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Trevorite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Trevorite

Bon Accord Ni deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Trevorite

Liebenbergite slag dump, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

Trevorite, etc.

Bon Accord Ni deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Trevorite

Bon Accord Ni deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Trevorite

Liebenbergite slag dump, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

Trevorite, etc.

Bon Accord Ni deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Trevorite

Bon Accord Ni deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Trevorite

Liebenbergite slag dump, Agios Konstantinos, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

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About TrevoriteHide

Major Trevor

Formula:

Ni²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Colour:

Black with green or brown tint

Lustre:

Sub-Metallic

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

5.164

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Spinel Subgroup > Oxyspinel Group > Spinel Supergroup

Name:

Named after Major Tudor Gruffydd Trevor (1865 – 1954), mining inspector for the Pretoria District, Transvaal, South Africa, where the species was first found.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Bon Accord Ni deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

This page provides mineralogical data about Trevorite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4012

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4012:5

IMA Classification of TrevoriteHide

IMA status:

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

Classification of TrevoriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

4.BB.05

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
B : Metal: Oxygen = 3:4 and similar
B : With only medium-sized cations

Dana 8th ed.:

7.2.2.5

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
2 : AB₂X₄

Hey's CIM Ref.:

7.22.6

7 : Oxides and Hydroxides
22 : Oxides of Ni

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
Trv	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of TrevoriteHide

Lustre:

Sub-Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Black with green or brown tint

Streak:

Light brown

Hardness:

5 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

5.164 g/cm³ (Measured) 5.2 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Chemistry of TrevoriteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ni²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Fe	47.653 %
O	27.305 %
Ni	25.042 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Fe, Ni, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of TrevoriteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fd3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.41 Å

Unit Cell V:

594.82 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Massive. Rarely found as crystals.

Twinning:

On {111}.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0020145	Trevorite	O'Driscoll B, Clay P L, Cawthorn P L, Lenaz D, Adetunji J, Kronz A (2014) Trevorite: Ni-rich spinel formed by metasomatism and desulfurization processes at Bon Accord, South Africa? Mineralogical Magazine 78 145-163		2014	Bon Accord, South Africa	0	293
0015511	Trevorite	Blesa M C, Amador U, Moran E, Menendez N, Tornero J D, Rodriguez-Carvajal J (1993) Synthesis and characterization of nickel and magnesium ferrites obtained from alpha-NaFeO2 Solid State Ionics 63 429-436		1993	synthetic	0	293

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 Trevorite: Ni-rich spinel formed by metasomatism and desulfurization processes
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NiM   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000   0.26000   0.00540
CrM   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000   0.01500   0.00540
AlM   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000   0.00500   0.00540
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O   0.25550   0.25550   0.25550   1.00000   0.00670

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.513 Å	(100)
1.4760 Å	(40)
2.948 Å	(30)
1.6051 Å	(30)
2.085 Å	(25)
4.82 Å	(20)

Comments:

Synthetic. The data are from Swanson et al. (1960).

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics	<3.5-2.5
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)

Type Occurrence of TrevoriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Bon Accord Ni deposit, Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 132464, 132465.

Other Language Names for TrevoriteHide

Dutch:Trevoriet

German:Trevorit

Russian:Треворит

Simplified Chinese:镍磁铁矿

Spanish:Trevorita

Varieties of TrevoriteHide

Iron-bearing Trevorite

An Fe-bearing variety associated with heazlewoodite, nickel, and 'UM1981-20-S:NiSbSnTe'.

Relationship of Trevorite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Spinel Subgroup > Oxyspinel Group > Spinel Supergroup

Other Members of Spinel Subgroup:

Chihmingite	NiAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Cochromite	CoCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Coulsonite	Fe²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Cuprospinel	Cu²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Dellagiustaite	V²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Deltalumite	(Al_0.67◻_0.33)Al₂O₄	Tet. 42m : P4m2
Franklinite	Zn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Gahnite	ZnAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Galaxite	Mn²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Guite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂O₄	Iso.
Hausmannite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Hetaerolite	ZnMn₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
Jacobsite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
'Jacobsite-Q'	Mn²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
Maghemite	(Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 432 : P4₁32
Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Magnesiocoulsonite	MgV₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
Magnesioferrite	MgFe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Manganochromite	Mn²⁺Cr₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
'Nichromite'	(Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Thermaerogenite	CuAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Titanomaghemite	(Ti⁴⁺_0.5◻_0.5)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 432 : P4₃32
'UM1994-06-O:AlCo'	CoAl₂O₄
Vuorelainenite	Mn²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Zincochromite	ZnCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

8 photos of Trevorite associated with Willemseite	Ni₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
5 photos of Trevorite associated with Népouite	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
3 photos of Trevorite associated with Tredouxite	NiSb₂O₆
1 photo of Trevorite associated with Liebenbergite	Ni₂(SiO₄)
1 photo of Trevorite associated with Bannermanite	(Na,K)_0.7V⁴⁺_0.7V⁵⁺_5.3O₁₅
1 photo of Trevorite associated with Whitlockite Subgroup
1 photo of Trevorite associated with Lizardite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
1 photo of Trevorite associated with 'Stichtite-2H'	Mg₆(Cr,Al)₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆ · 4H₂O
1 photo of Trevorite associated with Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
1 photo of Trevorite associated with Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.BB.	Chenmingite	FeCr₂O₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.BB.	Thermaerogenite	CuAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.	Chukochenite	LiAl₅O₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Imma
4.BB.	Elgoresyite	(Mg₅Si₂)O₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.BB.	Jianmuite	ZrTi⁴⁺Ti³⁺₅Al₃O₁₆	Tet. 4 : I4
4.BB.	Dellagiustaite	V²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.	Garpenbergite	Mn₆◻AsSbO₁₀(OH)₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
4.BB.	Magnéliite	Ti³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺₂O₇	Tric. 1 : P1
4.BB.05	Qandilite	(Mg,Fe³⁺)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Al)O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Filipstadite	(Fe³⁺_0.5Sb⁵⁺_0.5)Mn₂O₄	Iso.
4.BB.05	Jacobsite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Wernerkrauseite	Ca(Fe³⁺,Mn³⁺)₂Mn⁴⁺O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.BB.05	Harmunite	CaFe₂O₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcm
4.BB.05	Zincochromite	ZnCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Deltalumite	(Al_0.67◻_0.33)Al₂O₄	Tet. 42m : P4m2
4.BB.05	Franklinite	Zn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Cochromite	CoCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	'Nichromite'	(Ni,Co,Fe)(Cr,Fe,Al)₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Gahnite	ZnAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Galaxite	Mn²⁺Al₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Guite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂O₄	Iso.
4.BB.05	Coulsonite	Fe²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Vuorelainenite	Mn²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Cuprospinel	Cu²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Manganochromite	Mn²⁺Cr₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Magnesiocoulsonite	MgV₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.BB.05	Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Magnesioferrite	MgFe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.05	Ulvöspinel	TiFe²⁺₂O₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
4.BB.10	Hausmannite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
4.BB.10	Hetaerolite	ZnMn₂O₄	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4₁/amd
4.BB.10	Manganostibite	(Mn,Fe)₇SbAsO₁₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
4.BB.15	Titanomaghemite	(Ti⁴⁺_0.5◻_0.5)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 432 : P4₃32
4.BB.15	Maghemite	(Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	Iso. 432 : P4₁32
4.BB.20	Tegengrenite	(Mn³⁺_0.5Sb⁵⁺_0.5)Mg₂O₄	Trig. 3 : R3
4.BB.25	Xieite	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
4.BB.30	Carmeltazite	ZrAl₂Ti₄O₁₁	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.BB.35	Feiite	Fe²⁺₂(Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺)O₅	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
4.BB.40	Maohokite	MgFe₂O₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.BB.45	Tschaunerite	(Fe²⁺)(Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺)O₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm

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Crosse, A.F. (1921) A rich nickel ore. Journal of the Chemical, Metallurgical and Minining Society of South Africa: 21: 126-127.

Wherry, E.T. (1923) New minerals: Doubtful species. American Mineralogist: 8: 37.

Walker, T.L. (1923) Trevorite, a distinct mineral species. Contributions to Canadian Mineralogy, University of Toronto Studies, Geology Series: 16: 53-54.

Wherry, E.T. (1924) Redefinition of species. American Mineralogist: 9: 97-98.

Doelter, C. (1926) Mineralchemie: 3(2): 666. (as nickelmagnetite)

Palache, C., Berman, H., Frondel, C. (1944) The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Seventh edition, Volume I: 698-707.

Swanson, H.E., Cook, M.I., Evans, E.H., deGroot, J.H. (1960) Standard X-ray diffraction powder patterns. United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Circular 539, 10, 44.

de Waal, S. A. (1969) Nickel minerals from Barberton, South Africa: I. Ferroan trevorite. American Mineralogist, 54 (7-8) 1204-1208

de Waal, S. A. (1972) Nickel minerals from Barberton, South Africa: V. Trevorite, redescribed. American Mineralogist, 57 (9-10) 1524-1526

BLESA, M, AMADOR, U, MORAN, E, MENENDEZ, N, TORNERO, J, RODRIGUEZCARVAJAL, J (1993) Synthesis and characterization of nickel and magnesium ferrites obtained from α-NaFeO2. Solid State Ionics, 63. 429-436 doi:10.1016/0167-2738(93)90140-x

(2005) Trevorite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

O’Driscoll, B., Clay, P. L., Cawthorn, R. G., Lenaz, D., Adetunji, J., Kronz, A. (2014) Trevorite: Ni-rich spinel formed by metasomatism and desulfurization processes at Bon Accord, South Africa? Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (1). 145-163 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.1.11

Tredoux, M., Zaccarini, F., Garuti, G., Miller, D. E. (2016) Phases in the Ni–Sb–As system which occur in the Bon Accord oxide body, Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (1) 187-198 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.7.07

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Atlantic Ocean
Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex ⓘ Albatross expedition	Schmidt et al. (1966)
ⓘ Logatchev-1 hydrothermal field ?	Gablina et al. (2006)

Australia
Queensland Cook Shire ⓘ Cone No. 32	Stolz (1987)
Western Australia Leonora Shire ⓘ Marriott's Ni prospect	Thebaud et al. (U.W.A.)
Ten Mile Outcamp ⓘ Mount Clifford Ni deposit	[var: Iron-bearing Trevorite] October 1981 +4 other references

Burundi
Rutana Province ⓘ Musongati (Musongoti)	Frank K. Mazdab collection (will verify with EPMA) +2 other references

Canada
Alberta Leduc County ⓘ Genesee coal mine ?	Pollock et al. (2000)
Ontario Greater Sudbury McKim Township ⓘ Sudbury area	Schindler et al. (2012)

Egypt
New Valley Governorate East Uweinat Desert ⓘ Gebel Kamil Crater (Kamil Crater)	Folco et al. (2022)

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Chambéry Marcieux ⓘ Marcieux quarry	Ducluzaux (2021)

Germany
Saxony-Anhalt Mansfeld-Südharz Mansfeld ⓘ Gottesbelohnung smelter	Knoll (2004)

Greece
Attica East Attica Lavreotiki Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza) ⓘ Liebenbergite slag dump	Kolitsch et al. (2014) +1 other reference

India
Nagaland Tuensang District ⓘ Phokphur magnetite deposit	Vaish et al. (2013)

Israel
Southern District Beersheba Subdistrict Tamar Regional Council Hatrurim Basin ⓘ Gurim anticline	Krzątała et al. (2020)

Italy
Sardinia Nuoro Province Gadoni ⓘ Funtana Raminosa Mine ?	Stara et al. (1999)
Sicily Syracuse Province Buscemi ⓘ Valle Guffari	Simakov et al. (2021)

Jordan
Amman Governorate Transjordan Plateau Daba-Siwaqa complex ⓘ Deynekoite type locality	Galuskin et al. (2023)
ⓘ Unnamed phosphorite quarry	Britvin et al. (2020) +1 other reference

Kazakhstan
ⓘ Unnamed meteorite	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data of ...

Middle East
ⓘ Hatrurim Formation	Vapnik et al. (2006) +1 other reference

North Macedonia
Kavadarci Municipality Vozarci ⓘ Euronickel smelter slag locality	Đorđević et al. (2024)

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Ząbkowice Śląskie County Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie ⓘ Szklary	Sachanbiński et al. (2000)

Russia
Amur Oblast ⓘ Tokinsky Stanovik Mountains	Muravyeva et al. (1993)
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Anadyrsky District Iomrautvaam massif ⓘ Khatyrka meteorite	Bindi et al. (2015) +1 other reference
Kamchatka Krai Milkovsky District Tolbachik Volcanic field Plosky Tolbachik Volcano ⓘ 2012-2013 Fissure Tolbachik Eruption site	Zelenski et al. (2020)
Kurgan Oblast ⓘ Kargapole meteorite	Sukhanova et al. (2023)
Sakha Oymyakonsky District ⓘ Elga meteorite	Litasov et al. (2019, July) +1 other reference

Solomon Islands
ⓘ Choiseul Province	Fermor 2011: Ore Deposits in an ...

South Africa (TL)
Mpumalanga Ehlanzeni District Municipality Mbombela Local Municipality Barberton ⓘ Bon Accord Ni deposit (TL)	de Waal (1969) +5 other references
North West Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Rustenburg Local Municipality Rustenburg ⓘ Karee Mine	Kottke-Levin et al. (2008, December)
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality Naledi Local Municipality Vryburg ⓘ Morokweng crater (Morokweng Impact Structure)	Andreoli et al. (1997) +2 other references

Turkey
Bursa Province Orhaneli District ⓘ Goynukbelen	Kabiru et al. (2017, April)
Denizli Province ⓘ Elmaslar Chromite Deposit ?	Akbulut et al. (2010)

USA
Arizona Coconino County Meteor Crater area ⓘ Canyon Diablo meteorite	Hofmann (1992)
Nevada Nye County Gabbs Mining District Gabbs ⓘ Hatfield	Castor et al. (2004)
Oregon Josephine County Josephine Creek Mining District ⓘ Josephine Creek placers	...

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