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Arctite Supergroup

A group of related mineral species

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Arctite, etc.

Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Aravaite, etc.

Aravaite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel

Arctite, etc.

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Arctite, etc.

Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Aravaite, etc.

Aravaite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel

Arctite, etc.

Koashva Open Pit, Koashva Mt, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Arctite, etc.

Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Aravaite, etc.

Aravaite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Beersheba Subdistrict, Southern District, Israel

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About Arctite SupergroupHide

A supergroup of hexagonal intercalated antiperovskites proposed by Galuskin et al. (2018), and modified by Galuskin et al. (2021).

The group was officially established in 2020 (IMA proposal approved in February 2020 (Memorandum 95–SM20). The supergroup is divided into the zadovite group (alternation of tetrahedral layers and antiperovskite layers –TA) and the arctite group (alternation of tetrahedral layers and triple antiperovskite layers –TA³).
An ungrouped member of the arctite supergroup is aravaite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

53194

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:53194:0

IMA Classification of Arctite SupergroupHide

IMA status notes:

IMA Approved Group Name

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1
P₂O₅	33.83 %
SiO₂	3.6 %
CaO	31.8 %
BaO	12 %
Na₂O	9.72 %
K₂O	1.64 %
Fe₂O₃	0.2 %
ZrO₂	3.25 %
S	0.22 %
F	5.25 %
H₂O	0.5 %
Total:	102.01 %

Empirical formulas:

Sample ID	Empirical Formula
2	(Ba_0.98K_0.01Na_0.01)Σ ₁(Ca_11.77Na_0.08Fe²⁺_0.06Mn²⁺_0.05Mg_0.04)Σ₁₂(Si_3.95Al_0.03Ti_0.02)Σ₄(P_1.70C_0.16Si_0.10S⁶⁺_0.03V_0.01)Σ₂F_2.04O_0.96

Sample references:

ID	Type	Locality	Reference	Notes
1		Vuonnemiok River Valley, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Khomyakov, A. P., Bykova, A. V., Kurova, T. A. (1983) Arctite, Na2Ca4(PO4)3F, a new mineral. International Geology Review, 25 (6) 739-740 doi:10.1080/00206818309466761	Type specimen
2	Type Specimen	Hatrurim Formation, Middle East	Galuskin, E.V., Kr

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0019773	Nabimusaite	Fayos J, Glasser F P, Howie R A,Lachowski E, Perez-Mendez M (1985) Structure of dodecacalcium potassium fluoride dioxide tetrasilicate bis(sulphate), KF.2[Ca6(SO4)(SiO4)20]: a fluorine-containing phase encountered in cement clinker production process Acta Crystallographica C41 814-816		1985	synthetic	0	293
0012475	Arctite	Sokolova E V, Yamnova N A, Egorov-Tismenko Y K, Khomyakov A P (1984) The crystal structure of a new phosphate of Na,Ca and Ba: (Na5Ca)Ca6Ba(PO4)6F3 Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 274 78-83		1984		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Structure of dodecacalcium potassium fluoride dioxide tetrasilicate bis(sulphate),
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 production process
;
_database_code_amcsd 0019773
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'K Ca12 Si4 S2 O26 F'
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_cell_length_c 41.224
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 1849.199
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.048
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K   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.02698
Ca1   0.15930   0.84070   0.39790   0.01127
Ca2   0.15330   0.84670   0.53240   0.01013
Si1   0.00000   0.00000   0.20640   0.00899
Si2   0.00000   0.00000   0.08320   0.00988
S   0.00000   0.00000  -0.32430   0.00925
O1   0.55640   0.44360  -0.35480   0.01900
O2   0.12350   0.87650   0.19460   0.01646
O3   0.12610   0.87390   0.07280   0.01393
O4   0.00000   0.00000   0.36040   0.01267
O5   0.00000   0.00000  -0.24640   0.01520
O6   0.00000   0.00000   0.12330   0.01013
O7   0.00000   0.00000   0.43030   0.00633
F   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.01773

Relationship of Arctite Supergroup to other SpeciesHide

Arctite Supergroup Members:

Arctite Group
Arctite	Na₂Ca₄(PO₄)₃F	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Ariegilatite	BaCa₁₂(SiO₄)₄(PO₄)₂F₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Dargaite	BaCa₁₂(SiO₄)₄(SO₄)₂O₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Nabimusaite	KCa₁₂(SiO₄)₄(SO₄)₂O₂F	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Zadovite Group
Aradite	BaCa₆[(SiO₄)(VO₄)](VO₄)₂F	Trig. 3m : R3m
Gazeevite	BaCa₆(SiO₄)₂(SO₄)₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Stracherite	BaCa₆(SiO₄)₂[(PO₄)(CO₃)]F	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Zadovite	BaCa₆[(SiO₄)(PO₄)](PO₄)₂F	Trig. 3m : R3m
Aravaite	Ba₂Ca₁₈(SiO₄)₆(PO₄)₃(CO₃)F₃O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
Krügerite	BaCa₆(SiO₄)₂[(P_0.5S_0.5)O₄]₂F	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m

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References for Arctite SupergroupHide

Reference List:

Galuskin, Evgeny, Krüger, Biljana, Galuskina, Irina, Krüger, Hannes, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Wojdyla, Justyna, Murashko, Mikhail (2018) New mineral with modular structure derived from Hatrurite from the pyrometamorphic rocks of the Hatrurim complex: Ariegilatite, BaCa₁₂(SiO₄)₄(PO₄)₂F₂O, from Negev Desert, Israel. Minerals, 8 (3) 109 doi:10.3390/min8030109

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) . CNMNC Newsletter No 54. Mineralogical Magazine, 84 (2) 359-365 doi:10.1180/mgm.2020.21

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Krüger, Biljana, Krüger, Hannes, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Krzątała, Arkadiusz, Środek, Dorota, Zieliński, Grzegorz (2021) Nomenclature and classification of the arctite supergroup. Aravaite, Ba₂Ca₁₈(SiO₄)₆[(PO₄)₃(CO₃)]F₃O, a new arctite supergroup mineral from Negev Desert, Israel. The Canadian Mineralogist, 59 (1) 191-209 doi:10.3749/canmin.2000035

Localities for Arctite SupergroupHide

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- 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.


Georgia
South Ossetia Kel’ volcanic area Shadil-Khokh volcano ⓘ NW slope	[Gazeevite] Hålenius et al. (2015) +1 other reference

Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Mayen-Koblenz Mayen Seekante ⓘ Xenolith CS-090 (Hopmannite type locality)	[Gazeevite, Nabimusaite] Juroszek et al. (Ti 5 Fe)
Vordereifel ⓘ Bellerberg volcano	[Gazeevite] Erik Vercammen collection (from Bernd Ternes, Mayen)
Ettringen ⓘ Caspar quarry	[Nabimusaite, Zadovite] www.mineralienatlas.de (2014)
ⓘ Xenolith CS-050	[Nabimusaite] in the collection of Christof Schäfer

Israel
Southern District Beersheba Subdistrict Arad ⓘ Bredigite occurrence	[Gazeevite] Kahlenberg et al. (2019)
Tamar Regional Council ⓘ Aradite type locality	[Aradite, Zadovite] Galuskin et al. (2015)
Hatrurim Basin ⓘ Aravaite type locality	[Aravaite, Ariegilatite, Stracherite] Krüger et al. (2018) +3 other references
ⓘ Ferroåkermanite type locality	[Zadovite] Juroszek et al. (2025)
ⓘ Gurim anticline	[Aradite, Zadovite] Galuskina et al. (2017) +2 other references
ⓘ Har Parsa (Mt. Parsa)	[Nabimusaite] Galuskin et al. (2015)
ⓘ W slope	[Gazeevite] Hålenius et al. (2015) +1 other reference
ⓘ Mazorite type locality	[Zadovite] Krzątała et al. (2023)
ⓘ Road no. 31	[Aradite] Galuskina et al. (2024)
Wadi Zohar ⓘ Paralava occurrence	[Aradite, Zadovite] Galuskin et al. (2024)
ⓘ Ye’elim Mount	[Krügerite, Zadovite] Galuskin et al. (2026)

Jordan
Amman Governorate Transjordan Plateau Daba-Siwaqa complex Hashem region Lisdan-Siwaga Fault Siwaga Tulul al Hammam ⓘ Unnamed marble quarries	[Nabimusaite] Sokol +9 other references

Middle East
ⓘ Hatrurim Formation	[Aradite, Ariegilatite, Nabimusaite, Stracherite, Zadovite] Vapnik et al. (2014)

Palestine
West Bank Bethlehem Governorate ⓘ Nahal Darga	[Dargaite, Gazeevite, Nabimusaite] Galuskin et al. (2015) +1 other reference
Jericho Governorate ⓘ Nabi Musa	[Nabimusaite] Galuskin et al. (2015)
Quds Governorate ⓘ Jebel Harmun (Jabel Harum)	[Gazeevite, Nabimusaite] Mineralogical Magazine +2 other references
ⓘ Ma'ale Adumim	[Nabimusaite] Galuskin et al. (2015)

Russia
Murmansk Oblast Koashva Mt ⓘ IGC Stop 2-3	[Arctite] Arzamastsev et al. (2008)
ⓘ Koashva Open Pit	[Arctite] [World of Stones 95:5-6
ⓘ Sazykinaitovoe	[Arctite] Pekov
ⓘ ~~Lovozero Massif~~	[Arctite] ...
ⓘ Rischorr Mt	[Arctite] Museum Victoria (Australia)
ⓘ Vuonnemiok River Valley	[Arctite] Khomyakov et al. (1983) +1 other reference

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