Arrojadite-(KFe)-Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Arrojadite-(KFe)-Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) Series
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Series Formula:
(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 to (KNa)(Mn2+◻)Ca(Na2Na)Mn132+Al(PO4)11(PO4)(OH)2
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8605
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8605:5
Similar Names
| Arrojadite | A synonym of Arrojadite Group | |
| Arrojadite (of Mason) | A synonym of Hagendorfite | |
| Arrojadite-(BaFe) | A synonym of Sigismundite | |
| Arrojadite-(BaNa) | A valid IMA mineral species | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 |
| Arrojadite-(KFe) | A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered | (KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 |
| Arrojadite-(KFeNa) | (KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2Na)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO4)(OH)2 | |
| Arrojadite-(KNa) | A valid IMA mineral species | (KNa)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 |
| Arrojadite-(NaFe) | (NaNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | |
| Arrojadite-(PbFe) | A valid IMA mineral species | (Pb◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 |
| Arrojadite-(SrFe) | A valid IMA mineral species | (Sr◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 |
Chemical Analysis
Oxide wt%:
| 1 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| P2O5 | 40,00 % | 39,5 % |
| Al2O3 | 2,66 % | 2,0 % |
| FeO | 28,22 % | 13,3 % |
| MgO | 1,04 % | |
| MnO | 15,78 % | 32,0 % |
| CaO | 2,46 % | 2,3 % |
| Na2O | 6,40 % | 7,8 % |
| K2O | 1,74 % | 1,1 % |
| LiO | 0,09 % | 0,45 % |
| H2O+ | 0,91 % | |
| F | 0,80 % | |
| Insol | 0,11 % | |
| H2O | 1,65 % | |
| Total: | 95 % | 97 % |
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Crystallography of Arrojadite-(KFe)-Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) Series
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Crystal Structure
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000848 | Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) | Moore P B, Araki T, Merlino S, Mellini M, Zanazzi P F (1981) The arrojadite-dickinsonite series, KNa4Ca(Fe,Mn)14Al(OH)2(PO4)12: crystal structure and crystal chemistry sample BR American Mineralogist 66 1034-1049 | ![]() | 1981 | Branchville, Connecticut, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0009747 | Arrojadite-(KFe) | Merlino S, Mellini M, Zanazzi P F (1981) Structure of arrojadite, KNa4CaMn4Fe10Al(PO4)12(OH,F)2 Acta Crystallographica B37 1733-1736 | ![]() | 1981 | Nickel Plate mine, Keystone, South Dakota, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0000847 | Arrojadite-(KFe) | Moore P B, Araki T, Merlino S, Mellini M, Zanazzi P F (1981) The arrojadite-dickinsonite series, KNa4Ca(Fe,Mn)14Al(OH)2(PO4)12: Crystal structure and crystal chemistry sample NP American Mineralogist 66 1034-1049 | ![]() | 1981 | Nickel Plate mine, Keystone, South Dakota, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0000846 | Arrojadite-(KFe) | Moore P B, Araki T, Merlino S, Mellini M, Zanazzi P F (1981) The arrojadite-dickinsonite series, KNa4Ca(Fe,Mn)14Al(OH)2(PO4)12: Crystal structure and crystal chemistry sample NM American Mineralogist 66 1034-1049 | ![]() | 1981 | Nancy mine, North Groton, New Hampshire, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0014185 | Arrojadite-(KFe) | Krutik V M, Pushcharovskii D Y, Podebimskaya E A, Belov N V (1979) Crystal structure of arrojadite Kristallografiya 24 743-750 | 1979 | Nickel Plate mine, South Dakota, USA | 0 | 293 | |
| 0004192 | Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) | Camara F, Oberti R, Chopin C, Medenbach O (2006) The arrojadite enigma: I. A new formula and a new model for the arrojadite structure American Mineralogist 91 1249-1259 | ![]() | 2006 | 0 | 293 |
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References for Arrojadite-(KFe)-Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) Series
Reference List:
Moore, Paul B., Araki, Takaharu, Merlino, Stefano, Mellini, Marcello, Zanazzi, and Pier Francesco (1981) The arrojadite-dickinsonite series, KNa4Ca(Fe,Mn)2+14Al(OH)2(PO4)14: crystal structure and crystal chemistry. American Mineralogist, 66 (9-10) 1034-1049
Localities for Arrojadite-(KFe)-Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) Series
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