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Surface Relief:

Moderate

Pleochroism:

Weak

Comments:

Colorless to very light blue.

Chemistry of StoppaniiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Be₃Fe³⁺₂(Si₆O₁₈) · H₂O

The formula is simplified; the real formula is very complex (Della Ventura et al., 2000): (Fe,Al,Mg)₄(Be₆Si₁₂O₃₆)^.(H₂O)₂(Na,◻).

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	49.571 %
Si	27.479 %
Fe	18.213 %
Be	4.409 %
H	0.329 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Be, Fe, H, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of StoppaniiteHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P6/mcc

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.346 Å, c = 9.213 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 0.986

Unit Cell V:

696.92 Å³

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0006751	Stoppaniite	Ferraris G, Prencipe M, Rossi P (1998) Stoppaniite, a new member of the beryl group: crystal structure and crystal-chemical implications European Journal of Mineralogy 10 491-496		1998		0	293

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 Stoppaniite, a new member of the beryl group: crystal structure
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_database_code_amcsd 0006751
_chemical_formula_sum '(Fe1.22 Al.42 Mg.36) (Be3 Si6) Na.55 (O19 H2)'
_cell_length_a 9.397
_cell_length_b 9.397
_cell_length_c 9.202
_cell_angle_alpha 90
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FeM   0.33333   0.66667   0.25000   0.61000   0.01300
AlM   0.33333   0.66667   0.25000   0.21000   0.01300
MgM   0.33333   0.66667   0.25000   0.18000   0.01300
BeT*   0.50000   0.00000   0.25000   0.66667   0.01300
SiT*   0.50000   0.00000   0.25000   0.33333   0.01300
BeT*   0.37990   0.10690   0.00000   0.16667   0.01200
SiT*   0.37990   0.10690   0.00000   0.83333   0.01200
NaA*   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.55000   0.03800
WatA*   0.00000   0.00000   0.25000   1.00000   0.05700
O1   0.30050   0.22560   0.00000   1.00000   0.01800
O2   0.48900   0.13530   0.14700   1.00000   0.02200

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.278 Å	(very strong)
8.12 Å	(strong)
2.903 Å	(strong)
4.00 Å	(medium)
2.553 Å	(medium weak)
1.752 Å	(medium weak)
4.60 Å	(weak)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites

Type Occurrence of StoppaniiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Capranica, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy

General Appearance of Type Material:

Transparent, light-blue, hexagonal-prismatic euhedral crystals, up to 0.5 mm in length.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Museum of Mineralogy, University of Rome, Italy, MMUR-29900/1.
Natural History Museum, Paris, France, 198.14.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Miarolitic cavities of a volcanic ejectum.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Biotite	Quartz	Sanidine	Hematite	Danburite
Helvine	'Hellandite'	Allanite-(Ce)

Synonyms of StoppaniiteHide

IMA1996-008

Other Language Names for StoppaniiteHide

Dutch:Stoppaniiet

German:Stoppaniit

Russian:Стоппаниит

Spanish:Stoppaniita

Relationship of Stoppaniite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Beryl Group > Beryl Supergroup

Other Members of Beryl Group:

Bazzite	Be₃Sc₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Johnkoivulaite-(Cs)	Cs[Be₂B]Mg₂Si₆O₁₈	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Pezzottaite-(Cs)	Cs(Be₂Li)Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Trig. 3 : R3

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Stoppaniite associated with Sanidine

K(AlSi₃O₈)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.CJ.	Zolotarevite	Na₅Zr[Si₆O₁₅(OH)₃] · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.	'Avdeevite'	NaAl₄(Be₅Li)(Si₆O₁₈)₂(H₂O)_1-2	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.CJ.	'Beryllocordierite-Na'	NaMg₄(Al₅Be)(AlSi₅O₁₈)₂ · 2H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.	Sachanbińskiite	NaMn₄(Al₅Be)(AlSi₅O₁₈)₂ · 2H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.	Nakkaalaaqite	K₂[Na₃Ca]LiCa₂Ti₂Be₄Si₁₂O₃₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Fddd
9.CJ.05	Johnkoivulaite-(Cs)	Cs[Be₂B]Mg₂Si₆O₁₈	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05	Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05	Bazzite	Be₃Sc₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05	Ferroindialite	(Fe²⁺,Mg)₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.05 va	'Vorobyevite'	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
9.CJ.05	Indialite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CJ.10	Sekaninaite	Fe²⁺₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.10	Cordierite	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cccm
9.CJ.15a	Zirsinalite	Na₆(Ca,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)Zr(Si₆O₁₈)	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15a	Kapustinite	Na₆ZrSi₆O₁₆(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.CJ.15a	Townendite	Na₈ZrSi₆O₁₈	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15a	Combeite	Na_4.5Ca_3.5Si₆O_17.5(OH)_0.5	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15a	Kazakovite	Na₆Mn²⁺Ti(Si₆O₁₈)	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
9.CJ.15a	Tisinalite	Na₃H₃(Mn,Ca,Fe)TiSi₆(O,OH)₁₈ · 2H₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m)
9.CJ.15a	Lovozerite	Na₂Ca(Zr,Ti)(Si₆O₁₂)[(OH)₄O₂] · H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CJ.15a	Litvinskite	Na₂(◻,Na,Mn)ZrSi₆O₁₂(OH,O)₆	Mon. m : Bm
9.CJ.15c	Koashvite	Na₆(Ca,Mn)(Ti,Fe)Si₆O₁₈ · H₂O	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.CJ.15b	Imandrite	Na₁₂Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(Si₆O₁₈)₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.CJ.25	Baratovite	KCa₇(Ti,Zr)₂Li₃Si₁₂O₃₆F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.CJ.25	Aleksandrovite	KCa₇Sn₂Li₃Si₁₂O₃₆F₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.CJ.25	Katayamalite	KLi₃Ca₇Ti₂(SiO₃)₁₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.CJ.30	Dioptase	CuSiO₃ · H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
9.CJ.35	Kostylevite	K₂Zr(Si₃O₉) · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.CJ.40	Petarasite	Na₅Zr₂(Si₆O₁₈)(Cl,OH) · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
9.CJ.45	Gerenite-(Y)	(Ca,Na)₂(Y,REE)₃Si₆O₁₈ · 2H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
9.CJ.50	Odintsovite	K₂Na₄Ca₃Ti₂Be₄Si₁₂O₃₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Fddd
9.CJ.55	Mathewrogersite	Pb₇FeAl₃GeSi₁₂O₃₆(OH,H₂O)₆	Trig.
9.CJ.60	Pezzottaite-(Cs)	Cs(Be₂Li)Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)	Trig. 3 : R3

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References for StoppaniiteHide

Reference List:

Terra Abstracts: 8: 21.

Ferraris, Giovanni, Prencipe, Mauro, Rossi, Paolo (1998) Stoppaniite, a new member of the beryl group: crystal structure and crystal-chemical implications. European Journal of Mineralogy, 10 (3) 491-496 doi:10.1127/ejm/10/3/0491

Jambor, J.L., Kovalenker, V.A., Roberts, A.C. (1999) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 84, 1685-1688.

Della Ventura, Giancarlo, Rossi, Paolo, Parodi, Gian Carlo, Mottana, Annibale, Raudsepp, Mati, Prencipe, Mauro (2000) Stoppaniite, (Fe,Al,Mg)₄(Be₆Si₁₂O₃₆)·(H₂O)₂(Na,□) a new mineral of the beryl group from Latium (Italy) European Journal of Mineralogy, 12 (1) 121-127 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2000/0012-0121

Jambor, John L., Puziewicz, Jacek, Roberts, Andrew C. (2000) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 85 (11-12) 1843-1847

(2022) Stoppaniite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for StoppaniiteHide

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China
Zhejiang Wenzhou Rui'an City ⓘ Zhangji Be deposit	Ding et al. (2025)

Italy (TL)
Lazio Viterbo Province ⓘ Capranica (TL)	Ferraris et al. (1998) +3 other references
ⓘ Vetralla

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