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Berzeliite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Berzeliite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Berzeliite, etc.

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Berzeliite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Berzeliite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Berzeliite, etc.

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Berzeliite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Berzeliite

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Berzeliite, etc.

Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

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About BerzeliiteHide

Jöns Jakob Berzelius

Formula:

(NaCa₂)Mg₂(AsO₄)₃

Colour:

Yellow, Orange, colorless, brownish-orange; colorless to orange in transmitted light.

Lustre:

Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy

Hardness:

4½ - 5

Specific Gravity:

4.08 - 4.27

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Berzeliite Group > Garnet Supergroup

Name:

Named by O. Kuhn in 1840 for Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist [August 20, 1779 Linköping, Sweden - August 7, 1848 Stockholm, Sweden], discoverer of Ce, Se, Si, Zr, Ti, and Th as well as elements he provided to his students for description. Devised the chemical symbols. Father of analytical chemistry.

The mineral berzelianite is also named after Berzelius.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Dimorph of:

Paraberzeliite

Isostructural with:

Garnet Supergroup

Berzeliite-Manganberzeliite Series. The Mg analogue of Manganberzeliite. Structurally related to Palenzonaite and to the Garnet Group of silicates.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

646

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:646:2

Similar NamesHide

Berzeliite (of Clarke)	A synonym of Petalite
Berzelinite	A synonym of Eucairite
Berzélite (of Lévy)	A synonym of Mendipite
Borzolite	A rock subtype

IMA Classification of BerzeliiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

NaCa₂Mg₂(As⁵⁺O₄)₃

Classification of BerzeliiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

8.AC.25

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
A : Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H₂O
C : With medium-sized and large cations

Dana 7th ed.:

38.2.1.1

Dana 8th ed.:

38.2.1.1

38 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES
2 : (AB)₅(XO₄)₃

Hey's CIM Ref.:

20.8.17

20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
8 : Arsenates of Mn

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Bze	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of BerzeliiteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of BerzeliiteHide

Lustre:

Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Yellow, Orange, colorless, brownish-orange; colorless to orange in transmitted light.

Streak:

Nearly white to yellow-orange

Hardness:

4½ - 5 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal

Density:

4.08 - 4.27 g/cm³ (Measured) 4.068 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Value range is Mg end member to midway point of the series. Mg-rich = 3.84

Optical Data of BerzeliiteHide

Type:

Isotropic

RI values:

n = 1.702 - 1.748

Birefringence:

May show weak anomalous birefringence.

Surface Relief:

Very 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.

Focus:

In focus

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of BerzeliiteHide

Mindat Formula:

(NaCa₂)Mg₂(AsO₄)₃

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
As	39.536 %
O	33.771 %
Ca	14.099 %
Mg	8.550 %
Na	4.044 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

As, Ca, Mg, Na, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of BerzeliiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Ia3d

Setting:

Ia3d

Cell Parameters:

a = 12.355(2) Å

Unit Cell V:

1,885.94 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Crystals very rare, as trapezohedrons with small modifying faces. Commonly massive or as rounded grains.

Comment:

AC B (1976) 32: 1581 structure

Crystallographic forms of BerzeliiteHide

Crystal Atlas:

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
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	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	293
0009564	Berzeliite	Hawthorne F C (1976) Refinement of the crystal structure of berzeliite Acta Crystallographica B32 1581-1583	1976	Langban, Sweden	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		293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
5.03 Å	(60)
3.30 Å	(50)
3.09 Å	(60)
2.75 Å	(100)
2.63 Å	(60)
2.52 Å	(60)
1.712 Å	(70)
1.648 Å	(70)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
32 : Ba/Mn/Pb/Zn deposits, including metamorphic deposits

Type Occurrence of BerzeliiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Metamorphosed Fe-Mn ore.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Caryinite

Hausmannite

'Manganophyllite'

Synonyms of BerzeliiteHide

Berzeliite (of Kühn)

Berzelite (of Haidinger)

Kühnite

Magnesian Pharmacolite

Other Language Names for BerzeliiteHide

Dutch:Berzeliiet

French:Chaux arseniatée anhydre

German:Berzeliit
Berzelit
Kühnit
Magnesium-berzeliit

Russian:Берцелиит

Spanish:Berzeliita
Kühnita

Swedish:Dubbelbrytande Berzeliit

Relationship of Berzeliite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Berzeliite Group > Garnet Supergroup

Other Members of Berzeliite Group:

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

Forms a series with:

Manganberzeliite	Berzeliite-Manganberzeliite Series
Schäferite	Berzeliite-Schäferite Series

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

33 photos of Berzeliite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
13 photos of Berzeliite associated with Hematite	Fe₂O₃
10 photos of Berzeliite associated with Hausmannite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄
9 photos of Berzeliite associated with Hedyphane	Ca₂Pb₃(AsO₄)₃Cl
7 photos of Berzeliite associated with Joesmithite	Pb²⁺Ca₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)(Si₆Be₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
6 photos of Berzeliite associated with 'Pennine'	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
4 photos of Berzeliite associated with Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
4 photos of Berzeliite associated with Tilasite	CaMg(AsO₄)F
4 photos of Berzeliite associated with Trimerite	CaMn²⁺₂Be₃(SiO₄)₃
3 photos of Berzeliite associated with Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.AC.	'Crocobelonite-1M'	CaFe³⁺₂O(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.	Magnesioqingheiite	Na₂Mg(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.	Manganobadalovite	NaNaMn(MgFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.	Changesite-(Y)	(Ca₈Y)◻Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.	Babunaite-(Nd)	NdAsO₄	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
8.AC.	Crocobelonite	CaFe³⁺₂O(PO₄)₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.	Wopmayite	Ca₆Na₃◻Mn(PO₄)₃(PO₃OH)₄	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.	Beershevaite	CaFe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.	Epiebnerite	(NH₄)Zn(PO₄)	Mon. 2 : P2₁
8.AC.	Ebnerite	(NH₄)Zn(PO₄)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
8.AC.X	Dyrnaesite-(La)	Na₈Ce⁴⁺(La,REE)₂(PO₄)₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.	Edtollite	K₂NaCu₅Fe³⁺O₂(AsO₄)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.	Angarfite	NaFe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Orth. 222 : C222₁
8.AC.	Kabalovite	Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.	Nazarchukite	Ca₂NiFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
8.AC.	Calciohatertite	NaNaCa(CaFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.	Alumoedtollite	K₂NaCu₅AlO₂(AsO₄)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.02	Grigorievite	Cu₃Fe³⁺₂Al₂(VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.02	Koksharovite	CaMg₂Fe³⁺₄(VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.02	Ziminaite	Fe³⁺ ₆ (VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.05	Hatertite	Na₂(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Cu)₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Erikapohlite	Cu₃(Zn,Cu,Mg)₄Ca₂(AsO₄)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.AC.05	'Unnamed (Na-Mg Arsenate Hydroxyarsenate)'	NaMg₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	'Unnamed (Na-Zn-H Arsenate Hydroxyarsenate)'	Na(Na_0.6Zn_0.4)Zn₂(H_0.6AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Calciojohillerite	NaCaMg₃(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Magnesiohatertite	(Na,Ca)₂Ca(Mg,Fe³⁺)₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	'Alluaudite-Na[]'	◻₄Na₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	'Alluaudite-Ca[]'	◻₄Ca₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	'Ferroalluaudite-NaNa'	Na₄Na₄Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.AC.05	'Hagendorfite-NaNa'	NaNaFe²⁺(Mn²⁺,Mn³⁺)(PO₄)₃ (?)	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	O'Danielite	Na(Zn,Mg)₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Howardevansite	NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.05	Khrenovite	Na₃Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Zincobradaczekite	NaZn₂Cu₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Paraberzeliite	NaCa₂Mg₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Badalovite	Na₂Mg₂Fe(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Magnesiocanutite	NaMnMg₂[AsO₄]₂[AsO₂(OH)₂]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Manganohatertite	NaNaCa(MnFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Camanchacaite	NaCaMg₂[AsO₄][AsO₃(OH)]₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.07	Zhanghuifenite	Na₃Mn₄Mg₂Al(PO₄)₆	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.07	Ferrobobfergusonite	Na₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺Al(PO₄)₆	Mon.
8.AC.10	Hagendorfite	NaCaMn²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	'Ferrohagendorfite'	NaCaFe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon.
8.AC.10	Johillerite	Na(Mg,Zn)₃Cu(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Varulite	NaCaMn²⁺Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Nickenichite	Na_0.8Ca_0.4Cu_0.4(Mg,Fe)₃(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Arseniopleite	NaCaMnMn₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Groatite	NaCaMn₂(PO₄)[PO₃(OH)]₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Alluaudite	(Na,Ca)Mn²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Bradaczekite	NaCu₄(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Caryinite	(Na,Pb)(Ca,Na)CaMn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Ferroalluaudite	(Na,Ca)Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Maghagendorfite	(Na,◻)MgMn²⁺(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.15	Ferrowyllieite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Qingheiite	NaNaMn²⁺(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Rosemaryite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe²⁺)(Fe³⁺,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Ferroqingheiite	NaNaFe²⁺(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.15	Ferrorosemaryite	◻NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.15	Bobfergusonite	Na₂Mn₅FeAl(PO₄)₆	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.AC.15	Wyllieite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.17	Czochralskiite	Na₄Ca₃Mg(PO₄)₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.18	Manitobaite	Na₁₆Mn²⁺ ₂₅Al₈(PO₄)₃₀	Mon. m : Pb
8.AC.20	Marićite	NaFe²⁺(PO₄)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmna
8.AC.25	Schäferite	(NaCa₂)Mg₂(VO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Matyhite	Ca₁₈(Ca,◻)₂Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₁₄	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.25	Hedegaardite	(Ca,Na)₉(Ca,Na)Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.25	Manganberzeliite	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Palenzonaite	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(VO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.30	Brianite	Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.35	Vitusite-(Ce)	Na₃(Ce,La,Nd)(PO₄)₂	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
8.AC.40	Bario-olgite	(Ba,Sr)(Na,Sr,REE)₂Na(PO₄)₂ ·	Trig. 3 : P3
8.AC.40	Olgite	(Sr,Ba)(Na,Sr,REE)₂Na(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
8.AC.45	Magnesiochangesite-(Ce)	(Ca₈Ce)◻Mg(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
8.AC.45	Ferromerrillite	Ca₉NaFe²⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Strontiowhitlockite	Sr₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Magnesiochangesite-(Y)	(Ca₈Y)◻ Mg(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3m
8.AC.45	Changesite-(Ce)	(Ca₈Ce)◻Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3m
8.AC.45	Whitlockite	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.47	Iwateite	Na₂BaMn(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3 : P3
8.AC.47	Ozerovaite	Na₂KAl₃(AsO₄)₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
8.AC.47	Yurmarinite	Na₇(Fe³⁺,Mg,Cu)₄(AsO₄)₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
8.AC.47	Pansnerite	K₃Na₃(Fe³⁺,Al)₆(AsO₄)₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
8.AC.47	Anatolyite	Na₆(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe³⁺)₃Al(AsO₄)₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
8.AC.50	Fillowite	Na₃CaMn²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Galileiite	Na₃Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Johnsomervilleite	Na₃CaFe₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Xenophyllite	Na₄Fe²⁺₇(PO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.50	Udinaite	NaMg₄(VO₄)₃	Tet. 42m : I42d
8.AC.50	Arsenudinaite	NaMg₄(AsO₄)₃	Tet. 42m : I42d
8.AC.50	Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.52	Lasnierite	(Ca,Sr)(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂Al(P[O,F]₄)₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
8.AC.55	Pharmazincite	KZnAsO₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
8.AC.57	Zubkovaite	Ca₃Cu₃(AsO₄)₄	Mon. 2 : B2
8.AC.60	Kosnarite	KZr₂(PO₄)₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
8.AC.65	Panethite	(Na,Ca)₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.70	Stanfieldite	Ca₄Mg₅(PO₄)₆	Mon.
8.AC.75	Ronneburgite	K₂MnV₄O₁₂	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.80	Tillmannsite	Ag₃Hg[(V,As)O₄]	Tet. 4 : I4
8.AC.85	Filatovite	K(Al,Zn)₂(As,Si)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m

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Readily soluble in HNO3 or HCl.

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Kühn (1840) Ann. Chem. Pharm.: 34: 211 (as Berzeliit).

Dana, James D. (1844) A System of Mineralogy (2nd ed.) Wiley and Putnam. p.633p.239 - as Magnesian Pharmacolite

Dufrénoy, A. (1844-1847) Traité de minéralogie (as Chaux arseniatée anhydre).

Haidinger, Wm. (1845) 495 (as Berzelit).

Brooke, Henry J., Phillips, William (1852) An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy (6th ed.) p.481 - as Kühnite

Lindgren (1881) Geologiska Föeningens I Stockholm. Förhandlinger, Stockholm: 5: 552 (as Dubbelbrytande Berzeliit).

Lindgren (1884) Geologiska Föeningens I Stockholm. Förhandlinger, Stockholm: 7: 291 (as Pseudoberzeliite).

Igelström, Lars Johan (1886) Pyrrhoarsénite, nouveau minéral de Sjœgrufvan, paroisse de Grythyttan, gouvernement d'Œrebro, Suède. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 9 (7) 218-220 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1886.2015on pyrrhoarsenite

Igelström (1889) Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paleontologie, Heidelberg, Stuttgart: I: 49.

Sjögren (1895) Bull. Geol. Inst. Upsala: 2: 92 (as Soda Berzeliite).

Bäckström (1896) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 26: 102 (as Natron-berzeliite).

(1913) Atlas Der Krystallformen Vol. 1 - Text - Band I - Adamin-Buntkupfererz. Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung, Heidelberg.p.191

Doelter, C. (1914) Handbuch der Mineral-chemie (in 4 volumes divided into parts): 3 [1]: 635, 639.

Hintze, C. (1922) Handbuch der Mineralogie. Berlin and Leipzig. 6 volumes: 1 [4A]: 214.

Landergren (1930) Geologiska Föeningens I Stockholm. Förhandlinger, Stockholm: 52: 123.

Machatschki, Felix (1930) Berzeliit, ein Arsenat vom Formel- und Strukturtypus Granat (X₃Y₂z₃O₁₂). Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, 73 (1-6). 123-140 doi:10.1524/zkri.1930.73.1.123

Machatschki, Felix (1930) Über Berzeliit. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, 74 (1-6). 230-236 doi:10.1524/zkri.1930.74.1.230

Bubeck, W. (1934) Geologiska Föeningens I Stockholm. Förhandlinger, Stockholm: 56: 526 (as Magnesium-berzeliit).

Bubeck, W.; Machatschki, F. (1935) Die Kristallstruktur des Berzeliit (Ca, Na)₃(Mg, Mn)₂[AsO₄]₃. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, 90 (1-6). 44-50 doi:10.1524/zkri.1935.90.1.44

McConnell, Duncan (1942) Griphite, a hydrophosphate garnetoid. American Mineralogist, 27 (6) 452-461

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.pp.681-683

Blix, R., Wickman, F. E. (1960) A contribution to the knowledge of the mineral berzeliite. Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 2 (5). 417-424

Ito, Jun (1968) Synthesis of the berzeliite (Ca2NaMg2As3O22) - manganese berzeliite (CaNaMn2As3O12) series (arsenate garnet) American Mineralogist, 53 (1-2) 316-318

Hawthorne, F. C. (1976) Refinement of the crystal structure of berzeliite. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, 32 (5) 1581-1583 doi:10.1107/s0567740876005888

Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (2000) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 4 - Arsenates, phosphates, vanadates. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.p.65

(2005) Berzeliite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Nagashima, M., Armbruster, T. (2012) Palenzonaite, berzeliite, and manganberzeliite: (As⁵⁺, V⁵⁺, Si⁴⁺)O₄ tetrahedra in garnet structures. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (5) 1081-1097 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.5.02

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Italy
Piedmont Cuneo Province Canosio Vallone della Valletta ⓘ Valletta Mine	Cámara et al. (2014) +1 other reference
Montaldo di Mondovì Borgata Oberti ⓘ Montaldo Mine (Montaldo di Mondovì Mine)	www.socgeol.it (n.d.) +4 other references

Kazakhstan
Ulytau Region Zhanaarka District Atasu Mine ⓘ ~~Zhomart Fe-Mn deposit (Dzhumart)~~	Kayupova (1963) +1 other reference

Russia
Kamchatka Krai Milkovsky District Tolbachik Volcanic field Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture) Northern Breakthrough (North Breach) Second scoria cone ⓘ Arsenatnaya fumarole	Bulakh et al. (2021) +3 other references

Sweden
Örebro County Hällefors Grythyttan ⓘ Sjögruvan	Palache et al. (1951) +2 other references
Värmland County Filipstad Långban Ore District ⓘ Långban Mine (TL)	Flink (1886) +1 other reference
ⓘ Bjelke's shaft dump	Grensman (2003)
ⓘ Collegiegruvan stope	Adolfsson (1979)
ⓘ England stope	Langhof (2003)
ⓘ Garden dump	Ek (2003) +1 other reference
Nordmark Odal Field ⓘ Moss mine	Palache et al. (1951)

Switzerland
Grisons Albula Region Surses Tinizong (Tinzen) ⓘ Falotta	Graeser et al. (1984)

Turkey
Niğde Province Çamardı District ⓘ Kestel Mine	Powell et al. (2021)

Venezuela
Miranda ⓘ Alfredo Jahn Cave ?	Urbani

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