Where it forms, where it's found
- Geological setting
It occurs in Mg-Al-rich, Si-poor skarns, in retrograde assemblage.
- Type locality
- Sør Rondane Mountains
- Queen Maud Land
- East Antarctica
- Antarctica
-72.0000°, 25.0000°
1recorded occurrences
Physical
Optical
- Optical type
- Uniaxial (-)
- Pleochroism
- Visible
O = reddish brown and E = pale brown.
- UV response
- Not fluorescent.
- Notes
Mean refractive index is 1.85. Birefringence is unknown.
Crystallography
- Space group
- #114
- Cell parameters
- a = 5.71050(10) Å · c = 27.6760(4) Å
- Unit cell volume
- 781.6 ų
- Z
- 1
- Type-locality form
Euhedral crystals are hexagonal plates or prisms with cleavage planes on (001).
Crystal structure
Synonyms
- IMA2010-084
- Magnesiohögbomiet-2N4S
In other languages
- German
- IMA 2010-084 · Magnesiohögbomit-2N4S · Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S
- Italian
- magnesiohögbomite-2N4S
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.4.CB.20
- 4OxidesClass
- 4.CMetal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similarDivision
- 4.CBWith medium-sized cationsGroup
- 4.CB.20Magnesiohögbomite-2N4SSpecies
Group, growth & confusion
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 2011Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2011) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2011. CNMNC Newsletter No 9. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (4) 2535-2540 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.4.2535 DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2011.075.4.2535
- 2012Shimura, T.; Akai, J.; Lazic, B.; Armbruster, T.; Shimizu, M.; Kamei, A.; Tsukada, K.; Owada, M.; Yuhara, M. (2012) Magnesiohogbomite-2N4S: A new polysome from the central Sor Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica. American Mineralogist, 97 (2). 268-280 doi:10.2138/am.2012.3827 DOI: 10.2138/am.2012.3827
- 2023(2023) Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/magnesiohogbomite-2n4s-43330},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}