Redefinition of thérèsemagnanite, NaCo4(SO4)(OH)6Cl·6H2O: new data and relationship to ‘cobaltogordaite'

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Title
Redefinition of thérèsemagnanite, NaCo4(SO4)(OH)6Cl·6H2O: new data and relationship to ‘cobaltogordaite'
Journal
Mineralogical Magazine
Author(s)
Kasatkin Anatoly V., Plášil Jakub, Škoda Radek, Belakovskiy Dmitriy I., Marty Joe, Meisser Nicolas, Pekov Igor V.
ISSN
0026-461X
1471-8022
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2018
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
82
Pages
159-170
Language
english
Abstract
Thérèsemagnanite was originally described from the Cap Garonne mine, Var, France. Its ideal formula was reported as (Co,Zn,Ni)6(SO4)(OH,Cl)10·8H2O; without crystal structure data, only the powder X-ray diffraction pattern was given. Revision of the holotype material revealed that thérèsemagnanite is identical to ‘cobaltogordaite’ (IMA2014-043), recently described from the Blue Lizard mine, Utah, USA. Thérèsemagnanite is thus redefined in accordance with the new data obtained for the neotype specimen from Blue Lizard (formerly the holotype specimen of ‘cobaltogordaite’) and ‘cobaltogordaite’ has been discredited by the International Mineralogical Association Commission on New Mineral Nomenclature and Classification (IMA CNMNC). Thérèsemagnanite has the ideal, end-member formula NaCo4(SO4)(OH)6Cl·6H2O. The empirical formulae of the holotype (Cap Garonne) and the neotype (Blue Lizard), both based on microprobe analyses and calculated on the basis of 17 O + Cl atoms per formula unit (with fixed 6 OH groups and 6 H2O molecules; H content is calculated by stoichiometry) are (Na0.64K0.09)Σ0.73(Co2.35Zn1.22Ni0.50)Σ4.07S1.02O3.98(OH)6Cl1.02·6H2O and Na1.01(Co1.90Zn1.37Ni0.48Cu0.15Mn0.05)Σ3.95S1.03O4.09(OH)6Cl0.91·6H2O, respectively. Thérèsemagnanite is trigonal, Pforumla$\overline 3 $⁠, a = 8.349(3), c = 13.031(2) Å, V = 786.6(4) Å3 and Z = 2 (neotype). The strongest powder X-ray diffraction lines are [dobs in Å (hkl) (Irel)]: 13.10 (001)(100), 6.53 (002)(8), 4.173 (110)(4), 3.517 (112)(5), 2.975 (104, 10forumla$\overline 4 $⁠)(4), 2.676 (211)(5) and 2.520 (12forumla$\bar 2$⁠)(5) (neotype). Thérèsemagnanite is a cobalt analogue of gordaite, NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl·6H2O. These minerals represent the gordaite group, accepted by the IMA CNMNC.
Keywords
thérèsemagnanite, ‘cobaltogordaite’, redefinition, sodium cobalt sulfate, X-ray diffraction, gordaite group, oxidation zone, Cap Garonne mine, Blue Lizard mine
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