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Schoonerite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Schoonerite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Schoonerite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Schoonerite

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Schoonerite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Schoonerite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Schoonerite

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Schoonerite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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Schoonerite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
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About SchooneriteHide

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Richard A. Schooner
Formula:
ZnMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2 · 9H2O
Colour:
Pale tan to brown, greenish brown, reddish brown to bronzy on weathered surface
Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous, Greasy, Silky, Dull
Hardness:
4
Specific Gravity:
2.87 - 2.92
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named in 1977 by Paul Brian Moore and Anthony R. Kampf in honour of Richard "Dick" Albert Schooner (8 March 1925, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA - 14 February 2007, East Hampton, Connecticut, USA), mineral collector from East Hampton, Connecticut.
Related to flurlite.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
3577
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3577:0

IMA Classification of SchooneriteHide

IMA status:
Approved
IMA Formula:
Zn2+Mn2+Fe2+2Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2(H2O)7·2H2O
Approval year:
1976
First published:
1977
Type description reference:
Moore, Paul B, Kampf, Anthony R. (1977) Schoonerite, a new zinc-manganese-iron phosphate mineral. American Mineralogist, 62 (3-4) 246-249

Classification of SchooneriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
8.DB.15

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4< 1:1
Dana 8th ed.:
42.8.3.1

42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
8 : (AB)5(XO4)3Zq·xH2O
Hey's CIM Ref.:
19.6.13

19 : Phosphates
6 : Phosphates of Zn

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
SooIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of SchooneriteHide

Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous, Greasy, Silky, Dull
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Pale tan to brown, greenish brown, reddish brown to bronzy on weathered surface
Streak:
Pale brown
Hardness:
4 on Mohs scale
Hardness Data:
Estimated
Comment:
By needle pressure
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
{010} perfect; {001} good.
Fracture:
Micaceous
Density:
2.87 - 2.92 g/cm3 (Measured)    2.79 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of SchooneriteHide

Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.618 nβ = 1.652 nγ = 1.682
2V:
Measured: 70° to 80°, Calculated: 84°
Birefringence:
0.070
Max. Birefringence:
δ = 0.064
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
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Surface Relief:
High (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.
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.
Dispersion:
noticable
Optical Extinction:
Parallel. X= b, Y = c, Z = a.
Pleochroism:
Weak
Comments:
X = pale yellow, Y = pale brown, Z = brown.
Comments:
Absorption: Z > Y > X.

Chemistry of SchooneriteHide

Mindat Formula:
ZnMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2 · 9H2O
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O47.858 %
Fe21.788 %
P12.085 %
Zn8.503 %
Mn7.145 %
H2.622 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
O
Fe
P
Zn
Mn
H
Elements listed:
Fe, H, Mn, O, P, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of SchooneriteHide

Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mmm(2/m2/m2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:
Pbam
Cell Parameters:
a = 11.119 Å, b = 25.546 Å, c = 6.437 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.435 : 1 : 0.252
Unit Cell V:
1,828.40 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Lathlike and strawlike crystals, elongated along [100], flattened on {010},rarely to 2mm; as rosettes; as sprays and mats.
Comment:
Original setting = Pmab

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IDSpeciesReferenceLinkYearLocalityPressure (GPa)Temp (K)
0000562SchooneriteKampf A R (1977) Schoonerite: its atomic arrangement American Mineralogist 62 250-2551977Palermo pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire, USA0293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
12.77 Å(100)
8.356 Å(70)
6.430 Å(40)
5.520 Å(30)
3.761 Å(40)
3.182 Å(40)
2.768 Å(90)
1.600 Å(40)
Locality:
Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Reference:
Moore, Paul B, Kampf, Anthony R. (1977) Schoonerite, a new zinc-manganese-iron phosphate mineral. American Mineralogist, 62 (3-4) 246-249
Comments:
Palermo No. 1 Mine, New Hampshire, USA. Data from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Type Occurrence of SchooneriteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
General Appearance of Type Material:
Tiny (<1 mm) tufts of brown bronzey thin acicular crystals or occasionally as similarly small, thin rectangular laths.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, numbers 135934, 137019.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Altered phosphate pods in pegmatite.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Arrojadite-(KFe)ChildreniteHydroxylapatiteJahnsite SubgroupLaueite
Ludlamite'Manganese Oxides'MesseliteMitridatiteSiderite
StrunziteVivianiteWhitlockiteWhitmoreite
Reference:
Moore, Paul B, Kampf, Anthony R. (1977) Schoonerite, a new zinc-manganese-iron phosphate mineral. American Mineralogist, 62 (3-4) 246-249

Synonyms of SchooneriteHide

Other Language Names for SchooneriteHide

Relationship of Schoonerite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Schoonerite Group
Other Members of Schoonerite Group:
Schmidite[Zn2(Fe3+,Mn2+)2Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)3(H2O)6] · 2H2OOrth.
WildenaueriteZn(Fe3+,Mn2+)2MnFe3+(PO4)3(OH)3(H2O)6 · 2H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbam
WilhelmgümbeliteZnFe2+Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)4(H2O)5 · 2H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
10 photos of Schoonerite associated with PhosphophylliteZn2Fe 2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
4 photos of Schoonerite associated with Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
2 photos of Schoonerite associated with Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
2 photos of Schoonerite associated with MitridatiteCa2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
2 photos of Schoonerite associated with SideriteFeCO3
1 photo of Schoonerite associated with DiadochiteFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
1 photo of Schoonerite associated with Jahnsite-(CaMnMn){Ca}{Mn2+}{Mn2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
1 photo of Schoonerite associated with KeckiteCaMn2+(Fe3+Mn2+)Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)3 · 7H2O
1 photo of Schoonerite associated with QuartzSiO2
1 photo of Schoonerite associated with SerrabrancaiteMnPO4 · H2O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

8.DB.ArangasiteAl2F(PO4)(SO4) · 9H2O Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.DB.HösliteFe3+3(VO4)2(SO4)(OH)(H2O)4 · 3H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DB.Camaronesite[Fe3+(H2O)2(PO3OH)]2(SO4) · 1-2H2OTrig. 32 : R32
8.DB.05DestineziteFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DB.05Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)Amor.
8.DB.05DiadochiteFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2OAmor.
8.DB.07WilhelmgümbeliteZnFe2+Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)4(H2O)5 · 2H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
8.DB.07Schmidite[Zn2(Fe3+,Mn2+)2Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)3(H2O)6] · 2H2OOrth.
8.DB.07WildenaueriteZn(Fe3+,Mn2+)2MnFe3+(PO4)3(OH)3(H2O)6 · 2H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbam
8.DB.10VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
8.DB.20SinkankasiteMn2+Al(PO3OH)2(OH) · 6H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DB.25MitryaevaiteAl6(PO4)((P,S)O3(OH,O))2F2(OH)2 · 14.5H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DB.30SanjuaniteAl2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2OTric.
8.DB.35SarmientiteFe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
8.DB.40BukovskýiteFe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 9H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DB.40ManganflurliteZnMn2+3Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2(H2O)7 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P21/m
8.DB.40FlurliteZn3Mn2+Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2 · 9H2OMon. 2/m : P21/m
8.DB.42BohuslaviteFe3+4(PO4)3(SO4)(OH) · nH2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DB.45ZýkaiteFe3+4(AsO4)3(SO4)(OH) · 15H2OOrth. 222 : P222
8.DB.47LapeyreiteCu3O[AsO3(OH)]2 · 0.75H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
8.DB.50RossiantoniteAl3(PO4)(SO4)2(OH)2(H2O)14Tric. 1 : P1
8.DB.50GiniiteFe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P2/b
8.DB.52'Arctowskite'Al9(PO4)8(OH)3 · 27H2OOrth.
8.DB.55Sasaite(Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2OOrth.
8.DB.60McauslaniteFe3Al2(PO4)3(PO3OH)F · 18H2OTric.
8.DB.65GoldquarryiteCuCd2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O,F)2 · 10H2OTric. 1 : P1
8.DB.70BirchiteCd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4) · 5H2OOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.DB.75BraithwaiteiteNaCu5(Ti4+Sb5+)(AsO4)4(HAsO4)2O2 · 8H2OTric. 1 : P1

Fluorescence of SchooneriteHide

In UV light:
Not fluorescent in UV.

Other InformationHide

Notes:
Rapidly soluble in HCl.
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 SchooneriteHide

References for SchooneriteHide

Localities for SchooneriteHide

Showing 15 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.
Brazil
 
  • Minas Gerais
    • Conselheiro Pena
      • Barra do Cuieté
Sergio Varvello collection
France
 
  • Occitanie
    • Pyrénées-Orientales
      • Céret
        • Argelès-sur-Mer
BERBAIN. C et al. (2016)
Germany
 
  • Bavaria
    • Upper Palatinate
      • Neustadt an der Waldnaab District
        • Pleystein
Dill et al. (2009)
        • Waidhaus
Dill (2009)
web.archive.org (2001) +1 other reference
Portugal
 
  • Guarda
    • Gouveia
      • Folgosinho
Alves (n.d.)
Romania
 
  • Maramureș County
    • Târgu Lăpuș
HÎRTOPANU et al. (2025)
USA
 
  • Maine
    • Cumberland County
      • Baldwin
        • West Baldwin
Gene Bearss +1 other reference
    • Oxford County
      • Newry
King et al. (1994) +1 other reference
King et al. (1994) +1 other reference
King et al. (6)
  • New Hampshire
    • Grafton County
      • Groton
[Amer.Min. (1977) +2 other references
Whitmore et al. (2004)
  • North Carolina
    • Cleveland County
      • Kings Mountain
Horton et al. (1981)
  • South Dakota
    • Pennington County
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