Cyprine is a copper-rich member of the vesuvianite group [3] with the formula Ca19Cu2+(Al10Mg2)Si18O68(OH)10. A similar name is given to a Cu-bearing variety but not Cu-dominant member within the group. Cyprine (sensu stricto) was discovered in the Wessels mine in the vicinity of Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, South Africa.[2]
cyprine, mineral, cyprine, copper, rich, member, vesuvianite, group, with, formula, ca19cu2, al10mg2, si18o68, similar, name, given, bearing, variety, dominant, member, within, group, cyprine, sensu, stricto, discovered, wessels, mine, vicinity, hotazel, kalah. Cyprine is a copper rich member of the vesuvianite group 3 with the formula Ca19Cu2 Al10Mg2 Si18O68 OH 10 A similar name is given to a Cu bearing variety but not Cu dominant member within the group Cyprine sensu stricto was discovered in the Wessels mine in the vicinity of Hotazel Kalahari Manganese Field South Africa 2 CyprineGeneralCategorySilicate mineral varietyFormula repeating unit Ca19Cu2 Al10Mg2 Si18O68 OH 10IMA symbolCyp 1 Crystal systemTetragonalCrystal classDipyramidal 4 m H M symbol 4 m Space groupTetragonal Space group P4 nUnit cella 15 52 c 11 82 A approximated IdentificationReferences 2 Relation to other minerals editCyprine belongs to the vesuvianite group 2 References edit Warr L N 2021 IMA CNMNC approved mineral symbols Mineralogical Magazine 85 3 291 320 Bibcode 2021MinM 85 291W doi 10 1180 mgm 2021 43 S2CID 235729616 a b c Panikorovskii T L Shilovskikh V V Avdontseva E Y Zolotarev A A Pekov I V Britvin S N amp Krivovichev S V October 2015 Cyprine IMA 2015 044 PDF Mineralogical Magazine CNMNC Newsletter No 27 79 1228 doi 10 1180 minmag 2015 079 5 16 Archived from the original PDF on 2018 12 15 Retrieved 2017 11 19 Cyprine Cyprine mineral information and data Mindat org Retrieved 2017 11 19 nbsp This article about a specific silicate mineral is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cyprine mineral amp oldid 1193204191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
