Satterlyite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Satterlyite
Dr. J. Satterly, Ontario Geological Survey, 1971
Formula:
(Fe2+,Mg,Fe)12(PO4)5(PO3OH)(OH,O)6
Colour:
Light brown, pale yellow
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
4½ - 5
Specific Gravity:
3.68
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Name:
Named after Dr. Jack Satterly (1907-1993), Canadian geologist at the Ontario Department of Mines and later with the Royal Ontario Museum.
Type Locality:
This page provides mineralogical data about Satterlyite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
3543
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3543:5
IMA Classification of Satterlyite
Approved
IMA Formula:
(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)12(PO3OH)(PO4)5(OH,O)6
Approval year:
1976
First published:
1978
Classification of Satterlyite
8.BB.20
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 about 1:1
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 about 1:1
41.6.4.1
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
6 : A2(XO4)Zq
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
6 : A2(XO4)Zq
19.14.10
19 : Phosphates
14 : Phosphates of Fe and other metals
19 : Phosphates
14 : Phosphates of Fe and other metals
Mineral Symbols
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sly | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Satterlyite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
Light brown, pale yellow
Streak:
Light yellow
Hardness:
4½ - 5 on Mohs scale
Cleavage:
None Observed
Density:
3.68 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.60 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Satterlyite
Type:
Uniaxial (-)
RI values:
nω = 1.721(1) nε = 1.719(2)
2V:
Measured: 10° to 20°
Max. Birefringence:
δ = 0.002
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
Interference Colours:
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The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.
Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.
Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.
Surface Relief:
Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).
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.
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Interference Figure:
This shows the idealized uniaxial interference figure - the conoscopic
(convergent-light, Bertrand-lens-in) view, for a grain cut with the optic axis
centred and vertical. The coloured rings are isochromatics, computed with the
same physics as the Michel-Lévy bar above; the dark cross is the isogyre.
For a genuinely uniaxial mineral viewed this way, that cross stays perfectly stationary if you rotate the stage - unlike a biaxial mineral, where it splits apart on rotation. That invariance is itself the standard diagnostic test for telling uniaxial and biaxial minerals apart at the microscope.
For a genuinely uniaxial mineral viewed this way, that cross stays perfectly stationary if you rotate the stage - unlike a biaxial mineral, where it splits apart on rotation. That invariance is itself the standard diagnostic test for telling uniaxial and biaxial minerals apart at the microscope.
Pleochroism:
Visible
Comments:
O = pale yellow; E = brownish yellow.
Comments:
Absorption: E > O.
Chemistry of Satterlyite
Mindat Formula:
(Fe2+,Mg,Fe)12(PO4)5(PO3OH)(OH,O)6
Element Weights:
Crystallography of Satterlyite
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3m(32/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Space Group:
P31m
Cell Parameters:
a = 11.35 Å, c = 5.04 Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.444
Unit Cell V:
562.28 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
6
Morphology:
Grains, elongated along [0001].
Crystal Structure
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0006926 | Satterlyite | Kolitsch U, Andrut M, Giester G (2002) Satterlyite, (Fe,Mg)12(PO3OH)(PO4)5(OH,O)6: crystal structure and infrared absorption spectra European Journal of Mineralogy 14 127-133 | 2002 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 4.49 Å | (50) |
| 3.520 Å | (70) |
| 2.990 Å | (40) |
| 2.840 Å | (80) |
| 2.473 Å | (100) |
| 1.886 Å | (40) |
| 1.447 Å | (60) |
Comments:
Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada. The data are from the type description.
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event | <2.4 |
| 47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals] | |
| 47c : [Carbonates, phosphates, borates, nitrates] |
Type Occurrence of Satterlyite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Grains up to 1x1x40 mm elongate parallel to [0001] in radiating aggregates.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, number M34649.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, number 145743.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, number 145743.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Nodules in shales.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Satterlyite
Other Language Names for Satterlyite
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 8 photos of Satterlyite associated with Vivianite | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| 6 photos of Satterlyite associated with Barićite | (Mg,Fe)3(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| 3 photos of Satterlyite associated with 'Gormanite-Souzalite Series' | |
| 2 photos of Satterlyite associated with Wicksite | NaCa2(Fe2+,Mn2+)4MgFe3+(PO4)6 · 2H2O |
| 1 photo of Satterlyite associated with Wolfeite | Fe2+2(PO4)(OH) |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 8.BB. | Moabite | NiFe3+(PO4)O |
| 8.BB. | Tilasite | CaMg(AsO4)F |
| 8.BB. | Paulgrothite | Cu9Fe3+O4(PO4)4Cl3 |
| 8.BB. | Karlditmarite | Cu9O4(PO4)2(SO4)2 |
| 8.BB. | Milkovoite | Cu4O(PO4)(AsO4) |
| 8.BB.X | Arsenowagnerite | Mg2(AsO4)F |
| 8.BB.05 | Tavorite | LiFe3+(PO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.05 | Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
| 8.BB.05 | Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.10 | Zwieselite | Fe2+2(PO4)F |
| 8.BB.10 | Triplite | Mn2+2(PO4)F |
| 8.BB.15 | 'Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Auriacusite)' | Fe3+Cu2+[(Sb,As)O4]O |
| 8.BB.15 | Joosteite | Mn2+(Mn3+,Fe3+)(PO4)O |
| 8.BB.15 | Hydroxylwagnerite | Mg2(PO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.15 | Wagnerite | Mg2(PO4)F |
| 8.BB.15 | Stanĕkite | (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O |
| 8.BB.15 | Triploidite | Mn2+2(PO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.15 | Sarkinite | Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.15 | Wolfeite | Fe2+2(PO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.20 | Holtedahlite | Mg2(PO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.25 | Althausite | Mg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,◻) |
| 8.BB.30 | Zincolivenite | CuZn(AsO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.30 | Adamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.30 | Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.30 | Zincolibethenite | CuZn(PO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.30 | Eveite | Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.30 | Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.30 | Auriacusite | Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O |
| 8.BB.35 | Paradamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.35 | Tarbuttite | Zn2(PO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.40 | Barbosalite | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| 8.BB.40 | Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| 8.BB.40 | Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| 8.BB.40 | Meizhouite | Fe2+V3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| 8.BB.40 | Hentschelite | CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| 8.BB.40 | Wilhelmkleinite | ZnFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| 8.BB.45 | Dokuchaevite | Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3 |
| 8.BB.45 | Trolleite | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 |
| 8.BB.45 | Yaroshevskite | Cu9O2(VO4)4Cl2 |
| 8.BB.50 | Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) |
| 8.BB.50 | Aleutite | [Cu5O2](AsO4)(VO4) · (Cu,K,Pb,Rb,Cs,)Cl |
| 8.BB.52a | Ericlaxmanite | Cu4O(AsO4)2 |
| 8.BB.52b | Kozyrevskite | Cu4O(AsO4)2 |
| 8.BB.55 | Phosphoellenbergerite | (Mg,◻)2Mg12(PO4,PO3OH)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BB.55 | Popovite | Cu5O2(AsO4)2 |
| 8.BB.60 | Urusovite | CuAl(AsO4)O |
| 8.BB.65 | Theoparacelsite | Cu3(As2O7)(OH)2 |
| 8.BB.70 | Turanite | Cu5(VO4)2(OH)4 |
| 8.BB.75 | Stoiberite | Cu5(VO4)2O2 |
| 8.BB.80 | Fingerite | Cu11(VO4)6O2 |
| 8.BB.85 | Averievite | Cu6(VO4)2O2Cl2 |
| 8.BB.90 | Richellite | CaFe3+2(PO4)2(OH,F)2 |
| 8.BB.90 | Lipscombite | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| 8.BB.90 | Zinclipscombite | ZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
Fluorescence of Satterlyite
none
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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References for Satterlyite
Reference List:
Mandarino, J. A., Sturman, B. D., Corlett, M. I. (1978) Satterlyite, a new hydroxyl-bearing ferrous phosphate from the Big Fish River area, Yukon Territory. The Canadian Mineralogist, 16 (3) 411-413
Fleischer, Michael, Chao, George Y., Mandarino, J. A. (1979) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 64 (5-6) 652-659
Kolitsch, Uwe, Andrut, Michael, Giester, Gerald (2002) Satterlyite, (Fe,Mg)12(PO3OH)(PO4)5(OH,O)6: crystal structure and infrared absorption spectra. European Journal of Mineralogy, 14 (1) 127-133 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2002/0014-0127
Chandrasekhar, A.V., Ramanaiah, M.Venkata, Reddy, B.J., Reddy, Y.P., Rao, P.S., Ravikumar, R.V.S.S.N. (2003) Optical and EPR studies of iron bearing phosphate minerals: satterlyite and gormanite from Yukon Territory, Canada. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 59 (9) 2115-2121 doi:10.1016/s1386-1425(03)00017-9
Localities for Satterlyite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Canada (TL) | |
| Mandarino et al. (1978) +1 other reference |
| Pacific Mineral Museum collection (now at the Pacific Museum of the Earth, UBC) | |
| Robinson et al. (1992) | |
| 150-152. +2 other references |
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Rapid Creek, Dawson mining district, Yukon, Canada