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Argandite, Mn 7 (VO 4 ) 2 (OH) 8 , is a new mineral from the metamorphosed synsedimentary exhalative Mn deposit located underneath the Pipji glacier (Pipjigletscher) in the Turtmann valley, Central Alps, Switzerland. The mineral is dedicated to the Swiss geologist Émile Argand . Argandite occurs in manganosite-rich ores in association with the V-minerals pyrobelonite, reppiaite, and an unknown silico-vanadate with chemical formula (Mn,Mg) 24 (V,As,Si) 4 Si 2 O 27 H 38 ; these minerals result from the remobilization of ore components during the Tertiary Alpine metamorphism under upper greenschist facies conditions (∼450 °C, 4-6 kbar). Argandite forms isolated anhedral grains up to 60 μm in diameter. The mineral is transparent, orange in color with a pale orange streak and vitreous luster, Mohs hardness ∼3.5-4, D calc 3.67(1), and D meas 3.71(5) g/cm 3 . It is brittle with one distinct cleavage, probably parallel to {001}. Argandite is biaxial negative, with α ∼1.74, β = 1.762(4), γ ∼1.77 (white light), 2V (calc) = ∼62°. It shows a distinct pleochroism under polarized light, orange-yellow to orange. The empirical chemical formula is (Mn 6.54 Mg 0.38 Ni 0.04 Ca 0.02 Zn 0.01 Sr 0.01 )

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Author

J. Brugger; P. Elliott; N. Meisser; S. Ansermet

Publisher

Mineralogical Society of America

Published

2011

Language

EN

Field

Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)