Cyprine (mineral)

Cyprine
General
Category Silicate mineral variety
Formula
(repeating unit)
Ca19Cu2+(Al10Mg2)Si18O68(OH)10
Crystal system Tetragonal
Crystal class Dipyramidal (4/m)
H-M symbol: (4/m)
Space group Tetragonal
Space group: P4/n
Unit cell a = 15.52, c = 11.82 [Å] (approximated)
Identification
References [1]

Cyprine is a copper bearing variety of vesuvianite[2] with the formula Ca19Cu2+(Al10Mg2)Si18O68(OH)10. Cyprine was discovered in the Wessels mine in the vicinity of Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa.[1]

Relation to other minerals

Cyprine belongs to the vesuvianite group.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Panikorovskii, T.L.; Shilovskikh, V.V.; Avdontseva, E.Y.; Zolotarev, A.A.; Pekov, I.V.; Britvin, S.N. & Krivovichev, S.V. (October 2015). "Cyprine, IMA 2015-044" (PDF). Mineralogical Magazine. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27. 79: 1228.
  2. "Cyprine (of Berzelius): Cyprine (of Berzelius) mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.


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