Delafossite Group
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About Delafossite Group
Formula:
ABO2
Simple trigonal oxides where A = Cu1+, Ag1+, B = Fe3+, Cr3+, Al.
A large number of synthetic delafossite-type compounds are known, some with unusual physical properties.
A large number of synthetic delafossite-type compounds are known, some with unusual physical properties.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
39486
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:39486:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
fb1c49ae-939f-443f-9f96-6648e0ac630d
Chemistry of Delafossite Group
Mindat Formula:
ABO2
Crystal Structure
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0000018 | Delafossite | Pabst A (1938) Crystal structure and density of delafossite American Mineralogist 23 175-176 | 1938 | 0 | 293 | ||
0010862 | Delafossite | Kohler B U, Jansen M (1983) Synthesis and crystal structure of 2H-CuAlO2 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 165 313-314 | 1983 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Delafossite Group to other Species
Group Members:
Delafossite | CuFeO2 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Mcconnellite | CuCrO2 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Minerals structurally related to group:
Delafossite | CuFeO2 | |
Mcconnellite | CuCrO2 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Delafossite Group
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References for Delafossite Group
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Localities for Delafossite Group
Locality List
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- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- 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.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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| [Delafossite] Georges FAVREAU collection + EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS |
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Ireland | |
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| [Delafossite] Galuskin, E. V., Gfeller, F., Galuskina, I. O., Pakhomova, A., Armbruster, T., Vapnik, Y., Włodyka, R., Dzierżanowski, P., Murashko, M. (2015) New minerals with a modular structure derived from hatrurite from the pyrometamorphic Hatrurim Complex. Part II. Zadovite, BaCa6[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4)2F and aradite, BaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F, from paralavas of the Hatrurim Basin, Negev Desert, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (5) 1073-1087 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.5.04 |
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Mongolia | |
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Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany