Ilirneyite Explained

Ilirneyite
Category:	Tellurate
Formula:	Mg0.5[ZnMn<sup>3+</sup>(TeO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>]•4.5H2O
Imasymbol:	Iny^[1]
System:	Hexagonal
Class:	Dipyramidal (6/m) H-M symbol: (6/m)
Symmetry:	P63/m
Unit Cell:	a = 9.40, c = 7.66 [Å]

Ilirneyite is a rare tellurate mineral with the formula Mg_0.5[ZnMn³⁺(TeO₃)₃]•4.5H₂O. It was discovered at the Sentyabr'skoe deposit (of silver and gold) in the Ilirney Range, Western Chukotka, Russia.^[2]

Relation to other minerals

Ilirneyite is a trivalent-manganese-analogue of zemannite. It is also a zinc- and manganese-analogue of keystoneite and kinichilite.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Ilirneyite on Mindat: Web site: Ilirneyite: Ilirneyite mineral information and data . Mindat.org . 2016-03-12.

Notes and References

1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
2. Pekov, I.V., Siidra, O.I., Vlasov, E.A.,Yapaskurt, V.O., Lukina, E.A., Polekhovsky, Y.S., and Apletalin, A.V., 2015. Ilirneyite, IMA2015-046. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1225; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236
3. Web site: Zemannite: Zemannite mineral information and data . Mindat.org . 2016-03-12.
4. Web site: [International Mineralogical Association] : List of Minerals - IMA ]. Ima-mineralogy.org . 21 March 2011 . 2016-03-12.