Quintinite Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Quintinite Group
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This page provides mineralogical data about Quintinite Group.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
43291
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:43291:3
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0018810 | Zaccagnaite | Lozano R P, Rossi C, La Iglesia A, Matesanz E (2012) Zaccagnaite-3R, a new Zn-Al hydrotalcite polytype from El Soplao cave (Cantabria, Spain) American Mineralogist 97 513-523 | 2012 | El Soplao cave, Cantabria, Spain | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012351 | Quintinite | Arakcheeva A V, Pushcharovsky D Y, Rastsvetaeva R K, Atencio D, Lubman G U (1996) Crystal structure and comparative crystal chemistry of Al2Mg4(OH)12(CO3)*3H2O, a new mineral from the hydrotalcite-manasseite group Note polytype 2H Crystallography Reports 41 972-981 | 1996 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0002735 | Zaccagnaite | Merlino S, Orlandi P (2001) Carraraite and zaccagnaite, two new minerals from the Carrara marble quarries: their chemical compositions, physical properties and structural features American Mineralogist 86 1293-1301 |  | 2001 | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Quintinite Group to other Species
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Other Members of Hydrotalcite Supergroup:
| Akopovaite | Al4Li2(OH)12(CO3)(H2O)3 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| Amoraite | Ca12Al6(OH)36(CO3)2(SO3) · 15H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
| Brugnatellite | Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O | Hex. |
| Carbocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 6H2O | Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c |
| Coalingite | Mg10Fe3+2(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O | Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m |
| Cualstibite Group | M2R(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6], where M = Zn, Ni, Cu and R = Al or Fe3+ | |
| Dritsite | Li2Al4(OH)12Cl2 · 3H2O | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mcm |
| Fougèrite Group | ||
| Glaucocerinite Group | ||
| Hydrocalumite Group | ||
| Hydrotalcite Group | M6R3+2(OH)16Z · 4H2O, where M=Mg, Fe, Ni, R3+ = Al, Cr, Co or Fe, and Z=CO3, Cl | |
| Marioantofilliite | [Cu4Al2(OH)12](CO3) · 3H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
| Muskoxite | Mg7Fe4O13 · 10H2O | Trig. 3m(32/m) |
| Poellmannite | Ca6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2 · 6H2O | Trig. 3 : R3 |
| Rotemite | Ca4Cr2(OH)12Cl2 · 4H2O | Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c |
| 'UM1987-05-OH:AlCMg' | Mg4Al2(OH)12(CO3,SO4) · 3H2O | |
| Wermlandite Group | M7R3+2(OH)18[Ca(H2O)6][SO4]2 · 6H2O, where = Mg, Fe, Zn and R= Al or Fe | |
| Woodwardite Group | May be considered a subgroup of the Hydrotalcite Group. |
Quintinite Group Members:
| Caresite | Fe2+4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O | Trig. 32 : P3112 |
| Charmarite | Mn2+4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O | Hex. |
| Chlormagaluminite | Mg4Al2(OH)12Cl2 · 3H2O | Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mcm |
| Comblainite | Ni4Co2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O | Trig. |
| Liudongshengite | Zn4Cr2(OH)12(CO3) · 3H2O | Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m |
| Quintinite | Mg4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 3H2O | Hex. 622 : P6322 |
| 'Unnamed (Zn-analogue of Chlormagaluminite)' | Zn4Al2(OH)12Cl2 · 2H2O | |
| Zaccagnaite | Zn4Al2(OH)12[CO3] · 3H2O | Hex. |
Click on any node to view relationships. Formula-derived relationship network for the group members above. Use Find related species to add formula-neighbour species outside the current group view. Solid links show inferred chemical differences; dashed violet links show same-formula crystallographic differences. Hydration states are not treated as relationship changes. These relationships do not imply any real-world substitution reactions between these species.
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References for Quintinite Group
Localities for Quintinite Group
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada