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Taramellite-Titantaramellite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Titantaramellite

Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA

Taramellite

Candoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Taramellite

Candoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Titantaramellite

Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA

Taramellite

Candoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Taramellite

Candoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

Titantaramellite

Big Creek, Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District, Fresno County, California, USA

Taramellite

Candoglia marble quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy

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About Taramellite-Titantaramellite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Series Formula:

Ba₄(Fe³⁺,Ti,Fe²⁺,Mg)₄(B₂Si₈O₂₇)O₂Cl_x to Ba₄(Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₄(B₂Si₈O₂₇)O₂Cl_x

A series between Taramellite and Titantaramellite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

8648

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:8648:2

Crystallography of Taramellite-Titantaramellite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0000772	Taramellite	Mazzi F, Rossi G (1980) The crystal structure of taramellite American Mineralogist 65 123-128	1980	Candoglia, Italy	293
0010620	Taramellite	Mazzi F, Rossi G (1965) The crystal structure of taramellite Ba2(Fe,Ti,Mg)2H2(O2(Si4O12)) Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 121 243-257	1965	Fresno County, California, USA	293
0000773	Titantaramellite	Mazzi F, Rossi G (1980) The crystal structure of taramellite American Mineralogist 65 123-128	1980	Rush Creek, Fresno County, California, USA	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Taramellite'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Mazzi F'
'Rossi G'
_journal_name_full 'American Mineralogist'
_journal_volume 65 
_journal_year 1980
_journal_page_first 123
_journal_page_last 128
_publ_section_title
;
 The crystal structure of taramellite
;
_database_code_amcsd 0000772
_chemical_compound_source 'Candoglia, Italy'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ba4 (Fe3 Ti) Si8 B2 O29 Cl.89'
_cell_length_a 12.150
_cell_length_b 13.946
_cell_length_c 7.129
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1207.966
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.142
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P m m n'
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_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  'x,1/2-y,z'
  '-x,1/2+y,-z'
  '1/2-x,y,z'
  '1/2+x,-y,-z'
  '1/2+x,1/2+y,-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2-y,z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
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_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
Ba1   0.75000   0.25000   0.23940   1.00000
Ba2   0.25000   0.25000   0.46590   1.00000
Ba3   0.25000   0.47490   0.00700   1.00000
Fe   0.62950   0.50200   0.47650   0.75000
Ti   0.62950   0.50200   0.47650   0.25000
Si1   0.48940   0.36620   0.20480   1.00000
Si2   0.47360   0.64410   0.20730   1.00000
B   0.25000   0.65930   0.27730   1.00000
O1   0.50620   0.25000   0.22120   1.00000
O2   0.52070   0.75000   0.26840   1.00000
O3   0.25000   0.57670   0.40880   1.00000
O4   0.75000   0.57150   0.36230   1.00000
O5   0.53880   0.60920   0.01670   1.00000
O6   0.37980   0.40010   0.31350   1.00000
O7   0.60730   0.41100   0.26170   1.00000
O8   0.34560   0.64820   0.14790   1.00000
O9   0.49460   0.57220   0.37630   1.00000
O10   0.25000   0.75000   0.38030   1.00000
Cl   0.25000   0.25000  -0.00880   0.89000
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
Ba1 0.01047 0.01084 0.02008 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Ba2 0.01944 0.00788 0.03321 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Ba3 0.01047 0.01182 0.00901 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00151
Fe 0.01122 0.00887 0.00798 0.00000 -0.00132 -0.00101
Ti 0.01122 0.00887 0.00798 0.00000 -0.00132 -0.00101
Si1 0.00673 0.00591 0.00747 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Si2 0.00598 0.00690 0.00438 -0.00086 0.00000 -0.00050
B 0.01346 0.00000 0.01056 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00101
O1 0.02019 0.00197 0.00901 0.00000 -0.00614 0.00000
O2 0.01271 0.00493 0.01133 0.00000 -0.00351 0.00000
O3 0.02169 0.00296 0.00257 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
O4 0.03889 0.00000 0.00850 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00050
O5 0.01122 0.01379 0.00772 0.00000 0.00132 -0.00101
O6 0.01346 0.01084 0.00721 0.00429 -0.00044 -0.00453
O7 0.00897 0.00887 0.01210 -0.00343 -0.00176 -0.00101
O8 0.00673 0.01379 0.00721 0.00515 0.00395 -0.00403
O9 0.01271 0.01182 0.01133 0.00258 -0.00176 0.00151
O10 0.01197 0.01281 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Cl 0.02692 0.01971 0.03836 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000

Other InformationHide

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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.


Canada
Yukon Watson Lake mining district Itsi Mountain Wilson Lake ⓘ Gun claim	[Taramellite] Montgomery et al. (1972) +3 other references

Finland
South Ostrobothnia Seinäjoki-Lapua ⓘ Vittinki Mn-Fe formation	[Taramellite] Heikkilä

Italy
Piedmont Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province Mergozzo Candoglia ⓘ Candoglia marble quarries	[Taramellite] Tacconi (1908) +2 other references

Mexico
Baja California Ensenada Municipality El Alamo ⓘ El Rosario Mine ?	[Taramellite] Luetcke (n.d.)
Tres Pozos ⓘ Madrelena Mine	[Taramellite] Alfors et al. (1984)

Sweden
Värmland County Filipstad Långban Ore District ⓘ Långban Mine	[Taramellite] Holtstam et al. (1999)

USA
California Fresno County Big Creek-Rush Creek Mining District ⓘ ~~Big Creek~~	[Taramellite] Anonymous (1963) +2 other references
ⓘ Esquire No. 7 claim	[Titantaramellite] Walstrom (n.d.) +3 other references
ⓘ Esquire No. 8 claim	[Titantaramellite] Bob Walstrom +1 other reference
ⓘ Rush Creek	[Titantaramellite] Am Min 65:123-128
ⓘ Cole Spring Outcrops	[Titantaramellite] Walstrom (n.d.)
ⓘ Esquire No. 1 claim	[Titantaramellite] Walstrom (n.d.) +3 other references
ⓘ Esquire No. 4 claim	[Titantaramellite] Walstrom (n.d.)
ⓘ Forbes Property	[Titantaramellite] Walstrom (n.d.)
ⓘ Snow Cap Mine	[Titantaramellite] Eckhard D. Stuart and Robert E. Walstrom
Mariposa County East Belt Clearing House Mining District Clearing House Trumbull Peak ⓘ Trumbull Peak Ba-silicate deposit	[Titantaramellite] Alfors et al. (1984) +2 other references
San Benito County Picacho Peak ⓘ Victor claim (Victor Mine)	[Taramellite] Alfors et al. (1984)
Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz ⓘ Pacific Cement and Aggregate Company quarry	[Taramellite] Gross et al. (1965) +4 other references
Tulare County Dumtah ⓘ Baumann prospect (Bauman Ranch)	[Titantaramellite] Pabst (1978) +4 other references
ⓘ Van Gordon Creek Prospect	[Titantaramellite] Walstrom (n.d.)

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