Wagnerite Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Wagnerite Group
Compare the closely related Triplite Group which may be considered synonymous with the Wagnerite Group.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
39769
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:39769:2
Pronunciation of Wagnerite Group
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| Play | Recorded by | Country |
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| Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0014727 | Joosteite | Keller P, Lissner F, Schleid T (2007) The crystal structure of joosteite, (Mn2+,Mn3+,Fe3+)2[PO4]O, from the Helikon II mine, Karibib (Namibia), and its relationship to stanekite, (Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2[PO4]O Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 184 225-230 | 2007 | Helikon II mine, Karibib, Namibia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005829 | Wagnerite | Ren L, Grew E S, Xiong M, Ma Z (2003) Wagnerite-Ma5bc, a new polytype of Mg2(PO4)(F,OH), from granulite-facies paragneiss, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antartica The Canadian Mineralogist 41 393-411 | ![]() | 2003 | Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antartica | 0 | 293 |
| 0010961 | Hydroxylwagnerite | Raade G, Romming C (1986) The crystal structure of beta-Mg2PO4OH, a synthetic hydroxyl analogue of wagnerite Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 177 15-26 | ![]() | 1986 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0012075 | Wagnerite | Tadini C (1981) Magniotriplite: its crystal structure and relation to the triplite-triploidite group Bulletin de Mineralogie 104 677-680 | 1981 | a pegmatite of the Valmy, Alberes massif, Pyrenees, France | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012052 | Wagnerite | Coda A, Giuseppetti G, Tadini C, Carobbi S G (1967) The crystal structure of wagnerite Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei 43 212-224 | 1967 | Hollgraben near Werfen, Austria | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012516 | Wagnerite | Amisano Canesi A, Chiari G (1992) Refinement of very-high-pressure wagnerite, Mg2(PO4)F European Crystallographic Meeting 14 189-189 | 1992 | 0 | 293 | ||
| 0015650 | Sarkinite | Dal Negro A, Giuseppetti G, Pozas J M M (1974) The crystal structure of sarkinite, Mn2AsO4(OH) Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 21 246-260 | 1974 | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Wagnerite Group to other Species
Wagnerite Group Members:
| Arsenowagnerite | Mg2(AsO4)F | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Hydroxylwagnerite | Mg2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Joosteite | Mn2+(Mn3+,Fe3+)(PO4)O | Mon. 2/m |
| Sarkinite | Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Stanĕkite | (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Wagnerite | Mg2(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| 'Wagnerite-Arsenowagnerite Series' |
Click on any node to view relationships. Formula-derived relationship network for the group members above. Use Find related species to add formula-neighbour species outside the current group view. Solid links show inferred chemical differences; dashed violet links show same-formula crystallographic differences. Hydration states are not treated as relationship changes. These relationships do not imply any real-world substitution reactions between these species.
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Internet Links for Wagnerite Group
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References for Wagnerite Group
Reference List:
Lazic, Biljana, Armbruster, Thomas, Chopin, Christian, Grew, Edward S., Baronnet, Alain, Palatinus, Lukas (2014) Superspace description of wagnerite-group minerals (Mg,Fe,Mn)2(PO4)(F,OH). Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 70 (2). 243-258 doi:10.1107/s2052520613031247
Chopin, Christian, Armbruster, Thomas, Grew, Edward S., Baronnet, Alain, Leyx, Catherine, Medenbach, Olaf (2014) The triplite–triploidite supergroup: structural modulation in wagnerite, discreditation of magniotriplite, and the new mineral hydroxylwagnerite. European Journal of Mineralogy, 26 (4) 553-565 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2014/0026-2386
Localities for Wagnerite Group
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Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany