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Ferronigerite subgroup

A group of related mineral species

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Ferronigerite-2N1S

Tapada da Bemposta No.1 Mine, Seixoso Mining Field, Borba de Godim, Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim, Felgueiras, Porto, Portugal

Ferronigerite-2N1S

Three Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Ferronigerite-2N1S

Three Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Ferronigerite-2N1S

Tapada da Bemposta No.1 Mine, Seixoso Mining Field, Borba de Godim, Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim, Felgueiras, Porto, Portugal

Ferronigerite-2N1S

Three Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Ferronigerite-2N1S

Three Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

Ferronigerite-2N1S

Tapada da Bemposta No.1 Mine, Seixoso Mining Field, Borba de Godim, Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim, Felgueiras, Porto, Portugal

Ferronigerite-2N1S

Three Aloes Mine, Uis pegmatites, Uis, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia

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About Ferronigerite subgroupHide

Member of:

Nigerite Group > Högbomite Supergroup

This page provides mineralogical data about Ferronigerite subgroup.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

56068

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:56068:7

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0007037	Ferronigerite-6N6S	Armbruster T, Feenstra A (2004) Lithium in nigerite-group minerals European Journal of Mineralogy 16 247-254	2004	abandoned tin mine Tsomtaub, between Omaruru and Uis, Namibia	293
0007036	Ferronigerite-6N6S	Armbruster T, Feenstra A (2004) Lithium in nigerite-group minerals European Journal of Mineralogy 16 247-254	2004	Egbe District, Kabba Province, Nigeria	293
0018796	Ferronigerite-2N1S	Arakcheeva A V, Pushcharovskii D Y, Rastsvetaeva R K, Kashaev A A, Nadezhina T N (1995) Crystal structure of nigerite-6H Kristallografiya 40 639-644	1995	Eastern Siberia, Irkutsk, Russia	293
0000754	Ferronigerite-6N6S	Grey I E, Gatehouse B M (1979) The crystal structure of nigerite-24R American Mineralogist 64 1255-1264	1979	Mt Garnet, northern Queensland, Australia	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Ferronigerite-6N6S'
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_journal_name_full 'European Journal of Mineralogy'
_journal_volume 16 
_journal_year 2004
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 Lithium in nigerite-group minerals
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_database_code_amcsd 0007037
_chemical_compound_source 'abandoned tin mine Tsomtaub, between Omaruru and Uis, Namibia'
_chemical_formula_sum '(Sn1.606 Ti.394) Al14.862 Li.66 Zn1.988 Fe1.95 Mn.06 Mg.24 O32 H2'
_cell_length_a 5.7109
_cell_length_b 5.7109
_cell_length_c 55.373
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 1564.004
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.386
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'R -3'
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SnM2   0.66667   0.33333   0.04650   0.80300   0.00464
TiM2   0.66667   0.33333   0.04650   0.19700   0.00464
AlM1   0.00000   0.50000   0.00000   0.70000   0.00773
LiM1   0.00000   0.50000   0.00000   0.22000   0.00773
AlT3   0.00000   0.00000   0.03071   0.69100   0.00608
ZnT3   0.00000   0.00000   0.03071   0.15300   0.00608
FeT3   0.00000   0.00000   0.03071   0.15100   0.00608
MnT3   0.00000   0.00000   0.03071   0.00500   0.00608
ZnT6   0.33333   0.66667   0.13506   0.49700   0.00686
FeT6   0.33333   0.66667   0.13506   0.48800   0.00686
MnT6   0.33333   0.66667   0.13506   0.01500   0.00686
AlT7   0.66667   0.33333   0.11293   0.19000   0.00646
MgT7   0.66667   0.33333   0.11293   0.12000   0.00646
ZnT7   0.66667   0.33333   0.11293   0.34400   0.00646
FeT7   0.66667   0.33333   0.11293   0.33600   0.00646
MnT7   0.66667   0.33333   0.11293   0.01000   0.00646
Al4   0.16890   0.33780   0.08217   1.00000   0.00557
Al5   0.00000   0.00000   0.12482   1.00000   0.00532
Al6   0.83333   0.16667   0.16667   1.00000   0.00519
O1   0.82320   0.17680   0.02089   1.00000   0.01507
O2   0.33333   0.66667   0.01728   1.00000   0.00735
H2   0.33333   0.66667   0.03500   1.00000   0.08004
O3   0.49500   0.50500   0.06496   1.00000   0.00798
O4   0.00000   0.00000   0.06435   1.00000   0.00773
O5   0.85230   0.14770   0.10302   1.00000   0.00912
O6   0.33333   0.66667   0.09993   1.00000   0.00709
O7   0.14750   0.29500   0.14720   1.00000   0.00646
O8   0.66667   0.33333   0.14836   1.00000   0.00583

Relationship of Ferronigerite subgroup to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Nigerite Group > Högbomite Supergroup

Other Members of Nigerite Group:

Magnesionigerite subgroup
Zinconigerite subgroup

Ferronigerite subgroup Members:

Ferronigerite-2N1S	(Al,Fe,Zn)₂(Al,Sn)₆O₁₁(OH)	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
Ferronigerite-6N6S	(Al,Fe,Zn)₃(Al,Sn,Fe)₈O₁₅(OH)	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m

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References for Ferronigerite subgroupHide

Reference List:

Armbruster, Thomas (2002) Revised nomenclature of högbomite, nigerite, and taaffeite minerals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 14 (2) 389-395 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2002/0014-0389

Localities for Ferronigerite subgroupHide

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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.


Australia
Queensland Tablelands Region Mount Garnet ⓘ Mount Garnet skarn deposit	[Ferronigerite-6N6S] Grey et al. (1979)

Canada
Ontario Kenora District ⓘ Separation Rapids Lithium Project (Separation Lake area)	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.
Thunder Bay District Gemmell Township ⓘ Geco Mine	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Spry (1983)

China
Hunan Chenzhou Yizhang Co. Dongpo ore field ⓘ Shizhuyuan Mine	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Yihong Sun and Xiangmei Ren (1986) +1 other reference
Xinjiang Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.) ⓘ South Washixia granitic pegmatite Li deposit	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Kang et al. (2024)

Czech Republic
Central Bohemian Region Kutná Hora District Vlkaneč ⓘ Přibyslavice	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Čech et al. (1978)

Finland
Päijänne Tavastia Heinola ⓘ Rakokivenmäki pegmatite	[Ferronigerite-2N1S, Ferronigerite-6N6S] Mattila
Southwest Finland Kimitoön (Kemiönsaari) Kimitoön Island ⓘ Rosendal pegmatite	[Ferronigerite-6N6S] Armbruster (2002)

Namibia
Erongo Region Arandis Constituency ⓘ ~~Arandis tin mine~~	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] www.mindat.org (n.d.)
Dâures Constituency Spitzkoppe Area Klein Spitzkoppe ⓘ ~~Stiepelmann Mine~~	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Ernst A. Schnaitmann
ⓘ Tsomtsaub	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] von Bezing (2007)
Uis Uis pegmatites ⓘ Three Aloes Mine	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] The-Vug.com Quarterly Magazine V4 #4 pg ... +1 other reference

Nigeria
Kogi Yagba West ⓘ Ferronigerite-2N1S occurrence	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Jacobson et al. (1947)

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Dzierżoniów County Piława Górna DSS Piława Górna Quarry ⓘ Julianna pegmatite	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Pieczka et al. (2018)

Portugal
Porto Amarante Rebordelo ⓘ Vieiros Mines	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Maijer 1965
Felgueiras Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim Borba de Godim Seixoso Mining Field ⓘ Seixoso Mine ?	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Van Tassel (1965)
ⓘ Tapada da Bemposta No.1 Mine	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Alves (n.d.)
Viana do Castelo Ponte de Lima Arcozelo ⓘ Cabanas Mine	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Neiva et al. (1997)
Vila Real Boticas Dornelas ⓘ Lousas aplite-pegmatite	[Ferronigerite-2N1S, Ferronigerite-6N6S] Novák et al. (2009)

Sweden
Dalarna County Falun ⓘ Falun mine	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Schumacher et al. (1987)

Ukraine
Kirovohrad Oblast Holovanivsk Raion ⓘ Stankuvatske Li-deposit	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Kurylo et al. (2022)

USA
ⓘ North Carolina	[Ferronigerite-2N1S]
ⓘ South Carolina	[Ferronigerite-2N1S] Bell (1982)

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