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Ericssonite Group

A group of related mineral species

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Ericssonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Zinkgruvanite

Zinkgruvan mine, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden

Ericssonite, etc.

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Ericssonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Zinkgruvanite

Zinkgruvan mine, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden

Ericssonite, etc.

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Ericssonite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Zinkgruvanite

Zinkgruvan mine, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden

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About Ericssonite GroupHide

Fe³⁺ disilicates with the ericssonite structure-type arrangement.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

40565

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:40565:4

IMA Classification of Ericssonite GroupHide

Approval history:

The ericssonite group was established by IMA in sept. 2017

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014422	Ericssonite	Matsubara S (1980) The crystal structure of orthoericssonite Mineralogical Journal 10 107-121		1980	Hijikuzu mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan	0	293
0018382	Ferroericssonite	Kampf A R, Roberts A C, Venance K E, Dunning G E, Walstrom R E (2011) Ferroericssonite, the Fe2+ analogue of ericssonite, from eastern Fresno County, California, U.S.A. The Canadian Mineralogist 49 587-594		2011	Esquire #8 claim, Big Creek, eastern Fresno County, California, USA	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Ericssonite'
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_publ_author_name
'Matsubara S'
_journal_name_full 'Mineralogical Journal'
_journal_volume 10 
_journal_year 1980
_journal_page_first 107
_journal_page_last 121
_publ_section_title
;
 The crystal structure of orthoericssonite
 Note: this is the orthorhombic polytype
;
_database_code_amcsd 0014422
_chemical_compound_source 'Hijikuzu mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan'
_chemical_formula_sum '(Ba.7 Sr.3) Mn1.4 Fe1.5 Ti.1 Si2 O9'
_cell_length_a 20.230
_cell_length_b 6.979
_cell_length_c 5.392
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 761.270
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.258
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P n m n'
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_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2+z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2-z'
  '1/2+x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
  'x,-y,z'
  '-x,y,-z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
Ba   0.22483   0.00000   0.16440   0.70000   0.00963
Sr   0.22483   0.00000   0.16440   0.30000   0.00963
Mn1   0.00000   0.25960   0.00000   0.70000   0.00925
Fe12+   0.00000   0.25960   0.00000   0.30000   0.01077
Mn2   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.70000   0.00925
Fe22+   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.30000   0.00671
Mn3   0.00000   0.50000   0.50000   0.70000   0.01077
Fe32+   0.00000   0.50000   0.50000   0.30000   0.00671
Fe3+   0.14291   0.50000   0.16630   0.90000   0.00519
Ti   0.14291   0.50000   0.16630   0.10000   0.00519
Si   0.13640   0.22620   0.66440   1.00000   0.00532
O1   0.05070   0.00000   0.16570   1.00000   0.01545
O2   0.15820   0.00000   0.66240   1.00000   0.01722
O3   0.05670   0.24650   0.66170   1.00000   0.01026
O4   0.17080   0.30870   0.91370   1.00000   0.01317
O5   0.17220   0.30860   0.41800   1.00000   0.01241
O6   0.05230   0.50000   0.17300   1.00000   0.00747
loop_
_atom_site_aniso_label
_atom_site_aniso_U_11
_atom_site_aniso_U_22
_atom_site_aniso_U_33
_atom_site_aniso_U_12
_atom_site_aniso_U_13
_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Ba 0.01099 0.00881 0.00910 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Sr 0.01099 0.00881 0.00910 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Mn1 0.01327 0.00817 0.00635 0.00000 0.00249 0.00000
Fe12+ 0.01327 0.00817 0.00635 0.00000 0.00249 0.00000
Mn2 0.01161 0.01063 0.00993 0.00000 0.00061 0.00000
Fe22+ 0.01161 0.01063 0.00993 0.00000 0.00061 0.00000
Mn3 0.00767 0.00834 0.00401 0.00000 0.00177 0.00000
Fe32+ 0.00767 0.00834 0.00401 0.00000 0.00177 0.00000
Fe3+ 0.00498 0.00733 0.00343 0.00000 0.00044 0.00000
Ti 0.00498 0.00733 0.00343 0.00000 0.00044 0.00000
Si 0.00581 0.00479 0.00546 0.00050 0.00044 -0.00046
O1 0.01472 0.01752 0.01402 0.00000 -0.00011 0.00000
O2 0.01348 0.00392 0.03417 0.00000 0.00028 0.00000
O3 0.00705 0.01300 0.01069 0.00200 0.00188 0.00095
O4 0.01016 0.02107 0.00823 0.00136 -0.00077 -0.00318
O5 0.01057 0.01767 0.00896 0.00007 0.00188 0.00400
O6 0.00560 0.00901 0.00772 0.00000 0.00061 0.00000

Relationship of Ericssonite Group to other SpeciesHide

Ericssonite Group Members:

Ericssonite	BaMn²⁺₂Fe³⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Ferroericssonite	BaFe²⁺₂ Fe³⁺(Si₂O₇)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Zinkgruvanite	Ba₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)₂(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂	Tric. 1 : P1

Other InformationHide

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 Ericssonite GroupHide

Reference List:

Sokolova, Elena, Hawthorne, Frank C., Cámara, Fernando, Back, Malcolm E. (2018) The ericssonite group of Fe3+ disilicate minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56 (1). 95-99 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700064

Localities for Ericssonite GroupHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Austria
Salzburg Zell am See District Kaprun ⓘ Brandlscharte	[Zinkgruvanite] Kolitsch et al. (2021)

Canada
ⓘ Strange Lake Alkalic Complex (Strange Lake Complex; Lac Brisson Complex)	[Ericssonite] Miller (2021)

Japan
Iwate Prefecture Shimohei District Iwaizumi ⓘ Hijikuzu mine	[Ericssonite-2O] Matsubara & Nagashima (1975)

Romania
Maramureș County Târgu Lăpuș ⓘ Răzoare	[Ericssonite] Paulina HIRTOPANU & Gheorghe UDUBASA (2015) +1 other reference

Sweden
Örebro County Askersund Zinkgruvan ⓘ Zinkgruvan mine	[Zinkgruvanite] Miyawaki et al. (2020) +1 other reference
Värmland County Filipstad Långban Ore District ⓘ Långban Mine	[Ericssonite] Moore (1971) +2 other references
Nordmark mining district Jakobsberg ore field ⓘ Jakobsberg Mine	[Ericssonite] Gatedal (n.d.)

USA
California Fresno County Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District Big Creek ⓘ Esquire No. 7 claim	[Ferroericssonite] Walstrom (n.d.) +2 other references
ⓘ Esquire No. 8 claim	[Ferroericssonite] Walstrom (n.d.) +2 other references
Mariposa County East Belt Clearing House Mining District Clearing House ⓘ Trumbull Peak	[Ferroericssonite] Kampf et al. (2011)
ⓘ Trumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit	[Ferroericssonite] Kampf et al. (2011)

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