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Alumovesuvianite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Alumovesuvianite, etc.

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, QuÃĐbec, Canada
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Alumovesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, QuÃĐbec, Canada
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Alumovesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, QuÃĐbec, Canada
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Alumovesuvianite, etc.

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, QuÃĐbec, Canada
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Alumovesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, QuÃĐbec, Canada
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Alumovesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, QuÃĐbec, Canada
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Alumovesuvianite, etc.

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, QuÃĐbec, Canada
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Alumovesuvianite

Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, QuÃĐbec, Canada
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About AlumovesuvianiteHide

Formula:
Ca19AlAl4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
The formula is a partial simplification of the full structural formula. The large (VII-IX)-coordinated (X4)2(X3)8(X2)8(X1) sites are here combined (e.g. Ca19) and are typically filled with Ca, although other large cations such as the REE may be present. The square-pyramidal Y1 site can host a variety of M2+ and M3+ ions and is the basis for the distinction of several species. The VI-coordinated Y2 site typically is filled with Al, whereas the also VI-coordinated Y3 site may contain Al, Mg, and other cations of similar charge and size. The tetrahedral T1 site is typically vacant but may contain B (less commonly Al); the trigonal T2 site is also typically vacant but may also contain B. Some of the (SiO4) may be replaced by (H4O4), akin to the Si4+ ↔ïļŽ 4H+ hydrogarnet substitution. Among the oxygen that are not part of the silica tetrahedra, there are eight "O11" that typically occur as OH, two "O10" that are typically O & OH or OH & OH (the latter arrangement notably when Y1 is an M2+ cation). There may also be up to three "O12" that in most vesuvianite-group minerals are absent (and are not included here), but may be present particularly when T1 is occupied.
Colour:
Colorless
Hardness:
6½
Specific Gravity:
3.31
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Name:
The name alumovesuvianite is given to highlight the species-defining role of Al.
A member of the vesuvianite group with Al3+ as a dominant cation in the Y1 site.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
47914
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:47914:5

IMA Classification of AlumovesuvianiteHide

Classification of AlumovesuvianiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
9.BG.

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
B : Sorosilicates
G : Sorosilicates with mixed SiO4 and Si2O7 groups; cations in octahedral [6] and greater coordination

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
AvesIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of AlumovesuvianiteHide

Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
Colorless
Hardness:
6½ on Mohs scale
Density:
3.31 g/cm3 (Measured)    

Optical Data of AlumovesuvianiteHide

Type:
Uniaxial (-)
RI values:
nω = 1.725(2) nε = 1.722(2)
Max. Birefringence:
δ = 0.003
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 Âĩm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.

Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.

Surface Relief:
Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.
In focus
Interference Figure:
This shows the idealized uniaxial interference figure - the conoscopic (convergent-light, Bertrand-lens-in) view, for a grain cut with the optic axis centred and vertical. The coloured rings are isochromatics, computed with the same physics as the Michel-Lévy bar above; the dark cross is the isogyre.

For a genuinely uniaxial mineral viewed this way, that cross stays perfectly stationary if you rotate the stage - unlike a biaxial mineral, where it splits apart on rotation. That invariance is itself the standard diagnostic test for telling uniaxial and biaxial minerals apart at the microscope.

Chemistry of AlumovesuvianiteHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca19AlAl4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

The formula is a partial simplification of the full structural formula. The large (VII-IX)-coordinated (X4)2(X3)8(X2)8(X1) sites are here combined (e.g. Ca19) and are typically filled with Ca, although other large cations such as the REE may be present. The square-pyramidal Y1 site can host a variety of M2+ and M3+ ions and is the basis for the distinction of several species. The VI-coordinated Y2 site typically is filled with Al, whereas the also VI-coordinated Y3 site may contain Al, Mg, and other cations of similar charge and size. The tetrahedral T1 site is typically vacant but may contain B (less commonly Al); the trigonal T2 site is also typically vacant but may also contain B. Some of the (SiO4) may be replaced by (H4O4), akin to the Si4+ ↔ïļŽ 4H+ hydrogarnet substitution. Among the oxygen that are not part of the silica tetrahedra, there are eight "O11" that typically occur as OH, two "O10" that are typically O & OH or OH & OH (the latter arrangement notably when Y1 is an M2+ cation). There may also be up to three "O12" that in most vesuvianite-group minerals are absent (and are not included here), but may be present particularly when T1 is occupied.
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O43.491 %
Ca26.538 %
Si17.618 %
Al10.343 %
Mg1.694 %
H0.316 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
O
Ca
Si
Al
Mg
H
Elements listed:
Al, Ca, H, Mg, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of AlumovesuvianiteHide

Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Class (H-M):
4/m - Dipyramidal
Space Group:
P4/n
Setting:
P4/n
Cell Parameters:
a = 15.5103(2) Å, c = 11.8096(1) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.761
Unit Cell V:
2868.3 ÅÂģ
Z:
2
Morphology:
Prismatic tetragonal crystals. Dominant crystal forms are {100}, {110}, {210}, {111}, {101} and {001}.

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
2.969 Å(22)
2.761 Å(100)
2.612 Å(61)
2.593 Å(25)
1.766 Å(20)
1.667 Å(10)
1.625 Å(21)
1.344 Å(22)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust>4.50
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics<3.5-2.5
38 : Ophiolites

Type Occurrence of AlumovesuvianiteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Jeffrey Mine, Val-des-Sources, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, QuÃĐbec, Canada
General Appearance of Type Material:
As prismatic tetragonal crystals up to 4 × 4 × 6 mm3 in size encrusting walls of cavities in a granular diopside.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, registration numbers 4829/1 (holotype) and 4829/2 (cotype)
Empirical Formula of Type Material:
Ca19.00(Al0.92Fe3+0.08)ÎĢ1.00(Al9.83Mg1.80Mn3+0.25)ÎĢ11.88Si17.98O69.16(OH)8.44
Chemical Analysis of Type Material:
SiO237.1 %
Al2O318.8 %
CaO36.6 %
MgO2.48 %
Mn2O30.67 %
Fe2O30.22 %
H2O2.61 %
Total:98.48 %
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In the rodingite zone at the contact of a gabbroid rock with host serpentinite.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
DiopsideGrossularPrehnite
Reference:
Panikorovskii, Taras L.; Chukanov, Nikita V.; Aksenov, Sergey M.; Mazur, Anton S.; Avdontseva, Evgenia Yu; Shilovskikh, Vladimir V.; Krivovichev, Sergey V. (2017) Alumovesuvianite, Ca19Al(Al,Mg)12Si18O69(OH)9, a new vesuvianite-group member from the Jeffrey mine, asbestos, Estrie region, QuÃĐbec, Canada. Mineralogy and Petrology, 111 (6). p.833-842. doi:10.1007/s00710-017-0495-1

Synonyms of AlumovesuvianiteHide

Other Language Names for AlumovesuvianiteHide

Relationship of Alumovesuvianite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Vesuvianite Group
Other Members of Vesuvianite Group:
CyprineCa19Cu2+Al4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10](OH)(OH)9Tet. 4/m : P4/n
FluorvesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
HongheiteCa19Fe2+Al4(Fe3+,Mg)8(â—ŧ4)B[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH,O)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
MagnesiovesuvianiteCa19MgAl4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10](OH)(OH)9Tet. 4/m : P4/n
Manaevite-(Ce)(Ca13Ce4[H2O]2)Mg(Al3Mg)(Mg3Ti3Fe3+2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)8(H4O4)2]O(OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
ManganvesuvianiteCa19Mn3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9Tet. 4/m : P4/n
Milanriederite(Ca18[REE])Fe3+Al4(Mg4Al4)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10](OH)(OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
ModraiteCa19Fe2+Al4(Al6Fe2+2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10](OH)(OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
WiluiteCa19MgAl4(Al,Mg)8(B,â—ŧ)4â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(O,OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Alumovesuvianite associated with VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

9.BG.AlnaperbÃļeite-(Ce)Ca(Ce2.5Na0.5)(AlAl2Al)[Si2O7][SiO4]3O(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.Zilbermintsite-(La)(CaLa5)(Fe3+Al3Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]5O(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.Heflikite(CaCa)(AlAlSc)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.MagnesiovesuvianiteCa19MgAl4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10](OH)(OH)9Tet. 4/m : P4/n
9.BG.Zoisite-(Pb)(CaPb)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
9.BG.Shuiskite-(Cr)Ca2Cr3+Cr3+2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BG.RadekÅĄkodaite Group
9.BG.05Dissakisite-(La)(CaLa)(AlAlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05Manganiandrosite-(Ce)(Mn2+Ce)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bDissakisite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bAllanite-(Sm)(CaSm)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05aHancockite(CaPb)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05Dollaseite-(Ce)(CaCe)(MgAlMg)F[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05a v'Unnamed (Ga-analogue of Epidote)'(CaCa)(AlAlGa3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
9.BG.05aClinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05aEpidote-(Sr)(CaSr)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05Vanadoandrosite-(Ce)(Mn2+Ce)(V3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bVanadoallanite-(La)(CaLa)(V3+AlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05b'Unnamed (Mg-analogue of Ferriallanite-(Ce))'(CaCe)(Fe3+AlMg)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
9.BG.05bFerriallanite-(La)(CaLa)(Fe3+AlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05Uedaite-(Ce)(Mn2+Ce)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05aEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05Tweddillite(CaSr)(Mn3+AlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bÅskagenite-(Nd)(Mn2+Nd)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4]OMon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05Piemontite-(Pb)(CaPb)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bAllanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bAllanite-(La)(CaLa)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bAllanite-(Y)(CaY)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05aPiemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bAkasakaite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bManganiandrosite-(La)(Mn2+La)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bAkasakaite-(La)(CaLa)(AlAlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bVanadoakasakaite-(La)(CaLa)(V3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05Khristovite-(Ce)(CaCe)(MgAlMn2+)F[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bFerriakasakaite-(La)(CaLa)(Fe3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05Ferriandrosite-(La)(Mn2+La)(Fe3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05'Androsite-(Ce)'(Mn2+Ce)(AlAlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
9.BG.05Vielleaureite-(Ce)Mn2+Ce(MgAlMn2+)(Si2O7)(SiO4)F(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05Ferriandrosite-(Ce)(Mn2+Ce)(Fe3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bFerriallanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(Fe3+AlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05b'Unnamed (Mn3+-analogue of Ferriakasakaite-(Ce))'(CaCe)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
9.BG.05bVanadoakasakaite-(Ce)(CaCe)(V3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05Piemontite-(Sr)(CaSr)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05Niigataite(CaSr)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bFerriakasakaite-(Ce)(CaCe)(Fe3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bVanadoandrosite-(La)Mn2+La(V3+AlMn2+)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05bAllanite-(Nd)(CaNd)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.05b'UM1989-32-SiO:AlCaFeHREE'(Ca0.5â—ŧ0.5REE)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
9.BG.05aMukhinite(CaCa)(AlAlV3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon.
9.BG.05bManganiakasakaite-(La)(CaLa)(Mn3+AlMn2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.10Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
9.BG.15MacfalliteCa2Mn3+3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.15SursassiteMn2+2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.20Pumpellyite-(Al)Ca2AlAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2OMon. 2/m
9.BG.20Shuiskite-(Mg)Ca2MgCr3+2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20Julgoldite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Fe3+2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20OkhotskiteCa2Mn2+Mn3+2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20Julgoldite-(Mg)Ca2MgFe3+2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)Mon.
9.BG.20PoppiiteCa2V3+V3+2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.BG.20Julgoldite-(Fe3+)Ca2Fe3+Fe3+2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2OMon.
9.BG.20Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20Pumpellyite-(Fe3+)Ca2Fe3+Al2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2OMon. 2/m
9.BG.20Pumpellyite-(Mg)Ca2MgAl2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)Mon. 2/m
9.BG.20Pumpellyite-(Mn2+)Ca2Mn2+Al2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)Mon. 2/m
9.BG.25GanomalitePb9Ca5Mn(Si2O7)4(SiO4)OHex. 6 : P6
9.BG.25WayneburnhamitePb9Ca6(Si2O7)3(SiO4)3Hex. 6 : P6
9.BG.30RustumiteCa10(Si2O7)2(SiO4)(OH)2Cl2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.BG.35ModraiteCa19Fe2+Al4(Al6Fe2+2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10](OH)(OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35FluorvesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(F,OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35Milanriederite(Ca18[REE])Fe3+Al4(Mg4Al4)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10](OH)(OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35Manaevite-(Ce)(Ca13Ce4[H2O]2)Mg(Al3Mg)(Mg3Ti3Fe3+2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)8(H4O4)2]O(OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35HongheiteCa19Fe2+Al4(Fe3+,Mg)8(â—ŧ4)B[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH,O)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35WiluiteCa19MgAl4(Al,Mg)8(B,â—ŧ)4â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(O,OH)9Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nnc
9.BG.35CyprineCa19Cu2+Al4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10](OH)(OH)9Tet. 4/m : P4/n
9.BG.35ManganvesuvianiteCa19Mn3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9Tet. 4/m : P4/n
9.BG.40Vyuntspakhkite-(Y)(Y,Yb)4Al2.5-1.5(Si,Al)1.5-2.5(SiO4)4O(OH)7Mon. 2/m : P21/c
9.BG.45DellaiteCa6Si3O11(OH)2Tric.
9.BG.50FerriperbÃļeite-(Ce)CaCe3(Fe3+Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]3O(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.50PerbÃļeite-(La)CaLa3(AlAl2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]3O(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.50PerbÃļeite-(Ce)CaCe3(AlAl2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]3O(OH)2 Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.50Gatelite-(Ce)CaCe3(AlAl2Mg)[Si2O7][SiO4]3O(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/c
9.BG.50FerriperbÃļeite-(La) CaLa3(Fe3+Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]3O(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.55VÃĪstmanlandite-(Ce)CaCe3(MgAl2Mg)[Si2O7][SiO4]3F(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.60RadekÅĄkodaite-(La) (CaLa5)(Al4Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]5O(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.BG.60RadekÅĄkodaite-(Ce)(CaCe5)(Al4Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]5O(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m

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IR Spectrum:
The most intense IR absorption bands lie in the ranges 412–609, 897–1024, and 3051–3671 cm−1.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for AlumovesuvianiteHide

References for AlumovesuvianiteHide

Reference List:
HÃĨlenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2016) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2016, CNMNC Newsletter 32. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (5) 915-922 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.084
Panikorovskii, Taras L.; Chukanov, Nikita V.; Aksenov, Sergey M.; Mazur, Anton S.; Avdontseva, Evgenia Yu; Shilovskikh, Vladimir V.; Krivovichev, Sergey V. (2017) Alumovesuvianite, Ca19Al(Al,Mg)12Si18O69(OH)9, a new vesuvianite-group member from the Jeffrey mine, asbestos, Estrie region, QuÃĐbec, Canada. Mineralogy and Petrology, 111 (6). p.833-842. doi:10.1007/s00710-017-0495-1
Panikorovskii, Taras, Chukanov, Nikita, Rusakov, Vyacheslav, Shilovskikh, Vladimir, Mazur, Anton, Balassone, Giuseppina, Ivanyuk, Gregory, Krivovichev, Sergey (2017) Vesuvianite from the Somma-Vesuvius Complex: New Data and Revised Formula. Minerals, 7 (12) 248 doi:10.3390/min7120248
Panikorovskii, Taras L.; Chukanov, Nikita V.; Aksenov, Sergey M.; Mazur, Anton S.; Avdontseva, Evgenia Yu; Shilovskikh, Vladimir V.; Krivovichev, Sergey V. (2017) Alumovesuvianite, Ca19Al(Al,Mg)12Si18O69(OH)9, a new vesuvianite-group member from the Jeffrey mine, asbestos, Estrie region, QuÃĐbec, Canada. Mineralogy and Petrology, 111 (6). p.833-842. doi:10.1007/s00710-017-0495-1
Chukanov, Nikita V., Panikorovskii, Taras L., Goncharov, Alexey G., Pekov, Igor V., Belakovskiy, Dmitriy I., Britvin, Sergey N., MÃķckel, Steffen, Vozchikova, Svetlana A. (2019) Milanriederite, (Ca,REE)19Fe3+Al4(Mg,Al,Fe3+)8Si18O68(OH,O)10, a new vesuvianite-group mineral from the Kombat Mine, Namibia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (3) 637-646 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2856
(2020) Alumovesuvianite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for AlumovesuvianiteHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Canada (TL)
 
  • QuÃĐbec
    • Estrie
      • Les Sources RCM
        • Val-des-Sources
HÃĨlenius et al. (2016) +1 other reference
Italy
 
  • Aosta Valley
    • ChÃĒtillon
Tanaka et al. (2002)
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