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Nevadaite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Nevadaite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

Nevadaite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

Nevadaite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

Nevadaite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

Nevadaite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

Nevadaite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

Nevadaite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

Nevadaite

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

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About NevadaiteHide

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Formula:

(Cu²⁺,Al,V³⁺)₆Al₈(PO₄)₈F₈(OH)₂ · 22H₂O

Colour:

Pale green, turquoise

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

2.54

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

First referred to as Unknown #1 by Jensen et al (1995). Named by M.A. Cooper, F.C. Hawthorne, A.C. Roberts, E.E. Foord, R.C. Erd, H.T. Evans Jr., and M.C. Jensen in 2004 for the state of Nevada, USA, that includes the type locality of the Gold Quarry Mine.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

This page provides mineralogical data about Nevadaite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

25696

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:25696:0

Similar NamesHide

Nevadite

A rock subtype

IMA Classification of NevadaiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

(Cu²⁺,◻,Al,V³⁺)₆[Al₈(PO₄)₈F₈](OH)₂(H₂O)₂₀·2H₂O

Approval year:

2002

First published:

2004

Classification of NevadaiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

8.DC.60

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H₂O
C : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO₄ = 1:1 and < 2:1

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Nev	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of NevadaiteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of NevadaiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Pale green, turquoise

Streak:

Pale powder-blue

Hardness:

3 on Mohs scale

Hardness Data:

Estimated

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Density:

2.54 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.55 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of NevadaiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.54 n_β = 1.548 n_γ = 1.553

2V:

Measured: 76° , Calculated: 76°

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.013
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.

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Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Low (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.

Thickness: 30 µm

Stage rotation: 0°

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

X = pale greenish blue
Y = very pale greenish blue
Z = blue

Comments:

orientation: X = c, Y = a, Z = b

Chemistry of NevadaiteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Cu²⁺,Al,V³⁺)₆Al₈(PO₄)₈F₈(OH)₂ · 22H₂O

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	46.202 %
Cu	19.661 %
P	12.778 %
Al	11.131 %
F	7.838 %
H	2.391 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Al, Cu, F, H, O, P, V - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of NevadaiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm(2/m2/m2/m) - Dipyramidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.123 Å, b = 18.999 Å, c = 4.961 Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.638 : 1 : 0.261

Unit Cell V:

1,142.64 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Radiating clusters to 1 mm of prismatic crystals, occasionally covering surfaces greater than 2 cm diameter. Individual crystals are elongate on [001] with a length:width ratio of greater than 10:1 and a maximum diameter of approx. 30 mm. Also as spherules and druses.

Comment:

Space group P21mn.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005936	Nevadaite	Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C, Roberts A C, Foord E E, Erd R C, Evans H T, Jensen M C (2004) Nevadaite, (Cu,_,Al,V)6[Al8(PO4)8F8](OH)2(H2O)22, a new phosphate mineral from the Gold Quarry Mine, Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada: Description and crystal structure The Canadian Mineralogist 42 741-752		2004	Gold Quarry Mine, Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada, USA	0	293

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O3   0.45910   0.19610   0.29100   1.00000   0.00930
O4   0.49100   0.17000   0.78800   1.00000   0.01160
O5   0.35700   0.34970   0.53300   1.00000   0.01630
O6   0.52170   0.42950   0.52400   1.00000   0.01630
O7   0.53780   0.30620   0.69700   1.00000   0.00930
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O2 0.02800 0.01020 0.01000 -0.00650 -0.00100 -0.00020
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O4 0.01570 0.01010 0.00890 -0.00260 0.00280 -0.00210
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Wat12 0.02700 0.01300 0.04200 0.00300 -0.00100 0.00000
O-H12 0.02700 0.01300 0.04200 0.00300 -0.00100 0.00000
F12 0.02700 0.01300 0.04200 0.00300 -0.00100 0.00000
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O-H14 0.04400 0.02500 0.04900 0.00000 -0.00500 0.00000
F14 0.04400 0.02500 0.04900 0.00000 -0.00500 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
6.077 Å	(10)
5.618 Å	(9)
9.535 Å	(8)
2.983 Å	(6)
3.430 Å	(4)
2.661 Å	(4)
1.844 Å	(4)

Locality:

Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47c : [Carbonates, phosphates, borates, nitrates]
47e : [Vanadates, chromates, manganates]

Type Occurrence of NevadaiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

Pale green to turquoise-blue spherules and druses.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Systematic Reference Series, National Mineral Collection of Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; NMCC68091.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Hydrothermally altered sedimentary rocks. From the upper supergene zone. Brecciated and silicified silty carbonate rocks (jasperoid).

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Anatase	Fluellite	Hewettite	Kazakhstanite	Leucophosphite
Tinticite	Torbernite	Tyuyamunite	Wavellite

Synonyms of NevadaiteHide

IMA2002-035

Other Language Names for NevadaiteHide

Dutch:Nevadaiet

German:Nevadait

Russian:Невадаит

Simplified Chinese:内华达石

Traditional Chinese:內華達石

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

20 photos of Nevadaite associated with Fluellite	Al₂(PO₄)F₂(OH) · 7H₂O
15 photos of Nevadaite associated with Variscite	AlPO₄ · 2H₂O
10 photos of Nevadaite associated with Hewettite	CaV₆O₁₆ · 9H₂O
10 photos of Nevadaite associated with Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
2 photos of Nevadaite associated with Torbernite	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 12H₂O
1 photo of Nevadaite associated with Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
1 photo of Nevadaite associated with Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH) · 2H₂O
1 photo of Nevadaite associated with 'Chert'
1 photo of Nevadaite associated with Kazakhstanite	Fe³⁺₅V⁴⁺₃V⁵⁺₁₂O₃₉(OH)₉ · 9H₂O
1 photo of Nevadaite associated with Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.DC.	Ferroberaunite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₅ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DC.	Césarferreiraite	Fe²⁺ Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.	Ferrivauxite	Fe³⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.	Ianbruceite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH) · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.05	Nissonite	Cu₂Mg₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DC.07	Euchroite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH) · 3H₂O	Orth. 222 : P2₁2₁2₁
8.DC.10	Legrandite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH) · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.12	Strashimirite	Cu₈(AsO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 5H₂O	Mon.
8.DC.15	Earlshannonite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.15	Kunatite	CuFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.15	'UM2006-27-PO:FeHZn'	ZnFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon.
8.DC.15	'UKI-2006-(PO:AlCuFeH)'	Fe²⁺Al³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
8.DC.15	Cobaltarthurite	CoFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.15	Arthurite	CuFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.15	Ojuelaite	ZnFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.15	Whitmoreite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.15	Bendadaite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.17	Kleemanite	ZnAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 3H₂O	Mon.
8.DC.20	Magnesiobermanite	MgMn³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
8.DC.20	Bermanite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.DC.20	Coralloite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.22	Kovdorskite	Mg₂(PO₄)(OH) · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.25	Zincostrunzite	ZnFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 6.5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.25	Metavauxite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.25	Metavivianite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 6H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.25	Ferristrunzite	Fe³⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O	Tric.
8.DC.25	Strunzite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 6H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.25	Ferrostrunzite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 6H₂O	Tric.
8.DC.27	Beraunite	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄ · 6H₂O	Mon. m : Bb
8.DC.27	Tvrdýite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂Al₃(PO₄)₄(OH)₅(H₂O)₄ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DC.27	Zincoberaunite	ZnFe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₅ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DC.30	Maghrebite	MgAl₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Ferrolaueite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Ushkovite	MgFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Laueite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Paravauxite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Sigloite	Fe³⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 7H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Nordgauite	MnAl₂(PO₄)₂(F,OH)₂ · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Kayrobertsonite	[MnAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄] · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Kummerite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺Al(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Mangangordonite	Mn²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Stewartite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Gordonite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Kastningite	(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.30	Pseudolaueite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.32	Kamarizaite	Fe³⁺₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 3H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.32	Tinticite	Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 3H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.35	Vauxite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 6H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.37	Vantasselite	Al₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃ · 9H₂O	Orth.
8.DC.40	Cacoxenite	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.DC.45	Souzalite	Mg₃Al₄(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Tric. 1
8.DC.45	Gormanite	(Fe²⁺,Mg)₃(Al,Fe³⁺)₄(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Tric.
8.DC.47	Kingite	Al₃(PO₄)₂F₂(OH) · 7H₂O	Tric.
8.DC.50	Allanpringite	Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.DC.50	Fluorwavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂F · 5H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
8.DC.50	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
8.DC.52	Kribergite	Al₅(PO₄)₃(SO₄)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.55	Mapimite	Zn₂Fe³⁺₃(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 10H₂O	Mon. m : Bm
8.DC.57	Ogdensburgite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₄(Zn,Mn²⁺)(AsO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmmm
8.DC.60	Cloncurryite	Cu_0.5(VO)_0.5Al₂(PO₄)₂F₂ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.DC.62	Kenngottite	Mn²⁺₃Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₄(OH)₆(H₂O)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.DC.67	Molinelloite	Cu(H₂O)(OH)V⁴⁺O(V⁵⁺O₄)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.DC.70	Whitecapsite	H₁₆Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₁₄Sb³⁺₆(AsO₄)₁₈O₁₆ · 120H₂O	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
8.DC.75	Heimite	PbCu₂(AsO₄)(OH)₃ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m
8.DC.80	Lednevite	Cu[PO₃(OH)] · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b

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Jensen, Martin, Rota, Joseph C., Foord, Eugene E. (1995) The Gold Quarry Mine, Carlin-Trend, Eureka County, Nevada. The Mineralogical Record, 26 (5) 449-469

Grice, J.D., Ferraris, G. (2003) New minerals approved in 2002 and nomenclature modifications approved 1998-2002 by the commission on new minerals and mineral names, International Mineralogical Association. American Mineralogist: 88: 1620-1624.

Grice, J. D.; Ferraris, G. (2003) New minerals approved in 2002 and nomenclature modifications approved in 1998-2002 by the Commission on the New Minerals and Mineral Names, International Mineralogical Association. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (3). 795-802 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.3.795

Cooper, M. A., Hawthorne, F. C., Roberts, A. C., Foord, E. E., Erd, R. C., Evans, H. T., Jensen, M. C. (2004) Nevadaite, (Cu²⁺,◻, Al,V³⁺)₆[Al₈(PO₄)₈F₈](OH)₂(H₂O)₂₂, a new phosphate mineral species from the Gold Quarry Mine, Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (3) 741-752 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.3.741

Mandarino, Joseph A. (2004) New minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (6) 1901-1927 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.6.1901

Jambor, J.L., Grew, E.S., Roberts, A.C. (2005) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 90, 518-522.

(2013) Nevadaite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Kyrgyzstan
Batken Region Kadamjay District ⓘ Kara-Chagyr Mountain	Karpenko et al. (2009)

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Nevada Eureka County Carlin Trend Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict ⓘ Gold Quarry Mine (TL)	Newmont Mining Corporation

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