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Titre du document / Document title

Yanomamite, InAsO4.2H2O, 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. %): In2O3 45.8(3), Fe2O3 1.1(2), Al2O3 0.21(2), As2O5 40.1 (2), H2O 12.78 by difference, with the structural formula (In0.94Fe0.04Al0.01)AsO4. 2.02 H2O. 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) Å3, 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) Å3. The strongest reflections [d in Å, (I/I0), (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). Dcalc = 3.876(3) g/cm3; VHN25 = 631 kg/mm2; 2VZ (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, no2, 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 ;

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