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Eskolaite-Karelianite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Eskolaite-Karelianite Series
Series Formula:
Cr2O3 to V23+O3
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
38935
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:38935:6
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0004566 | Eskolaite | Logvinova A M, Wirth R, Sobolev N V, Seryotkin Y V, Yefimova E S, Floss C, Taylor L A (2008) Eskolaite associated with diamond from the Udachnaya kimberlite pipe, Yakutia, Russia American Mineralogist 93 685-690 | ![]() | 2008 | natural diamond, Udachnaya pipe, Yukutia, Russia | 0 | 293 |
| 0019493 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0019494 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 8.1 | 293 | |
| 0019495 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 14 | 293 | |
| 0019496 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 20.4 | 293 | |
| 0019497 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 24.1 | 293 | |
| 0019498 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 29.6 | 293 | |
| 0019499 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 35.4 | 293 | |
| 0019500 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 39.7 | 293 | |
| 0019501 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 44.8 | 293 | |
| 0019502 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 50.2 | 293 | |
| 0019503 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 55.1 | 293 | |
| 0019504 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 63.9 | 293 | |
| 0019505 | Eskolaite | Kantor A, Kantor I, Merlini M, Glazyrin K, Prescher C, Hanfland M, Dubrovinsky L (2012) High-pressure structural studies of eskolaite by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 1764-1770 | 2012 | synthetic | 70.4 | 293 | |
| 0010596 | Eskolaite | Newnham R E, de Haan Y M (1962) Refinement of the alpha Al2O3, Ti2O3, V2O3 and Cr2O3 structures Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 117 235-237 | ![]() | 1962 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0010608 | Eskolaite | Saalfeld H (1964) Strukturuntersuchungen im system Al2O3-Cr2O3 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 120 342-348 | ![]() | 1964 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0017737 | Eskolaite | Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367 | 1980 | synthetic | 0.0001 | 293 | |
| 0017738 | Eskolaite | Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367 | 1980 | synthetic | 1.86 | 293 | |
| 0017739 | Eskolaite | Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367 | 1980 | synthetic | 4.06 | 293 | |
| 0017740 | Eskolaite | Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367 | 1980 | synthetic | 5.68 | 293 | |
| 0017803 | Eskolaite | Sawada H (1994) Residual electron density study of chromium sesquioxide by crystal structure and scattering factor refinement Materials Research Bulletin 29 239-245 | 1994 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0017804 | Eskolaite | Sawada H (1994) Residual electron density study of chromium sesquioxide by crystal structure and scattering factor refinement Materials Research Bulletin 29 239-245 | 1994 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0017805 | Eskolaite | Sawada H (1994) Residual electron density study of chromium sesquioxide by crystal structure and scattering factor refinement Materials Research Bulletin 29 239-245 | 1994 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0017802 | Eskolaite | Belokoneva E L, Shcherbakova Y K (2003) Electron density in synthetic eskolaite Cr2O3 with a corundum structure and its relation to antiferromagnetic properties Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 48 861-869 | 2003 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0017966 | Eskolaite | Zachariasen W (1928) Untersuchungen ueber die Kristallstruktur von Sesquioxyden und Verbindungen ABO3 _cod_database_code 1011067 Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo 1928 1-165 | 1928 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0010595 | Karelianite | Newnham R E, de Haan Y M (1962) Refinement of the alpha Al2O3, Ti2O3, V2O3 and Cr2O3 structures Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 117 235-237 | ![]() | 1962 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0017741 | Karelianite | Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367 | 1980 | synthetic | 0.0001 | 293 | |
| 0017742 | Karelianite | Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367 | 1980 | synthetic | 1.83 | 293 | |
| 0017743 | Karelianite | Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367 | 1980 | synthetic | 2.83 | 293 | |
| 0017744 | Karelianite | Finger L W, Hazen R M (1980) Crystal structure and isothermal compression of Fe2O3, Cr2O3, and V2O3 to 50 kbars Journal of Applied Physics 51 5362-5367 | 1980 | synthetic | 4.7 | 293 | |
| 0017965 | Karelianite | Zachariasen W (1928) Untersuchungen ueber die Kristallstruktur von Sesquioxyden und Verbindungen ABO3 _cod_database_code 1011066 Skrifter utgitt av det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo 1928 1-165 | 1928 | 0 | 293 |
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Localities for Eskolaite-Karelianite Series
Locality List
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Antarctica | |
| [Eskolaite] Lee et al. (2019) |
| [Eskolaite] Goodrich et al. (2001) | |
| [Eskolaite] Ikeda (1992) |
Argentina | |
| [Karelianite] de Brodtkorb (1982) |
Australia | |
| [Eskolaite] Ma et al. (2010) |
Austria | |
| [Karelianite] Kolitsch (2025) |
Belarus | |
| [Eskolaite] Levitskiy et al. (2018, July) |
Brazil | |
| [Eskolaite] Cassedanne et al. (1980) |
| [Eskolaite] Anthony (1997) | |
| [Eskolaite] Cassedanne (1985) |
Canada | |
| [Karelianite] HARRIS (1989) |
| [Eskolaite] Robichaud et al. (2011) +2 other references |
Czech Republic | |
| [Eskolaite] Veselovský et al. (2021) |
Fiji | |
| [Karelianite] 16th Australian Geological Convention +3 other references |
Finland | |
| [Eskolaite] Geological Survey of Finland 2011. ... |
| [Eskolaite] Am Min 43 (1958) +1 other reference | |
| [Karelianite] Sergeeva et al. (2011, February) +1 other reference |
Gabon | |
| [Karelianite] Janeczek (1999) |
| [Karelianite] | |
Germany | |
| [Karelianite] Weiß (1990) |
| [Eskolaite] Gerhard Möhn Collection Analyzed by ... |
| [Eskolaite] Ramdohr (1972) |
Guyana | |
| [Eskolaite] Livingstone et al. (1984) |
India | |
| [Karelianite] Mallick et al. (2005, March) |
| [Eskolaite] Kompanchenko et al. (2018) |
Indonesia | |
| [Eskolaite] Nazarov et al. (1999) |
Ireland | |
| [Eskolaite] Oppenheim et al. (1977) +1 other reference |
Italy | |
| [Karelianite] Orlandi et al. (2004) |
Japan | |
| [Eskolaite] Ouroboros - ... |
Jordan | |
| [Eskolaite] Fourcade et al. (2007) |
| [Eskolaite] Britvin et al. (2023) |
Madagascar | |
| [Karelianite] Di Cecco et al. (2018) |
| [Karelianite] Di Cecco (2013) +1 other reference | |
Namibia | |
| [Eskolaite] Petaev (1997, March) |
Northwest Africa Meteorites | |
| [Eskolaite] www.lpi.usra.edu (2013) | |
Oman | |
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Roter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany