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Seleniospinel Group

A group of related mineral species

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Tyrrellite, etc.

Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se occurrence, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tyrrellite, etc.

Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se occurrence, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tyrrellite, etc.

Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Tyrrellite, etc.

Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se occurrence, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tyrrellite, etc.

Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se occurrence, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tyrrellite, etc.

Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Tyrrellite, etc.

Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se occurrence, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada

Tyrrellite, etc.

Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se occurrence, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada

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About Seleniospinel GroupHide

Formula:

AD₂Se₄

A = Co, Ni, Cu
D = Co, Ni

Note: the D site is named as B in the IMA Proposal 17-H. Changed here to avoid confusion with Boron.

Member of:

Spinel Supergroup

A group within the Spinel Supergroup.
The seleniospinell group can be divided into: bornhardtite subgroup and tyrrellite (CNMNC Newsletter No. 42).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

52867

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:52867:2

IMA Classification of Seleniospinel GroupHide

IMA status notes:

IMA Approved Group Name

Approval history:

A classification of spinel supergroup was approved by IMA in march 2018 (Proposal 17-H).

Chemistry of Seleniospinel GroupHide

Mindat Formula:

AD₂Se₄

A = Co, Ni, Cu
D = Co, Ni

Note: the D site is named as B in the IMA Proposal 17-H. Changed here to avoid confusion with Boron.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0010334	Tyrrellite	Yang H, Hubler D K, Lavina B, Downs R T, Costin G (2007) Tyrrellite, Cu(Co0.68Ni0.32)2Se4, isostructural with spinel Acta Crystallographica C63 i73-i74		2007	Eagle Claims, Beaverlodge Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada	0	293

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 Tyrrellite, Cu(Co0.68Ni0.32)2Se4, isostructural with spinel
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Se 0.00705 0.00705 0.00705 0.00027 0.00027 -0.00027

Relationship of Seleniospinel Group to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Spinel Supergroup

Other Members of Spinel Supergroup:

Oxyspinel Group	AD₂O₄
Thiospinel Group	AB₂X₄

Seleniospinel Group Members:

Bornhardtite Subgroup	A²⁺D³⁺₂Se₄
Bornhardtite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂Se₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Trüstedtite	Ni₃Se₄	Iso.
Nickeltyrrellite	CuNi₂Se₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
Tyrrellite	Cu(Co,Ni)₂Se₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m

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 Seleniospinel GroupHide

Reference List:

von Philipsborn, Henning (1971) Chalcogenide spinels and alternative structures. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 133 (133). 464-472 doi:10.1524/zkri.1971.133.133.464

Brik, Mikhail G., Suchocki, Andrzej, Kamińska, Agata (2014) Lattice parameters and stability of the spinel compounds in relation to the ionic radii and electronegativities of constituting chemical elements. Inorganic Chemistry, 53 (10) 5088-5099 doi:10.1021/ic500200a

Biagioni, C., Pasero, M. (2014) The systematics of the spinel-type minerals: An overview. American Mineralogist, 99 (7) 1254-1264 doi:10.2138/am.2014.4816

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2018) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2018. Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (2). 445-451 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.71

Localities for Seleniospinel 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.


Argentina
La Rioja Province General Lamadrid Department Villa Castelli Sierra de Cacho ⓘ Tumiñico Mine	[Tyrrellite] Brodtkorb (2002) +3 other references
ⓘ Los Llantenes mining district	[Tyrrellite] Paar (1996)
Mendoza Province Luján de Cuyo department Cacheuta District ⓘ Sierra de Cacheuta	[Bornhardtite, Tyrrellite] Grundmann et al. (2018)
ⓘ Cerro de Cacheuta	[Bornhardtite] Mineralogical Society of America - ...
ⓘ Cacheuta Mine	[Bornhardtite, Tyrrellite] Zappettini et al. (2014)

Bolivia
Potosí Antonio Quijarro Province Porco Municipality ⓘ El Dragón mine	[Nickeltyrrellite] Förster et al. (2019) +1 other reference

Canada
Saskatchewan Beaverlodge Lake area ⓘ Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se occurrence	[Tyrrellite] ROBINSON et al. (1952) +3 other references
Goldfields District Beaverlodge Lake ⓘ Ato Bay	[Tyrrellite] ROBINSON et al. (1952) +1 other reference
ⓘ Hal Lake Selenium Occurrence No. 1	[Tyrrellite] Collected and analyzed by Gunnar Farber.
ⓘ Martin Lake mine	[Tyrrellite] Simon et al. (1997)
ⓘ Pinky Fault Uranium Deposit	[Bornhardtite] Mineralogical Society of America - ...

China
Sichuan Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture) Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.) ⓘ Qiongmo Au-Se deposit (Qiongme Au-Se deposit; Quongme Au-Se deposit)	[Trüstedtite] Anthony

Czech Republic
Plzeň Region Plzeň-South District Spálené Poříčí ⓘ Kokšín Hill	[Tyrrellite] Scharm et al. (2000)
South Bohemian Region Písek District Kovářov Předbořice ⓘ Předbořice deposit	[Tyrrellite] Paar et al. (2005) +1 other reference
Vysočina Region Žďár nad Sázavou District Nové Město na Moravě ⓘ Petrovice	[Tyrrellite] Kvaček +1 other reference
ⓘ Slavkovice	[Tyrrellite] Vavřín +1 other reference
Rožná Rožná deposit ⓘ Bukov Mine	[Tyrrellite] Vavřín +1 other reference
ⓘ Habři Mine	[Tyrrellite] Kvaček (1979)

DR Congo
Lualaba Mutshatsha Kolwezi ⓘ Musonoi Mine	[Tyrrellite] Wilson (2018)

Finland
North Ostrobothnia ⓘ Kuusamo	[Trüstedtite] Vuorelainen et al. (1964) +1 other reference
ⓘ Kitka River Valley	[Trüstedtite] Vuorelainen et al. (1964)

Germany
Bavaria Upper Palatinate ⓘ Wölsendorf fluorite mining district	[Tyrrellite] Seeliger et al. (1965) +1 other reference
Lower Saxony Goslar District Harz (Landkreis Goslar) ⓘ Trogtal Quarries	[Bornhardtite] Ramdohr et al. (1955) +3 other references
Göttingen District Osterode am Harz Lerbach ⓘ Weintraube Mine	[Bornhardtite] Weiß (1990)
Saxony-Anhalt Harz Ballenstedt Rieder ⓘ Greywacke quarry	[Tyrrellite] Heider et al. (2012)
Mansfeld-Südharz Mansfeld ⓘ Tilkerode mining district	[Bornhardtite, Trüstedtite] Tischendorf (1969) +1 other reference

Spain
Castile and Leon León Cármenes Villanueva de Pontedo ⓘ Providencia Mine	[Tyrrellite] Simon et al. (1997)

UK
England Devon Torbay Torquay ⓘ Hope's Nose	[Trüstedtite, Tyrrellite] Stanley et al. (1990) +1 other reference

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