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Strontiojoaquinite, etc.

Mina Numero Uno, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA

Strontiojoaquinite, etc.

Mina Numero Uno, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA

Strontiojoaquinite, etc.

Junnila Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA

Strontiojoaquinite, etc.

Mina Numero Uno, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA

Strontiojoaquinite, etc.

Mina Numero Uno, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA

Strontiojoaquinite, etc.

Junnila Mine, Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA

Strontiojoaquinite, etc.

Mina Numero Uno, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA

Strontiojoaquinite, etc.

Mina Numero Uno, Picacho Peak, San Benito County, California, USA

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About Joaquinite GroupHide

This page provides mineralogical data about Joaquinite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

29237

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:29237:9

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0012389	Byelorussite-(Ce)	Zubkova N V, Pushcharovsky D Y, Giester G, Tillmanns E, Pekov I V, Krotova O D (2004) Crystal structure of byelorussite-(Ce) NaMnBa2Ce2(TiO)2[Si4O12]2(F,OH)H2O* Crystallography Reports 49 964-968	2004	Diabazavoe occurence, Zhitkovichi District, Belarus	293
0014113	Strontio-orthojoaquinite	Kato T, Mizota T (1990) The crystal structure of strontio-orthojoaquinite Journal of the Faculty of Liberal Arts. Yamaguchi University 24 23-32	1990	amphibole-quartz-albite dike cutting serpentinite in Ohmi, Nigata Prefecture, Japan	293
0000469	Joaquinite-(Ce)	Dowty E (1975) Crystal structure of joaquinite American Mineralogist 60 872-878	1975		293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Byelorussite-(Ce)'
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_publ_author_name
'Zubkova N V'
'Pushcharovsky D Y'
'Giester G'
'Tillmanns E'
'Pekov I V'
'Krotova O D'
_journal_name_full 'Crystallography Reports'
_journal_volume 49 
_journal_year 2004
_journal_page_first 964
_journal_page_last 968
_publ_section_title
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 Crystal structure of byelorussite-(Ce) NaMnBa2Ce2(TiO)2[Si4O12]2(F,OH)*H2O
;
_database_code_amcsd 0012389
_chemical_compound_source 'Diabazavoe occurence, Zhitkovichi District, Belarus'
_chemical_formula_sum '(Na.95 K.05) (Mn.52 Zn.27 Fe.16 Mg.05) (Ba1.9 Sr.1) Ce2 Ti2 Si8 O27.3 F.7 H2.3'
_cell_length_a 22.301
_cell_length_b 10.514
_cell_length_c 9.669
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 2267.117
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.110
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'A m a 2'
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  '1/2-x,y,z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2+z'
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Na   0.50000   0.50000   0.32030   0.95000   0.02830
K   0.50000   0.50000   0.32030   0.05000   0.02830
Mn   0.50000   0.50000   0.00000   0.52000   0.01650
Zn   0.50000   0.50000   0.00000   0.27000   0.01650
Fe   0.50000   0.50000   0.00000   0.16000   0.01650
Mg   0.50000   0.50000   0.00000   0.05000   0.01650
Ba1   0.75000  -0.07387   0.36150   0.95000   0.02020
Sr1   0.75000  -0.07387   0.36150   0.05000   0.02020
Ba2   0.75000  -0.04209  -0.12670   0.95000   0.01870
Sr2   0.75000  -0.04209  -0.12670   0.05000   0.01870
Ce   0.52267   0.18439   0.12690   1.00000   0.01638
Ti   0.68617   0.19084   0.13360   1.00000   0.01250
Si1   0.62861   0.47430   0.13450   1.00000   0.01280
Si2   0.60320   0.20190  -0.16890   1.00000   0.01350
Si3   0.61373   0.17710   0.43390   1.00000   0.01290
Si4   0.62760   0.40570  -0.39660   1.00000   0.01390
O1   0.68240   0.00550   0.11500   1.00000   0.01680
O2   0.75000  -0.29970   0.50280   1.00000   0.01470
O3   0.43740   0.04150   0.06300   1.00000   0.02080
O4   0.75000   0.17920   0.26400   1.00000   0.01360
O5   0.56170   0.41760   0.12650   1.00000   0.02060
O6   0.63570   0.57580   0.26380   1.00000   0.01910
O7   0.61520   0.17330   0.26670   1.00000   0.01570
O8   0.62320   0.20810  -0.00920   1.00000   0.01780
O9   0.68220   0.37430   0.15790   1.00000   0.01650
O10   0.65190   0.30320  -0.51380   1.00000   0.01750
O11   0.64970   0.05070   0.49300   1.00000   0.01800
O12   0.63020   0.32730  -0.24940   1.00000   0.02240
O13   0.54930   0.17520   0.50650   1.00000   0.01840
O14   0.53170   0.19850  -0.17810   1.00000   0.02440
F   0.50000   0.50000  -0.20310   0.70000   0.02800
O-H   0.50000   0.50000  -0.20310   0.30000   0.02800
Wat   0.75000   0.69680   0.17610   1.00000   0.04000

Relationship of Joaquinite Group to other SpeciesHide

Joaquinite Group Members:

Bario-orthojoaquinite	Fe₂ Ba₂ Ba₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂ · H₂O	Orth.
Byelorussite-(Ce)	NaMnBa₂Ce₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(F,OH) · H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Ama2
Dutkevichite-(Ce)	NaZnBa₂Ce₂Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂F · H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Ama2
Joaquinite-(Ce)	NaFeBa₂Ce₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(OH,F) · H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2
Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)	NaFeBa₂Ce₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(O,OH) · H₂O	Orth.
Orthojoaquinite-(La)	NaFeBa₂La₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(O,OH) · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
Strontio-orthojoaquinite	Na₂Sr₂Ba₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(O,OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth.
Strontiojoaquinite	NaFeSr₂Ba₂Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(O,OH)₂ · H₂O	Mon.

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References for Joaquinite GroupHide

Reference List:

Semenov, E. I., Bukin, V. I., Balashov, Yu. A., Sorensen, and H. (1967) Rare earths in minerals of the joaquinite group. American Mineralogist, 52 (11-12) 1762-1769

Localities for Joaquinite GroupHide

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Belarus
Gomel Region Zhytkavichy District ⓘ Diabazovoye REE-Be deposit	[Byelorussite-(Ce)] ZVMO (1989) +2 other references

Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador ⓘ Red Wine Alkaline Complex	[Joaquinite-(Ce)] GSC locality database +2 other references
ⓘ Seal Lake alkaline complex (Letitia Lake)	[Joaquinite-(Ce)] Nickel et al. (1964)
ⓘ Mann 1 (Letitia Lake)	[Joaquinite-(Ce)] GSC locality database +1 other reference
Québec Montérégie La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Mont Saint-Hilaire ⓘ Poudrette quarry (De-Mix quarry; Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH)	[Joaquinite-(Ce), Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)] Grice (1989) +1 other reference

Greenland
Kujalleq ⓘ Ilímaussaq complex	[Joaquinite-(Ce)] Petersen et al. (1993) +1 other reference
Kuannersuit Plateau (Kvanefjeld) ⓘ Narsaq River pegmatite	[Joaquinite-(Ce), Orthojoaquinite-(La)] Semenov et al. (1967) +1 other reference

Hungary
Baranya County Pécs District Hosszúhetény ⓘ Köves Hill	[Joaquinite-(Ce)] www.geomania.hu
ⓘ Phonolite quarry	[Joaquinite-(Ce)] www.geomania.hu +1 other reference
ⓘ Pécs-Vasas	[Joaquinite-(Ce)] www.minerofil.hu (2023)

Japan
Niigata Prefecture ⓘ Itoigawa City	[Strontio-orthojoaquinite] ... +1 other reference
ⓘ Ōmi	[Strontio-orthojoaquinite, Strontiojoaquinite] Mashima et al (2004)
Hashidate ⓘ Kinzandani	[Strontio-orthojoaquinite] Masutomi Museum specimens
ⓘ Ohmi river (Ohmi-gawa)	[Strontio-orthojoaquinite] Hiroaki Tano specimen

Tajikistan
Districts of Republican Subordination ⓘ Dara-i-Pioz Massif	[Dutkevichite-(Ce)] Agakhanov et al. (2020)

USA
Arkansas Hot Spring County Magnet Cove ⓘ Diamond Jo Quarry	[Joaquinite-(Ce)] Barwood (1995)
ⓘ Jones Mill Quarry	Visual ID Henry Barwood
ⓘ Pulaski County	[Joaquinite-(Ce)] Howard (1987)
Little Rock ⓘ Granite Mountain area	[Joaquinite-(Ce)] Barwood (1989)
ⓘ Big Rock Quarry (3M Quarry; Arch Street Pike Quarry)	Henry Barwood - unpublished (2010)
California San Benito County Picacho Peak ⓘ Mina Numero Uno	[Joaquinite-(Ce), Orthojoaquinite-(Ce), Strontiojoaquinite] Mineralogical Research Company +1 other reference
ⓘ Victor claim (Victor Mine)	[Bario-orthojoaquinite, Joaquinite-(Ce), Orthojoaquinite-(Ce), Strontiojoaquinite] Cooper et al. (2003) +1 other reference
Santa Rita Peak ⓘ California State Gem Mine	[Bario-orthojoaquinite, Joaquinite-(Ce), Orthojoaquinite-(Ce)] Wise (1982) +2 other references
ⓘ Clear Creek area benitoite occurrence	[Joaquinite-(Ce)] Pemberton (1983) +1 other reference
ⓘ Junnila Mine (Junnila claim)	[Strontiojoaquinite] www.benitoitemine.com +1 other reference

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