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Monteponite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Monteponite

Kudriavy volcano, Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Monteponite, etc.

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy

Monteponite

Kudriavy volcano, Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Monteponite

Kudriavy volcano, Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Monteponite, etc.

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy

Monteponite

Kudriavy volcano, Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Monteponite

Kudriavy volcano, Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Monteponite, etc.

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy

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About MonteponiteHide

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Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy

Formula:

CdO

Colour:

Yellow-brown, red-brown, brown-black, black (lustrous)

Lustre:

Adamantine

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

8.1 - 8.2

Crystal System:

Isometric

Name:

Named for the type locality of the Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, Iglesiente District, Sardinia, Italy.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy

This page provides mineralogical data about Monteponite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2764

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2764:5

IMA Classification of MonteponiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

Cd²⁺O

First published:

1901

Type description reference:

Wittich, E., Neumann, B. (1901) Ein neues Cadmium-Mineral. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie: 1901: 549-551.

Classification of MonteponiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

4.AB.25

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
A : Metal: Oxygen = 2:1 and 1:1
B : M:O = 1:1 (and up to 1:1.25); with small to medium-sized cations only

Dana 8th ed.:

4.2.1.4

4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
2 : AX

Hey's CIM Ref.:

7.5.11

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
5 : Oxides of Zn, Cd and Hg

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
Mtp	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 MonteponiteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of MonteponiteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Yellow-brown, red-brown, brown-black, black (lustrous)

Hardness:

3 on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
{111} (?) (artificial crystals)

Density:

8.1 - 8.2 g/cm³ (Measured) 8.21 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Chemistry of MonteponiteHide

Mindat Formula:

CdO

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Cd	87.540 %
O	12.460 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Cd, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of MonteponiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fm3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 4.69 Å

Unit Cell V:

103.16 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Octahedral, sometimes with modifying cube. Pulverulent.

Twinning:

Penetration twins observed (law unknown).

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0008267	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	0	293
0008266	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	0	293
0008254	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	0	293
0008253	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	0	293
0011287	Monteponite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York rocksalt structure Crystal Structures 1 85-237	1963	0	293
0017991	Monteponite	Natta G, Passerini L (1929) Soluzioni solide, isomorfismo e simmorfismo tra gli ossidi dei metalli bivalenti. - 1. Sistemi: CaO-CdO, CaO-MnO, CaO-CoO, CaO-NiO, CaO-MgO. _cod_database_code 1011096 Gazzetta Chimica Italiana 59 129-143	1929	0	293
0017918	Monteponite	Walmsley H (1928) The Structure of the Smoke Particles From a Cadmium Arc _cod_database_code 1011003 Proceedings of the Physical Society of London 40 7-13	1928	0	293
0017952	Monteponite	Scherrer P (1922) Das Raumgitter des Kadmiumoxyds. _cod_database_code 1011051 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 57 186-189	1922	0	293
0008255	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	0.68	293
0008268	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	1.25	293
0008256	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	1.43	293
0008257	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	2.16	293
0008269	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	2.56	293
0008258	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	3.09	293
0008270	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	3.59	293
0008259	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	3.73	293
0008260	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	4.46	293
0008271	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	4.52	293
0008272	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	5.3	293
0008261	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	5.41	293
0008273	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	6.01	293
0008262	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	6.17	293
0008263	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	6.73	293
0008264	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	7.27	293
0008274	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	7.8	293
0008265	Monteponite	Zhang J (1999) Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further examination of the role of cation type in bulk modulus systematics Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 26 644-648	1999	8.09	293

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 Room temperature compressibilities of MnO and CdO: further
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Cd   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000
O   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.712 Å	(100)
2.349 Å	(88)
1.661 Å	(43)
1.416 Å	(28)
1.355 Å	(13)
1.0499 Å	(13)
0.9584 Å	(11)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
45b : [Other oxidized fumarolic minerals]
47h : [Near-surface oxidized, dehydrated minerals]
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals	<10 Ka
55 : Anthropogenic mine minerals

Type Occurrence of MonteponiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy

General Appearance of Type Material:

Formed a black coating over “calamine”. Under magnification, the coating was composed of sharp octahedrons to < 0.5 mm on edge.

Reference:

Wittich, E., Neumann, B. (1901) Ein neues Cadmium-Mineral. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie: 1901: 549-551.

Synonyms of MonteponiteHide

Genaruttite

Other Language Names for MonteponiteHide

Dutch:Monteponiet

German:Monteponit
Genaruttit

Russian:Монтепонит

Simplified Chinese:方镉矿

Spanish:Genaruttita
Monteponita

Relationship of Monteponite to other SpeciesHide

Forms a series with:

Lime	Lime-Monteponite Series

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

6 photos of Monteponite associated with Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
1 photo of Monteponite associated with Hemimorphite	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.AB.	'Carbon Monoxide Ice'	CO
4.AB.05	Crednerite	Cu⁺Mn³⁺O₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.AB.10	Tenorite	CuO	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.AB.15	Mcconnellite	CuCrO₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
4.AB.15	Delafossite	Cu⁺Fe³⁺O₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
4.AB.20	Bromellite	BeO	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.AB.20	Zincite	ZnO	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
4.AB.25	Bunsenite	NiO	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Periclase	MgO	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Lime	CaO	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Manganosite	MnO	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.25	Wüstite	FeO	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
4.AB.30	Palladinite	PdO	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4₂/mmc
4.AB.35	'Hongquiite'	TiO

Other InformationHide

Notes:

Readily soluble in HCl.

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for MonteponiteHide

Reference List:

Wittich, E., Neumann, B. (1901) Ein neues Cadmium-Mineral. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie: 1901: 549-551.

Ksanda, C.J. (1931) Comparison standards for the powder spectrum method; NiO and CdO. American Journal of Science: 22: 131-138.

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China
Guizhou Qiannan Duyun County ⓘ Niujiaotang Cd-Zn deposit	Lin Ye and Tiegeng Liu (2001) +1 other reference

Greece
Attica East Attica Lavreotiki Km 3 Kaminiza mines ⓘ Esperanza Mine	90. +2 other references

Italy (TL)
Sardinia South Sardinia Province Iglesias ⓘ Monteponi Mine (TL)	Fairbanks et al. (1988)

Jordan
Amman Governorate Transjordan Plateau Daba-Siwaqa complex Hashem region Lisdan-Siwaga Fault Siwaga Tulul al Hammam ⓘ Unnamed marble quarries	Galuskina et al. (2021)

Russia
Sakha Verkhoyansk District ⓘ Yana River Basin	M.I. Novgorodova
Sakhalin Oblast Kuril Islands Kurilsky District Iturup Island ⓘ Kudriavy volcano	maurice.strahlen.org (2004)

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