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Ferronigerite-2N1S

ferronigerite-2N1S

(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)

Ferronigerite-2N1S: Mineral information, data and localities.

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Overview

Ferronigerite-2N1S is an iron, tin, alumino-hydroxide mineral that naturally occurs around sillimanite-quartz veins. Ferronigerite-2N1S belongs to the nigerite group, högbomite supergroup. The other constituents of the nigerite group are ferronigerite-6N6S, magnesionigerite-2N1S, magnesionigerite-6N6S, zinconigerite-2N1S and zinconigerite-6N6S. The 2N1S ending stands for the nolanite and spinel structural layers. Ferronigerite-2N1S was first discovered in the Kabba province of central Nigeria in 1944; it was originally named Nigerite. Its name was later changed to nigerite-6H then to nigerite-6T and in 2003 ferronigertie-2N1S was approved by the International Mineralogical Association.

Scientific references

  1. Ferronigerite-2N1S — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3743254 Link
  2. Ferronigerite-2N1S — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferronigerite-2N1S Link