Helvine Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Helvine Group
Formula:
Be3M4(SiO4)3S
Group of metal(II)-Be-S-silicates with the above general formula, where M = divalent Fe, Mn or Zn. Tugtupite has one Be replaced by aluminium and one Be replaced by Si.
May be considered a subgroup of the Sodalite Group.
May be considered a subgroup of the Sodalite Group.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
40167
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40167:6
Chemistry of Helvine Group
Mindat Formula:
Be3M4(SiO4)3S
Chemical Analysis
Oxide wt%:
| 1 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| SiO2 | 34.16 % | 32.08 % |
| Al2O3 | 0.84 % | 0.23 % |
| FeO | 0.08 % | 16.14 % |
| ZnO | 46.12 % | 7.40 % |
| BeO (calc.) | 11.99 % | |
| CaO | 0.03 % | 0.15 % |
| MnO | 5.61 % | 27.02 % |
| S | 5.45 % | 5.86 % |
| O=S | -2.73 % | -2.92 % |
| MgO | 0.26 % | |
| BeO | 13.26 % | |
| Total: | 101.55 % | 99.48 % |
wt%
| 3 | |
|---|---|
| Mg | 0.1 % |
| Mn | 5.8 % |
| Fe | 10.7 % |
| Zn | 2.6 % |
| Si | 14.6 % |
| S | 4.7 % |
| Total: | 38.5 % |
Empirical formulas:
| Sample ID | Empirical Formula |
|---|---|
| 3 | (Fe2.2Mn1.2Zn0.5)Be4Si3.1O4S1 |
Sample references:
| ID | Locality | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SM6 unit, Motzfeldt Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland | Electron microprobe, Be estimated by assuming stoichiometric ratios with other anions. Results: Close to the Zn end-member, with relatively small amounts of MnO. | |
| 2 | Hørtekollen, Sylling, Lier, Buskerud, Norway | A single, brown transparent crystal 20 mm across | |
| 3 | Rosebery Mine, Rosebery, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia | Danalite, SEM/EDS, average of 8 analyses |
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0010952 | Helvine | Kudoh Y, Takeuchi Y (1985) The effect of pressure on helvite Mn8S2[Be6Si6O24] Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 173 305-312 | ![]() | 1985 | Schwarzenberg, Saxony | 1.4 | 293 |
| 0010953 | Helvine | Kudoh Y, Takeuchi Y (1985) The effect of pressure on helvite Mn8S2[Be6Si6O24] Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 173 305-312 | ![]() | 1985 | Schwarzenberg, Saxony | 2.7 | 293 |
| 0010954 | Helvine | Kudoh Y, Takeuchi Y (1985) The effect of pressure on helvite Mn8S2[Be6Si6O24] Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 173 305-312 | ![]() | 1985 | Schwarzenberg, Saxony | 3.6 | 293 |
| 0010955 | Helvine | Kudoh Y, Takeuchi Y (1985) The effect of pressure on helvite Mn8S2[Be6Si6O24] Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 173 305-312 | ![]() | 1985 | Schwarzenberg, Saxony | 4 | 293 |
| 0010956 | Helvine | Kudoh Y, Takeuchi Y (1985) The effect of pressure on helvite Mn8S2[Be6Si6O24] Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 173 305-312 | ![]() | 1985 | Schwarzenberg, Saxony | 4.5 | 293 |
| 0003450 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005916 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005915 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005914 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005913 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005912 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005911 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005910 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005909 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005908 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005907 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005906 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005905 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005904 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005903 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005902 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005901 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005900 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005899 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005898 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005897 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005896 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005895 | Danalite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2003) The structure of danalite at high temperature obtained from synchrotron radiation and Rietveld refinements The Canadian Mineralogist 41 1413-1422 | ![]() | 2003 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005268 | Tugtupite | Hassan I, Grundy H D (1991) The crystal structure and thermal expansion of tugtupite, Na8[Al2Be2Si8O24]Cl2 The Canadian Mineralogist 29 385-390 | ![]() | 1991 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000974 | Helvine | Hassan I, Grundy H D (1985) The crystal structures of helvite group minerals, (MnFeZn)8(Be6Si6O24)S2 American Mineralogist 70 186-192 | ![]() | 1985 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000973 | Helvine | Hassan I, Grundy H D (1985) The crystal structures of helvite group minerals, (MnFeZn)8(Be6Si6O24)S2 American Mineralogist 70 186-192 | ![]() | 1985 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000970 | Genthelvite | Hassan I, Grundy H D (1985) The crystal structures of helvite group minerals, (MnFeZn)8(Be6Si6O24)S2 American Mineralogist 70 186-192 | ![]() | 1985 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000969 | Genthelvite | Hassan I, Grundy H D (1985) The crystal structures of helvite group minerals, (MnFeZn)8(Be6Si6O24)S2 American Mineralogist 70 186-192 | ![]() | 1985 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000972 | Danalite | Hassan I, Grundy H D (1985) The crystal structures of helvite group minerals, (MnFeZn)8(Be6Si6O24)S2 American Mineralogist 70 186-192 | ![]() | 1985 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0000971 | Danalite | Hassan I, Grundy H D (1985) The crystal structures of helvite group minerals, (MnFeZn)8(Be6Si6O24)S2 American Mineralogist 70 186-192 | ![]() | 1985 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0003451 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 306 | |
| 0003452 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 338 | |
| 0003453 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 386 | |
| 0003454 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 483 | |
| 0003455 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 579 | |
| 0003456 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 692 | |
| 0003457 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 789 | |
| 0003458 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 869 | |
| 0003459 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 917 | |
| 0003460 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 982 | |
| 0003461 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 1046 | |
| 0003462 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 1094 | |
| 0003463 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 1142 | |
| 0003464 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 1175 | |
| 0003465 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 1207 | |
| 0003466 | Tugtupite | Antao S M, Hassan I, Parise J B (2004) Tugtupite: High-temperature structures obtained from in situ synchrotron diffraction and Rietveld refinements American Mineralogist 89 492-497 | ![]() | 2004 | 0 | 1255 |
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Relationship of Helvine Group to other Species
Helvine Group Members:
| Danalite | Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S | Iso. 43m : P43n |
| Genthelvite | Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S | Iso. 43m : P43n |
| Helvine | Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S | Iso. 43m : P43n |
| Tugtupite | (BeAlSi)Na4(SiO4)3Cl | Tet. 4 : I4 |
Click on any node to view relationships. Formula-derived relationship network for the group members above. Use Find related species to add formula-neighbour species outside the current group view. Solid links show inferred chemical differences; dashed violet links show same-formula crystallographic differences. Hydration states are not treated as relationship changes. These relationships do not imply any real-world substitution reactions between these species.
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References for Helvine Group
Reference List:
ISHIDA, Kiyotaka, MAEDA, Yonezo, AOKI, Yohikazu (1984) Mössbauer Spectra of Helvine Group. Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Japan, 16 (4) 317-325 doi:10.2465/gkk1952.16.317
Localities for Helvine Group
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Navegadora claim, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil