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Lawrencite Group

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Lawrencite

Nandan meteorite, Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China

Lawrencite

Nandan meteorite, Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China

Tolbachite

Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Lawrencite

Nandan meteorite, Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China

Tolbachite

Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Lawrencite

Nandan meteorite, Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China

Lawrencite

Nandan meteorite, Lihu - Yaochai area, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China

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About Lawrencite GroupHide

Formula:

AX₂

A = Fe, Mn, Mg, Cu
X = Cl

This page provides mineralogical data about Lawrencite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

32112

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:32112:1

Chemistry of Lawrencite GroupHide

Mindat Formula:

AX₂

A = Fe, Mn, Mg, Cu
X = Cl

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0018640	Lawrencite	Wilkinson M K, Cable J W, Wollan E O, Koehler W C (1959) Neutron diffraction investigations of the magnetic ordering in FeBr2, CoBr2, FeCl2, and CoCl2 Physical Review 113 497-507	1959	synthetic	0	293
0018471	Lawrencite	Herpin A, Meriel P (1957) Etude par diffraction de neutrons a 4.2 K de la structure antiferromagnetique de Cl2Fe Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences 245 650-653	1957	synthetic	0	4.2
0001544	Tolbachite	Burns P C, Hawthorne F C (1993) Tolbachite, CuCl2, the first example of Cu2+ octahedrally coordinated by Cl American Mineralogist 78 187-189	1993		0	293
0011809	Scacchite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 239-444	1963		0	293
0011807	Lawrencite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 239-444	1963		0	293
0011808	Chloromagnesite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York Crystal Structures 1 239-444	1963		0	293
0018598	Lawrencite	Vettier C, Yelon W B (1975) The structure of FeCl2 at high pressures Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 36 401-405	1975		0.104	293
0018599	Lawrencite	Vettier C, Yelon W B (1975) The structure of FeCl2 at high pressures Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 36 401-405	1975		0.315	293
0018600	Lawrencite	Vettier C, Yelon W B (1975) The structure of FeCl2 at high pressures Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 36 401-405	1975		0.57	293
0018601	Lawrencite	Vettier C, Yelon W B (1975) The structure of FeCl2 at high pressures Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 36 401-405	1975		0.597	293
0018602	Lawrencite	Vettier C, Yelon W B (1975) The structure of FeCl2 at high pressures Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 36 401-405	1975		0.64	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Lawrencite'
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_publ_author_name
'Wilkinson M K'
'Cable J W'
'Wollan E O'
'Koehler W C'
_journal_name_full 'Physical Review'
_journal_volume 113 
_journal_year 1959
_journal_page_first 497
_journal_page_last 507
_publ_section_title
;
 Neutron diffraction investigations of the magnetic ordering in FeBr2,
 CoBr2, FeCl2, and CoCl2
;
_database_code_amcsd 0018640
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Fe Cl2'
_cell_length_a 3.603
_cell_length_b 3.603
_cell_length_c 17.536
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 197.147
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.203
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'R -3 m'
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loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
Fe   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000
Cl   0.33333   0.66667   0.25430

Relationship of Lawrencite Group to other SpeciesHide

Lawrencite Group Members:

Chloromagnesite	MgCl₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Lawrencite	(Fe²⁺,Ni)Cl₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Scacchite	MnCl₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Tolbachite	CuCl₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m

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References for Lawrencite GroupHide

Reference List:

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.

Localities for Lawrencite GroupHide

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Argentina
Chaco Province Doce de Octubre Department Gancedo ⓘ Campo del Cielo meteorite	[Lawrencite] Kurat et al. (2009)

Australia
Northern Territory Central Desert Region Dneiper Station Boxhole Crater ⓘ Boxhole meteorite	[Lawrencite] Madigan (1940)
Huckitta Station ⓘ Huckitta meteorite	[Lawrencite] Madigan (1939)
South Australia Southern Mallee District Council Pinnaroo ⓘ Pinnaroo meteorite	[Lawrencite] Alderman (1940)

Belarus
Gomel Region Buda-Kashalyova District ⓘ Brahin meteorite	[Lawrencite] Bakhtin et al. (2017)

Burkina Faso
Centre-Ouest Region Ziro Province Gao Department ⓘ Gao-Guenie meteorite	[Lawrencite] Alfredo Petrov collection

Canada
Ontario Greater Sudbury Levack Township ⓘ Strathcona Mine	[Lawrencite] Ames et al. (2003)

China
Guangxi Hechi Nandan County Lihu - Yaochai area ⓘ Nandan meteorite (Nantan meteorite)	[Lawrencite]

Costa Rica
Cartago Province Oreamuno Canton Irazú Volcano ⓘ Cueva Los Minerales	[Tolbachite] Ulloa et al. (2018)

Czech Republic
Vysočina Region Třebíč District Vícenice u Náměště nad Oslavou ⓘ ~~Vícenice meteorite~~	[Lawrencite] Skála R.

Greenland
Qeqertalik Disko Island ⓘ Uivfaq	[Lawrencite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference

Hungary
Veszprém County Veszprém District Nagyvázsony ⓘ Nagy-Vázsony meteorite	[Lawrencite] Szakáll & Gatter: Hun. Min. Spec.

Italy
Campania Metropolitan City of Naples ⓘ Mount Vesuvius	[Chloromagnesite, Lawrencite, Scacchite] Palache et al. (1951)
ⓘ Vesuvius fumaroles	[Chloromagnesite, Lawrencite, Scacchite] Pelloux (1927) +2 other references
Tuscany Massa-Carrara Province Bagnone ⓘ Bagnone meteorite	[Lawrencite] D'Orazio et al. (2004)

Mexico
Chihuahua Guadalupe y Calvo Municipality ⓘ Bacubirito meteorite	[Lawrencite] Cohen (1903)
Tlaxcala Nativitas Nativitas ⓘ Santa Apolonia meteorite (Nativitas meteorite; Tlaxcala meteorite) ?	[Lawrencite] Buchwald (1975)

Philippines
Luzon Calabarzon Region Quezon province ⓘ Bondoc meteorite	[Lawrencite] Hill Jr. (1974)

Poland
Silesian Voivodeship Wodzisław County Radlin ⓘ Marcel mine heap ?	[Chloromagnesite, Scacchite] Kruszewski (2012)

Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Chelyabinsk coal basin	[Lawrencite] Cesnokov et al. (1998)
ⓘ Chelyabinsk meteorite (Chebarkul meteorite)	[Lawrencite] Sharygin et al. (2013)
Kamchatka Krai Milkovsky District Tolbachik Volcanic field ⓘ Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture)	[Tolbachite] Pekov (1998)
Northern Breakthrough (North Breach) ⓘ First scoria cone	[Tolbachite] DAN-SSSR (1983) +1 other reference
Second scoria cone ⓘ Yadovitaya fumarole	[Tolbachite] Pekov (1998)
Yelizovsky District Mutnovskoe ⓘ Mutnovsky volcano	[Lawrencite] www.kscnet.ru (2019)
Sakha Mirninsky District Daldyn ⓘ Udachnaya open-pit mine (Udachnaya-Vostochnaya pipe; Udachnaya pipe)	[Chloromagnesite] Sharygin et al. (2014)
Sakhalin Oblast Kuril Islands Severo-Kurilsky District Atlasov Island Alaid volcano ⓘ Olimpiyskiy Fissure	[Lawrencite] Vergasova et al. (1977) +1 other reference

Slovakia
Žilina Region Námestovo District Námestovo Slanica ⓘ Magura meteorite	[Lawrencite] Koděra et al. (1986)

USA
Alabama Blount County Summit ⓘ Summit meteorite	[Lawrencite] Cook et al. (1982)
Monroe County ⓘ Lime Creek meteorite	[Lawrencite] Cook et al. (1982)
Arizona Cochise County ⓘ Bisbee	[Tolbachite] Graeme (1993)
Hendricks Gulch ⓘ Southwest Mine	[Tolbachite] Graeme (1993) +1 other reference
Coconino County Flagstaff Elden Mountain ⓘ Elden meteorite (Mount Elden meteorite)	[Lawrencite] Galbraith (1947)
Meteor Crater area ⓘ Canyon Diablo meteorite	[Lawrencite] Anthony et al. (1995)
Arkansas ⓘ Jackson County	[Lawrencite] Howard (2007)
California San Bernardino County Ibex Hills ⓘ Saratoga Spring	[Chloromagnesite] Bailey (1902) +1 other reference
Georgia Jenkins County ⓘ Sardis meteorite	[Lawrencite] Cook (1978)
Walton County ⓘ Social Circle meteorite	[Lawrencite] Henderson et al. (1951)
Whitfield County Dalton ⓘ Dalton meteorite	[Lawrencite] Wirt Tassin (1902)
Kentucky Barren County Glasgow ⓘ Glasgow meteorite	[Lawrencite] Buchwald (1975)
Christian County ⓘ Mount Vernon meteorite	[Lawrencite] Tassin (1905)
ⓘ North Carolina	[Lawrencite]
ⓘ Rockingham County	[Lawrencite] Dana et al. (1892)
Madison Deep Springs Farm ⓘ Deep Springs meteorite (Rockingham County)	[Lawrencite] Venable (1890)
Tennessee Claiborne County ⓘ Tazewell meteorite	[Lawrencite] C. R. Acad. Sci. 84 (1877)
Cumberland County ⓘ Crab Orchard meteorite	[Lawrencite] Kunz (1887) +1 other reference
DeKalb County Smithville ⓘ Smithville meteorite	[Lawrencite] Paris (2011)
Texas Ector County Odessa ⓘ Odessa craters	[Lawrencite] Beck et al. (1951)
Virginia Henry County ⓘ Hopper meteorite	[Lawrencite] Dietrich (1990)
ⓘ Lee County	[Chloromagnesite] Dietrich (1990)
Wisconsin Walworth County Zenda ⓘ Zenda meteorite	[Lawrencite] Berquist et al. (ed.)

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