Wodginite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Wodginite
Formula:
Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Colour:
Red-brown, dark brown to black
Lustre:
Sub-Metallic
Hardness:
5½
Specific Gravity:
7.19 - 7.36
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named after one of its discovery localities, Wodgina, Marble Bar, Western Australia, Australia.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
4302
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4302:7
IMA Classification of Wodginite
Approved
First published:
1963
Classification of Wodginite
4.DB.40
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
B : With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
B : With medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra
8.1.8.1
8 : MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM
1 : ABO4
8 : MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM
1 : ABO4
18.1.40
18 : Niobates and Tantalates
1 : Niobates and tantalates containing neither rare earths nor U
18 : Niobates and Tantalates
1 : Niobates and tantalates containing neither rare earths nor U
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
| Symbol | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Wdg | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
| Wdg | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download |
Physical Properties of Wodginite
Sub-Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Red-brown, dark brown to black
Hardness:
5½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
7.19 - 7.36 g/cm3 (Measured)
Comment:
7.19 = Wodgina, Australia; 7.36 = Bernic Lake, Canada
Optical Data of Wodginite
Anisotropism:
Weak, stronger in oil
Colour in reflected light:
Greyish-white
Internal Reflections:
Many, when in oil
Pleochroism:
Not Visible
Comments:
Not visible in air, weakly visible in oil
Chemistry of Wodginite
Mindat Formula:
Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Element Weights:
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Wodginite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/b
Setting:
C2/c
Cell Parameters:
a = 9.475(58) Å, b = 11.449(55) Å, c = 5.112(30) Å
β = 90.60(60)°
β = 90.60(60)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.828 : 1 : 0.447
Unit Cell V:
554.52 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Crystals commonly flattened, dipyramidal {111}, or prismatic
Twinning:
Very common, as penetration twins with {001} or {100} as the composition plane.
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000419 | Wodginite | Graham J, Thornber M R (1974) The crystal chemistry of complex niobium and tantalum oxides II. Composition and structure of wodginite from Wodgina, Australia American Mineralogist 59 1040-1044 |  | 1974 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005133 | Wodginite | Ferguson R B, Hawthorne F C, Grice J D (1976) The crystal structures of tantalite, ixiolite and wodginite from Bernic lake, Manitoba II. Wodginite The Canadian Mineralogist 14 550-560 | | 1976 | Bernic lake, Manitoba, Canada | 0 | 293 |
| 0005276 | Wodginite | Ercit T S, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1992) The wodginite group. I. Structural crystallography The Canadian Mineralogist 30 597-611 | | 1992 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005277 | Wodginite | Ercit T S, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1992) The wodginite group. I. Structural crystallography The Canadian Mineralogist 30 597-611 | | 1992 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005278 | Wodginite | Ercit T S, Hawthorne F C, Cerny P (1992) The wodginite group. I. Structural crystallography The Canadian Mineralogist 30 597-611 | | 1992 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 3.00 Å | (100) |
| 3.67 Å | (70) |
| 2.95 Å | (70) |
| 2.50 Å | (29) |
| 1.774 Å | (27) |
| 2.87 Å | (25) |
| 2.55 Å | (21) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
| 34 : Complex granite pegmatites |
Type Occurrence of Wodginite
Co-Type Localities:
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Geological Survey, Perth, 8492;
Western Australian Museum, Perth, Australia, S388B;
Canadian Geological Survey, Ottawa, 12200;
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, M25655.
Western Australian Museum, Perth, Australia, S388B;
Canadian Geological Survey, Ottawa, 12200;
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, M25655.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Granite pegmatites
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Wodginite
Cassiterotantalite (in part)
Other Language Names for Wodginite
Varieties of Wodginite
Relationship of Wodginite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Wodginite Group:
| Achalaite | (Fe2+,Mn)(Ti,Fe3+,Ta)(Nb,Ta)2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
| Ferrotitanowodginite | Fe2+TiTa2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
| Ferrowodginite | Fe2+Sn4+Ta2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
| Lithiotantite | LiTa3O8 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Lithiowodginite | LiTa3O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
| Tantalowodginite | (Mn2+0.5◻0.5)TaTa2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
| Titanowodginite | Mn2+TiTa2O8 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 27 photos of Wodginite associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
| 14 photos of Wodginite associated with Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| 14 photos of Wodginite associated with Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| 13 photos of Wodginite associated with Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| 10 photos of Wodginite associated with Tantalowodginite | (Mn2+0.5◻0.5)TaTa2O8 |
| 5 photos of Wodginite associated with Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| 5 photos of Wodginite associated with Lepidolite | |
| 4 photos of Wodginite associated with Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| 3 photos of Wodginite associated with Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| 3 photos of Wodginite associated with Cookeite | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 4.DB. | Nioboheftetjernite | ScNbO4 |
| 4.DB. | Nioboixiolite-(Mn2+) | (Nb0.67Mn2+0.33)O2 |
| 4.DB. | Shakhdaraite-(Y) | ScYNb2O8 |
| 4.DB.05 | Varlamoffite | Sn1-xFexO2-x(OH) |
| 4.DB.05 | Argutite | GeO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Rutile | TiO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Tripuhyite | Fe3+Sb5+O4 |
| 4.DB.05 | Tugarinovite | MoO2 |
| 4.DB.05 | Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| 4.DB.10 | Byströmite | MgSb2O6 |
| 4.DB.10 | Ordoñezite | ZnSb2O6 |
| 4.DB.10 | Tredouxite | NiSb2O6 |
| 4.DB.10 | Tapiolite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| 4.DB.10 | Tapiolite-(Fe) | Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| 4.DB.15a | Paramontroseite | V4+O2 |
| 4.DB.15a | Ramsdellite | Mn4+O2 |
| 4.DB.15b | Akhtenskite | ε-Mn4+O2 |
| 4.DB.15c | Nsutite | (Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2 |
| 4.DB.20 | Scrutinyite | α-PbO2 |
| 4.DB.20 | Nioboixiolite-([]) | (Nb0.8◻0.2)4+O2 |
| 4.DB.25 | Ishikawaite | U4+Fe2+Nb2O8 |
| 4.DB.25 | Yttrocolumbite-(Y) | Y(U4+,Fe2+)Nb2O8 |
| 4.DB.25 | Calciosamarskite | (Ca,U4+)Fe3+(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O8 |
| 4.DB.25 | Samarskite-(Yb) | YbFe3+(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
| 4.DB.25 | Ixiolite-(Fe2+) | (Ta0.67Fe2+0.33)O2 |
| 4.DB.25 | Ixiolite-(Mn2+) | (Ta0.67Mn2+0.33)O2 |
| 4.DB.25 | Srilankite | ZrTi2O6 |
| 4.DB.25 | Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| 4.DB.25 | Nioboixiolite-(Fe3+) | (Nb0.5Fe3+0.5)O2 |
| 4.DB.30 va | Wolframite Group | |
| 4.DB.30 | Rossovskyite | (Fe3+,Ta)(Nb,Ti)O4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Huanzalaite | MgWO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Heftetjernite | ScTaO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Sanmartinite | (Zn,Fe)WO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| 4.DB.30 | Krasnoselskite | CoWO4 |
| 4.DB.35 | Qitianlingite | (Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10 |
| 4.DB.35 | Tantalaeschynite-(Ce) | Ce(TiTa)O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Tantalite-(Mg) | (Mg,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Columbite-(Mg) | (Mg,Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6 |
| 4.DB.35 | Tantalite-(Fe) | Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| 4.DB.40 | Ferrotitanowodginite | Fe2+TiTa2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Wolframowodginite | Mn(Mn,Sn,Fe,Ta)(W,Ta,Nb)2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Lithiotantite | LiTa3O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Lithiowodginite | LiTa3O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Titanowodginite | Mn2+TiTa2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Tantalowodginite | (Mn2+0.5◻0.5)TaTa2O8 |
| 4.DB.40 | Ferrowodginite | Fe2+Sn4+Ta2O8 |
| 4.DB.45 | Tivanite | V3+TiO3(OH) |
| 4.DB.50 | Carmichaelite | (Ti,Cr,Fe)[O2-x(OH)x] |
| 4.DB.55 | Alumotantite | AlTaO4 |
| 4.DB.60 | Biehlite | ((Sb,As)O)2[MoO4] |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Wodginite
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References for Wodginite
Reference List:
Nickel, E. H., Rowland, J. F., McAdam, R. C. (1963) Wodginite - a new tin-manganese tantalate from Wodgina, Australia and Bernic Lake, Manitoba. The Canadian Mineralogist, 7 (3) 390-402
Nickel, E. H., Rowland, J. F., McAdam, R. C. (1963) Wodginite - a new tin-manganese tantalate from Wodgina, Australia and Bernic Lake, Manitoba. The Canadian Mineralogist, 7 (3) 390-402
Turnock, A. C. (1966) Synthetic wodginite, tapiolite and tantalite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 8 (4) 461-470
Ferguson, R. B., Hawthorne, F. C., Grice, J. D. (1976) The crystal structures of tantalite, ixiolite and wodginite from Bernic Lake, Manitoba. II. Wodginite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 14 (4) 550-560
Černý, P., Roberts, W. L., Ercit, T. S., Chapman, R. (1985) Wodginite and associated oxide minerals from the Peerless pegmatite, Pennington County, South Dakota. American Mineralogist, 70 (9-10) 1044-1049
Ercit, T. Scott, Hawthorne, , Černý, Petr (1992) The wodginite group. I. Structural crystallography. The Canadian Mineralogist, 30 (3) 597-611
Ercit, T. Scott, Černý, Petr, Hawthorne, Frank C., McCammon, Catherine A. (1992) The wodginite group. II. Crystal chemistry. The Canadian Mineralogist, 30 (3) 613-631
Localities for Wodginite
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Afghanistan | |
| MIM Museum collection |
| Lyckberg (2011) |
Algeria | |
| Kesraoui et al. (2002) |
| Bouabsa et al. (2010) |
Argentina | |
| Galliski et al. (1999) |
Australia | |
| Partington (1990) +1 other reference |
| Pryce et al. (1978) | |
| Jacobson et al. (2007) |
| Jacobson et al. (2007) +2 other references |
| Sweetapple et al. (2001) +1 other reference |
| Nickel et al. (1963) | |
Austria | |
| Mali (2004) |
Brazil | |
| Erik Vercammen collection |
| Wilson (1990) |
| Moore (1999) +1 other reference |
| Menezes (n.d.) +1 other reference |
| Dunn et al. (1978) |
| Beurlen et al. (2008) |
| Beurlen et al. (2005) +1 other reference |
| Beurlen et al. (2008) | |
| Beurlen et al. (2008) |
| Beurlen et al. (2008) |
Canada (TL) | |
| 153-155. +3 other references |
| Masau +3 other references |
| Xianjue Wang et al. (2002) +2 other references |
| Groat et al. (2003) |
| Ontario Ministry of Northern ... |
| J.C. Pedersen (2000) |
| Breaks +2 other references |
| Tindle et al. (1998) +1 other reference |
| [AmMin 84:992] +1 other reference | |
China | |
| Rao +7 other references |
| Yuchuan Lin et al. (1988) | |
| Zhang et al. (2022) |
| Yang et al. (2022) |
| Zhu et al. (2024) |
| Xiaolong Huang et al. (2000) +1 other reference |
| Feng et al. (2019) |
| Wang R et al. (2014) |
Czech Republic | |
| René et al. (2011) |
| Luna |
| Scarlett Urbanová (2021) |
DR Congo | |
| Loun et al. (2018) |
| Loun et al. (2018) | |
| Loun et al. (2018) | |
| Pavel M. Kartashov analythical data of ... +1 other reference |
Egypt | |
| Alekseev et al. (2023) |
| Küster (2009) +1 other reference | |
| Alekseev et al. (2023) | |
| Küster (2009) | |
Ethiopia | |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) +1 other reference |
Finland | |
| Ilkka Mikkola collection |
| Lahti (1982) |
Japan | |
| Kobutsugaku Zasshi |
Kazakhstan | |
| Pekov (1998) |
| Pekov (1998) | |
Mongolia | |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
Mozambique | |
| Moiana (2010) |
Namibia | |
| Bezing et al. (2007) |
| Bezing et al. (2007) | |
Norway | |
| Raade et al. (1983) +2 other references |
Pakistan | |
| Blauwet et al. (2004) +1 other reference |
| imported from Shigar District +1 other reference |
Poland | |
| Pieczka et al. (2018) |
| Pieczka et al. (2012) | |
Russia | |
| Scott (2012) |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) +4 other references |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) +1 other reference |
| Alekseev et al. (2023) |
Rwanda | |
| Pohl et al. (2013) |
Spain | |
| Canosa et al. (2011) +1 other reference |
| Guldris Leon +14 other references |
| Fuertes-Fuente et al. (2001) |
Sweden | |
| Cerny et al. (2004) |
Switzerland | |
| Guastoni (2012) +1 other reference |
Uganda | |
| von Knorring et al. (1979) |
| v. Knorring et al. (1969) |
| Bulletin of the Geological Society of ... | |
USA | |
| - (1989) +1 other reference |
| - (2008) |
| Bob Cobban |
| Schooner (circa 1990) +2 other references |
| Moritz (n.d.) | |
| Menzies et al. (1993) +3 other references |
| King et al. (1991) +1 other reference |
| King et al. (1991) |
| Rocks and Minerals (1988) +3 other references |
| King et al. (1994) +1 other reference |
| King et al. (1991) +1 other reference | |
| Dionne et al. (2014) |
| King et al. (1991) |
| mindatnh.org (n.d.) |
| Černý et al. (1985) |
| a classic locality revisited. The Canadian Mineralogist (2) +1 other reference |
| R.Tayler Minerals catalogue 70 p.1 +2 other references |
| Falster et al. (1994) +1 other reference |
Zimbabwe | |
| Melcher et al. (2015) |
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