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Plombièrite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Plombièrite

Zarenosawa, Yamakita, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Plombièrite, etc.

Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
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Plombièrite

Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
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Plombièrite

Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
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Plombièrite

Zarenosawa, Yamakita, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Plombièrite, etc.

Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
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Plombièrite

Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
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Plombièrite

Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
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Plombièrite

Zarenosawa, Yamakita, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Plombièrite, etc.

Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
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About PlombièriteHide

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Plombières-les-Bains, France
Formula:
Ca5Si6O16(OH)2 · 7H2O
Colour:
White to pink to red-brown
Hardness:
4
Specific Gravity:
2.02 - 2.20
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Name after the locality. Redefined by IMA in 2014, according to new nomenclature for the Tobermorite Supergroup.
Plombièrite is the most hydrated phase belonging to the Tobermorite supergroup. It has a basal spacing of 14 Å, and is therefore often called 'Tobermorite-14 Å'.

The structure of plombièrite contains composite layers, consisting of infinite sheets of (CaO7) polyhedra, to both sides of which dreier single chains of (SiO4) tetrahedra are attached, running along the b axis. Those layers are stacked along the c axis and linked by additional calcium ions and water molecules which occupy cavities between the layers (Bonaccorsi et al., 2005).

A very similar structure is expected for Riversideite.

Two natural polytypes are known: Plombièrite-4O and Plombièrite-2M.


Name EncodingHide

ASCII-7:
Plombierite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
3242
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3242:7

Similar NamesHide

PalmieriteA valid IMA mineral species - grandfatheredK2Pb(SO4)2
PlimeriteA valid IMA mineral speciesZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5

IMA Classification of PlombièriteHide

IMA status:
Approved
IMA status notes:
Redefined by the IMA
IMA Formula:
Ca5Si6O16(OH)2·7H2O
Approval history:
Redefined by IMA: 2014 (special procedure).
Type description reference:
Daubrée, G.A. (1858) Sur la relation des sources thermales de plombières avec les filons métallifères, et sur la formation comtemporaine des zéolithes. Annales des Mines: 13: 227-256.

Classification of PlombièriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
9.DG.08

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
G : Inosilicates with 3-periodic single and multiple chains
Dana 8th ed.:
72.3.2.3

72 : PHYLLOSILICATES Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings
3 : Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with 3-, 4-, or 5-membered rings and 8-membered rings
Hey's CIM Ref.:
14.5.26

14 : Silicates not Containing Aluminum
5 : Silicates of Ca

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
PlmIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
PlmWarr (2020)Warr, L.N. (2020) Recommended abbreviations for the names of clay minerals and associated phases. Clay Minerals, 55, 261–264 doi:10.1180/clm.2020.30

Physical Properties of PlombièriteHide

Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
White to pink to red-brown
Streak:
White
Hardness:
4 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
2.02 - 2.20 g/cm3 (Measured)    2.27 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of PlombièriteHide

Type:
Biaxial (+)
Dispersion:
r < v strong

Chemistry of PlombièriteHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca5Si6O16(OH)2 · 7H2O
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O50.953 %
Ca25.527 %
Si21.466 %
H2.054 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
Ca, H, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of PlombièriteHide

Polytype:
Formula:
Crystal System:
Class (H-M)
Space Group:
Space Group Setting:
Cell Parameters:
Ratio:
Unit Cell Volume (calc):
Z:
Comment:
Plombièrite-2MPlombièrite-4O
Ca5Si6O16(OH)2 · 7H2OCa5Si6O16(OH)2 · 7H2O
Monoclinic Orthorhombic 
2 - Sphenoidalmmm(2/m2/m2/m) - Dipyramidal
 Fddd
 Fddd
a = 6.735(2) Å, b = 7.425(2) Å, c = 27.987(5) Å
α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 123.25°		a = 11.2 Å, b = 7.3 Å, c = 56 Å
a:b:c = 0.907 : 1 : 3.769a:b:c = 1.534 : 1 : 7.671
V 1,399.56 ų
(Calculated from Unit Cell)		V 4,578.56 ų
(Calculated from Unit Cell)
2 
B11bSpacegroup: F2dd

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
5.48 Å(wb)
3.17 Å(msb)
3.01 Å(msb)
2.81 Å(ms)
2.07 Å(w)
1.83 Å(ms)
1.67 Å(w)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere<0.6
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)<0.36

Type Occurrence of PlombièriteHide

Synonyms of PlombièriteHide

Other Language Names for PlombièriteHide

Relationship of Plombièrite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Tobermorite Supergroup
Other Members of Tobermorite Supergroup:
ClinotobermoriteCa5Si6O17 · 5H2OMon.
ParatobermoriteCa5AlSi5O16(OH) · 5H2OMon. 2/m
RiversideiteCa5Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O Orth.
Tobermorite GroupCa4+x(AlySi6-y)O15+2x-y · 5H2O

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
4 photos of Plombièrite associated with ScawtiteCa7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O
4 photos of Plombièrite associated with VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
3 photos of Plombièrite associated with XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
1 photo of Plombièrite associated with HydroxylellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH)
1 photo of Plombièrite associated with LarniteCa2SiO4
1 photo of Plombièrite associated with BultfonteiniteCa2(HSiO4)F · H2O
1 photo of Plombièrite associated with MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
1 photo of Plombièrite associated with HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
1 photo of Plombièrite associated with WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
1 photo of Plombièrite associated with CalciteCaCO3

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

9.DG.Barrydawsonite-(Y)Na1.5Y0.5CaSi3O8(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/b
9.DG.ParatobermoriteCa5AlSi5O16(OH) · 5H2OMon. 2/m
9.DG.CalcinaksiteKNaCa(Si4O10) · H2OTric. 1 : P1
9.DG.AlvesiteNaKZrSi6O15 · 2H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
9.DG.02SteedeiteNaMn2[Si3BO9](OH)2Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.02NolzeiteNaMn2[Si3BO9](OH)2 · 2H2OTric. 1 : P1
9.DG.05MurakamiiteLiCa2Si3O8(OH)Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.05SeranditeNaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.05BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.05PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.05TanohataiteLiMn2Si3O8(OH)Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.05DalnegorskiteCa5Mn2+(Si3O9)2Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.05'Wollastonite-1A'CaSiO3Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.05WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.05FerrobustamiteCaFe2+(Si2O6)Tric. 1
9.DG.05SchizoliteNaCaMnSi3O8(OH)Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.07CascanditeCaScSi3O8(OH)Tric. 1
9.DG.10ClinotobermoriteCa5Si6O17 · 5H2OMon.
9.DG.10RiversideiteCa5Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O Orth.
9.DG.10TobermoriteCa5Si6O17 · 5H2OMon. 2 : P21
9.DG.12JusiteNa2Ca15Al4Si16O54 · 17H2O
9.DG.12KenotobermoriteCa4Si6O15(OH)2 · 5H2OMon.
9.DG.15FoshagiteCa4(Si3O9)(OH)2Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.20JenniteCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1
9.DG.20KameneviteK2TiSi3O9 · H2OOrth. 222 : P212121
9.DG.25ParaumbiteK3Zr2H(Si3O9)2 · nH2OOrth. mm2
9.DG.25UmbiteK2(Zr,Ti)Si3O9 · H2OOrth. 222 : P212121
9.DG.30SørenseniteNa4SnBe2Si6O16(OH)4Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DG.32Escheite Ca2NaMnTi5[Si12O34]O2(OH)3 · 12H2OOrth. mm2 : Ama2
9.DG.35XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DG.40HillebranditeCa2(SiO3)(OH)2Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmcm
9.DG.45ZoriteNa8(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5 · 14H2OOrth.
9.DG.45ChivruaiiteCa4(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,O)5 · 13-14H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmmm
9.DG.50Haineaultite(Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si6O17)2(OH,F)8 · 5H2OOrth. 222 : C222
9.DG.55EpididymiteNa2Be2Si6O15 · H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
9.DG.60EudidymiteNa2Be2Si6O15 · H2OMon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DG.65ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2OOrth.
9.DG.65PatyniteNaKCa4[Si9O23]Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.67WhelaniteCu2+2Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2OOrth. mm2 : Pnn2
9.DG.70EnricofrancoiteKNaCaSi4O10Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.70YusupoviteNa2Zr(Si6O15) · 2.5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
9.DG.70LitidioniteKNaCuSi4O10Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.70Fenaksite(K,Na)4(Fe,Mn)2(Si4O10)2(OH,F)Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.70ManaksiteKNaMnSi4O10Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.75SenkevichiteCsKNaCa2TiO[Si7O18](OH)Tric. 1 : P1
9.DG.75TinaksiteK2Na(Ca,Mn2+)2TiO[Si7O18(OH)]Tric.
9.DG.75TokkoiteK2Ca4[Si7O18(OH)](OH,F)Tric.
9.DG.80FluorcanasiteK3Na3Ca5Si12O30F4 · H2OMon. m : Bm
9.DG.80CanasiteK3Na3Ca5Si12O30(OH)4Mon. m : Bm
9.DG.85MiseriteK1.5-x(Ca,Y,REE)5(Si6O15)(Si2O7)(OH,F)2 · yH2OTric.
9.DG.90FrankameniteK3Na3Ca5(Si12O30)(F,OH)4 · H2OTric. 1 : P1
9.DG.92Charoite(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2OMon. 2/m : P21/m
9.DG.95YuksporiteK4(Ca,Na)14(Sr,Ba)2(◻,Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb)4(O,OH)4(Si6O17)2(Si2O7)3(H2O,OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
9.DG.97Eveslogite(Na,K,Ca,Sr,Ba)48 [(Ti,Nb,Mn,Fe2+)12Si48O144(OH)12](F,OH,Cl)14Mon. 2/m : P2/m

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for PlombièriteHide

References for PlombièriteHide

Reference List:
Daubrée, G.A. (1858) Sur la relation des sources thermales de plombières avec les filons métallifères, et sur la formation comtemporaine des zéolithes. Annales des Mines: 13: 227-256.
Claringbull, G.F. (1953) Mineralogical Society (London). American Mineralogist: 38: 734-737.
Fleischer, M. (1954) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 39 (11-12). 1037-1040 p.137
McConnell, J. D. C. (1954) The hydrated calcium silicates riversideite, tobermorite, and plombierite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 30 (224) 293-305 doi:10.1180/minmag.1954.030.224.02
McConnell, J. D. C. (1955) The hydration of larnite (β-Ca2SiO4) and bredigite (α1-Ca2SiO4) and the properties of the resulting gelatinous mineral plombierite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 30 (229) 672-680 doi:10.1180/minmag.1955.030.229.08
Henmi, C., Kusachi, I. (1992) Clinotobermorite, Ca5Si6(O,OH)18·5H2O, a new mineral from Fuka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine, 56 (384) 353-358 doi:10.1180/minmag.1992.056.384.07
Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1995): 124: 36.
Bonaccorsi, Elena, Merlino, Stefano, Kampf, Anthony R. (2005) The Crystal Structure of Tobermorite 14 Å (Plombierite), a C–S–H Phase. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 88 (3). 505-512 doi:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00116.x
Piilonen, P. C.; Locock, A.; Grew; E.S. (2005) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 90 (11). 1945-1952 doi:10.2138/am.2005.450
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2014) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, CNMNC Newsletter No 21. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (4) 797-804 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.4.03
Biagioni, Cristian, Merlino, Stefano, Bonaccorsi, Elena (2015) The tobermorite supergroup: a new nomenclature. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (2) 485-495 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.2.22
(2021) Plombièrite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for PlombièriteHide

Showing 29 localities.

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia
 
  • Tasmania
    • Huon Valley municipality
      • Huon-Channel region
        • Weld River district
Analyses in prep
Austria
 
  • Styria
    • Südoststeiermark District
      • Feldbach
        • Mühldorf bei Feldbach
Postl et al. (1996)
      • Klöch
Exel (1993) +1 other reference
China
 
  • Hebei
    • Handan
      • She County
Cao Zhengmin et al. (1986)
France (TL)
 
  • Grand Est
    • Vosges
      • Épinal
        • Plombières-les-Bains
C.R.Acad.Sci.Paris (1858)
Germany
 
  • Bavaria
    • Lower Franconia
      • Haßberge District
        • Maroldsweisach
Wittern (2001)
  • Rhineland-Palatinate
    • Mayen-Koblenz
      • Vordereifel
        • Ettringen
Hentschel (1983)
Hungary
 
  • Veszprém County
    • Sümeg District
      • Sümeg
Kónya-MÁFI
    • Tapolca District
      • Zalahaláp
Kónya-MÁFI
Italy
 
  • Veneto
    • Vicenza Province
      • Cornedo Vicentino
        • Spagnago
Boscardin et al. (2011) +1 other reference
Japan
 
  • Kanagawa Prefecture
    • Ashigarakami District
      • Yamakita
- (n.d.)
Petrov (n.d.)
  • Okayama Prefecture
    • Takahashi City
      • Bitchū
        • Fuka
Henmi et al. (1992)
Middle East
 
Gross (1977)
Romania
 
  • Brașov County
Szakáll
Szakáll et al. (2010)
  • Caraş-Severin County
    • Oraviţa
Marincea et al. (2011)
  • Hunedoara County
    • Vaţa de Jos
      • Cerboia Valley
Marincea +2 other references
Russia
 
  • Buryatia
    • Severo-Baykalsky District
      • Dovyren Highlands
Sergey Vasiliev
  • Kabardino-Balkaria
    • Chegemsky District
      • Upper Chegem volcanic caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya caldera)
A. E. Zadov data
  • Sverdlovsk Oblast
    • Asbest
World of Stones 2/93 p.35. +1 other reference
    • Polevskoy
Zadov +5 other references
UK
 
  • Northern Ireland
    • County Antrim
McConnell (1954)
      • Larne
        • Glenoe
Nawaz (1977)
McConnell (1955)
  • Scotland
    • Argyll and Bute
      • Isle of Mull
Cann (1965)
    • Highland
      • Fort William and Ardnamurchan
        • Ardnamurchan
Agrell (1965)
USA
 
  • California
    • Riverside County
      • Jurupa Valley
        • Crestmore
[micromounts@yahoogroups.com]
            • Sky Blue Hill
DeVito et al. (1971)
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