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-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 .[1]

## Relation to other minerals

Cyprine belongs to the vesuvianite group.[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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". Mineralogical Magazine. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27 79: 1228. doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.5.16. http://nrmima.nrm.se//CNMNC_Newsletter_27-2015.pdf. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
2. ↑ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode: 2021MinM...85..291W. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mineralogical-magazine/article/imacnmnc-approved-mineral-symbols/62311F45ED37831D78603C6E6B25EE0A.
3. ↑ "Cyprine: Cyprine mineral information and data". https://www.mindat.org/min-46798.html. Retrieved 2017-11-19.

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