| Ilirneyite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Tellurate |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Mg0.5•4.5H2O |
| IMA symbol | Iny |
| Crystal system | Hexagonal |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (6/m) H-M symbol: (6/m) |
| Space group | P63/m |
| Unit cell | a = 9.40, c = 7.66 |
| Identification | |
| References | |
Ilirneyite is a rare tellurite mineral with the formula Mg0.5•4.5H2O. It was discovered at the Sentyabr'skoe deposit (of silver and gold) in the Ilirney Range, Western Chukotka, Russia.
Relation to other minerals
Ilirneyite is a trivalent-manganese-analogue of zemannite. It is also a zinc- and manganese-analogue of keystoneite and kinichilite.
External links
- Ilirneyite on Mindat: "Ilirneyite: Ilirneyite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
References
- Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ Pekov, I.V., Siidra, O.I., Vlasov, E.A.,Yapaskurt, V.O., Lukina, E.A., Polekhovsky, Y.S., and Apletalin, A.V., 2015. Ilirneyite, IMA2015-046. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1225; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236
- "Zemannite: Zemannite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- "[International Mineralogical Association] : List of Minerals - IMA". Ima-mineralogy.org. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
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