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Herderite Subgroup

A group of related mineral species
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About Herderite SubgroupHide

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The subgroup has its name after first described mineral in the subgroup, herderite, originally described from Sauberg Mine, Germany. Established as a subgroup of the Herderite group of the Gadolinite Supergroup by IMA in aug. 2016 (Proposal 16-A).
A subgroup of the Herderite Group in the Gadolinite Supergroup.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
50360
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IMA Classification of Herderite SubgroupHide

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0010863BergslagiteHansen S, Falth L, Johnson O (1984) Bergslagite, a mineral with tetrahedral berylloarsenate sheet anions Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 166 73-8019840293
0004659HerderiteHarlow G E, Hawthorne F C (2008) Herderite from Mogok, Myanmar, and comparison with hydroxyl-herderite from Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany American Mineralogist 93 1545-15492008Mogok Stone Tract, Myanmar0293
0004660HerderiteHarlow G E, Hawthorne F C (2008) Herderite from Mogok, Myanmar, and comparison with hydroxyl-herderite from Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany American Mineralogist 93 1545-15492008Sauberg mine, Morgenrother Zug, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany0293
0015537HerderitePavlov P V, Belov N V (1959) The structures of herderite, datolite and gadolinite determined by direct methods Soviet Physics Crystallography 4 300-3141959not given, but the crystal was natural0293
0000413HydroxylherderiteLager G A, Gibbs G V (1974) A refinement of the crystal structure of herderite, CaBePO4OH American Mineralogist 59 919-92519740293
0004661HydroxylherderiteHarlow G E, Hawthorne F C (2008) Herderite from Mogok, Myanmar, and comparison with hydroxyl-herderite from Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany American Mineralogist 93 1545-15492008Sauberg mine, Morgenrother Zug, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany0293
0013756HydroxylherderiteLong Y (1992) The synthesis and structure of a beryllophosphate crystal with an open framework Journal of Solid State Chemistry 101 199-2011992synthetic0293
0020485HydroxylherderiteGatta G D, Jacobsen S D, Vignola P, McIntyre G J, Guastella G, Abate L F (2014) Single-crystal neutron diffraction and Raman spectroscopic study of hydroxylherderite, CaBePO4(OH,F) Mineralogical Magazine 78 723-7372014Bennett pegmatite, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA0293
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Relationship of Herderite Subgroup to other SpeciesHide

Other Members of Herderite Group:
Herderite Subgroup Members:
Bergslagite CaBeAsO4(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/b
Herderite CaBe(PO4)FMon. 2/m
Hydroxylherderite CaBe(PO4)(OH)Mon. 2/m : P21/b

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References for Herderite SubgroupHide

Localities for Herderite SubgroupHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

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- 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.
Afghanistan
 
  • Kunar
    • Dara-e-Pech District
[Hydroxylherderite] various added photos
  • Nuristan
    • Kamdesh District
[Hydroxylherderite] Lyckberg (2011) +1 other reference
Argentina
 
  • San Luis Province
    • Chacabuco Department
      • Sierra de la Estanzuela
[Hydroxylherderite] Galliski et al. (1999) +1 other reference
[Herderite] minsocam.org (2003)
Austria
 
  • Carinthia
    • Wolfsberg District
      • Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud
        • Brandrücken
[Hydroxylherderite] Niedermayr et al. (1995)
  • Upper Austria
    • Perg District
      • Luftenberg an der Donau
[Hydroxylherderite] Exel (1993) +2 other references
Brazil
 
  • Minas Gerais
[Hydroxylherderite] King (n.d.)
    • Conselheiro Pena
      • Barra do Cuieté
[Hydroxylherderite] Cassedanne et al. (1982)
      • Ferruginha
[Hydroxylherderite] Menezes (2009)
    • Coronel Murta
[Hydroxylherderite] Coll. Martin Slama
      • Freire Cardoso
[Hydroxylherderite] In Collection of Martin Slama
[Bergslagite] Knut Edvard Larsen collection # MM-6229 (Ex-Luiz Menezes specimen) +1 other reference
[Hydroxylherderite] Scovil (1999)
    • Divino das Laranjeiras
      • Linópolis
[Hydroxylherderite] Leavens et al. (1978)
[Hydroxylherderite] Roberto Bosi collection.
[Hydroxylherderite] Menezes Filho et al. (2019)
[Hydroxylherderite] Cassedanne (1983)
[Hydroxylherderite]
[Hydroxylherderite] in Coll. M. Slama
    • Galiléia
      • Laranjeiras
[Hydroxylherderite] Menezes (n.d.)
      • Sapucaia do Norte
[Hydroxylherderite] Cassedanne et al. (1999)
    • Governador Valadares
      • Golconda mining district
[Hydroxylherderite] Luis Menezes
[Hydroxylherderite] Lager et al. (1974)
    • Itambacuri
[Hydroxylherderite] Tom Loomis
    • Itinga
      • Taquaral
        • Piauí Valley
[Hydroxylherderite] Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)
[Hydroxylherderite] - (1979)
    • Medina
[Herderite] Luiz Alberto Dias Menezes Filho et al. (2016)
    • Pedra Azul pegmatite district
[Herderite] Luis Menezes
[Hydroxylherderite] Betts (n.d.)
[Hydroxylherderite] SILVEIRA et al. (2014)
    • São José da Safira
[Hydroxylherderite] Martin Slama Collection
[Hydroxylherderite] Rock Currier
[Hydroxylherderite] Rock Currier
[Hydroxylherderite] Sauer (1982)
[Hydroxylherderite] Rocks & Min.: 63: 45
  • Paraíba
[Hydroxylherderite]
    • Frei Martinho
      • Quixaba
[Hydroxylherderite] Fernando Brederodes Collection
[Hydroxylherderite] Martin Slama collection
    • Picuí
[Hydroxylherderite] Clark (1993)
Canada
 
  • Manitoba
[Hydroxylherderite] Černá et al. (2002)
China
 
  • Fujian
    • Nanping
      • Yanping District
        • Nanping pegmatite field
[Herderite] Yueqing Yang et al. (1998)
  • Jiangxi
    • Yichun
      • Yuanzhou District
[Hydroxylherderite] Guo et al. (2026)
[Herderite] Xiaolong Huang et al. (2002) +1 other reference
  • Sichuan
    • Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture)
      • Yajiang County
        • Kangding pegmatite field
          • Jiajika Mine
[Hydroxylherderite] Wang et al. (2021)
Czech Republic
 
  • South Bohemian Region
    • České Budějovice District
      • Horní Stropnice
[Herderite] Welser
  • Vysočina Region
    • Žďár nad Sázavou District
      • Rožná
[Hydroxylherderite] Cempírek +4 other references
[Hydroxylherderite] P. Pauliš (2001)
[Hydroxylherderite] P. Pauliš (2001)
Finland
 
  • Pirkanmaa
    • Orivesi
      • Eräjärvi area
[Hydroxylherderite] Ilkka Mikkola collection
  • Southwest Finland
    • Somero
[Hydroxylherderite] Ilkka Mikkola collection
France
 
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
    • Allier
      • Vichy
        • Échassières
[Herderite] Kahou et al. (2026)
Germany
 
  • Bavaria
    • Lower Franconia
      • Aschaffenburg District
        • Sailauf
          • Hartkoppe
[Bergslagite] Kolitsch (1996)
    • Upper Franconia
      • Hof District
        • Sparneck
          • Reinersreuth
[Herderite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
      • Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
        • Kirchenlamitz
[Hydroxylherderite] Leavens et al. (1978)
        • Tröstauer Forst-West
[Herderite] Lapis (7/8)
[Herderite] Rewitzer et al. (1985)
        • Weißenstadt
          • Rudolfstein
[Herderite] Wittern (2001)
        • Weißenstadter Forst-Nord
[Herderite] Wittern (2001)
  • Saxony
    • Erzgebirgskreis
      • Ehrenfriedersdorf
[Herderite] Palache et al. (1951) +2 other references
Italy
 
  • Lombardy
    • Varese Province
[Herderite] Pezzotta et al. (1999) +1 other reference
  • Piedmont
    • Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
      • Baceno
        • Devero Alp
[Bergslagite] Anthony et al. (2000)
      • Baveno
        • Oltrefiume
          • Mount Camoscio
[Hydroxylherderite] Grill (1935) +9 other references
[Hydroxylherderite] Pezzotta et al. (1999)
Japan
 
  • Fukushima Prefecture
[Hydroxylherderite] Matsubara et al. (2006)
  • Ibaraki Prefecture
    • Kasumigaura City
      • Chiyoda-machi
[Hydroxylherderite] Matsubara et al. (2006)
Kazakhstan
 
  • East Kazakhstan Region
    • Irtysh River
[Hydroxylherderite] Pekov (1998)
Mozambique
 
  • Zambezia Province
[Hydroxylherderite] Wilson et al. (2000)
    • Alto Mólocuè District
[Herderite] Gomes et al. (2022)
    • Gilé District
      • Muiane-Naipa group
[Herderite] Correira Neves et al. (1965)
Myanmar
 
  • Mandalay Region
    • Pyin-Oo-Lwin District
[Herderite] Harlow et al. (2008)
        • Kyatpyin North
[Herderite] Kyaw Khaing Win (2008) +1 other reference
        • Kyauk-Pyat-That
[Herderite] Harlow et al. (2008)
          • Sakangyi
[Herderite] Praszkier et al. (2012) +1 other reference
Namibia
 
  • Erongo Region
    • Dâures Constituency
      • Spitzkoppe Area
[Hydroxylherderite] Cairncross (2005)
[Hydroxylherderite] Bezing et al. (2007)
[Herderite] von Bezing (2007)
    • Karibib Constituency
[Herderite] M Kampf collection
Norway
 
  • Nordland
    • Sørfold
[Bergslagite] Raade et al. (2006)
Pakistan
 
  • Gilgit-Baltistan
    • Astore District
[Hydroxylherderite] - (2004)
[Hydroxylherderite] various correctly added photos
    • Gilgit District
[Hydroxylherderite] Smith et al. (1997)
[Hydroxylherderite] Blauwet et al. (2004)
    • Nagar District
[Herderite] ExtraLapis No. 24 Pakistan & Afghanistan
    • Roundu District
      • Haramosh Mountains
[Hydroxylherderite] Herb Obodda
[Hydroxylherderite] various added photos
[Hydroxylherderite] Muhammad Majid personal comunication
    • Shigar District
      • Braldu Valley
[Hydroxylherderite] - (2004)
[Hydroxylherderite] Blauwet et al. (2004)
[Hydroxylherderite] various added photos
[Hydroxylherderite] Laurs et al. (1998) +1 other reference
        • Hoh Nala
[Hydroxylherderite] Dudley Blauwat specimen
        • Nyet
[Hydroxylherderite] Smith et al. (1997)
[Herderite]
[Hydroxylherderite] Blauwet et al. (2004)
[Herderite] TVM Specimen
[Hydroxylherderite] imported from Shigar District +2 other references
Portugal
 
  • Viseu
    • Sátão
      • Ferreira de Aves
        • Aldeia Nova
[Hydroxylherderite] Jorge Cardoso's mineral collection
      • U.F Romãs Decermilo e Vila Longa
[Hydroxylherderite] Nuno Afonso collection
[Hydroxylherderite] Alves (n.d.)
Russia
 
  • Chelyabinsk Oblast
    • Kaslinsky District
[Herderite] N.A. Grigoriev et al. (2)
    • Plastovsky District
      • Svetlyi
[Hydroxylherderite] Igor Savin's data
  • Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
    • Chaunskii District (Chaun)
      • Krasnoarmeiskii
[Herderite] Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)
  • Sverdlovsk Oblast
    • Prigorodny District
[Herderite] Kingsbury (1958)
Spain
 
  • Castile and Leon
    • Zamora
      • Villar del Buey
        • Pinilla de Fermoselle
[Herderite] Am Min 90:1887-1899
  • Catalonia
    • Girona
      • Alt Empordà
        • Cadaqués
[Hydroxylherderite] Alfonso et al. (2000)
[Hydroxylherderite] & locality references +1 other reference
  • Galicia
    • Pontevedra
      • Forcarei
[Hydroxylherderite] Fuertes-Fuente et al. (2000)
      • Lalín
[Herderite] Fuertes-Fuente et al. (2001)
Sweden
 
  • Stockholm County
    • Haninge
      • Norrö
[Herderite] Gustafsson (1989) +1 other reference
[Hydroxylherderite] Langhof et al. (2016)
[Hydroxylherderite] Wik et al. (2005)
      • Utö
[Herderite] Gustafsson (1991)
    • Sigtuna
      • Arlanda
[Hydroxylherderite] Langhof et al. (2016)
  • Värmland County
    • Filipstad
      • Långban Ore District
[Bergslagite] Hansen et al. (1984) +2 other references
Switzerland
 
  • Grisons
    • Albula Region
      • Surses
        • Tinizong (Tinzen)
[Bergslagite] Brugger et al. (1999)
    • Surselva Region
      • Tujetsch
        • Val Curnera
[Bergslagite] Weibel et al. (1990) +1 other reference
    • Viamala Region
      • Ferrera
        • Ausserferrera
[Bergslagite] Stalder et al. (1998)
        • Starlera Valley
[Bergslagite] Brugger et al. (1999) +1 other reference
UK
 
  • England
    • Cornwall
      • Lanlivery
[Herderite] Kingsbury (1958) +1 other reference
      • St Just
        • Botallack
          • Botallack Mine
[Herderite] Kingsbury (1958)
          • Cliff outcrops
[Herderite] Kingsbury (1958)
    • Devon
      • West Devon
        • Okehampton Hamlets
[Herderite] Knorring et al. (1984)
USA
 
  • California
    • Riverside County
      • Cooper Canyon Mining District
        • Iron Spring Mountain
[Hydroxylherderite] Ordway (2003) +1 other reference
[Hydroxylherderite] per Nick Rose and Al Ordway 1995
[Hydroxylherderite] Ordway (2003)
    • San Diego County
      • Jacumba
        • Tule Mountain (Mount Tule; Tulley Mountain)
[Hydroxylherderite] various added photos
[Herderite] Fisher (2002)
      • Mesa Grande Mining District
        • Gem Hill
[Herderite] Foord (1977) +1 other reference
      • Warner Springs Mining District
        • Chihuahua Valley
[Hydroxylherderite] Cordova
[Hydroxylherderite] Mark Mauthner visual identification +1 other reference
        • Warner Springs
[Herderite] Kampf et al. (2003)
  • Connecticut
    • Middlesex County
      • East Hampton
        • Cobalt
[Hydroxylherderite] Moritz (n.d.) +2 other references
      • Portland
        • Collins Hill
          • Strickland pegmatite
[Hydroxylherderite] Moritz (n.d.)
  • Maine
    • Androscoggin County
      • Auburn
        • East Mount Apatite Mining District
[Hydroxylherderite]
[Hydroxylherderite] Bastin (1911) +1 other reference
        • West Mount Apatite Mining District
[Hydroxylherderite] USGS Bull 445
[Hydroxylherderite]
      • Poland
[Hydroxylherderite] King et al. (1994) +2 other references
    • Cumberland County
      • Baldwin
        • West Baldwin
[Hydroxylherderite] Thompson et al. (2000)
    • Oxford County
      • Albany
[Hydroxylherderite] Thompson et al. (1998)
[Hydroxylherderite] King (2009)
      • Buckfield
[Hydroxylherderite] King et al. (1994) +1 other reference
      • Greenwood
[Hydroxylherderite] Bastin (1911)
[Hydroxylherderite] Moore (1973) +1 other reference
[Hydroxylherderite] King et al. (1994)
        • Uncle Tom Mountain
[Hydroxylherderite] Mineral News (1991) +4 other references
[Hydroxylherderite] King et al. (1994)
      • Hebron
        • Mount Rubellite
[Hydroxylherderite] USGS Bull 445 +1 other reference
      • Newry
[Hydroxylherderite] King et al. (1994) +1 other reference
[Hydroxylherderite] King et al. (1994) +1 other reference
[Hydroxylherderite] Leavens et al. (1978)
[Hydroxylherderite] King et al. (1994)
[Hydroxylherderite] King et al. (1994) +1 other reference
      • Norway
[Hydroxylherderite]
      • Paris
[Hydroxylherderite] Vandall King
[Hydroxylherderite] American Mineralogist: 63: 913-917. +1 other reference
      • Peru
[Hydroxylherderite] Dionne et al. (2014)
      • Rumford
[Hydroxylherderite] Thompson et al. (1998)
[Hydroxylherderite] Tim Blake and Scott Soucey specimens
      • Stoneham
[Hydroxylherderite] Bastin (1911) +1 other reference
      • West Paris
[Hydroxylherderite] In Collection of Martin Slama
[Hydroxylherderite]
    • Sagadahoc County
      • Georgetown
[Hydroxylherderite] P. Cristofono collection
      • Topsham
[Hydroxylherderite] Guidebook 1 to Mineral Collecting in ...
[Hydroxylherderite]
[Hydroxylherderite] Clara Brennan et al. (2016)
  • Massachusetts
    • Essex County
      • North Andover
[Hydroxylherderite] Harvard Mineralogical Museum
  • New Hampshire
    • Grafton County
      • Alexandria
[Hydroxylherderite] Rocks & Min. 65:304 +1 other reference
      • Groton
[Hydroxylherderite] Smith (2005)
[Hydroxylherderite] Leavens et al. (1978) +2 other references
[Hydroxylherderite] Leavens et al. (1978) +1 other reference
      • Orange
[Hydroxylherderite] Smith (2005) +2 other references
    • Strafford County
      • Strafford
[Hydroxylherderite] Rocks & Minerals 80:4 pp234-241 +2 other references
  • North Carolina
    • Cleveland County
      • Kings Mountain
[Herderite] Smithsonian Institution Mineral ...
    • Gaston County
[Herderite] Smithsonian Institution Mineral ...
  • South Dakota
    • Custer County
      • Custer Mining District
        • Fourmile
[Hydroxylherderite] Rocks & Minerals: 60: 117. +1 other reference
  • Virginia
    • Amelia County
      • Amelia (Amelia Court House)
[Herderite] a classic locality revisited. The Canadian Mineralogist (2) +1 other reference
Vietnam
 
  • Quảng Ngãi Province
    • La Vi mining district
[Herderite] Hien-Dinh et al. (2017)
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