| Aspedamite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | 12(Fe2Fe)Nb4(ThNb9Fe2TiO42)(H2O)9(OH)3 |
| IMA symbol | Apd |
| Identification | |
| Color | Brownish orange to deep red |
| Cleavage | None Observed |
| Luster | Adamantine |
| Streak | Very pale orange |
| Specific gravity | 4.070 |
Aspedamite is a very rare mineral, one of two natural heteropolyniobates. Its chemical formula (one of the possible formulas) is complex and shows the presence of essential vacancies: 12(Fe2Fe)Nb4(ThNb9Fe2TiO42)(H2O)9(OH)3. Its structure (isometric, space group Im3) is the same as of the second known heteropolyniobate - menezesite. Aspedamite is somewhat similar to another mineral from Norway, peterandresenite, which is a hexaniobate.
References
- "Aspedamite: Aspedamite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- Cooper, M.A., Abdu, Y.A., Ball, N.A., Černý, P., Hawthorne, F.C., and Kristiansen, R., 2012. Aspedamite, Ideally 12(Fe,Fe)3Nb412{(H2O),(OH)}12, a New Heteropolyniobate Mineral Species from the Herrebøkasa Quarry, Aspedammen, Østfold, Southern Norway: Description and Crystal Structure. The Canadian Mineralogist 50, 793-804; DOI: 10.3749/canmin.50.4.793
- "Menezesite: Menezesite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- "Peterandresenite: Peterandresenite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
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