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Yafsoanite

A valid IMA mineral species

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About YafsoaniteHide

Formula:

Ca₃Te⁶⁺₂(ZnO₄)₃

Colour:

Light to dark brown, colorless

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

5½ - 6

Specific Gravity:

5.40 - 5.55

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Garnet Supergroup

Name:

From Russian YAFSOAN, an acronym for the Yakut Filial, Siberian Branch, Academy of Science, Yakutiya, Russia.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kuranakh ore field, Aldan, Sakha, Russia

Ungrouped member of the Garnet Supergroup.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4349

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4349:2

IMA Classification of YafsoaniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Ca₃Te⁶⁺₂Zn²⁺₃O₁₂

Approval year:

1981

First published:

1982

Type description reference:

Kim, A.A., Zayakina, N.V., Lavrent'yev, Y.G. (1982) Yafsoanite, (Zn1.38Ca1.36Pb0.26)3TeO6, a new tellurium mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 111(1): 118-121.

Classification of YafsoaniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

4.CC.25

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
C : With large and medium-sized cations

Dana 8th ed.:

7.2.14.1

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
2 : AB₂X₄

Hey's CIM Ref.:

28.4.3

28 : Selenites, Selenates, Tellurites, and Tellurates
4 : Tellurates

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
Yaf	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 YafsoaniteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Light to dark brown, colorless

Hardness:

5½ - 6 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₃₀=696 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

5.40 - 5.55 g/cm³ (Measured) 5.441 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of YafsoaniteHide

Type:

Isotropic

RI values:

n = 1.800(5)

Surface Relief:

Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Chemistry of YafsoaniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ca₃Te⁶⁺₂(ZnO₄)₃

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Te	33.422 %
Zn	25.687 %
O	25.144 %
Ca	15.746 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Ca, O, Te, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of YafsoaniteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Ia3d

Setting:

Ia3d

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.6350(7) Å

Unit Cell V:

2017.1 Å³

Morphology:

cube, octahedron, and rhombododecahedron

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0005049	Yafsoanite	Mills S J, Kampf A R, Kolitsch U, Housley R M, Raudsepp M (2010) The crystal chemistry and crystal structure of kuksite, Pb3Zn3Te6+P2O14, and a note on the crystal structure of yafsoanite, (Ca,Pb)3Zn(TeO6)2 American Mineralogist 95 933-938	2010	Delbe orebody, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic, Russia	293
0014623	Yafsoanite	Jarosch D, Zemann J (1989) Yafsoanite: a garnet type calcium-tellurium(VI)-zinc oxide Mineralogy and Petrology 40 111-116	1989	Aldan, USSR	293
0014606	Yafsoanite	Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Zajakina N V, Kim A A (1984) Crystal structure of a zinc calcium tellurate - yafsoanite Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal 6 75-79	1984		293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.581 Å	(10)
1.683 Å	(10)
2.821 Å	(9)
3.16 Å	(8)
1.024 Å	(5)
4.47 Å	(3)
1.751 Å	(3)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47h : [Near-surface oxidized, dehydrated minerals]

Type Occurrence of YafsoaniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kuranakh ore field, Aldan, Sakha, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Intergrowths, single crystals (0.1-0.5 mm), and as radiating-concentric material.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

1) Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Acad. Sci., Moscow, Russia
2) Inst. of Geology, Yakut Filial, Siberian Branch, Acad. Sci. Russia.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Altaite	Calcite	Cheremnykhite	Cinnabar	Clausthalite
Descloizite	Dugganite	Kuksite	Kuranakhite	Native Gold
Naumannite	Orpiment	Quartz	Tiemannite

Reference:

Kim, A.A., Zayakina, N.V., Lavrent'yev, Y.G. (1982) Yafsoanite, (Zn1.38Ca1.36Pb0.26)3TeO6, a new tellurium mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 111(1): 118-121.

Synonyms of YafsoaniteHide

IMA1981-022

Other Language Names for YafsoaniteHide

Dutch:Yafsoaniet

German:Yafsoanit

Russian:Яфсоанит

Spanish:Yafsoanita

Relationship of Yafsoanite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Garnet Supergroup

Other Members of Garnet Supergroup:

Berzeliite Group	X₃Z₂[TO₄]₃
Bitikleite Group	Ca₃Z₂[TO₄]₃
Cryolithionite	Na₃Al₂(LiF₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Henritermierite Group	Ca₃Z₂(SiO₄)₂[◻(OH)₄]
Katoite	Ca₃Al₂[◻(OH)₄]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Midbarite	Ca₃Mg₂(V⁵⁺₂Si)O₁₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Monteneveite	Ca₃Sb⁵⁺₂(Fe³⁺₂Fe²⁺)O₁₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
Nikmelnikovite	Ca₁₂(Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₃Al₃◻)[SiO₄]₆[◻(OH)₄]₅◻₄	Trig. 3 : R3
Priscillagrewite-(Y)	(Ca₂Y)Zr₂(AlO₄)₃	Iso.
Schorlomite Group	Ca₃Z₂[SiO₄][TO₄]₂
Xuite	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂[(AlO₃(OH)]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

3 photos of Yafsoanite associated with Utahite	MgCu₄Zn₂Te⁶⁺₃O₁₄(OH)₄ · 6H₂O
2 photos of Yafsoanite associated with Housleyite	Pb₆CuTe⁶⁺₄O₁₈(OH)₂
1 photo of Yafsoanite associated with Chlorargyrite	AgCl
1 photo of Yafsoanite associated with Dugganite	Pb₃Zn₃(AsO₄)₂(TeO₆)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.CC.	Bernwoodite	Ca₅TiAl₂Si₂O₁₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CC.	Xuite	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂[(AlO₃(OH)]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.CC.	Yttriaite-(Y)	Y₂O₃	Iso. m3(2/m3)
4.CC.	Allendeite	Sc₄Zr₃O₁₂	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Chlorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄Cl₂]	Iso. 43m : I43d
4.CC.	Oboniobite	Mg₄Nb₂O₉	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3c1
4.CC.	Botuobinskite	SrFe²⁺Mg₂(Cr³⁺₆Ti⁴⁺₁₂)[O₃₆(OH)₂]	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Mirnyite	SrZr⁴⁺Mg₂(Cr³⁺₆Ti⁴⁺₁₂)O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Haitaite-(La)	LaU⁴⁺Fe³⁺₂(Ti₁₃Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Shagamite	KFe₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.	Bitikleite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺)[AlO₄]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.	Anzaite-(Ce)	Ce³⁺₄Fe²⁺Ti₆O₁₈ (OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.	Heamanite-(Ce)	(K_0.5Ce_0.5)TiO₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.CC.	Priscillagrewite-(Y)	(Ca₂Y)Zr₂(AlO₄)₃	Iso.
4.CC.	Strandite	Pb₃Mn³⁺₄Mn⁴⁺₃O₁₅	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mcm
4.CC.	Saranovskite	SrCaFe²⁺₂(Cr₄Ti₂)Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.05	Chrombismite	Bi³⁺₁₆Cr⁶⁺O₂₇	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.CC.10	Freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆	Mon.
4.CC.10	Fluormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂F₂	Iso. 43m : I43d
4.CC.10	Fluorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]	Iso. 43m : I43d
4.CC.15	Grossite	CaAl₄O₇	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CC.17	Goldschmidtite	KNbO₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.20	'Unnamed (HBU UK-4)'	NaFe²⁺Zn₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Nb)₆Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	Chlormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[◻₄Cl₂]	Iso. 43m : I43d
4.CC.20	Paseroite	PbMn²⁺(Mn²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(V⁵⁺,Ti,◻)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	Mianningite	(◻,Pb,Ce,Na)(U⁴⁺,Mn,U⁶⁺)Fe³⁺₂ (Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	'UM1987-03-O:FePbTiU'	~(U,Pb)(Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mn)₂₁O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.22	Gorerite	CaAlFe³⁺₁₁O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.22	Kahlenbergite	KAl₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.25	Hopmannite	Ba₂(Ti₅Fe)O₁₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.25	Nixonite	Na₂Ti₆O₁₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.30	Latrappite	Ca₂NbFe³⁺O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30	Natroniobite	NaNbO₃	Mon.
4.CC.30	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30	Lueshite	NaNbO₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
4.CC.30	Bariolakargiite	BaZrO₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.30	Barioperovskite	BaTiO₃	Orth. mm2 : Amm2
4.CC.30	Megawite	CaSnO₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pban
4.CC.30	Lakargiite	Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.32	Usturite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Zr)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Elbrusite	Ca₃(U⁶⁺_0.5Zr_1.5)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Monteneveite	Ca₃Sb⁵⁺₂(Fe³⁺₂Fe²⁺)O₁₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Dzhuluite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.35	Tausonite	SrTiO₃	Iso. 43m
4.CC.35	Loparite	(Na,REE)₂Ti₂O₆	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.CC.35	Panguite	(Ti,Al,Sc,Mg,Zr,Ca)_1.8O₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
4.CC.35	Isolueshite	(Na,La)NbO₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.35	Macedonite	PbTiO₃	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nmm
4.CC.37	Pauloabibite	NaNbO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Landauite	NaMnZn₂(Ti,Fe)₆Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Mathiasite	(Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)₂(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)₅O₁₂	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Senaite	Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Gramaccioliite-(Y)	(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe³⁺₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Lindsleyite	(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈	Trig.
4.CC.40	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Loveringite	(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Cleusonite	(Pb,Sr)(U⁴⁺,U⁶⁺)(Fe²⁺,Zn)₂(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Davidite-(Ce)	Ce(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Davidite-(La)	La(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	'Davidite-(Y)'	(La,Ce,Na,Ca,Pb)(Y,Fe²⁺,◻)(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Nb,Zr)₁₈O₃₈ (hypothetical)	Trig.
4.CC.40	'Uhligite'	Ca₃(Ti,Al,Zr)₉O₂₀ ?	Iso.
4.CC.40	Dessauite-(Y)	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.45	Diaoyudaoite	NaAl₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Yimengite	K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Nežilovite	PbZn₂Mn⁴⁺₂Fe³⁺₈O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Hawthorneite	BaMgTi₃Cr₄Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Mizraite-(Ce)	Ce(Al₁₁Mg)O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Haggertyite	BaFe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₂Ti₅MgO₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Lindqvistite	Pb₂Mn²⁺Fe₁₆O₂₇	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Kangite	(Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,◻)₂O₃	Iso. m3(2/m3)
4.CC.45	Chihuahuaite	FeAl₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Barioferrite	BaFe³⁺₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Plumboferrite	Pb[Fe³⁺_10.67Mn²⁺_0.33Pb]O_18.33	Trig. 32 : P312
4.CC.45	Batiferrite	BaTi₂Fe³⁺₈Fe²⁺₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Magnetoplumbite	PbFe³⁺₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.50	Jeppeite	K₂Ti₆O₁₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.55	Zenzénite	Pb₃Fe³⁺₄Mn⁴⁺₃O₁₅	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mcm
4.CC.60	'Mengxianminite (of Huang et al.)'	(Ca,Na)₃(Fe,Mn)₂Mg₂(Sn,Zn)₅Al₈O₂₉

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Kim, A.A., Zayakina, N.V., Lavrent'yev, Y.G. (1982) Yafsoanite, (Zn1.38Ca1.36Pb0.26)3TeO6, a new tellurium mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 111(1): 118-121.

Kim, A. A.; Zayakina, N. V.; Lavrent'yev, Yu. G. (1982) Yafsoanite, (Zn_1.38Ca_1.36Pb_0.26)₃TeO₆, a new tellurium mineral. International Geology Review, 24 (11). 1295-1298 doi:10.1080/00206818209451072

Kim, A.A., Zayakina, N.V., Lavrent'yev, Y.G. (1982) Yafsoanite, (Zn1.38Ca1.36Pb0.26)3TeO6, a new tellurium mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 111(1): 118-121.

Fleischer, Michael, Pabst, Adolf (1983) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 68 (1-2) 280-283

Rozhdestvenskaya, I.V., Zajakina, N.V., Kim, A.A. (1984) Crystal structure of a zinc calcium tellurate - yafsoanite. Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal: 6: 75-79.

Jarosch, D., Zemann, J. (1989) Yafsoanite: a garnet type calcium-tellurium(VI)-zinc oxide. Mineralogy and Petrology, 40 (2) 111-116 doi:10.1007/bf01164321

Jambor, John L., Grew, Edward S. (1990) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 75 (7-8) 931-937

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

Mills, S. J., Kampf, A. R., Kolitsch, U., Housley, R. M., Raudsepp, M. (2010) The crystal chemistry and crystal structure of kuksite, Pb3Zn3Te6+P2O14, and a note on the crystal structure of yafsoanite, (Ca,Pb)3Zn(TeO6)2. American Mineralogist, 95 (7). 933-938 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3483

Grew, E. S., Locock, A. J., Mills, S. J., Galuskina, I. O., Galuskin, E. V., Hålenius, U. (2013) Nomenclature of the garnet supergroup. American Mineralogist, 98 (4) 785-811 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4201

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Mexico
Sonora Moctezuma Municipality Moctezuma ⓘ Bambollita Mine	Thorne (n.d.)
ⓘ Moctezuma Mine	Braith et al. (2001) +1 other reference

Russia (TL)
Sakha Aldan ⓘ Kuranakh ore field (TL)	Kim et al. (1982) +2 other references
ⓘ Bokovoye deposit	Kondratieva et al. (2021)
ⓘ Delbe orebody	Pekov (1998) +2 other references

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Arizona Cochise County ⓘ Tombstone Mining District	Anthony et al. (1995)
Silver Plume Mine ⓘ Emerald Mine	Collection & EDX analysis Georges ...
Tombstone ⓘ Empire Mine	From the collection of William W. ...
California San Bernardino County Silver Lake Mining District Soda Mountains Baker ⓘ Otto Mountain	Collected by Al Wilkins. EDS analyzed ...
ⓘ SW cut	Collected by Al Wilkins. SEM EDS ...
Utah East Tintic Mountains Tintic Mining District Mammoth North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine) ⓘ Upper dumps	Desor (02/2021)

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