Arrojadite Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Arrojadite Group
Formula:
A2E2CaNa2+xM13R(PO3OH)1-x(PO4)11W2
A group of basic phosphate minerals with the general formula indicated above, where:
A denotes a large divalent cation (Ba, Sr, Pb) plus a vacancy, or two monovalent cations (K, Na),
E denotes a small divalent cation (Fe, Mn, Mg) plus a vacancy, or two Na cations,
M is a small divalent cation (Fe, Mn, Mg), whose identity defines the root-name: Fe, arrojadite, or Mn, dickinsonite,
R is a small trivalent cation (Al, Fe) and
W is a hydroxide or fluoride ion.
An arrojadite from Yukon contains traces of N (~700 ppm of N) in the form of NH4+ ions.
A denotes a large divalent cation (Ba, Sr, Pb) plus a vacancy, or two monovalent cations (K, Na),
E denotes a small divalent cation (Fe, Mn, Mg) plus a vacancy, or two Na cations,
M is a small divalent cation (Fe, Mn, Mg), whose identity defines the root-name: Fe, arrojadite, or Mn, dickinsonite,
R is a small trivalent cation (Al, Fe) and
W is a hydroxide or fluoride ion.
An arrojadite from Yukon contains traces of N (~700 ppm of N) in the form of NH4+ ions.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
28960
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:28960:3
Chemistry of Arrojadite Group
Mindat Formula:
A2E2CaNa2+xM13R(PO3OH)1-x(PO4)11W2
Chemical Analysis
Oxide wt%:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P2O5 | 40,00 % | 39,5 % | 39.34 % | 40,52 % | 44.96 % |
| Al2O3 | 2,66 % | 2,0 % | 1.96 % | 2,17 % | 2.57 % |
| FeO | 28,22 % | 13,3 % | 19.36 % | 25,72 % | 17.68 % |
| MgO | 1,04 % | 2.80 % | 0,21 % | 15.12 % | |
| MnO | 15,78 % | 32,0 % | 19.45 % | 18,63 % | 2.01 % |
| CaO | 2,46 % | 2,3 % | 2.28 % | 2,03 % | 2.64 % |
| Na2O | 6,40 % | 7,8 % | 4.97 % | 6,27 % | 5.83 % |
| K2O | 1,74 % | 1,1 % | 0.63 % | 2,49 % | 0.36 % |
| LiO | 0,09 % | 0,45 % | 0.20 % | ||
| H2O+ | 0,91 % | 1.45 % | |||
| F | 0,80 % | 0.47 % | 2.14 % | ||
| Insol | 0,11 % | ||||
| H2O | 1,65 % | ||||
| Fe2O3 | 1.34 % | ||||
| BaO | 5.36 % | 7.12 % | |||
| H2O- | 0.10 % | ||||
| SrO | 0.46 % | ||||
| –O = F2 | -0.90 % | ||||
| H2Ocalc | 0.33 % | ||||
| Total: | 95 % | 97 % | 99.71 % | 95 % | 100.32 % |
Empirical formulas:
| Sample ID | Empirical Formula |
|---|---|
| 5 | (Na3.77Ca0.94Ba0.93K0.15Sr0.09?0.12)Σ=6.00(Mg7.52Fe2+4.93Mn2+0.57?)Σ=13.02Al1.01(PO4)11(PO3)(OH0.74F0.26)F2 |
| 6 | A1(Ba0.65K0.35)ΣA21.00NaB10.35(Na0.54Fe0.46)ΣB21.00NaCa0.54(Ca0.74Sr0.20Pb0.02Ba0.04)Σ1.00NaNa32NaM0.46(Fe7.16Mn5.17Li0.37Mg0.12Sc0.08Zn0.06Ga0.02Ti0.02)Σ13.00Al1.02P11O44PO3.46(OH)W0.54(F1.54OH0.46) |
Sample references:
| ID | Type | Locality | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nickel Plate Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA | |||
| 2 | Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |||
| 3 | Buranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda | |||
| 4 | " " | |||
| 5 | Maremola Creek, Isallo, Magliolo, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy | wt%, wavelength-dispersive-mode electron microprobe. The empirical formula calculated on the basis of 50 O + F + (OH) atoms per formula unit. | ||
| 6 | Type Specimen | Elisabeth Mine, Gemerská Poloma, Rožňava District, Košice Region, Slovakia | The empirical formula is based on 47 O and 3 (OH+F) apfu. |
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0012658 | Arrojadite-(KNa) | Steele I M (2002) Arrojadite: variations in space group and composition based on four new refinements General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association 18 MO2-117 | 2002 | Palermo No. 1 mine, Groton, New Hampshire, USA | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012657 | Arrojadite-(KNa) | Steele I M (2002) Arrojadite: variations in space group and composition based on four new refinements General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association 18 MO2-117 | 2002 | Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005505 | Sigismundite | Demartin F, Gramaccioli C M, Pilati T, Sciesa E (1996) Sigismundite, (Ba,K,Pb)Na3(Ca,Sr)(Fe,Mg,Mn)14Al(OH)2(PO4)12, a new Ba-rich member of the arrojadite group from Spluga Valley, Italy The Canadian Mineralogist 34 827-834 | ![]() | 1996 | Spluga Valley, Italy | 0 | 293 |
| 0000848 | Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) | Moore P B, Araki T, Merlino S, Mellini M, Zanazzi P F (1981) The arrojadite-dickinsonite series, KNa4Ca(Fe,Mn)14Al(OH)2(PO4)12: crystal structure and crystal chemistry sample BR American Mineralogist 66 1034-1049 | ![]() | 1981 | Branchville, Connecticut, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0009747 | Arrojadite-(KFe) | Merlino S, Mellini M, Zanazzi P F (1981) Structure of arrojadite, KNa4CaMn4Fe10Al(PO4)12(OH,F)2 Acta Crystallographica B37 1733-1736 | ![]() | 1981 | Nickel Plate mine, Keystone, South Dakota, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0000847 | Arrojadite-(KFe) | Moore P B, Araki T, Merlino S, Mellini M, Zanazzi P F (1981) The arrojadite-dickinsonite series, KNa4Ca(Fe,Mn)14Al(OH)2(PO4)12: Crystal structure and crystal chemistry sample NP American Mineralogist 66 1034-1049 | ![]() | 1981 | Nickel Plate mine, Keystone, South Dakota, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0000846 | Arrojadite-(KFe) | Moore P B, Araki T, Merlino S, Mellini M, Zanazzi P F (1981) The arrojadite-dickinsonite series, KNa4Ca(Fe,Mn)14Al(OH)2(PO4)12: Crystal structure and crystal chemistry sample NM American Mineralogist 66 1034-1049 | ![]() | 1981 | Nancy mine, North Groton, New Hampshire, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0014185 | Arrojadite-(KFe) | Krutik V M, Pushcharovskii D Y, Podebimskaya E A, Belov N V (1979) Crystal structure of arrojadite Kristallografiya 24 743-750 | 1979 | Nickel Plate mine, South Dakota, USA | 0 | 293 | |
| 0004190 | Arrojadite-(KNa) | Camara F, Oberti R, Chopin C, Medenbach O (2006) The arrojadite enigma: I. A new formula and a new model for the arrojadite structure American Mineralogist 91 1249-1259 | ![]() | 2006 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0004191 | Arrojadite-(SrFe) | Camara F, Oberti R, Chopin C, Medenbach O (2006) The arrojadite enigma: I. A new formula and a new model for the arrojadite structure American Mineralogist 91 1249-1259 | ![]() | 2006 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0004192 | Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) | Camara F, Oberti R, Chopin C, Medenbach O (2006) The arrojadite enigma: I. A new formula and a new model for the arrojadite structure American Mineralogist 91 1249-1259 | ![]() | 2006 | 0 | 293 |
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Synonyms of Arrojadite Group
Other Language Names for Arrojadite Group
Norwegian:Arrojadittgruppen
Relationship of Arrojadite Group to other Species
Arrojadite Group Members:
| Arrojadite-(BaNa) | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
| Arrojadite-(KFe) | (KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
| 'Arrojadite-(KFeNa)' | (KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2Na)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO4)(OH)2 | |
| Arrojadite-(KNa) | (KNa)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
| 'Arrojadite-(NaFe)' | (NaNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | |
| Arrojadite-(PbFe) | (Pb◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
| Arrojadite-(SrFe) | (Sr◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
| Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) | (KNa)(Mn2+◻)Ca(Na2Na)Mn2+13Al(PO4)11(PO4)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
| 'Ferri-arrojadite-(BaNa)' | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Fe3+(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | |
| Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe) | (Ba◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | Mon. m : Bb |
| Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa) | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | Mon. m : Bb |
| 'Fluorarrojadite-(KNa)' | (KNa)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | |
| 'Fluorarrojadite-(NaFe)' | (NaNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | |
| Fluorcarmoite-(BaNa) | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Mg13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | Mon. m : Bb |
| Manganoarrojadite-(KNa) | (KNa)(NaNa)Mn2+(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
| Sigismundite | (Ba◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
Click on any node to view relationships. Formula-derived relationship network for the group members above. Use Find related species to add formula-neighbour species outside the current group view. Solid links show inferred chemical differences; dashed violet links show same-formula crystallographic differences. Hydration states are not treated as relationship changes. These relationships do not imply any real-world substitution reactions between these species.
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References for Arrojadite Group
Reference List:
Moore, Paul B., Ito, Jun (1979) Alluaudites, wyllieites, arrojadites: crystal chemistry and nomenclature. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (326) 227-235 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.326.04
Camara, F. (2006) The arrojadite enigma: I. A new formula and a new model for the arrojadite structure. American Mineralogist, 91 (8) 1249-1259 doi:10.2138/am.2006.2189
Localities for Arrojadite Group
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White Cap Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA