2009

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

Garnet supergroup ⇒ Oxide garnets; Bitikleite group (Z charge 9)

Optical Properties

max. Birefringence	0.000
RI value α / ω / n	1.90
Ri mean	1.900~
2V angle	Isotropisch

Crystallography

Crystal System	kubisch
Class (H-M)	m3m
Space Group number	230
Space Group	Ia3d
Cell parameters a (Å)	12.49
Cell parameters b (Å)	-
Cell parameters c (Å)	-
Cell parameters a/b or c/a	1
Cell parameters c/b	-
Cell parameters α	90°
Cell parameters β	90°
Cell parameters γ	90°
Z	8
Volumne (Å³)	1948.441
Kristall structure	Struktur bestimmt
X-Ray Powder Diffraction	4.416(60), 3.123(71), 2.793(55), 2.550(97), 1.732(22), 1.669(100), 1.396(26), 1.140(40)
	Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Physical Properties

Density (g/cm³)	4.470 (berechnet)
	4.723 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

Russland /Nordkaukasus, Föderationskreis /Kabardino-Balkarien, Republik /Obere vulkanische Chegem-Struktur (Verkhnechegemskaya Caldera)

Preface

Author (Name, Year)	Irina O. Galuskina et al., 2010
Additional Information	Raman Spektrum ähnlich denen von Kimzeyit und Toturit (siehe Erstbeschreibung)

References

Irina O. Galuskina, Evgeny V. Galuskin, Thomas Armbruster, Biljana Lazic, Piotr Dzierzanowski, Viktor M. Gazeev, Krystian Prusik, Nikolai N. Pertsev, Antoni Winiarski, Aleksandr E. Zadov, Roman Wrzalik, Anatoly G. Gurbanov: Bitikleite-(SnAl) and bitikleite-(ZrFe): New garnets from xenoliths of the Upper Chegem volcanic structure, Kabardino-Balkaria, Northern Caucasus, Russia. American Mineralogist 95 (2010) S.959-967.

Neue Mineralien - IMA Web-Seite, Okt. 2009.

Grew, E.S., Locock, A.J., Mills, S.J., Galuskina, I.O., Galuskin, E.V., Halenius, U., 2012; Counting garnets: a new nomenclature of the garnet supergroup; European Mineralogical Conference; Vol. 1, EMC2012-21-2

Grew, E.S., Locock, A.J., Mills, S.J., Galuskina, I.O., Galuskin, E.V., Halenius, U., 2012; Nomenclature of the garnet supergroup. American Mineralogist; preprint December 2012 - [Formel]

IMA group assignments

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Pyrope	{Mg₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
'Garnet supergroup'	neue Definition: {X₃}[Y₂](Z₃)φ₁₂ kubisch : kubisch-hexakisoktaedrisch	9.AD.25
Katoite	{Ca₃}[Al₂](☐₃)(OH)₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃ kubisch	9.AD.25
'Melanite' (Var.v. Andradite)		9.AD.25
Rubinite	Ca₃Ti³⁺₂Si₃O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Wadalite	Ca₆Al₅Si₂O₁₆Cl₃ kubisch : 43m : I43d	9.AD.25
Almandine	{Fe²⁺₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Andradite	{Ca₃}[Fe³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Calderite	{Mn²⁺₃}[Fe³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
'Hessonite' (Var.v. Grossular)	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	9.AD.25
'Hibschite' (Var.v. Grossular)	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4*x {x<0.2-1.5} kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Kimzeyite	{Ca₃}[Zr₂](SiAl₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Uvarovite	{Ca₃}[Cr³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Goldmanite	{Ca₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Grossular	{Ca₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Holtstamite	{Ca₃}[Al₂](Si₂)(☐)O₈(OH)₄ tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4₁/acd	9.AD.25
Hutcheonite	{Ca₃}[Ti₂](SiAl₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Knorringite	{Mg₃}[Cr³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Morimotoite	{Ca₃}[TiFe²⁺](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Schorlomite	{Ca₃}[Ti₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Spessartine	{Mn²⁺₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Momoiite	{Mn²⁺₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Kerimasite	{Ca₃}[Zr₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Toturite	{Ca₃}[Sn⁴⁺₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Menzerite-(Y)	{Y₂Ca}[Mg₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Elbrusite	{Ca₃}[U⁶⁺_0.5Zr_1.5](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Bitikleite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺](Al₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Usturite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Zr](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Eringaite	{Ca₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Dzhuluite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Irinarassite	{Ca₃}[Sn⁴⁺₂](SiAl₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
Eltyubyuite	Ca₁₂Fe³⁺₁₀Si₄O₃₂Cl₆ kubisch : 43m : I43d	9.AD.25
Adrianite	Ca₁₂(Al₄Mg₃Si₇)O₃₂Cl₆ kubisch : 43m : I43d	9.AD.25
Priscillagrewite-(Y)	YCa₂Zr₂Al₃O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	9.AD.25
'Hydroandradite' (Var.v. Andradite)	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO4)_3-x(OH)_4x	9.AD.25
'Hydrougrandite'	(Ca,Mg,Fe²⁺)₃(Fe³⁺,Al)₂(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x	9.AD.25
Nikmelnikovite	Ca₁₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₃Al₃(SiO₄)₆(OH)₂₀ trigonal : 3 : R3	9.AD.25
Henritermierite	{Ca₃}[Mn³⁺₂](Si₂)(☐)O₈(OH)₄ tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4₁/acd	9.AD.25

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Pyrope	{Mg₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-010
Almandine	{Fe²⁺₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-020
Spessartine	{Mn²⁺₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-030
Calderite	{Mn²⁺₃}[Fe³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-040
Knorringite	{Mg₃}[Cr³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-050
Majorite	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃ kubisch	VIII/A.08-060
Menzerite-(Y)	{Y₂Ca}[Mg₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-065
Grossular	{Ca₃}[Al₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-070
'Hibschite' (Var.v. Grossular)	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4*x {x<0.2-1.5} kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-080
Katoite	{Ca₃}[Al₂](☐₃)(OH)₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-090
'Hydrougrandite'	(Ca,Mg,Fe²⁺)₃(Fe³⁺,Al)₂(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x	VIII/A.08-100
Andradite	{Ca₃}[Fe³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-110
Schorlomite	{Ca₃}[Ti₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-120
Morimotoite	{Ca₃}[TiFe²⁺](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-125
Uvarovite	{Ca₃}[Cr³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-130
Momoiite	{Mn²⁺₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-138
Goldmanite	{Ca₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-140
Eringaite	{Ca₃}[V³⁺₂](Si₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-145
Kimzeyite	{Ca₃}[Zr₂](SiAl₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-150
Bitikleite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺](Al₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-160
Dzhuluite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-165
Usturite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Zr](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-170
Irinarassite	{Ca₃}[Sn⁴⁺₂](SiAl₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-175
Toturite	{Ca₃}[Sn⁴⁺₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-180
Kerimasite	{Ca₃}[Zr₂](SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-185
Elbrusite	{Ca₃}[U⁶⁺_0.5Zr_1.5](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	VIII/A.08-190
Wadalite	Ca₆Al₅Si₂O₁₆Cl₃ kubisch : 43m : I43d	VIII/A.08-200
Eltyubyuite	Ca₁₂Fe³⁺₁₀Si₄O₃₂Cl₆ kubisch : 43m : I43d	VIII/A.08-205
Holtstamite	{Ca₃}[Al₂](Si₂)(☐)O₈(OH)₄ tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4₁/acd	VIII/A.08-210
Henritermierite	{Ca₃}[Mn³⁺₂](Si₂)(☐)O₈(OH)₄ tetragonal : 4/mmm : I4₁/acd	VIII/A.08-220

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Bitikleite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺](Al₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	4.DM.100
Dzhuluite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	4.DM.110
Usturite	{Ca₃}[Sb⁵⁺Zr](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	4.DM.150
Elbrusite	{Ca₃}[U⁶⁺_0.5Zr_1.5](Fe³⁺₃)O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	4.DM.160
Yafsoanite	Ca₃Te⁶⁺₂Zn₃O₁₂ kubisch : m3m : Ia3d	4.DM.180

old name

German	Bitikleit-(ZrFe)	Grew, E.S., Locock, A.J., Mills, S.J., Galuskina, I.O., Galuskin, E.V., Halenius, U., 2012; Counting garnets: a new nomenclature of the garnet supergroup; European Mineralogical Conference; Vol. 1, EMC2012-21-2
Spanish	Bitikleita-(ZrFe)	Grew, E.S., Locock, A.J., Mills, S.J., Galuskina, I.O., Galuskin, E.V., Halenius, U., 2012; Counting garnets: a new nomenclature of the garnet supergroup; European Mineralogical Conference; Vol. 1, EMC2012-21-2
English	Bitikleite-(ZrFe)	Grew, E.S., Locock, A.J., Mills, S.J., Galuskina, I.O., Galuskin, E.V., Halenius, U., 2012; Counting garnets: a new nomenclature of the garnet supergroup; European Mineralogical Conference; Vol. 1, EMC2012-21-2

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 2009-053

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Ust

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