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Yafsoanite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Yafsoanite

Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Yafsoanite, etc.

Empire Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Yafsoanite, etc.

Empire Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Yafsoanite

Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Yafsoanite, etc.

Empire Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Yafsoanite, etc.

Empire Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Yafsoanite

Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico

Yafsoanite, etc.

Empire Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

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About YafsoaniteHide

Formula:

Ca₃Te⁶⁺₂(ZnO₄)₃

Colour:

Light to dark brown, colorless

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

5½ - 6

Specific Gravity:

5.40 - 5.55

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Garnet Supergroup

Name:

From Russian YAFSOAN, an acronym for the Yakut Filial, Siberian Branch, Academy of Science, Yakutiya, Russia.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kuranakh ore field, Aldan, Sakha, Russia

Ungrouped member of the Garnet Supergroup.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4349

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4349:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

1cac2745-3472-489b-bb9d-7a3205a4d7a1

IMA Classification of YafsoaniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

1981

First published:

1982

Type description reference:

Kim, A.A., Zayakina, N.V., Lavrent'yev, Y.G. (1982) Yafsoanite, (Zn1.38Ca1.36Pb0.26)3TeO6, a new tellurium mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 111(1): 118-121.

Classification of YafsoaniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

4.CC.25

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
C : With large and medium-sized cations

Dana 8th ed.:

7.2.14.1

7 : MULTIPLE OXIDES
2 : AB₂X₄

Hey's CIM Ref.:

28.4.3

28 : Selenites, Selenates, Tellurites, and Tellurates
4 : Tellurates

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
Yaf	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 YafsoaniteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Light to dark brown, colorless

Hardness:

5½ - 6 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₃₀=696 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

5.40 - 5.55 g/cm³ (Measured) 5.441 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of YafsoaniteHide

Type:

Isotropic

RI values:

n = 1.800(5)

Birefringence:

Isotropic minerals have no birefringence

Surface Relief:

Very High

Chemistry of YafsoaniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ca₃Te⁶⁺₂(ZnO₄)₃

Elements listed:

Ca, O, Te, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of YafsoaniteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Ia3d

Setting:

Ia3d

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.6350(7) Å

Unit Cell V:

2017.1 Å³

Morphology:

cube, octahedron, and rhombododecahedron

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0005049	Yafsoanite	Mills S J, Kampf A R, Kolitsch U, Housley R M, Raudsepp M (2010) The crystal chemistry and crystal structure of kuksite, Pb3Zn3Te6+P2O14, and a note on the crystal structure of yafsoanite, (Ca,Pb)3Zn(TeO6)2 American Mineralogist 95 933-938	2010	Delbe orebody, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic, Russia	293
0014606	Yafsoanite	Rozhdestvenskaya I V, Zajakina N V, Kim A A (1984) Crystal structure of a zinc calcium tellurate - yafsoanite Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal 6 75-79	1984		293
0014623	Yafsoanite	Jarosch D, Zemann J (1989) Yafsoanite: a garnet type calcium-tellurium(VI)-zinc oxide Mineralogy and Petrology 40 111-116	1989	Aldan, USSR	293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.581 Å	(10)
1.683 Å	(10)
2.821 Å	(9)
3.16 Å	(8)
1.024 Å	(5)
4.47 Å	(3)
1.751 Å	(3)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47h : [Near-surface oxidized, dehydrated minerals]

Type Occurrence of YafsoaniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kuranakh ore field, Aldan, Sakha, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Intergrowths, single crystals (0.1-0.5 mm), and as radiating-concentric material.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

1) Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Acad. Sci., Moscow, Russia
2) Inst. of Geology, Yakut Filial, Siberian Branch, Acad. Sci. Russia.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Gold	Tiemannite	Naumannite	Clausthalite	Altaite
Cinnabar	Orpiment	Kuranakhite	Dugganite	Cheremnykhite
Kuksite	Descloizite	Calcite	Quartz

Reference:

Kim, A.A., Zayakina, N.V., Lavrent'yev, Y.G. (1982) Yafsoanite, (Zn1.38Ca1.36Pb0.26)3TeO6, a new tellurium mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 111(1): 118-121.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/ZVMO111N1_118.pdf

Synonyms of YafsoaniteHide

IMA1981-022

Other Language Names for YafsoaniteHide

German:Yafsoanit

Russian:Яфсоанит

Spanish:Yafsoanita

Relationship of Yafsoanite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Garnet Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Berzeliite Group	X₃Z₂[TO₄]₃
Bitikleite Group	Ca₃Z₂[TO₄]₃
Cryolithionite	Na₃Al₂(LiF₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Henritermierite Group	Ca₃Z₂(SiO₄)₂[◻(OH)₄]
Katoite	Ca₃Al₂[◻(OH)₄]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
Midbarite	Ca₃Mg₂(V₂Si)O₁₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
Monteneveite	Ca₃Sb⁵⁺₂(Fe³⁺₂Fe²⁺)O₁₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
Nikmelnikovite	Ca₁₂(Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₃Al₃◻)[SiO₄]₆[◻(OH)₄]₅◻₄	Trig. 3 : R3
Priscillagrewite-(Y)	(Ca₂Y)Zr₂(AlO₄)₃	Iso.
Schorlomite Group	Ca₃Z₂[SiO₄][TO₄]₂
UM1984-37-SiO:CrMn	Mn²⁺₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
Xuite	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂[(AlO₃(OH)]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

3 photos of Yafsoanite associated with Utahite	MgCu₄Zn₂Te⁶⁺₃O₁₄(OH)₄ · 6H₂O
2 photos of Yafsoanite associated with Housleyite	Pb₆CuTe⁶⁺₄O₁₈(OH)₂
1 photo of Yafsoanite associated with Dugganite	Pb₃Zn₃(AsO₄)₂(TeO₆)
1 photo of Yafsoanite associated with Chlorargyrite	AgCl

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.CC.	Xuite	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂[(AlO₃(OH)]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.	Allendeite	Sc₄Zr₃O₁₂	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Bitikleite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺)[AlO₄]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.	Yttriaite-(Y)	Y₂O₃	Iso. m3 (2/m 3)
4.CC.	Chlorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄Cl₂]	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.	Anzaite-(Ce)	Ce³⁺₄Fe²⁺Ti₆O₁₈ (OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.	Heamanite-(Ce)	(K_0.5Ce_0.5)TiO₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.	Priscillagrewite-(Y)	(Ca₂Y)Zr₂(AlO₄)₃	Iso.
4.CC.	Saranovskite	SrCaFe²⁺₂(Cr₄Ti₂)Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Botuobinskite	SrFe²⁺Mg₂(Cr³⁺₆Ti⁴⁺₁₂)[O₃₆(OH)₂]	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Mirnyite	SrZr⁴⁺Mg₂(Cr³⁺₆Ti⁴⁺₁₂)O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Haitaite-(La)	LaU⁴⁺Fe³⁺₂(Ti₁₃Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Shagamite	KFe₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.05	Chrombismite	Bi³⁺₁₆Cr⁶⁺O₂₇	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.10	Freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆	Mon.
4.CC.10	Fluormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂F₂	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.10	Fluorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.15	Grossite	CaAl₄O₇	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CC.17	Goldschmidtite	KNbO₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.20	Chlormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[◻₄Cl₂]	Iso. 4 3m : I4 3d
4.CC.20	Unnamed (HBU UK-4)	NaFe²⁺Zn₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Nb)₆Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	Paseroite	PbMn²⁺(Mn²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(V⁵⁺,Ti,◻)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	Mianningite	(◻,Pb,Ce,Na)(U⁴⁺,Mn,U⁶⁺)Fe³⁺₂ (Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	UM1987-03-O:FePbTiU	~(U,Pb)(Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mn)₂₁O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.22	Kahlenbergite	KAl₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.22	Gorerite	CaAlFe³⁺₁₁O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.25	Nixonite	Na₂Ti₆O₁₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.30	Latrappite	Ca₂NbFe³⁺O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30	Lueshite	NaNbO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.CC.30	Natroniobite	NaNbO₃	Mon.
4.CC.30	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30	Barioperovskite	BaTiO₃	Orth. mm2 : Amm2
4.CC.30	Lakargiite	Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30	Megawite	CaSnO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pban
4.CC.32	Usturite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Zr)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Elbrusite	Ca₃(U⁶⁺_0.5Zr_1.5)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Dzhuluite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Monteneveite	Ca₃Sb⁵⁺₂(Fe³⁺₂Fe²⁺)O₁₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.35	Loparite-(Ce)	(Na,REE)₂Ti₂O₆	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
4.CC.35	Macedonite	PbTiO₃	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
4.CC.35	Tausonite	SrTiO₃	Iso. 4 3m
4.CC.35	Isolueshite	(Na,La)NbO₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.35	Panguite	(Ti,Al,Sc,Mg,Zr,Ca)_1.8O₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
4.CC.37	Pauloabibite	NaNbO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Davidite-(Ce)	Ce(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Davidite-(La)	La(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Davidite-(Y)	(La,Ce,Na,Ca,Pb)(Y,Fe²⁺,◻)(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Nb,Zr)₁₈O₃₈ (hypothetical)	Trig.
4.CC.40	Landauite	NaMnZn₂(Ti,Fe)₆Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Lindsleyite	(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈	Trig.
4.CC.40	Loveringite	(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Mathiasite	(Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)₂(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)₅O₁₂	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Senaite	Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Uhligite	Ca₃(Ti,Al,Zr)₉O₂₀ ?	Iso.
4.CC.40	Dessauite-(Y)	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Cleusonite	(Pb,Sr)(U⁴⁺,U⁶⁺)(Fe²⁺,Zn)₂(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Gramaccioliite-(Y)	(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe³⁺₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.45	Diaoyudaoite	NaAl₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Hawthorneite	BaMgTi₃Cr₄Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Lindqvistite	Pb₂Mn²⁺Fe₁₆O₂₇	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Magnetoplumbite	(Pb,Mn)(Fe,Mn)₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Plumboferrite	Pb₂(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Mg)₁₁O₁₉	Trig. 3 2 : P3 1 2
4.CC.45	Yimengite	K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Haggertyite	BaFe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₂Ti₅MgO₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Nežilovite	PbZn₂Mn⁴⁺₂Fe³⁺₈O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Batiferrite	BaTi₂Fe³⁺₈Fe²⁺₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Chihuahuaite	FeAl₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Barioferrite	BaFe³⁺₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Kangite	(Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,◻)₂O₃	Iso. m3 (2/m 3)
4.CC.45	Mizraite-(Ce)	Ce(Al₁₁Mg)O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.50	Jeppeite	(K,Ba)₂(Ti,Fe)₆O₁₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.55	Zenzénite	Pb₃Fe³⁺₄Mn⁴⁺₃O₁₅	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mcm
4.CC.60	Mengxianminite (of Huang et al.)	(Ca,Na)₃(Fe,Mn)₂Mg₂(Sn,Zn)₅Al₈O₂₉

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Kim, A.A., Zayakina, N.V., Lavrent'yev, Y.G. (1982) Yafsoanite, (Zn1.38Ca1.36Pb0.26)3TeO6, a new tellurium mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 111(1): 118-121.

Fleischer, Michael, Pabst, Adolf (1983) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 68 (1-2) 280-283

Kim, A.A., Zayakina, N.V., Lavrent'yev, Y.G. (1983) Yafsoanite, (Zn1.38Ca1.36Pb0.26)3TeO6, a new tellurium mineral. International Geology Review: 24: 1295-1298.

Rozhdestvenskaya, I.V., Zajakina, N.V., Kim, A.A. (1984) Crystal structure of a zinc calcium tellurate - yafsoanite. Mineralogiceskij Zhurnal: 6: 75-79.

Jarosch, D., Zemann, J. (1989) Yafsoanite: a garnet type calcium-tellurium(VI)-zinc oxide. Mineralogy and Petrology: 40: 111-116.

Jambor, John L., Grew, Edward S. (1990) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 75 (7-8) 931-937

Mills, S.J., Kampf, A.R., Kolitsch, U., Housley, R.M., Raudsepp, M. (2010) The crystal chemistry and crystal structure of kuksite, Pb3Zn3Te6+P2O14, and a note on the crystal structure of yafsoanite, (Ca,Pb)3Zn(TeO6)2. American Mineralogist: 95(7): 933–938.

Grew, E. S., Locock, A. J., Mills, S. J., Galuskina, I. O., Galuskin, E. V., Hålenius, U. (2013) Nomenclature of the garnet supergroup. American Mineralogist, 98 (4) 785-811 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4201

(2023) Yafsoanite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Mexico
Sonora Moctezuma Municipality Moctezuma ⓘ Bambollita Mine	Thorne (n.d.)
ⓘ Moctezuma Mine	Braith et al. (2001) +1 other reference

Russia (TL)
Sakha Aldan ⓘ Kuranakh ore field (TL)	Kim et al. (1982) +2 other references
ⓘ Bokovoye deposit	Kondratieva et al. (2021)
ⓘ Delbe orebody	Pekov (1998) +2 other references

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Arizona Cochise County ⓘ Tombstone Mining District	Anthony et al. (1995)
ⓘ Empire Mine	From the collection of William W. ...
California San Bernardino County Silver Lake Mining District Soda Mountains Baker ⓘ Otto Mountain	Collected by Al Wilkins. EDS analyzed ...
ⓘ SW cut	Collected by Al Wilkins. SEM EDS ...
Utah Juab County Tintic Mining District Mammoth North Star Mine (Star Consolidated Mine) ⓘ Upper dumps	Desor (02/2021)

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