Berzeliite Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Berzeliite Group
Formula:
X3Z2[TO4]3
X3 = (NaCa2) when Z = M2+
X3 = (Na3) when Z = M3+
Z = Mg, Mn2+, Ni2+, Fe3+
T = As5+, V5+
X3 = (Na3) when Z = M3+
Z = Mg, Mn2+, Ni2+, Fe3+
T = As5+, V5+
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This page provides mineralogical data about Berzeliite Group.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
52729
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52729:3
Chemistry of Berzeliite Group
Mindat Formula:
X3Z2[TO4]3
X3 = (NaCa2) when Z = M2+
X3 = (Na3) when Z = M3+
Z = Mg, Mn2+, Ni2+, Fe3+
T = As5+, V5+
X3 = (NaCa2) when Z = M2+
X3 = (Na3) when Z = M3+
Z = Mg, Mn2+, Ni2+, Fe3+
T = As5+, V5+
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0019611 | Palenzonaite | Nagashima M, Armbruster T (2012) Palenzonaite, berzeliite, and manganberzeliite:(As5+,V5+,Si4+)O4 tetrahedra in garnet structures Mineralogical Magazine 76 1081-1097 | 2012 | Fianel mine, Switzerland | 0 | 293 | |
| 0019610 | Palenzonaite | Nagashima M, Armbruster T (2012) Palenzonaite, berzeliite, and manganberzeliite:(As5+,V5+,Si4+)O4 tetrahedra in garnet structures Mineralogical Magazine 76 1081-1097 | 2012 | Gambatesa mine, Italy | 0 | 293 | |
| 0019609 | Palenzonaite | Nagashima M, Armbruster T (2012) Palenzonaite, berzeliite, and manganberzeliite:(As5+,V5+,Si4+)O4 tetrahedra in garnet structures Mineralogical Magazine 76 1081-1097 | 2012 | Molinello mine, Italy | 0 | 293 | |
| 0019615 | Manganberzeliite | Nagashima M, Armbruster T (2012) Palenzonaite, berzeliite, and manganberzeliite:(As5+,V5+,Si4+)O4 tetrahedra in garnet structures Mineralogical Magazine 76 1081-1097 | 2012 | Gozaisho mine, Japan | 0 | 293 | |
| 0019614 | Manganberzeliite | Nagashima M, Armbruster T (2012) Palenzonaite, berzeliite, and manganberzeliite:(As5+,V5+,Si4+)O4 tetrahedra in garnet structures Mineralogical Magazine 76 1081-1097 | 2012 | Varenche, Italy | 0 | 293 | |
| 0019613 | Berzeliite | Nagashima M, Armbruster T (2012) Palenzonaite, berzeliite, and manganberzeliite:(As5+,V5+,Si4+)O4 tetrahedra in garnet structures Mineralogical Magazine 76 1081-1097 | 2012 | Montaldo mine, Italy | 0 | 293 | |
| 0019612 | Berzeliite | Nagashima M, Armbruster T (2012) Palenzonaite, berzeliite, and manganberzeliite:(As5+,V5+,Si4+)O4 tetrahedra in garnet structures Mineralogical Magazine 76 1081-1097 | 2012 | Langban, Sweden | 0 | 293 | |
| 0014813 | Palenzonaite | Basso R (1987) The crystal structure of palenzonaite, a new vanadate garnet from Val Graveglia (Northern Apennines, Italy) Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1987 136-144 | 1987 | Val Graveglia, Northern Apennines, Italy | 0 | 293 | |
| 0009564 | Berzeliite | Hawthorne F C (1976) Refinement of the crystal structure of berzeliite Acta Crystallographica B32 1581-1583 | ![]() | 1976 | Langban, Sweden | 0 | 293 |
| 0017639 | Berzeliite | Bubeck W, Machatschki F (1935) Die Kristallstruktur des Berzeliit (Ca, Na)3 (Mg, Mn)2 (As O4)3 _cod_database_code 1010911 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 90 44-50 | ![]() | 1935 | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Berzeliite Group to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Garnet Supergroup:
| Bitikleite Group | Ca3Z2[TO4]3 | |
| Cryolithionite | Na3Al2(LiF4)3 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d |
| Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 | |
| Henritermierite Group | Ca3Z2(SiO4)2[◻(OH)4] | |
| Katoite | Ca3Al2[◻(OH)4]3 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d |
| Midbarite | Ca3Mg2(V5+2Si)O12 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d |
| Monteneveite | Ca3Sb5+2(Fe3+2Fe2+)O12 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d |
| Nikmelnikovite | Ca12(Fe2+Fe3+3Al3◻)[SiO4]6[◻(OH)4]5◻4 | Trig. 3 : R3 |
| Priscillagrewite-(Y) | (Ca2Y)Zr2(AlO4)3 | Iso. |
| Schorlomite Group | Ca3Z2[SiO4][TO4]2 | |
| Xuite | Ca3Fe3+2[(AlO3(OH)]3 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) |
| Yafsoanite | Ca3Te6+2(ZnO4)3 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d |
Berzeliite Group Members:
| Berzeliite | (NaCa2)Mg2(AsO4)3 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d |
| Manganberzeliite | (NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d |
| Palenzonaite | (NaCa2)Mn2+2(VO4)3 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d |
| Schäferite | (NaCa2)Mg2(VO4)3 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d |
| 'Unnamed (Na-Ca-Ni Vanadate Garnet)' | {NaCa2}[Ni2](V5+3)O12 | Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d |
| 'Unnamed (Na-Fe Vanadate Garnet)' | {Na3}[Fe3+2](V5+3)O12 |
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.
Minerals structurally related to group:
| Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Other Information
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Localities for Berzeliite Group
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Molinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy