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Zincovelesite-6N6S
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Zincovelesite-6N6S
Veles, Macedonia
Formula:
Zn3(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Ti)8O15(OH)
Colour:
Black
Lustre:
Metallic, Sub-Metallic
Hardness:
6½
Specific Gravity:
5.158 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Member of:
Name:
The rootname velesite is given for the discovery locality near the city of Veles.
The first Fe3+-dominant member of the högbomite supergroup and, thus, can be considered as a parent species of a new mineral group.
Uniaxial intergrowths of zincovelesite-6N6S with nežilovite are observed at the type locality, in silicate-baryte zones of a metasomatic rock.
Uniaxial intergrowths of zincovelesite-6N6S with nežilovite are observed at the type locality, in silicate-baryte zones of a metasomatic rock.
Name Encoding
Formatted:
zincovelesite-6N6S
HTML:
zincovelesite-6<i>N</i>6<i>S</i>
LaTeX:
zincovelesite-6\textit{N}6\textit{S}
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
51975
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:51975:3
IMA Classification of Zincovelesite-6N6S
Approved
Approval year:
2017
First published:
2018
Type description reference:
Chukanov, Nikita V., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G., Jančev, Simeon, Pekov, Igor V., Varlamov, Dmitry A., Göttlicher, Jörg, Rusakov, Vyacheslav S., Polekhovsky, Yury S., Chervonnyi, Alexandr D., Ermolaeva, Vera N. (2018) Zincovelesite-6N6S, Zn3(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Ti)8O15(OH), a new högbomite-supergroup mineral from Jacupica mountains, Republic of Macedonia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112 (5) 733-742 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0555-1
Classification of Zincovelesite-6N6S
4.CB.20
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
B : With medium-sized cations
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
B : With medium-sized cations
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference for Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Zcv-6N6S | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Zincovelesite-6N6S
Metallic, Sub-Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Black
Streak:
Brownish-black
Hardness:
6½ on Mohs scale
Comment:
The micro-indentation hardness is 1118 kg/mm2
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Parting:
No parting is observed.
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
5.158 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Chemistry of Zincovelesite-6N6S
Mindat Formula:
Zn3(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Ti)8O15(OH)
Element Weights:
Crystallography of Zincovelesite-6N6S
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Space Group:
P3m1
Setting:
P3m1
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.902(2) Å, c = 55.86(1) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 9.465
Unit Cell V:
1,685.12 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 2.952 Å | (62) |
| 2.881 Å | (61) |
| 2.515 Å | (100) |
| 2.493 Å | (88) |
| 2.451 Å | (39) |
| 1.690 Å | (19) |
| 1.475 Å | (29) |
| 1.441 Å | (20) |
Reference:
Chukanov, Nikita V., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G., Jančev, Simeon, Pekov, Igor V., Varlamov, Dmitry A., Göttlicher, Jörg, Rusakov, Vyacheslav S., Polekhovsky, Yury S., Chervonnyi, Alexandr D., Ermolaeva, Vera N. (2018) Zincovelesite-6N6S, Zn3(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Ti)8O15(OH), a new högbomite-supergroup mineral from Jacupica mountains, Republic of Macedonia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112 (5) 733-742 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0555-1
Comments:
From Type Description.
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics | <3.5-2.5 |
| 40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies) |
Type Occurrence of Zincovelesite-6N6S
General Appearance of Type Material:
As lenticular aggregates up to 2 × 2 × 0.5 mm consisting of thin near-coplanar platelets up to 70 × 70 × 1 µm3
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Type material is deposited in the collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, registration number 4787/1, and the National Institution Macedonian Museum of Natural History, Skopje, Macedonia, registration
Empirical Formula of Type Material:
H1.05Zn3.26Mg0.21Cu0.05Fe3+3.18Mn3+2.32Al1.38Ti0.57Sb0.20O16
Chemical Analysis of Type Material:
| MgO | 0.97 % |
|---|---|
| CuO | 0.50 % |
| ZnO | 30.80 % |
| Al2O3 | 8.17 % |
| Mn2O3 | 21.31 % |
| Fe2O3 | 29.44 % |
| TiO2 | 5.28 % |
| Sb2O5 | 3.74 % |
| H2O | 1.1 % |
| Total: | 101.31 % |
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In oxide Zn-Fe-Mn ore
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Chukanov, Nikita V., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G., Jančev, Simeon, Pekov, Igor V., Varlamov, Dmitry A., Göttlicher, Jörg, Rusakov, Vyacheslav S., Polekhovsky, Yury S., Chervonnyi, Alexandr D., Ermolaeva, Vera N. (2018) Zincovelesite-6N6S, Zn3(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Ti)8O15(OH), a new högbomite-supergroup mineral from Jacupica mountains, Republic of Macedonia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112 (5) 733-742 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0555-1
Synonyms of Zincovelesite-6N6S
Other Language Names for Zincovelesite-6N6S
Dutch:Zincovelesiet-6N6S
German:Zincovelesit-6N6S
Relationship of Zincovelesite-6N6S to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Högbomite Supergroup:
| Beltrandoite Group | ||
| Högbomite Group | A group of the Högbomite Supergroup. | |
| Nigerite Group | A group of the Högbomite Supergroup where Sn is the dominant tetravalent cation in the nolanite module. | |
| Taaffeite Group | A group of the Högbomite Supergroup with minerals that is composed of spinel and modified nolanite modules ... |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 4.CB. | Magnesiohögbomite-6N12S | Mg5Al11TiO23(OH) |
| 4.CB. | Kidodite | BaMg2Fe16O27 |
| 4.CB. | Ferrohögbomite-2N2S | [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2 |
| 4.CB. | Zhenruite | (MoO3)2 · H2O |
| 4.CB. | Fuyuanite | Mg7Nb6O18(OH)8 |
| 4.CB. | Virgilluethite | MoO3 · H2O |
| 4.CB. | Pengite | (Pb8Sb3+3)Σ11Sb5+9O35 |
| 4.CB.05 | Brizziite | NaSb5+O3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Tistarite | Ti3+2O3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Ecandrewsite | ZnTiO3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Melanostibite | Mn2+2Fe3+Sb5+O6 |
| 4.CB.05 | 'UM1998-11-O-AuHSb' | Au+2Sb3+O2(OH) |
| 4.CB.05 | Karelianite | V3+2O3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Corundum | Al2O3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Eskolaite | Cr2O3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Akimotoite | MgSiO3 |
| 4.CB.05 | 'Unnamed (Fe-Cr Oxide)' | FeCrO3 |
| 4.CB.05 | 'Auroantimonate' | AuSbO3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Hemleyite | Fe2+SiO3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 |
| 4.CB.10 | Bixbyite-(Fe) | (Fe,Mn)2O3 |
| 4.CB.10 | Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn3+2O3 |
| 4.CB.10 | Avicennite | Tl2O3 |
| 4.CB.15 | Armalcolite | MgTi4+2O5 |
| 4.CB.15 | Ferropseudobrookite | Fe2+Ti4+2O5 |
| 4.CB.15 | Griffinite | Al2TiO5 |
| 4.CB.15 | Pseudobrookite Group | |
| 4.CB.15 | Sassite | Ti3+2Ti4+O5 |
| 4.CB.15 | Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| 4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S | (Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)Σ=10Al22Ti4+2O46(OH)2 |
| 4.CB.20 | Magnesiobeltrandoite-2N3S | (Mg6Al2)(Al18Fe3+2)O38(OH)2 |
| 4.CB.20 | Zincohögbomite-2N6S | [(Zn,Mg)7(Al,Fe3+,Ti)16O31(OH)]2 |
| 4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-6N6S | [(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]6 |
| 4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S | [(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2 |
| 4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S | [(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2 |
| 4.CB.20 | 'Ferrohögbomite-6N12S' | [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn)5(Al,Ti,Fe3+)12O23(OH)]6 |
| 4.CB.20 | Zincohögbomite-2N2S | [(Zn,Al,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+,Ti)8O15(OH)]2 |
| 4.CB.25 | Kleberite | FeTi6O11(OH)5 |
| 4.CB.25 | Pseudorutile | Fe3+2Ti4+3O9 |
| 4.CB.30 | Oxyvanite | V3+2V4+O5 |
| 4.CB.30 | Berdesinskiite | V3+2TiO5 |
| 4.CB.30 | Kaitianite | Ti3+2Ti4+O5 |
| 4.CB.35 | Machiite | Al2Ti3O9 |
| 4.CB.35 | Vestaite | (Ti4+Fe2+)Ti4+3O9 |
| 4.CB.35 | Olkhonskite | (Cr,V)2Ti3O9 |
| 4.CB.35 | Schreyerite | V3+2Ti4+3O9 |
| 4.CB.40 | Zincorinmanite-(Zn) | Zn2Sb2(Fe3+4Zn2)O14(OH)2 |
| 4.CB.40 | Majindeite | Mg2Mo3O8 |
| 4.CB.40 | Almagreraite | CuZnMn4+3O8 |
| 4.CB.40 | Kamiokite | Fe2Mo3O8 |
| 4.CB.40 | Nolanite | V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2 |
| 4.CB.40 | Iseite | Mn2Mo3O8 |
| 4.CB.40 | Rinmanite | Zn2Sb2Mg2Fe4O14(OH)2 |
| 4.CB.45 | Stibioclaudetite | AsSbO3 |
| 4.CB.45 | Claudetite | As2O3 |
| 4.CB.50 | Senarmontite | Sb2O3 |
| 4.CB.50 | Arsenolite | As2O3 |
| 4.CB.55 | Valentinite | Sb2O3 |
| 4.CB.60 | Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| 4.CB.65 | Sphaerobismoite | Bi2O3 |
| 4.CB.70 | Sillénite | Bi12SiO20 |
| 4.CB.75 | Kyzylkumite | V3+Ti2O5(OH) |
| 4.CB.80 | 'Tietaiyangite' | Fe3+4Fe2+TiO9 |
| 4.CB.85 | Liuite | FeTiO3 |
| 4.CB.90 | Luogufengite | Fe2O3 |
| 4.CB.95 | Wangdaodeite | FeTiO3 |
Other Information
IR Spectrum:
The IR spectrum shows the presence of OH groups.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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References for Zincovelesite-6N6S
Reference List:
Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 38. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (4) 1033-1038 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.062
Chukanov, Nikita V., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G., Jančev, Simeon, Pekov, Igor V., Varlamov, Dmitry A., Göttlicher, Jörg, Rusakov, Vyacheslav S., Polekhovsky, Yury S., Chervonnyi, Alexandr D., Ermolaeva, Vera N. (2018) Zincovelesite-6N6S, Zn3(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Ti)8O15(OH), a new högbomite-supergroup mineral from Jacupica mountains, Republic of Macedonia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112 (5) 733-742 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0555-1
Localities for Zincovelesite-6N6S
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North Macedonia (TL) | |
| Hålenius et al. (2017) +2 other references |
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Zincovelesite-6N6S type locality, Nežilovo, Čaška Municipality, North Macedonia