Titre du document / Document title
Yanomamite, InAsO
4.2H
2O, a new indium mineral from topaz-bearing greisen in the Goiás Tin Province, Brazil
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
BOTELHO N. F.
(1) ;
ROGER G.
(2) ;
D'YVOIRE F.
(3) ;
MOELO Y.
(4) ;
VOLFINGER M.
(4) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Univ. Brasilia, inst. geociênc., Brasilia 70910, BRESIL
(2) Univ. Paris VI, lab. géologie appliquée, 75252 Paris, FRANCE
(3) Univ. Paris Sud, lab. chimie solides, 91405 Orsay, FRANCE
(4) CRSCM, 45071 Orléans, FRANCE
Résumé / Abstract
Yanomamite occurs as green to yellow-green idiomorphic crystals in aggregates associated with scorodite in quartz-topaz greisen in the tin deposit of Mangabeira, Goias State, Brazil. Yanomamite crystals are always coated by a thin film of In-rich scorodite. Microprobe analyses give (wt. %): In
2O
3 45.8(3), Fe
2O
3 1.1(2), Al
2O
3 0.21(2), As
2O
5 40.1 (2), H
2O 12.78 by difference, with the structural formula (In
0.94Fe
0.04Al
0.01)AsO
4. 2.02 H
2O. Yanomamite is isotypic with scorodite, and belongs to the variscite series. The mineral is orthorhombic, space group Pbca, with a = 10.446(6), b = 9.085(4), c = 10.345(6) Å, V = 981.8(7) Å
3, Z = 8; the synthetic Fe-free compound has a = 10.471(3), b = 9.092(2), c = 10.341(2) Å, V = 984.5(5) Å
3. The strongest reflections [d in Å, (I/I
0), (hkl)] of the powder diffraction pattern of natural yanomamite are: 5.70 (70)(111), 4.53 (100)(020,210), 4.163 (50)(021), 3.874 (60)(121), 3.250 (60)(122), 3.110 (50)(311), 2.656 (40)(123), 2.541 (40)(231). D
calc = 3.876(3) g/cm
3; VHN
25 = 631 kg/mm
2; 2V
Z (meas.) = 55-76°. The average refractive index is n = 1.65. The unit-cell volume versus ionic radius of the tri- or divalent cations shows a very good correlation in the variscite isotypic series (13 arsenates, phosphates and selenates). Yanomamite and In-bearing scorodite are cogenetic, formed by alteration of early arsenopyrite and In-rich sphalerite. This replacement may be related to a hydrothermal process coeval with the main cassiterite deposition, rather than to supergene alteration
Revue / Journal Title
European journal of mineralogy
ISSN 0935-1221
Source / Source
1994, vol. 6, n
o2, pp. 245-254 (1 p.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Schweizerbart, Stuttgart, ALLEMAGNE
(1989)
(Revue)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
mineralization ;
greisen ;
Goias ;
new minerals ;
arsenates ;
indium ;
crystal form ;
color ;
mineral assemblages ;
chemical composition ;
electron probe data ;
structural formula ;
crystal structure ;
symmetry ;
space groups ;
unit cell ;
cell dimensions ;
X-ray diffraction analysis ;
X-ray powder diffraction ;
refractive index ;
scorodite ;
variscite ;
secondary minerals ;
hydrothermal alteration ;
electron microscopy ;
SEM data ;
Brazil ;
South America ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Minéralisation ;
Greisen ;
Goias ;
Minéral nouveau ;
Arséniate ;
Indium ;
Forme cristalline ;
Couleur ;
Association minérale ;
Analyse chimique ;
Donnée microsonde électronique ;
Formule structurale ;
Structure cristalline ;
Symétrie ;
Groupe espace ;
Maille élémentaire ;
Constante réticulaire ;
Diffraction RX ;
Diagramme poudre ;
Indice réfraction ;
Scorodite ;
Variscite ;
Minéral secondaire ;
Altération hydrothermale ;
Microscopie électronique ;
Yanomamite ;
Donnée MEB ;
Brésil ;
Amérique du Sud ;
Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords
Mineralización ;
Greisen ;
Goias ;
Mineral nuevo ;
Arseniato ;
Indio ;
Forma cristalina ;
Color ;
Asociación mineral ;
Análisis químico ;
Dato sonda electrónica ;
Estructura cristalina ;
Simetría ;
Grupo espacio ;
Celdilla cristalina ;
Constante reticular ;
Difracción RX ;
Diagrama polvo ;
Indice refracción ;
Scorodita ;
Variscita ;
Mineral secundario ;
Alteración hidrotermal ;
Microscopía electrónica ;
Dato MEB ;
Brasil ;
America del sur ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 519, 35400002568351.0080
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