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Canutite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Canutite, etc.

Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Canutite, etc.

Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Canutite

Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Canutite, etc.

Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Canutite, etc.

Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Canutite

Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Canutite, etc.

Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Canutite, etc.

Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

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About CanutiteHide

Formula:

NaMn₃[AsO₄][AsO₃(OH)]₂

Colour:

Reddish brown

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

2½

Specific Gravity:

4.112 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Alluaudite Group > Alluaudite Supergroup

Name:

In honour of Claudio Canut de Bon Urrutia (born in 1937), Chilean mining engineer and Senior Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at La Serena University for 30 years.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

Isostructural with:

O'Danielite

The Mn3 analogue of magnesiocanutite. Isostructural with protonated members of the alluaudite group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

45345

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:45345:7

GUID
(UUID V4):

7c17be2b-92b9-48e9-b10e-8286a481499b

IMA Classification of CanutiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Na◻MnMn₂(AsO₄)[AsO₃(OH)]₂

Approval year:

2013

First published:

2014

Type description reference:

Kampf, Anthony R., Mills, Stuart J., Hatert, F., Nash, Barbara P., Dini, M., Molina Donoso, A. A. (2014) Canutite, NaMn₃[AsO₄][AsO₃(OH)]₂, a new protonated alluaudite-group mineral from the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (4) 787-795 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.4.02

Classification of CanutiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

8.00.

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
0 :
0 :

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
Can	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 CanutiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Reddish brown

Streak:

Pale tan

Hardness:

2½ on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Perfect
On {010} and {101}.

Fracture:

Splintery

Density:

4.112 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of CanutiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.712(3) n_β = 1.725(3) n_γ = 1.756(3)

2V:

Measured: 65.6° (4)

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.044

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

High

Dispersion:

r < v (slight)

Comments:

Imperceptible

Chemistry of CanutiteHide

Mindat Formula:

NaMn₃[AsO₄][AsO₃(OH)]₂

Elements listed:

As, H, Mn, Na, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of CanutiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/b

Setting:

C2/c

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.3282(4) Å, b = 12.6039(5) Å, c = 6.8814(5) Å
β = 113.480(8)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.978 : 1 : 0.546

Unit Cell V:

980.72 Å³

Morphology:

Prisms elongated on [201İ] and exhibiting the forms {010}, {100}, {102}, {201} and {102İ}, or as tablets flattened on {102} and exhibiting the forms {102} and {110}.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0020473	Canutite	Kampf A R, Mils S J, Hatert F, Nash B P, Dini M, Molina Donoso A A (2014) Canutite, NaMn3[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2, a new protonated alluaudite-group mineral from the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile Mineralogical Magazine 78 787-795		2014	Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile	0	293

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 Canutite, NaMn3[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2, a new protonated alluaudite-group mineral
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;
_database_code_amcsd 0020473
_chemical_compound_source 'Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Na Mn2.514 Mg.322 Co.132 Cu.032 As3 O12 H2'
_cell_length_a 12.3282
_cell_length_b 12.6039
_cell_length_c 6.8814
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 113.480
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      4.047
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NaA2*   0.00000   0.00680   0.25000   1.00000   0.04150
MnM1   0.50000   0.21598   0.25000   0.94400   0.01082
MgM1   0.50000   0.21598   0.25000   0.05600   0.01082
MnM2   0.29298   0.34086   0.37881   0.78500   0.01120
MgM2   0.29298   0.34086   0.37881   0.13300   0.01120
CoM2   0.29298   0.34086   0.37881   0.06600   0.01120
CuM2   0.29298   0.34086   0.37881   0.01600   0.01120
As1   0.00000   0.31233   0.25000   1.00000   0.00882
As2   0.21767   0.11371   0.11405   1.00000   0.00834
O1   0.35287   0.49819   0.40290   1.00000   0.01330
O2   0.36364   0.08994   0.16380   1.00000   0.01350
H   0.37500   0.02500   0.18700   1.00000   0.01600
O3   0.11337   0.39439   0.26670   1.00000   0.01390
O4   0.34715   0.32454   0.12090   1.00000   0.01240
O5   0.21268   0.18657   0.31310   1.00000   0.01180
O6   0.03521   0.23829   0.46970   1.00000   0.01180
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NaA2' 0.01510 0.09400 0.01330 0.00000 0.00350 0.00000
MnM1 0.00990 0.01150 0.01180 0.00000 0.00510 0.00000
MgM1 0.00990 0.01150 0.01180 0.00000 0.00510 0.00000
MnM2 0.01210 0.01060 0.01190 0.00015 0.00585 0.00015
MgM2 0.01210 0.01060 0.01190 0.00015 0.00585 0.00015
CoM2 0.01210 0.01060 0.01190 0.00015 0.00585 0.00015
CuM2 0.01210 0.01060 0.01190 0.00015 0.00585 0.00015
As1 0.01000 0.00890 0.00630 0.00000 0.00189 0.00000
As2 0.00997 0.00814 0.00638 0.00008 0.00269 0.00011
O1 0.01180 0.01110 0.01620 0.00380 0.00480 0.00010
O2 0.00920 0.00980 0.02250 0.00080 0.00720 0.00150
O3 0.01080 0.01060 0.02090 0.00140 0.00690 0.00040
O4 0.01420 0.01430 0.00790 0.00470 0.00340 0.00150
O5 0.01290 0.01310 0.00990 0.00010 0.00510 0.00210
O6 0.01030 0.01680 0.00820 0.00220 0.00360 0.00400

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
6.34 Å	(36)
3.296 Å	(68)
3.151 Å	(41)
2.818 Å	(52)
2.750 Å	(100)
2.653 Å	(36)
1.697 Å	(44)
1.511 Å	(49)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
46 : Near-surface hydrothermal alteration of minerals (see also #22)

Type Occurrence of CanutiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile

General Appearance of Type Material:

As a secondary alteration phase.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Two cotype specimens are deposited in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, under catalogue numbers 64065 (from upper pit) and 64098 (from near shaft).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Oxidation of native As and other As-bearing primary phases, followed by later alteration by saline fluids derived from evaporating meteoric water under hyperarid conditions

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Scorodite	Quartz	Pyrite	Magnesiokoritnigite	Lavendulan
Halite	Anhydrite

Reference:

Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., Hatert, F., Nash, B.P., Dini, M., Molina Donoso, A.A. (2014) Canutite, NaMn3[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2, a new protonated alluaudite-group mineral from the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile. Mineralogical Magazine: 78: 787-795.

Synonyms of CanutiteHide

IMA2013-070

Relationship of Canutite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Alluaudite Group > Alluaudite Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Alluaudite	(Na,Ca)Mn²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Alluaudite-Ca□	◻₄Ca₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Alluaudite-Na□	◻₄Na₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Arseniopleite	NaCaMnMn₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
Badalovite	Na₂Mg₂Fe(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Bradaczekite	NaCu₄(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Calciohatertite	NaNaCa(CaFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Calciojohillerite	NaCaMg₃(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Camanchacaite	NaCaMg₂[AsO₄][AsO₃(OH)]₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Caryinite	(Na,Pb)(Ca,Na)CaMn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
Erikapohlite	Cu₃(Zn,Cu,Mg)₄Ca₂(AsO₄)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Ferroalluaudite	(Na,Ca)Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Ferroalluaudite-NaNa	Na₄Na₄Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Ferrohagendorfite	NaCaFe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon.
Groatite	NaCaMn₂(PO₄)[PO₃(OH)]₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Hagendorfite	NaCaMn²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Hagendorfite-NaNa	NaNaFe²⁺(Mn²⁺,Mn³⁺)(PO₄)₃ (?)	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Hatertite	Na₂(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Cu)₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Johillerite	Na(Mg,Zn)₃Cu(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Keyite	Cu²⁺₃Zn₄Cd₂(AsO₄)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m
Khrenovite	Na₃Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Maghagendorfite	(Na,◻)MgMn²⁺(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
Magnesiocanutite	NaMnMg₂[AsO₄]₂[AsO₂(OH)₂]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Magnesiohatertite	(Na,Ca)₂Ca(Mg,Fe³⁺)₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Nickenichite	Na_0.8Ca_0.4Cu_0.4(Mg,Fe)₃(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
O'Danielite	Na(Zn,Mg)₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Paraberzeliite	NaCa₂Mg₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Unnamed (Na-Mg Arsenate Hydroxyarsenate)	NaMg₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Unnamed (Na-Zn-H Arsenate Hydrxyarsenate)	Na(Na_0.6Zn_0.4)Zn₂(H_0.6AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Varulite	NaCaMn²⁺Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Yazganite	NaFe³⁺₂(Mg,Mn²⁺)(AsO₄)₃ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Zhanghuifenite	Na₃Mn₄Mg₂Al(PO₄)₆	Mon. 2/m
Zincobradaczekite	NaZn₂Cu₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

15 photos of Canutite associated with Magnesiokoritnigite	Mg(AsO₃OH) · H₂O
10 photos of Canutite associated with Lavendulan	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl · 5H₂O
3 photos of Canutite associated with Halite	NaCl
2 photos of Canutite associated with Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
1 photo of Canutite associated with Juansilvaite	Na₅Al₃[AsO₃(OH)]₄[AsO₂(OH)₂]₂(SO₄)₂ · 4H₂O
1 photo of Canutite associated with Sulphur	S₈
1 photo of Canutite associated with Torrecillasite	Na(As,Sb)³⁺₄O₆Cl

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.00.	UM1997-10-AsO:CaV	Ca(VO)2(AsO4)2.4H2O
8.00.	Strontiohurlbutite	SrBe₂(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.00.	Grandaite	Sr₂Al(AsO₄)₂(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.00.	Metauramphite	(NH₄)₂(UO₂)₂(PO₄)2.6H₂O
8.00.	Chongite	Ca₃Mg₂(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.00.05	Leobenite	Hydrated Ca-Fe phosphate

Other InformationHide

Notes:

Slowly soluble in cold, dilute HCl

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for CanutiteHide

Reference List:

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2013) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013. CNMNC Newsletter No 18. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (8) 3249-3258 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.8.15

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

Localities for CanutiteHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Chile (TL)

Tarapacá

Iquique Province

ⓘ Torrecillas mine (TL)

Williams et al. (2013) +2 other references

Canutite

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Chemistry of CanutiteHide

Crystallography of CanutiteHide

Crystal StructureHide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Type Occurrence of CanutiteHide

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