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Armenite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Armenite, etc.

Bratteskjerpet Mine, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

Armenite

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Armenite

Isenwegg, Wasen Alp, Ganter valley, Ried-Brig, Brig, Valais, Switzerland

Armenite, etc.

Bratteskjerpet Mine, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

Armenite

Isenwegg, Wasen Alp, Ganter valley, Ried-Brig, Brig, Valais, Switzerland

Armenite

Isenwegg, Wasen Alp, Ganter valley, Ried-Brig, Brig, Valais, Switzerland

Armenite, etc.

Bratteskjerpet Mine, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

Armenite

Isenwegg, Wasen Alp, Ganter valley, Ried-Brig, Brig, Valais, Switzerland

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About ArmeniteHide

Frederik adit - mine entrance

Armen Mine, Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

Formula:

Ba(H₂O)₂Ca₂Al₃[Al₃Si₉O₃₀]

Colour:

Colourless, white, green

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

7½

Specific Gravity:

2.77

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Member of:

Osumilite Group

Name:

Named after the type locality, the Armen Mine, Kongsberg, Norway.

The type specimen was collected already in 1877 by cand. min. O. A. Corneliussen. He labelled the sample as "Epidote?". It was kept in the collection of the University of Oslo until February 1939 when it was rediscovered by Henrich Neumann, who also recognized it as a new mineral.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Armen Mine, Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

This page provides mineralogical data about Armenite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

343

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:343:8

Similar NamesHide

Amenite	A synonym of Amesite
Arenite	A rock classification type
Armenite (of Delamétherie)	A synonym of Azurite
Arminite	A synonym of Antlerite
Arsenite	A synonym of Arsenolite
Carmenite	A synonym of Digenite

IMA Classification of ArmeniteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

BaCa₂(Al₆Si₉)O₃₀·2H₂O

First published:

1940

Classification of ArmeniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

9.CM.05

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
C : Cyclosilicates
M : [Si₆O₁₈]₁₂- 6-membered double rings (sechser-Doppelringe)

Dana 8th ed.:

63.2.1b.1

63 : CYCLOSILICATES Condensed Rings
2 : Condensed Rings (Milarite - Osumilite group)

Hey's CIM Ref.:

16.12.12

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
12 : Aluminosilicates of Sr, Ba and Zn

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Amn	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of ArmeniteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of ArmeniteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Colour:

Colourless, white, green

Streak:

White

Hardness:

7½ on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Perfect
Perfect prismatic. One distinct pinacoidal.

Parting:

Along sector boundaries.

Density:

2.77 g/cm³ (Measured)

Optical Data of ArmeniteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.55 n_β = 1.552 n_γ = 1.556

2V:

Measured: 59° to 60°, Calculated: 72°

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.006
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

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Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

Low (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.

Thickness: 30 µm

Stage rotation: 0°

Dispersion:

r < v strong

Optical Extinction:

X = c; Z = b.

Chemistry of ArmeniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ba(H₂O)₂Ca₂Al₃[Al₃Si₉O₃₀]

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	44.592 %
Si	22.015 %
Al	14.100 %
Ba	11.961 %
Ca	6.981 %
H	0.351 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Al, Ba, Ca, H, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Sr,Na,K

Crystallography of ArmeniteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm(2/m2/m2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Pnna

Setting:

Pnna

Cell Parameters:

a = 13.874(2) Å, b = 18.660(2) Å, c = 10.697(1) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.744 : 1 : 0.573

Unit Cell V:

2,769.33 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Prismatic pseudohexagonal crystals.

Twinning:

The pseudohexagonal form is due to twinning along an axis parallel to the optic direction a.

Comment:

Space group is Pnna. Symmetry reduction is due to partial ordering of Si and Al. Ordering of water gives primitive orthorhombic unit cell.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0002054	Armenite	Armbruster T (1999) Si,Al ordering in the double-ring silicate armenite, BaCa2Al6Si9O30.2H2O: A single-crystal X-ray and 29Si MAS NMR study American Mineralogist 84 92-101		1999		0	293
0001458	Armenite	Armbruster T, Czank M (1992) H2O ordering and superstructures in armenite, BaCa2Al6Si9O30.2H2O: A single-crystal X-ray and TEM study sample from Remigny, Quebec, Canada American Mineralogist 77 422-430		1992		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Si,Al ordering in the double-ring silicate armenite, BaCa2Al6Si9O30.2H2O:
 A single-crystal X-ray and 29Si MAS NMR study
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_chemical_formula_sum 'Ba Ca2 Si9 Al6 O32.11 H4'
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Ba   0.25003   0.75472   0.06890   1.00000   0.01475
Ca1   0.41820   0.24750   0.05160   1.00000   0.01406
Ca2   0.08250   0.25360   0.09310   1.00000   0.01406
SiTd1   0.29560   0.45810   0.20700   1.00000   0.00456
AlTd2   0.13020  -0.05120  -0.29700   1.00000   0.00887
SiTd3   0.58300   0.33210   0.20660   1.00000   0.00621
SiTd4   0.20810   0.04600   0.21030   1.00000   0.00975
AlTd5   0.37220   0.95600   0.20810   1.00000   0.00621
SiTd6   0.08570   0.66090  -0.29400   1.00000   0.00684
AlTd7   0.58890   0.33280   0.43520   1.00000   0.00785
AlTd8   0.08510   0.67250  -0.06620   1.00000   0.00811
SiTd9   0.28900   0.45470   0.43130   1.00000   0.00532
SiTdA   0.12520   0.53250   0.43240   1.00000   0.00773
SiTdB   0.37210   0.96020   0.43700   1.00000   0.00557
SiTdC   0.20900   0.45970  -0.06220   1.00000   0.00912
AlTc1   0.25110   0.25300   0.07190   1.00000   0.00608
AlTc2   0.00000   0.00000   0.06590   1.00000   0.00418
SiTc3   0.00000   0.50000   0.06740   1.00000   0.00431
SiTc4   0.50000   0.00000   0.07470   1.00000   0.01039
AlTc5   0.50000   0.50000   0.07460   1.00000   0.00988
O11   0.38510   0.99250   0.32760   1.00000   0.01267
O12   0.29410   0.42290   0.31910   1.00000   0.01646
O13   0.10770  -0.01040  -0.17800   1.00000   0.01267
O14   0.44150   0.66220   0.31880   1.00000   0.01393
O15   0.20490   0.08200   0.32450   1.00000   0.01393
O16   0.93970   0.16090   0.31660   1.00000   0.01520
O21   0.20790   0.49730   0.46040   1.00000   0.01267
O22   0.12490   0.79180  -0.32210   1.00000   0.01646
O23   0.11520   0.82340  -0.03760   1.00000   0.01393
O24   0.35640   0.56220   0.18630   1.00000   0.01393
O25   0.33800   0.92700  -0.03990   1.00000   0.01267
O26   0.14640   0.94550   0.18670   1.00000   0.01393
O27   0.38070   0.79950   0.17920   1.00000   0.01013
O28   0.21950   0.52040   0.17410   1.00000   0.01013
O29   0.29070   0.49940  -0.03530   1.00000   0.01520
O210   0.28310   0.98180   0.17960   1.00000   0.01520
O211   0.37840   0.68750  -0.03490   1.00000   0.01267
O212   0.16040   0.58060  -0.03860   1.00000   0.00975
O31   0.07000   0.46770   0.13240   1.00000   0.01140
O32   0.07180   0.44390  -0.50300   1.00000   0.00887
O33   0.19250   0.17080   0.14700   1.00000   0.00887
O34  -0.01830   0.12940   0.13620   1.00000   0.01520
O35   0.18760   0.33880   0.00420   1.00000   0.01013
O36  -0.01130   0.37360   0.00460   1.00000   0.01646
O37   0.48320   0.87640   0.00860   1.00000   0.00507
O38   0.48710   0.63730   0.14040   1.00000   0.00253
O39   0.31190   0.33500   0.14190   1.00000   0.01013
O310   0.30690   0.33520   0.49890   1.00000   0.01013
O311   0.43110   0.04440   0.13700   1.00000   0.01140
O312   0.42580   0.04050   0.50610   1.00000   0.01140
Wat1   0.42520   0.25160   0.37380   1.00000   0.02533
Wat2   0.07250   0.26350   0.26830   1.00000   0.03546
OCC   0.25500   0.75300  -0.19500   0.11000   0.02001

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.86 Å	(100)
3.41 Å	(90)
2.91 Å	(90)
6.94 Å	(80)
2.78 Å	(80)
4.25 Å	(65)
9.31 Å	(55)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
32 : Ba/Mn/Pb/Zn deposits, including metamorphic deposits

Type Occurrence of ArmeniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Armen Mine, Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National School of Mines, Paris, France; The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1947,290.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

A silver-bearing calcite-vein, Kongsberg, Norway.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Other Language Names for ArmeniteHide

Dutch:Armeniet

French:Armenite

German:Armenit

Norwegian:Armenitt

Russian:Арменит

Simplified Chinese:钡钙大隅石

Spanish:Armenita

Traditional Chinese:鋇鈣大隅石

Relationship of Armenite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Osumilite Group

Other Members of Osumilite Group:

Agakhanovite-(Y)	K◻₂(YCa)Be₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Almarudite	K◻₂Mn²⁺₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
Aluminosugilite	KNa₂Al₂Li₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Berezanskite	K◻₂Ti₂Li₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Brannockite	K◻₂Sn₂Li₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Chayesite	K◻₂Mg₂(Mg₂Fe³⁺)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Darapiosite	KNa₂Mn₂(Zn₂Li)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Dusmatovite	K(K◻)Mn²⁺₂Zn₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Eifelite	KNa₂(MgNa)Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Friedrichbeckeite	K(◻Na)Mg₂(Be₂Mg)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Klöchite	K◻₂(Fe²⁺Fe³⁺)Zn₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
Laurentthomasite	K◻₂Mg₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Merrihueite	K(◻Na)Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Milarite	K(◻H₂O)Ca₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Oftedalite	K◻₂(ScCa)Be₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Osumilite	K◻₂Fe²⁺₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Osumilite-(Mg)	K◻₂Mg₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Plechovite	Ca₂[K(H₂O)]KBe₃Si₁₂O₃₀	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Poudretteite	K◻₂Na₂B₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6m2 : P62c
Shibkovite	K(◻K)Ca₂Zn₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Sogdianite	K◻₂Zr₂Li₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Sugilite	KNa₂Fe³⁺₂Li₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
Trattnerite	◻(◻)₂Fe³⁺₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
'UM1990-73-SiO:KMnNaZn'	K(KNa_0.5◻_0.5)(Mn_1.5Na_0.5)Zn₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex.
'Unnamed (Mn3+-dominant analog of Sugilite)'	KNa₂Mn³⁺₂Li₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Yagiite	Na◻₂Mg₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

6 photos of Armenite associated with Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
4 photos of Armenite associated with Ganterite	Ba_0.5(Na,K)_0.5Al₂(Si_2.5Al_1.5)O₁₀(OH)₂
3 photos of Armenite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
3 photos of Armenite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
3 photos of Armenite associated with Chlorite Group
3 photos of Armenite associated with 'Thulite'	{Ca₂}{Al,Mn³⁺₃}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
1 photo of Armenite associated with Rutile	TiO₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.CM.	Agakhanovite-(Y)	K◻₂(YCa)Be₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.	Plechovite	Ca₂[K(H₂O)]KBe₃Si₁₂O₃₀	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Friedrichbeckeite	K(◻Na)Mg₂(Be₂Mg)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Laurentthomasite	K◻₂Mg₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	'UM1990-73-SiO:KMnNaZn'	K(KNa_0.5◻_0.5)(Mn_1.5Na_0.5)Zn₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex.
9.CM.05	Eifelite	KNa₂(MgNa)Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Almarudite	K◻₂Mn²⁺₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mmm
9.CM.05	Merrihueite	K(◻Na)Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Oftedalite	K◻₂(ScCa)Be₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6m2 : P62c
9.CM.05	Shibkovite	K(◻K)Ca₂Zn₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Sogdianite	K◻₂Zr₂Li₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Milarite	K(◻H₂O)Ca₂(Be₂Al)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Berezanskite	K◻₂Ti₂Li₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Poudretteite	K◻₂Na₂B₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Darapiosite	KNa₂Mn₂(Zn₂Li)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Chayesite	K◻₂Mg₂(Mg₂Fe³⁺)[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Osumilite-(Mg)	K◻₂Mg₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Osumilite	K◻₂Fe²⁺₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Sugilite	KNa₂Fe³⁺₂Li₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Trattnerite	◻(◻)₂Fe³⁺₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Brannockite	K◻₂Sn₂Li₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Klöchite	K◻₂(Fe²⁺Fe³⁺)Zn₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
9.CM.05	Dusmatovite	K(K◻)Mn²⁺₂Zn₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.05	Yagiite	Na◻₂Mg₂Al₃[Al₂Si₁₀O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.9.CM.	Aluminosugilite	KNa₂Al₂Li₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6/mcc
9.CM.10	Faizievite	K₂Na(Ca₆Na)Ti₄Li₆[Si₆O₁₈]₂[Si₁₂O₃₀]F₂	Tric. 1 : P1

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Neumann, Heinrich (1940) Armenite, a new mineral. Preliminary note. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 19 (4). 312-313

Neumann, Henrich (1941) Armenite, a water-bearing barium-calcium-alumosilicate. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 21 (1). 19-24

(1941) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 26 (3) 235-236

Pouliot, G., Trudel, P., Valiquette, G., Samson, P. (1984): Armenite - thulite - albite veins at Remigny, Quebec: the second occurrence of armenite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 22: 453-464.

Mason, Brian (1987) Armenite from Broken Hill, Australia, with comments on calciocelsian and barium anorthite. Mineralogical Magazine, 51 (360) 317-318 doi:10.1180/minmag.1987.051.360.15

Jambor, John L.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Ercit, T. Scott; Grice, Joel D.; Grew, Edward S. (1988) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 73 (7-8). 927-935

Mason, Brian (1988) Armenite: correction. Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (364) 134 doi:10.1180/minmag.1988.052.364.17

Armbruster, Thomas, Czank, Michael (1992) H2O ordering and superstructures in armenite, BaCa2Al6Si9O30·2H2O: A single-crystal X-ray and TEM study. American Mineralogist, 77 (3-4) 422-430

Jambor, John L., Puziewicz, Jacek (1992) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 77 (9-10) 1116-1121

Armbruster, Thomas (1999) Si, Al ordering in the double-ring silicate armenite, BaCa2Al6Si9O30.2H2O: A single-crystal X-ray and 29Si MAS NMR study. American Mineralogist, 84 (1). 92-101 doi:10.2138/am-1999-1-210

(2001) Armenite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Geiger, Charles .A., Gatta, G. Diego, Xue, Xianyu, McIntyre, Garry J. (2012) A neutron/X-Ray diffraction, IR, and1H/29Si NMR Spectroscopic investigation of armenite: behavior of extra framework Ca cations and H2O molecules in microporous silicates. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 227 (7) 411-426 doi:10.1524/zkri.2012.1515

Hochleitner, R., Weiß, S. (2016) Steckbrief Armenit. Lapis, 41 (7-8) Christian Weise Verlag GmbH. 9-11

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Australia
New South Wales Yancowinna Co. Broken Hill district ⓘ Broken Hill	Birch BH Book +1 other reference
ⓘ The Piggery	Mason (1987)
ⓘ Purnamoota (Purnamoota Station)	Mason (1987)

Canada
Ontario Kenora District Root Lake pegmatite group Root Lake Area ⓘ McCombe pegmatites	Tindle et al. (2005)
Thunder Bay District Bomby Township ⓘ Hemlo gold deposit	Pan et al. (1992)
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue Témiscamingue RCM ⓘ Rémigny armenite occurrence	Pouliot et al. (1984) +3 other references

Cuba
Villa Clara Province ⓘ San Fernando mine	Torró et al. (2016)

Czech Republic
Olomouc Region Šumperk District Ruda nad Moravou ⓘ Žd'ár pegmatite	Novak et al. (2010) +2 other references
Pardubice Region Pardubice District ⓘ Chvaletice	Mineralogical Society of America - ...

Eswatini
Hhohho Region ⓘ Londozi mine	Roerdink et al. (2016)

Italy
Piedmont Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province Mergozzo Candoglia ⓘ Candoglia marble quarries	Peyronel Pagliani (1958) +2 other references
Sardinia South Sardinia Province Fluminimaggiore ⓘ Su Zurfuru Mine	Stara et al. (1994)
Narcao Rosas Mine Complex (Rosas Mine) ⓘ Mitza Sermentus Mine (Mitza Sermentus stope)	Cocco et al. (2022)

Norway
Buskerud Kongsberg ⓘ Bratteskjerpet Mine	Bancroft et al. (2001)
Overberget Mining Field ⓘ Armen Mine (TL)	Neumann (1941)

Portugal
Bragança Freixo de Espada à Cinta Poiares ⓘ Ribeira do Mosteiro Mines (Riba de Alva Mines)	Gaspar et al. (2000) +1 other reference

Russia
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ ~~Lovozero Massif~~	...
Sverdlovsk Oblast Serovsky District Turya river Tur'insk ⓘ Vorontsovskoe deposit (Vorontsovsk gold deposit; Vorontsovka deposit)	Kasatkin et al. (2018) +1 other reference

South Korea
Daejeon Daejeon-gun ⓘ Hasodong	Gi Young Jeong (2006)
Gyeonggi Province ⓘ Deokpyeong area	Cheong et al. (2003)

Spain

Catalonia Tarragona Conca de Barberà Vimbodí i Poblet ⓘ Bosc de Poblet	Canet et al. (2003)

Sweden
Dalarna County Säter Öster Silvberg mining district ⓘ Gumsberg project	Makvandi et al. (2024)

Switzerland
Valais Brig Ried-Brig Ganter valley Wasen Alp ⓘ Isenwegg	Graeser (1993) +2 other references

UK
ⓘ Scotland	Tindle (2008)
Aberdeenshire Braemar ⓘ Coir Loch Kander	Fortey et al. (1991) +2 other references

USA
Washington King County Snoqualmie Mining District ⓘ North Bend	Mineralogical Society of America - ... +2 other references

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