<p>The IMA <a href="https://mineralogy-ima-wordpress.website/batoniite-2023-the-mineral-of-the-year/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">has identified batoniite as its mineral of the year</a>:</p>
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<p>For 2023 the “Mineral of the Year” award has been assigned to batoniite. The mineral was discovered in a sample collected at the Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy, and was fully characterized by a research team lead by Daniela Mauro from the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.</p>
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<p>Batoniite is a hydrated aluminum sulfate mineral with the formula</p>
<p><span class="math-container">$\ce{Al8(SO4)5(OH)14(H2O)18·5H2O}$</span></p>
<p>where the aluminum, water and hydroxyl groups are assembled into a polynuclear complex.</p>
<p>We also have a Mineral Cup  winner from 2023: <a href="https://www.mineralcup.org/bracket" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Zircon</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/zN5gp.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zN5gp.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
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<p>Alt text:  A 32-mineral elimination bracket for Mineral Cup 2023 with results from  matches marked, with minerals eliminated left-to-right top-to-bottom culminating in Zircon’s victory. (Retrieved 26 January 2024.)</p>
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Thank you for the help.
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<p>I have been collecting every mineral of the year since 2012, and I have not found anything on last year's mineral.</p>

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As per which organization? IMA? Mincup?
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IMA and Mincup.
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Does anyone know what the mineral of the year 2023 is?
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# Does anyone know what the mineral of the year 2023 is?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-01-26)

I have been collecting every mineral of the year since 2012, and I have not found anything on last year's mineral.

**Tags:** geochemistry, mineralogy, minerals, mining, soil-science

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: As per which organization? IMA? Mincup?  
> **username_0**: IMA and Mincup.  
> **username_2**: We finally have an IMA MOY!  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-01-27. Score: 2

The IMA [has identified batoniite as its mineral of the year](https://mineralogy-ima-wordpress.website/batoniite-2023-the-mineral-of-the-year/):

> For 2023 the “Mineral of the Year” award has been assigned to batoniite. The mineral was discovered in a sample collected at the Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy, and was fully characterized by a research team lead by Daniela Mauro from the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.

Batoniite is a hydrated aluminum sulfate mineral with the formula

$\ce{Al8(SO4)5(OH)14(H2O)18·5H2O}$

where the aluminum, water and hydroxyl groups are assembled into a polynuclear complex.

We also have a Mineral Cup winner from 2023: [Zircon](https://www.mineralcup.org/bracket).

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/zN5gp.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/zN5gp.png)

> Alt text: A 32-mineral elimination bracket for Mineral Cup 2023 with results from matches marked, with minerals eliminated left-to-right top-to-bottom culminating in Zircon’s victory. (Retrieved 26 January 2024.)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you for the help.  
> **username_2**: If this was helpful, consider accepting the answer with the check mark.  

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