Hibonite Subgroup

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Hibonite

Tha-Yet-Pin-Pyint, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Hibonite

Montignies-sur-Sambre, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Gorerite, etc.

Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel

Hibonite

Tha-Yet-Pin-Pyint, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Hibonite

Montignies-sur-Sambre, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Gorerite, etc.

Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel

Hibonite

Tha-Yet-Pin-Pyint, Kyauk-Pyat-That, Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Hibonite

Montignies-sur-Sambre, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

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About Hibonite SubgroupHide

Member of:

Magnetoplumbite Group

This page provides mineralogical data about Hibonite Subgroup.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

55420

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:55420:6

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

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TiO₂	0.5 %
Al₂O₃	86.1 %
V₂O₃	5.8 %
MgO	0.6 %
CaO	8.3 %
Total:	101.3 %

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Dellagiustaite type locality, Sierra de Comechingones, San Luis Province, Argentina	Frank K. Mazdab collection sample FKM-202

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005520	Hibonite	Bermanec V, Holtstam D, Sturman D, Criddle A J, Back M E, Scavnicar S (1996) Nezilovite, a new member of the magnetoplumbite group, and the crystal chemistry of mognetoplumbite and hibonite The Canadian Mineralogist 34 1287-1297		1996		0	293

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 Nezilovite, a new member of the magnetoplumbite group, and the crystal
 chemistry of mognetoplumbite and hibonite
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_database_code_amcsd 0005520
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ca.85 Ce.06 La.03 Nd.01 Mg.53 Al10.66 Fe.3 Si.06 Ti.5 O19'
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.796
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Ca   0.66667   0.33333   0.25000   0.85000   0.03546
Ce   0.66667   0.33333   0.25000   0.06000   0.03546
La   0.66667   0.33333   0.25000   0.03000   0.03546
Nd   0.66667   0.33333   0.25000   0.01000   0.03546
Mg   0.66667   0.33333   0.25000   0.05000   0.03546
AlM1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000   0.00633
AlM2   0.00000   0.00000   0.23790   0.50000   0.01393
FeM3   0.33333   0.66667   0.02710   0.15000   0.00887
MgM3   0.33333   0.66667   0.02710   0.24000   0.00887
AlM3   0.33333   0.66667   0.02710   0.61000   0.00887
SiM4   0.66667   0.33333  -0.18890   0.03000   0.01013
TiM4   0.66667   0.33333  -0.18890   0.25000   0.01013
AlM4   0.66667   0.33333  -0.18890   0.72000   0.01013
AlM5   0.16790   0.33580  -0.10710   1.00000   0.00507
O1   0.00000   0.00000   0.14810   1.00000   0.00887
O2   0.33333   0.66667  -0.05650   1.00000   0.01013
O3   0.36200   0.18100   0.75000   1.00000   0.02913
O4   0.15310   0.30630   0.05200   1.00000   0.01267
O5   0.50430  -0.50430   0.35080   1.00000   0.01140

Relationship of Hibonite Subgroup to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Magnetoplumbite Group

Other Members of Magnetoplumbite Group:

Chihuahuaite	FeAl₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Hawthorneite Subgroup
Magnetoplumbite Subgroup
Mizraite-(Ce)	Ce(Al₁₁Mg)O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
UM1994-07-O:BaCrFeMgTi	BaTi₅Fe₄Mg₂CrO₁₉
UM1994-08-O:CaFeKMgTi	KTi₅Fe₃Cr₂Mg₂O₁₉
Yimengite	K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc

Hibonite Subgroup Members:

Gorerite	CaAlFe³⁺₁₁O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc

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Localities for Hibonite SubgroupHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Algeria
Adrar Province Zaouiet Kounta District In Zghmir ⓘ Adrar 003 meteorite	[Hibonite] Lee et al. (1995)
Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province Bordj Badji Mokhtar District Bordj Badji Mokhtar ⓘ Acfer 059/El Djouf 001 meteorites	[Hibonite] Weber et al. (1992, March) +1 other reference
In Salah Province In Salah District Foggaret Ezzaouia ⓘ Acfer 094 meteorite	[Hibonite] Anorthite +2 other references
ⓘ Acfer 182 meteorite	[Hibonite] Weber et al. (1994)
ⓘ Acfer 214 meteorite	[Hibonite] Ma et al. (2017)

Angola
Huambo Province Bailundo ⓘ Bailundo	[Hibonite] Beleque (2010)

Antarctica
East Antarctica American Highland Grove Mountains ⓘ Grove Mountains 020025 meteorite	[Hibonite] Shen et al. (2022)
Buckley Island quadrangle Lewis Cliff ⓘ Lewis Cliff 85311 meteorite	[Hibonite] Lee et al. (2019)
Queen Maud Land Queen Fabiola Mountains ⓘ Yamato 81020 meteorite	[Hibonite] Brearley et al. (1998)
Victoria Land Allan Hills ⓘ Allan Hills 85085 meteorite	[Hibonite] Jeffrey N. Grossman (1988)
ⓘ Allan Hills A77003 meteorite	[Hibonite] Russell et al. (1994)
ⓘ Allan Hills A77307 meteorite	[Hibonite] Needham et al. (2103)

Argentina
Entre Ríos Province Nogoyá Department Algarrobitos District Nogoya ⓘ Nogoya meteorite	[Hibonite] J. D. MacDougall & J. Carlson (1978)
Mendoza Province Las Heras Department Capdevilla District ⓘ Puesto la Peña alkaline complex	[Hibonite] Zappettini et al. (2023) +1 other reference
San Luis Province ⓘ Sierra de Comechingones	[Hibonite] Cámara et al. (2018)
ⓘ Dellagiustaite type locality ?	[Hibonite] Anthony Kampf +1 other reference

Australia
New South Wales Evelyn Co. Milparinka Moorabie Bore ⓘ Moorabie meteorite	[Hibonite] Russell et al. (1997)
South Australia City of Adelaide Adelaide ⓘ Adelaide meteorite	[Hibonite] Hutcheon et al. (1982)
Victoria City of Greater Shepparton Murchison ⓘ Murchison meteorite	[Hibonite] Fuchs et al. (1970)

Azerbaijan
Aghjabadi District Hindarx ⓘ Indarch meteorite	[Hibonite] Lee M R et al. (1995) +1 other reference

Belgium
Wallonia Hainaut Charleroi ⓘ Montignies-sur-Sambre	[Hibonite] Analysed at Université du Maine

Canada
Yukon Whitehorse mining district Carcross Tagish Lake ⓘ Tagish Lake meteorite	[Hibonite] Meteoritics & Planetary Sci. 38 (May 2003)

China
Hebei Handan She County ⓘ Fushan Fe Mine	[Hibonite] Zhengmin Cao et al. (1997)
Shaanxi Hanzhong Ningqiang County ⓘ Ningqiang meteorite (Ningqiang carbonaceous chondrite)	[Hibonite] Wang et al. (2009)

Czech Republic
Olomouc Region Olomouc District Těšetice ⓘ Tieschitz meteorite	[Hibonite] Lee M R et al. (1995) +2 other references

Denmark
Zealand Region Lolland ⓘ Maribo meteorite	[Hibonite] Haack H. et al. (2012)

DR Congo
Ituri Aru Territory ⓘ Essebi meteorite	[Hibonite] Goresy et al. (1984)

Egypt
New Valley Governorate ⓘ Isna meteorite	[Hibonite] Russell et al. (1994)

France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Doubs Besançon Ornans ⓘ Ornans Meteorite	[Hibonite] A. M. Davis (1985)
Centre-Val de Loire Loir-et-Cher Vendôme Lancé ⓘ Lancé Meteorite	[Hibonite] Brearley et al. (1998)
Ile-de-France Paris ⓘ Paris meteorite	[Hibonite] Marrocchi et al. (2014) +2 other references
Occitanie Tarn-et-Garonne Montauban Orgueil ⓘ Orgueil meteorite	[Hibonite] Ian D. Hutcheon et al. (1994)

India
Gujarat Surendranagar District ⓘ Dhajala meteorite	[Hibonite] Brearley et al. (1998)
Kerala Kollam District Pathanapuram ⓘ Perunthol-Kakkaponnu	[Hibonite] Sandiford et al. (1991) +3 other references
Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur Division Chhindwara District ⓘ Semarkona meteorite	[Hibonite] Srinivasan et al. (1996) +2 other references
Tamil Nadu Krishnagiri District ⓘ Kakangari meteorite	[Hibonite] Prinz et al. (1989) +1 other reference
Uttar Pradesh Mirzapur Division Bhadohi District ⓘ Bishunpur meteorite (Parjabatpur meteorite)	[Hibonite] Krestina et al. (2002)

Israel
Haifa District Kishon river ⓘ Kishon Mid Reach zone 2	[Hibonite] J. Hattingh (2019)
ⓘ Mount Carmel	[Hibonite] Griffin et al. (2021)
ⓘ Rakefet magmatic complex	[Hibonite] doi.org (n.d.) +3 other references
Southern District Beersheba Subdistrict Tamar Regional Council Hatrurim Basin ⓘ "Olive unit"	[Gorerite] Miyawaki et al. (2020) +1 other reference
ⓘ Aravaite type locality	[Hibonite] Britvin et al. (2021) +1 other reference
Har Parsa (Mt. Parsa) ⓘ Kahlenbergite occurrence	[Hibonite] Krüger et al. (2021)

Italy
Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Province Cento Renazzo ⓘ Renazzo meteorite	[Hibonite] Weisberg et al. (1989)
Vigarano Mainarda Vigarano Pieve ⓘ Vigarano meteorite (Cariani; Ferrara; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve; Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno; Vigarvano; Vigavano [NHM cat.])	[Hibonite] Christophe-Michel-Levy et al. (1970) +1 other reference

Kazakhstan
Pavlodar Region Pavlodar District ⓘ Efremovka meteorite	[Hibonite]

Kenya
Laikipia County ⓘ Rumuruti meteorite	[Hibonite] Rout et al. (2008)
Makueni County ⓘ Chyulu Hills	[Hibonite] Ulianov et al. (2005)

Madagascar
Anosy Amboasary Sud District ⓘ Antranomaro	[Hibonite] Hibonite specimens sold in autumn 2025 ...
Maromby ⓘ Ambonaivo Group	[Hibonite] Behier (1963)
ⓘ Andranondambo phlogopite deposit	[Hibonite] Behier (1963)
ⓘ Andranondambo sapphire deposits	[Hibonite] Giuliani et al. (2007)
ⓘ Bekitoly	[Hibonite] Rakotondrazafy et al. (1996)
ⓘ Belafa area	[Hibonite] Arliguie M photo and specimen
ⓘ Besakoa	[Hibonite] Behier (1960) +1 other reference
Esiva ⓘ Esiva eluvials	[Hibonite] Delbos (1955)
ⓘ N-W Maromby	[Hibonite] Rakotondrazafy et al. (1996)
ⓘ Tranomaro-Maromby area	[Hibonite] Knut Edvard Larsen info
Tranomaro Ambindandrakemba ⓘ Ambindandrakemba Mine	[Hibonite] Delbos (1955) +1 other reference
ⓘ Analalava North (Ambindandrakemba 4)	[Hibonite] Rakotondrazafy et al. (1996)
ⓘ Andakato thorianite deposit (Ambindandrakemba 2)	[Hibonite] Delbos (1955)
ⓘ Androtsabo north (Ambindandrakemba 5)	[Hibonite] Knut Edvard Larsen collection # M-61 +1 other reference
ⓘ Andranokaolo thorianite deposit (Andrakaholo; Andrakakolo)	[Hibonite] Schwab (1998)
ⓘ Bekinana	[Hibonite] Rakotondrazafy et al. (1996)
ⓘ Marovoalava	[Hibonite] Collection and photo: Arliguie Michel (Ex Jean Chervet )
ⓘ Vohimena deposit (Vohimena Nord)	[Hibonite] Delbos (1955)

Mexico
Chihuahua Pueblito de Allende ⓘ Allende meteorite	[Hibonite] Ma et al. (2009) +3 other references

Middle East
ⓘ Hatrurim Formation	[Hibonite] Gross (1977)

Morocco
Drâa-Tafilalet Region Errachidia Province Errachidia Cercle M'daghra Lkeng Caïdat ⓘ Northwest Africa 470 meteorite (NWA 470)	[Hibonite] Ivanova et al. (2002)

Myanmar	[Hibonite]

Mandalay Region Pyin-Oo-Lwin District Mogok Township Kyauk-Pyat-That ⓘ Man-taw-bin	[Hibonite] Harald Schillhammer collection
ⓘ Tha-Yet-Pin-Pyint	[Hibonite] Sieghard Ellenberger data +1 other reference

Northwest Africa Meteorites
ⓘ Northwest Africa 1934 meteorite (NWA 1934)	[Hibonite] Stuart A. Sweeney Smith (2010)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 4964 meteorite (NWA 4964)	[Hibonite] Ma et al. (2024)

Norway
Østfold Moss ⓘ Moss Meteorite	[Hibonite] Krot et al. (2019)
Telemark Nome Søve Mines ⓘ Slag dumps	[Hibonite] Dahlgren (2005)

Oman
Al Wusta Governorate Sayh al Uhaymir ⓘ Sayh al Uhaymir 290 meteorite	[Hibonite] Zhang et al. (2009)

Romania
Harghita County ⓘ Mezö-Madaras meteorite (Fekete; Madaras; Maros; Mesö-Madarasz; Mezoe-Madaras; Weiler [NHM Cat.])	[Hibonite] Michel‐Lévy (1988)

Russia
Bashkortostan ⓘ Isheyevo meteorite	[Hibonite] Krot et al. (2008)
Kamchatka Krai Milkovsky District ⓘ Tolbachik Volcanic field	[Hibonite] Rappenglück (2022)
Kemerovo Oblast Gornaya Shoria Region Tashelga River ⓘ Tashelginskoye Fe-(Co) deposit	[Hibonite] Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) +1 other reference
Primorsky Krai Krasnoarmeysky District Roshchino Kedrovaya river ⓘ Nezametnoe deposit (Nezametny gold mine)	[Hibonite] Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Sysertsky District Dvurechensk ⓘ Klyuchevskii Zavod slag locality	[Hibonite] Ерохин Ю.В.
Tatarstan Muslyumovsky District ⓘ Kainsaz meteorite (Kaïnsas meteorite [NHM catalogue])	[Hibonite] T. Ushikubo (2000)

South Africa
Western Cape Cape Winelands District Municipality Witzenberg Local Municipality Koue Bokkeveld Mountain ⓘ Koue Bokkeveld meteorite	[Hibonite] Richard C. Greenwood (1991)

Tanzania
Morogoro Region Malinyi District ⓘ Ligama Hill	[Hibonite] Maaskant et al. (1980)

Ukraine
Donetsk Oblast ⓘ Azov Sea Region	[Hibonite] Yatsenko et al. (2021)
Starobesheve Raion Kalmiuske Raion ⓘ Pivdenna kimberlitic pipe	[Hibonite] Yatsenko et al. (2020)
Khmelnytskyi Oblast Shepetivka Raion ⓘ Putrinci	[Hibonite] Yatsenko et al. (2017)
Mykolayiv Oblast ⓘ Krymka meteorite	[Hibonite] Nittler et al. (____) +1 other reference
ⓘ Mighei meteorite	[Hibonite] MacPherson (1984)
Zaporizhia Oblast Berdyansk Raion ⓘ Mriya lamproite pipe	[Hibonite] YATSENKO et al. (2020) +1 other reference

USA
Kansas Decatur County ⓘ Leoville meteorite (Leoville CV3 chondrite)	[Hibonite] Kracher et al. (1985)
McPherson County ⓘ Inman meteorite	[Hibonite] Lee M R et al. (1995)
Kentucky Calloway County ⓘ Murray meteorite	[Hibonite] Phinney et al. (1979) +1 other reference
Missouri Warren County ⓘ Warrenton meteorite	[Hibonite] Greenwood et al. (1992)
Oklahoma Washita County ⓘ Colony meteorite	[Hibonite] Grossite +1 other reference
Texas McLennan County ⓘ Axtell meteorite	[Hibonite] Srinivasan et al. ( 2000)
Utah Piute County ⓘ Pine Canyon	[Hibonite] Mineralogical Magazine 1998 62 : 265-269
Virginia Henrico County ⓘ Sharps meteorite	[Hibonite] Bischoff et al. (1984) +1 other reference

Yemen
Hadhramaut Governorate ⓘ Kaidun meteorite	[Hibonite] Zolensky et al. (2003)

Outer Space	[Hibonite]