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Orthopinakiolite Group

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Takéuchiite, etc.

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

Blatterite, etc.

Kitteln Mine, Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Orthopinakiolite

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

Takéuchiite, etc.

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

Blatterite, etc.

Kitteln Mine, Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Orthopinakiolite

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

Takéuchiite, etc.

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

Blatterite, etc.

Kitteln Mine, Nordmark Odal Field, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

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About Orthopinakiolite GroupHide

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

41589

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:41589:1

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Temp (K)
0005563	Blatterite	Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1998) The crystal structure of blatterite, Sb3(Mn,Fe)9(Mn,Mg)35(BO3)16O32, and structural hierarchy in Mn-bearing zigzag borates The Canadian Mineralogist 36 1171-1193	1998	293
0011934	Chestermanite	Alfredsson V, Bovin J O, Norrestam R, Terasaki O (1991) The structure of the mineral chestermanite, Mg2.25Al0.16Fe0.43Ti0.02Sb0.13O2BO3. A combined single-crystal X-ray and HREM study Acta Chemica Scandinavica 45 797-804	1991	293
0005157	Orthopinakiolite	Takeuchi Y, Haga N, Kato T, Miura Y (1978) Orthopinakiolite, Me2.95O2[BO3]: its crystal structure and relationship to pinakiolite, Me2.90O2[BO3] The Canadian Mineralogist 16 475-485	1978	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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'Hawthorne F C'
_journal_name_full 'The Canadian Mineralogist'
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_publ_section_title
;
 The crystal structure of blatterite, Sb3(Mn,Fe)9(Mn,Mg)35(BO3)16O32,
 and structural hierarchy in Mn-bearing zigzag borates
;
_database_code_amcsd 0005563
_chemical_formula_sum 'Sb3 Mn41.28 Al.28 Mg10.44 B16 O80'
_cell_length_a 37.654
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_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.865
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Sb1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000   0.00600
Sb2   0.37486   0.28738   0.50000   1.00000   0.00660
Mn1   0.00000   0.50000   0.00000   0.90000   0.00610
Al1   0.00000   0.50000   0.00000   0.10000   0.00610
Mn2   0.25239   0.06450   0.00000   1.00000   0.00690
Mn3   0.06329   0.39520   0.00000   0.91000   0.00690
Al3   0.06329   0.39520   0.00000   0.09000   0.00690
Mn4   0.18948   0.18320   0.00000   1.00000   0.00740
Mn5   0.12551   0.28530   0.00000   1.00000   0.00680
MnM1   0.25299   0.06460   0.50000   1.00000   0.01030
MnM2   0.50000   0.50000   0.00000   0.52000   0.00870
MgM2   0.50000   0.50000   0.00000   0.48000   0.00870
MnM3   0.37460   0.28750   0.00000   0.62000   0.00790
MgM3   0.37460   0.28750   0.00000   0.38000   0.00790
MnM4   0.18903   0.40590   0.25130   0.69000   0.00840
MgM4   0.18903   0.40590   0.25130   0.31000   0.00840
MnM5   0.06157   0.17240   0.24990   0.52000   0.00800
MgM5   0.06157   0.17240   0.24990   0.48000   0.00800
MnM6   0.31388   0.45980   0.25350   0.50000   0.00890
MgM6   0.31388   0.45980   0.25350   0.50000   0.00890
MnM7   0.43639   0.11590   0.24780   0.58000   0.00840
MgM7   0.43639   0.11590   0.24780   0.42000   0.00840
MnM8   0.31042   0.18270   0.24380   0.41000   0.00760
MgM8   0.31042   0.18270   0.24380   0.59000   0.00760
MnM9   0.43673   0.39590   0.24130   0.21000   0.00760
MnM9   0.43673   0.39590   0.24130   0.79000   0.00760
MnX1   0.18740   0.17990   0.50000   1.00000   0.00980
MnX2   0.17800   0.18700   0.50000   1.00000   0.00980
MnX3   0.12070   0.30190   0.50000   1.00000   0.01900
MnX4   0.02740   0.40860   0.50000   1.00000   0.02680
MnX5   0.05260   0.39940   0.50000   1.00000   0.02940
MnX6   0.10360   0.36600   0.50000   1.00000   0.03530
MnX7   0.00920   0.46900   0.50000   1.00000   0.03720
B1   0.49140   0.25680   0.00000   1.00000   0.00690
B2   0.49280   0.25660   0.50000   1.00000   0.00690
B3   0.36770   0.04400   0.50000   1.00000   0.00690
B4   0.36820   0.04260   0.00000   1.00000   0.00690
B5   0.25870   0.32950   0.00000   1.00000   0.00690
B6   0.25590   0.32020   0.50000   1.00000   0.00690
B7   0.11810   0.03130   0.00000   1.00000   0.00690
B8   0.11720   0.03970   0.50000   1.00000   0.00690
O1   0.27640   0.23450   0.00000   1.00000   0.01360
O2   0.27480   0.22740   0.50000   1.00000   0.00860
O3   0.35080  -0.05290   0.00000   1.00000   0.01300
O4   0.34840  -0.04810   0.50000   1.00000   0.00860
O5   0.09890   0.13370   0.50000   1.00000   0.00980
O6   0.09870   0.12330   0.00000   1.00000   0.01090
O7   0.21950   0.32120   0.50000   1.00000   0.00710
O8   0.22240   0.33420   0.00000   1.00000   0.00950
O9   0.09860  -0.05380   0.50000   1.00000   0.00810
O10   0.10030  -0.06350   0.00000   1.00000   0.00840
O11   0.52780   0.25870   0.00000   1.00000   0.01010
O12   0.52920   0.25550   0.50000   1.00000   0.00960
O13   0.15440   0.03120   0.00000   1.00000   0.01010
O14   0.15350   0.03770   0.50000   1.00000   0.00950
O15   0.40460   0.04450   0.00000   1.00000   0.01190
O16   0.40410   0.04460   0.50000   1.00000   0.01060
O17   0.34150   0.32130   0.26900   1.00000   0.00530
O18   0.40890   0.25700   0.26900   1.00000   0.00580
O19   0.27470   0.41320   0.50000   1.00000   0.01010
O20   0.27840   0.42090   0.00000   1.00000   0.00810
O21   0.16060   0.25490   0.21800   1.00000   0.00880
O22   0.34980   0.13630   0.00000   1.00000   0.00920
O23   0.35030   0.13930   0.50000   1.00000   0.01000
O24   0.09000   0.32030   0.21200   1.00000   0.00890
O25   0.28430   0.04220   0.23000   1.00000   0.00700
O26   0.03520   0.46790   0.20900   1.00000   0.00870
O27   0.47240   0.34930   0.00000   1.00000   0.00860
O28   0.47550   0.35220   0.50000   1.00000   0.00770
O29   0.03360   0.03290   0.23100   1.00000   0.00770
O30   0.21470   0.10660   0.21900   1.00000   0.00880
O31   0.47350   0.16450   0.50000   1.00000   0.00940
O32   0.47420   0.16110   0.00000   1.00000   0.01390
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Sb1 0.00630 0.00550 0.00620 0.00120 0.00000 0.00000
Sb2 0.00660 0.00560 0.00750 -0.00040 0.00000 0.00000
Mn1 0.00540 0.00620 0.00660 0.00050 0.00000 0.00000
Al1 0.00540 0.00620 0.00660 0.00050 0.00000 0.00000
Mn2 0.00550 0.00860 0.00670 -0.00030 0.00000 0.00000
Mn3 0.00760 0.00500 0.00810 0.00120 0.00000 0.00000
Al3 0.00760 0.00500 0.00810 0.00120 0.00000 0.00000
Mn4 0.00890 0.00640 0.00700 0.00160 0.00000 0.00000
Mn5 0.00430 0.00860 0.00770 0.00220 0.00000 0.00000
MnM1 0.01140 0.01060 0.00890 -0.00380 0.00000 0.00000
MnM2 0.00880 0.00950 0.00770 -0.00100 0.00000 0.00000
MgM2 0.00880 0.00950 0.00770 -0.00100 0.00000 0.00000
MnM3 0.00700 0.00920 0.00740 -0.00240 0.00000 0.00000
MgM3 0.00700 0.00920 0.00740 -0.00240 0.00000 0.00000
MnM4 0.01010 0.00620 0.00890 -0.00100 -0.00040 0.00070
MgM4 0.01010 0.00620 0.00890 -0.00100 -0.00040 0.00070
MnM5 0.00790 0.00640 0.00980 -0.00090 -0.00060 -0.00030
MgM5 0.00790 0.00640 0.00980 -0.00090 -0.00060 -0.00030
MnM6 0.01000 0.00750 0.00910 0.00080 -0.00050 -0.00080
MgM6 0.01000 0.00750 0.00910 0.00080 -0.00050 -0.00080
MnM7 0.00840 0.00740 0.00960 0.00160 0.00050 0.00080
MgM7 0.00840 0.00740 0.00960 0.00160 0.00050 0.00080
MnM8 0.00660 0.00770 0.00850 -0.00080 0.00030 0.00010
MgM8 0.00660 0.00770 0.00850 -0.00080 0.00030 0.00010
MnM9 0.00800 0.00640 0.00840 -0.00120 -0.00070 -0.00030
MnM9 0.00800 0.00640 0.00840 -0.00120 -0.00070 -0.00030
MnX1 0.01380 0.00610 0.00940 -0.00210 0.00000 0.00000
MnX2 0.01380 0.00610 0.00940 -0.00210 0.00000 0.00000
MnX3 0.02250 0.02750 0.00700 -0.01970 0.00000 0.00000
MnX4 0.05330 0.02030 0.00690 -0.01860 0.00000 0.00000
MnX5 0.07080 0.00870 0.00860 0.00150 0.00000 0.00000
MnX6 0.05400 0.04980 0.00210 -0.04890 0.00000 0.00000
MnX7 0.02730 0.07680 0.00740 -0.04550 0.00000 0.00000

Relationship of Orthopinakiolite Group to other SpeciesHide

Orthopinakiolite Group Members:

Blatterite	Sb⁵⁺₃(Mn³⁺,Fe³⁺)₉(Mn²⁺,Mg)₃₅(BO₃)₁₆O₃₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Chestermanite	Mg₂(Fe³⁺,Mn³⁺,Al,Sb³⁺)(BO₃)O₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Orthopinakiolite	(Mg,Mn²⁺)₂Mn³⁺(BO₃)O₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Takéuchiite	(Mg,Mn²⁺)₂(Mn³⁺,Fe³⁺)(BO₃)O₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm

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Sweden
Värmland County Filipstad Långban Ore District ⓘ Långban Mine	[Blatterite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... +1 other reference
ⓘ Bjelke's shaft dump	[Orthopinakiolite] Grensman (2003)
Nordmark Odal Field ⓘ Brattfors Mine	[Blatterite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... +1 other reference
ⓘ Kitteln Mine	[Blatterite] Raade et al. (1988)
ⓘ Moss mine	[Blatterite] Bovin J O et al. (1996)

USA
California Fresno County Kaiser Wilderness area ⓘ Unnamed Skarn occurrence [1]	[Chestermanite] Erd et al. (1988)

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