Global InformationColimaite information
| Colimaite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Sulfide mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | K3VS4 |
| IMA symbol | Com[1] |
| Strunz classification | 2.FB.25 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Space group | Pnma |
| Identification | |
| Color | dark golden |
| Crystal habit | acicular |
| Cleavage | none observed |
| Fracture | splintery |
| Luster | resinous to greasy |
| Streak | yellow green |
| Diaphaneity | opaque |
| Density | 2.235 g/cm3 (calculated) |
| References | [2][3] |
Colimaite, the naturally occurring analog of synthetic K3VS4, is a sulfide mineral discovered in southwestern Mexico. The potassium-vanadium sulfide was collected from the crater of the Colima volcano. The mineral colimaite is named after the locality of this volcano[3] and has been approved in 2007, along with its mineral name, by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC). It has been given the International Mineralogical Association number of IMA 2007–045.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mineralienatlas
- ^ a b c Ostrooumov, M., Taran, Y., Arellano-Jimenez, M., Ponse, A., and Reyes-Gasga, J. (2009) Colimaite, K3VS4 – anew potassium-vanadium sulfide mineral from the Colima volcano, State of Colima (Mexico) Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas, 26(3), 600-608