Aleutite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Formula:

[Cu₅O₂](AsO₄)(VO₄) · (Cu,K,Pb,Rb,Cs,)Cl

The original paper reports the following formula: [Cu₅O₂](AsO₄)(VO₄)·(Cu_0.5□_0.5)Cl

Colour:

Dark red

Lustre:

Adamantine

Specific Gravity:

4.887 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

Named for the Aleuts, the ethnic group who are the original inhabitants living on the Commander Islands, Aleutsky District, Kamchatka Krai.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Yadovitaya fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough (North Breach), Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture), Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

New structure type. However, it may be compared to averievite which was once reported to be Cu₅O₂(VO₄)₂·CuCl₂·(Cs, K, Rb)Cl. Also somewhat comparable with piypite.

An example of natural salt-inclusion compound. The structure is a derivative of a kagome-type net. Unique among both natural and synthetic arsenates and vanadates in having these two tetrahedral groups distributed over separate structural positions. The oxygen-centered bands in the structure are also unique.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

52922

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:52922:8

Similar NamesHide

Aleutite (rock)	A rock subtype
Aliettite	A valid IMA mineral species	Ca_0.2Mg₆((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 4H₂O
Alluadite (of Bernhardi)	A synonym of Dufrénite
Altaite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	PbTe
Elliottite	A valid IMA mineral species	NaMgAl₃(PO₄)₂F₆ · 9H₂O

IMA Classification of AleutiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

[Cu²⁺₅O₂](As⁵⁺O₄)(V⁵⁺O₄)·(Cu²⁺_0.5◻_0.5)Cl

Approval year:

2018

First published:

2019

Type description reference:

Siidra, Oleg I., Nazarchuk, Evgeny V., Agakhanov, Atali A., Polekhovsky, Yury S. (2019) Aleutite [Cu₅O₂](AsO₄)(VO₄)·(Cu_0.5□_0.5)Cl, a new complex salt-inclusion mineral with Cu²⁺ substructure derived from a Kagome-net. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (6) 847-853 doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.42

Classification of AleutiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

8.BB.50

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H₂O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO₄ about 1:1

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Aeu	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of AleutiteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Dark red

Streak:

Reddish black

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed

Parting:

Not observed

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

4.887 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Chemistry of AleutiteHide

Mindat Formula:

[Cu₅O₂](AsO₄)(VO₄) · (Cu,K,Pb,Rb,Cs,)Cl

The original paper reports the following formula: [Cu₅O₂](AsO₄)(VO₄)·(Cu_0.5□_0.5)Cl

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Cu	54.268 %
O	22.772 %
As	10.664 %
V	7.251 %
Cl	5.046 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

As, Cl, Cs, Cu, K, O, Pb, Rb, V - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of AleutiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/m

Setting:

C2/m

Cell Parameters:

a = 18.090(2) Å, b = 6.2248(6) Å, c = 8.2465(9) Å
β = 90.597(2)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 2.906 : 1 : 1.325

Unit Cell V:

929.1 Å³

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.796 Å	(46)
3.396 Å	(29)
2.985 Å	(48)
2.934 Å	(74)
2.913 Å	(31)
2.825 Å	(36)
2.567 Å	(30)
2.449 Å	(100)

Locality:

Yadovitaya fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough (North Breach), Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture), Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Reference:

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
45a : [Sulfates, arsenates, selenates, antimonates]
45b : [Other oxidized fumarolic minerals]

Type Occurrence of AleutiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Yadovitaya fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough (North Breach), Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture), Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

individual crystals in masses of polycrystalline anhydrite

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Collections of the Mineralogical Museum, Department of Mineralogy, St Petersburg State University, St Petersburg, Russia, specimen number 1/19689

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Anhydrite

Reference:

Synonyms of AleutiteHide

IMA2018-014

Other Language Names for AleutiteHide

Dutch:Aleutiet

French:Aleutite

German:Aleutit

Norwegian:Aleutitt

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.BB.	Moabite	NiFe³⁺(PO₄)O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.	Tilasite	CaMg(AsO₄)F	Mon.
8.BB.	Paulgrothite	Cu₉Fe³⁺O₄(PO₄)₄Cl₃	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁
8.BB.	Karlditmarite	Cu₉O₄(PO₄)₂(SO₄)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.	Milkovoite	Cu₄O(PO₄)(AsO₄)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.X	Arsenowagnerite	Mg₂(AsO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.05	Tavorite	LiFe³⁺(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.05	Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.05	Montebrasite	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.10	Zwieselite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BB.10	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BB.15	'Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Auriacusite)'	Fe³⁺Cu²⁺[(Sb,As)O₄]O
8.BB.15	Joosteite	Mn²⁺(Mn³⁺,Fe³⁺)(PO₄)O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BB.15	Hydroxylwagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.15	Wagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.15	Stanĕkite	(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)Fe³⁺(PO₄)O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.15	Triploidite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.15	Sarkinite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.15	Wolfeite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.20	Holtedahlite	Mg₂(PO₄)(OH)	Trig. 3m : P31m
8.BB.20	Satterlyite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe)₁₂(PO₄)₅(PO₃OH)(OH,O)₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P31m
8.BB.25	Althausite	Mg₄(PO₄)₂(OH,O)(F,◻)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.30	Zincolivenite	CuZn(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Adamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Libethenite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Zincolibethenite	CuZn(PO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Eveite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BB.30	Auriacusite	Fe³⁺Cu²⁺(AsO₄)O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.35	Paradamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.35	Tarbuttite	Zn₂(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.40	Barbosalite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.40	Scorzalite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.40	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.40	Meizhouite	Fe²⁺V³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.40	Hentschelite	CuFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BB.40	Wilhelmkleinite	ZnFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BB.45	Dokuchaevite	Cu₈O₂(VO₄)₃Cl₃	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.45	Trolleite	Al₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BB.45	Yaroshevskite	Cu₉O₂(VO₄)₄Cl₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.50	Namibite	Cu(BiO)₂(VO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.52a	Ericlaxmanite	Cu₄O(AsO₄)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.52b	Kozyrevskite	Cu₄O(AsO₄)₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.55	Phosphoellenbergerite	(Mg,◻)₂Mg₁₂(PO₄,PO₃OH)₆(PO₃OH,CO₃)₂(OH)₆	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
8.BB.55	Popovite	Cu₅O₂(AsO₄)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.60	Urusovite	CuAl(AsO₄)O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.65	Theoparacelsite	Cu₃(As₂O₇)(OH)₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmma
8.BB.70	Turanite	Cu₅(VO₄)₂(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.75	Stoiberite	Cu₅(VO₄)₂O₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/c
8.BB.80	Fingerite	Cu₁₁(VO₄)₆O₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.85	Averievite	Cu₆(VO₄)₂O₂Cl₂	Trig. 3 : P3
8.BB.90	Richellite	CaFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₂	Amor.
8.BB.90	Lipscombite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Tet. 422 : P4₁2₁2
8.BB.90	Zinclipscombite	ZnFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Tet. 422 : P4₃2₁2

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Health Risks:

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References for AleutiteHide

Reference List:

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2018) CNMNC Newsletter No 43, New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2018. Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (3) 779-785 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.72p.784

(2022) Aleutite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Russia (TL)

Kamchatka Krai

Milkovsky District

Tolbachik Volcanic field

Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture)

Northern Breakthrough (North Breach)

Second scoria cone

ⓘ Yadovitaya fumarole (TL)

Siidra et al. (2019)

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Aleutite

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