Burnettite

Where it forms, where it's found

Geological setting: anorthite beckettite corundum coulsonite hercynite hibonite davisite grossmanite grossular melilite paqueite perovskite spinel
Type locality: Allende meteorite
Pueblito de Allende
Chihuahua
Mexico
26.9667°, -105.3167°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Monoclinic
Space group: C2/c
Cell parameters: a = 9.80 Å · b = 8.85 Å · c = 5.36 Å
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 0.903 : 0.547

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 6 15.999 95.994
39.65%
23VVanadium Vanadium 1 50.942 50.942
21.04%
20CaCalcium Calcium 1 40.078 40.078
16.56%
14SiSilicon Silicon 1 28.085 28.085
11.60%
13AlAluminium Aluminium 1 26.982 26.982
11.15%
Total 242.081 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula
Impurities: Sc
Ti(III)
Mg
Ti(IV)

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
8OOxygen	Oxygen	6	15.999	95.994	39.65%
23VVanadium	Vanadium	1	50.942	50.942	21.04%
20CaCalcium	Calcium	1	40.078	40.078	16.56%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	1	28.085	28.085	11.60%
13AlAluminium	Aluminium	1	26.982	26.982	11.15%
	Total	242.081	100.00%

Synonyms

Burnettiet
IMA2013-054

In other languages

German: Burnettit · IMA 2013-054
Italian: burnettite

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

9.00

9SilicatesClass
9.0— unnamed intermediate level —Division
9.00— unnamed intermediate level —Group
9.00BurnettiteSpecies

Group, growth & confusion

25 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2013Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2013) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013. CNMNC Newsletter No.17. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (7) 2997-3005 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.7.09DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2013.077.7.09
2015Ma, C., and Beckett, J.R. (2015): Burnettite, CaVAlSiO₆, and paqueite, Ca₃TiSi₂(Al₂Ti)O₁₄, two new minerals from allende: clues to the evolution of a V-rich Ca-Al-rich inclusion. 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference: pdf no. 1595 (2 pages).
2023(2023) Burnettite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Burnettite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/burnettite-43933},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}