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Ferro-ferri-katophorite, a new clinoamphibole from the silicocarbonatite dykes in Sierra de Maz, La Rioja, Argentina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2023

Fernando Colombo Open the ORCID record for Fernando Colombo [Opens in a new window] ,
Jordi Rius Open the ORCID record for Jordi Rius [Opens in a new window] ,
Elies Molins ,
Héctor Biglia ,
Miguel Á. Galliski Open the ORCID record for Miguel Á. Galliski [Opens in a new window] ,
María Florencia Márquez-Zavalía ,
Edgardo G. A. Baldo Open the ORCID record for Edgardo G. A. Baldo [Opens in a new window]  and
Agustín Kriscautzky Open the ORCID record for Agustín Kriscautzky [Opens in a new window]
Fernando Colombo*
Affiliation:
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Cátedra de Mineralogía, Vélez Sarsfield 1611 (X5016GCA) Córdoba, Argentina CONICET, CICTERRA, Vélez Sarsfield 1611 (X5016GCA) Córdoba, Argentina
Jordi Rius
Affiliation:
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
Elies Molins
Affiliation:
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
Héctor Biglia
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Cátedra de Mineralogía, Vélez Sarsfield 1611 (X5016GCA) Córdoba, Argentina
Miguel Á. Galliski
Affiliation:
IANIGLA, CCT-MENDOZA CONICET, Avda. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque Gral. San Martín, C.C. 330, (5500) Mendoza, Argentina
María Florencia Márquez-Zavalía
Affiliation:
IANIGLA, CCT-MENDOZA CONICET, Avda. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque Gral. San Martín, C.C. 330, (5500) Mendoza, Argentina Mineralogía y Petrología, FAD, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Centro Universitario (5502) Mendoza, Argentina
Edgardo G. A. Baldo
Affiliation:
CONICET, CICTERRA, Vélez Sarsfield 1611 (X5016GCA) Córdoba, Argentina
Agustín Kriscautzky
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Cátedra de Mineralogía, Vélez Sarsfield 1611 (X5016GCA) Córdoba, Argentina School of Physical Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave. Little Rock AR – 72204 (ETAS 329L), USA
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*Author for correspondence: Fernando Colombo, Email: fosfatos@yahoo.com.ar
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Abstract

Ferro-ferri-katophorite (IMA2016–008), ideally Na(NaCa)(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2, was found as xenocrysts up to 3 cm long and replacement rims around aegirine–augite in silicocarbonatite dykes cropping out in the Sierra de Maz, La Rioja province, NW Argentina. Ferro-ferri-katophorite is black and has vitreous lustre and a pale green streak. The new mineral is brittle, with perfect {110} cleavage and has a Mohs hardness of 6. The measured density is 3.32(1) g/cm3. In plane-polarised light it is strongly pleochroic, X = light greenish brown, Y = dark greyish brown and Z = dark greyish olive green. Absorption (very strong) is Z > Y > X. The orientation is: Z ∥ b, and X forms a small angle with [001]. Ferro-ferri-katophorite is biaxial (–), with α = 1.688(3), β = 1.697(3), γ = 1.698(3) and 2V(calc) = 36.7°. It is monoclinic, space group C2/m, a = 9.8270(7), b = 18.0300(8), c = 5.316(4) Å, β = 104.626(4)°, V = 911.4(6) Å3 and Z = 2. The strongest five lines in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern [d in Å (I)(hkl)] are: 8.416(100)(110), 3.135(50)(310), 2.815(26)(330), 2.720(18)(151) and 1.4422(15)($\bar{6}$61). The chemical composition is SiO2 43.08, TiO2 2.76, ZrO2 0.15, Al2O3 8.76, V2O3 0.07, Fe2O3 9.28, FeO 13.85, MnO 0.43, MgO 6.88, CaO 6.58, ZnO 0.06, Na2O 5.55, K2O 1.18, Cl 0.01, H2O calc 1.36, total 99.95 wt.%. The formula unit (confirmed by single-crystal structural analysis) is (Na0.74K0.23)Σ0.97(Ca1.08Na0.91Mn0.01)Σ2.00(Fe2+1.78Mg1.57Fe3+1.07Ti4+0.32Al0.19Mn2+0.04Zr0.01V3+0.01Zn0.01)Σ5.00(Si6.61Al1.39)Σ8.00O22(OH1.59O0.61)Σ2.00. Aluminium is strongly ordered at the T(1) site. Ferro-ferri-katophorite is the 9th species carrying the katophorite root name and is related to katophorite by the Fe2+ + Fe3+ → Mg2+ + Al3+ substitution. Type material was deposited at the Museo de Mineralogía “Stelzner”, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, under catalogue number MS003341.

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sodium-calcium amphibolesilicocarbonatitenew mineral speciesMössbauer spectroscopysingle-crystal structural refinementLa RiojaArgentina
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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 87 , Issue 2 , April 2023 , pp. 324 - 330
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland

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Associate Editor: Giancarlo Della Ventura

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