Amgaite, Tl3+2Te6+O6, a New Mineral from the Khokhoyskoe Gold Deposit, Eastern Siberia, Russia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Occurrence, Geological Settings and Mineral Association
3. General Appearance, Physical, Chemical and Optical Properties
4. Raman Spectroscopy
5. Chemical Composition
6. X-ray Diffraction
7. Description of Crystal Structure
8. Discussion: Remarks on the Origin and Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Rmax | Rmin | λ (nm) | Rmax | Rmin | λ (nm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16.2 | 15.3 | 400 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 560 |
15.7 | 14.7 | 420 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 580 |
15.1 | 14.2 | 440 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 589 |
14.4 | 13.7 | 460 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 600 |
14.2 | 13.5 | 470 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 620 |
14.1 | 13.4 | 480 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 640 |
13.8 | 13.3 | 500 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 650 |
13.5 | 13.0 | 520 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 660 |
13.3 | 12.8 | 540 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 680 |
13.2 | 12.7 | 546 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 700 |
Constituent | Wt.% | Range | Standard Deviation | Reference Material |
---|---|---|---|---|
MgO | 0.43 | 0.31–0.53 | 0.10 | pyrope |
CaO | 1.62 | 1.50–1.69 | 0.09 | fluorapatite |
Mn2O3 | 0.25 | 0.18–0.35 | 0.07 | rhodonite |
Fe2O3 | 0.16 | 0.13–0.19 | 0.02 | hematite |
Tl2O3 | 66.27 | 64.68–67.12 | 0.98 | Tl(Br, I) |
Sb2O5 | 3.48 | 2.11–5.74 | 1.51 | Sb |
TeO3 | 27.31 | 26.10–28.87 | 0.97 | HgTe |
Total | 99.52 |
Amgaite | Iobs. [%] | hkl | Synthetic Tl3+2Te6+O6 | Icalc. [%] | ||
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dobs | dcalc | dobs | dcalc | |||
3.352 | 3.354 | 100 | 1 1 1 | 3.36 | 3.354 | 100 |
3.063 | 3.084 | 15 | 2 0 1 | 3.09 | 3.085 | 34 |
2.619 | 2.615 | 49 | 3 0 0 | 2.62 | 2.618 | 36 |
2.541 | 2.550 | 7 | 2 1 1 | 2.55 | 2.551 | 12 |
2.313 | 2.317 | 4 | 3 0 1 | 2.32 | 2.318 | 2 |
2.189 | 2.186 | 2 | 1 1 2 | 2.19 | 2.179 | 6 |
2.065 | 2.063 | 18 | 2 2 1 | 2.06 | 2.064 | 13 |
1.911 | 1.909 | 4 | 2 1 2 | 1.910 | 1.909 | 10 |
1.804 | 1.806 | 28 | 3 0 2 | 1.806 | 1.805 | 32 |
1.697 | 1.693 | 8 | 3 2 1 | 1.695 | 1.695 | 17 |
1.625 | 1.620 | 9 | 4 1 1 | 1.621 | 1.621 | 7 |
1.506 | 1.510 | 7 | 3 3 0 | 1.512 | 1.512 | 5 |
Atom | x | y | z | Biso |
---|---|---|---|---|
Te1 | 0.33330 | 0.66660 | 0.49875 | 0.1750 |
Te2 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | 0.1290 |
Tl1 | 0.28558 | 0.00000 | 0.50000 | 0.3580 |
Tl2 | 0.62306 | 0.00000 | 0.00000 | 0.3380 |
O1 | 0.08770 | 0.88050 | 0.77310 | 1.2400 |
O2 | 0.46060 | 0.59500 | 0.74170 | 2.3640 |
O3 | 0.21940 | 0.75750 | 0.27890 | 1.1530 |
Interatomic distances | ||||
Te1–O1 | 1.99(3) × 6 | Tl1–O1 | 2.35(3) × 2 | |
Tl1–O3 | 2.23(3) × 2 | |||
Te2–O2 | 1.99(4) × 3 | Tl1–O2 | 2.16(5) × 2 | |
Te2–O3 | 1.95(3) × 3 | |||
Tl2–O2 | 2.33(5) × 2 | |||
Tl2–O3 | 2.26(3) × 2 | |||
Tl2–O1 | 2.07(3) × 2 |
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Kasatkin, A.V.; Anisimova, G.S.; Nestola, F.; Plášil, J.; Sejkora, J.; Škoda, R.; Sokolov, E.P.; Kondratieva, L.A.; Kardashevskaia, V.N. Amgaite, Tl3+2Te6+O6, a New Mineral from the Khokhoyskoe Gold Deposit, Eastern Siberia, Russia. Minerals 2022, 12, 1064. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12091064
Kasatkin AV, Anisimova GS, Nestola F, Plášil J, Sejkora J, Škoda R, Sokolov EP, Kondratieva LA, Kardashevskaia VN. Amgaite, Tl3+2Te6+O6, a New Mineral from the Khokhoyskoe Gold Deposit, Eastern Siberia, Russia. Minerals. 2022; 12(9):1064. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12091064
Chicago/Turabian StyleKasatkin, Anatoly V., Galina S. Anisimova, Fabrizio Nestola, Jakub Plášil, Jiří Sejkora, Radek Škoda, Evgeniy P. Sokolov, Larisa A. Kondratieva, and Veronika N. Kardashevskaia. 2022. "Amgaite, Tl3+2Te6+O6, a New Mineral from the Khokhoyskoe Gold Deposit, Eastern Siberia, Russia" Minerals 12, no. 9: 1064. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12091064