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Rosemaryite-Wyllieite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Wyllieite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA

Wyllieite, etc.

Hålsjöberg, Torsby, Värmland County, Sweden

Wyllieite

Hålsjöberg, Torsby, Värmland County, Sweden

Wyllieite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA

Wyllieite, etc.

Hålsjöberg, Torsby, Värmland County, Sweden

Wyllieite

Hålsjöberg, Torsby, Värmland County, Sweden

Wyllieite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA

Wyllieite, etc.

Hålsjöberg, Torsby, Värmland County, Sweden

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About Rosemaryite-Wyllieite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Series Formula:

(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe²⁺)(Fe³⁺,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃ to (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃

A series between Rosemaryite and Wyllieite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

8623

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:8623:9

Crystallography of Rosemaryite-Wyllieite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0007183	Rosemaryite	Hatert F, Hermann R P, Fransolet A M, Long G J, Grandjean F (2006) A structural, infrared, and Mossbauer spectral study of rosemaryite, NdMnFe3+Al(PO4)3 European Journal of Mineralogy 18 775-785		2006	Buranga pegmatite, Rwanda	0	293

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data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Rosemaryite'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Hatert F'
'Hermann R P'
'Fransolet A M'
'Long G J'
'Grandjean F'
_journal_name_full 'European Journal of Mineralogy'
_journal_volume 18 
_journal_year 2006
_journal_page_first 775
_journal_page_last 785
_publ_section_title
;
 A structural, infrared, and Mossbauer spectral study of rosemaryite, NdMnFe3+Al(PO4)3
;
_database_code_amcsd 0007183
_chemical_compound_source 'Buranga pegmatite, Rwanda'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Na.511 Mn1.113 Ca.096 Mg.083 Fe1.182 Al.785 P3 O12'
_cell_length_a 12.001
_cell_length_b 12.396
_cell_length_c 6.329
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 114.48
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 856.892
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.495
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1 21/n 1'
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_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,1/2+z'
  '1/2-x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
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_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
NaX2  -0.00020  -0.01350   0.24600   0.43600   0.03200
MnX1a   0.50000   0.00000   0.00000   0.45000   0.04420
NaX1a   0.50000   0.00000   0.00000   0.05000   0.04420
NaX1b   0.50000   0.00000   0.50000   0.10000   0.03200
MnX1b   0.50000   0.00000   0.50000   0.06900   0.03200
MnM1   0.00274   0.26107   0.26214   0.75400   0.01080
CaM1   0.00274   0.26107   0.26214   0.09600   0.01080
MgM1   0.00274   0.26107   0.26214   0.08300   0.01080
Fe2M1   0.00274   0.26107   0.26214   0.06700   0.01080
AlM2a   0.27947  -0.34053   0.36050   0.68500   0.00710
Fe3M2a   0.27947  -0.34053   0.36050   0.23600   0.00710
Fe2M2a   0.27947  -0.34053   0.36050   0.07900   0.00710
Fe3M2b   0.22217  -0.14821   0.62934   0.80000   0.00750
AlM2b   0.22217  -0.14821   0.62934   0.10000   0.00750
MnM2b   0.22217  -0.14821   0.62934   0.10000   0.00750
P1   0.00354  -0.28313   0.24130   1.00000   0.00770
P2a   0.24199  -0.09980   0.12280   1.00000   0.00850
P2b   0.24454   0.11190   0.64690   1.00000   0.00730
O1a   0.44650  -0.28540   0.51770   1.00000   0.01110
O1b   0.45230  -0.70830   0.04500   1.00000   0.01280
O2a   0.10620  -0.35090   0.22500   1.00000   0.01700
O2b   0.08840  -0.63520   0.73730   1.00000   0.01570
O3a   0.31540  -0.32990   0.08930   1.00000   0.01150
O3b   0.33400  -0.65710   0.61090   1.00000   0.01790
O4a   0.12470   0.40700   0.34150   1.00000   0.01730
O4b   0.11720  -0.39990   0.77380   1.00000   0.01290
O5a   0.23360  -0.17000   0.31830   1.00000   0.01410
O5b   0.22420  -0.81700   0.82990   1.00000   0.01180
O6a   0.31140  -0.48790   0.37810   1.00000   0.01570
O6b   0.31520  -0.49750   0.87400   1.00000   0.01990

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Localities for Rosemaryite-Wyllieite SeriesHide

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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.


Argentina
La Rioja Province General Ángel V. Peñaloza Department ⓘ Difunta Correa pegmatite	[Wyllieite] Colombo et al. (2018)
San Luis Province Junín Department ⓘ Nancy pegmatite	[Wyllieite] Tait et al. (2004)
San Martín Department ⓘ Cema pegmatite	[Wyllieite] Roda-Robles et al. (2012)

Brazil
Minas Gerais Divino das Laranjeiras Linópolis ⓘ Córrego Frio mine	[Wyllieite] Cassedanne (1983) +1 other reference

Europe
ⓘ Albera Massif	[Rosemaryite] Keller et al. (1997)

France
Occitanie Pyrénées-Orientales Céret Argelès-sur-Mer ⓘ Pegmatite field	[Rosemaryite] Berbain et al. (2012)
Collioure ⓘ Pegmatite field	[Rosemaryite] Berbain et al. (2012)

Germany
Saxony Erzgebirgskreis Ehrenfriedersdorf ⓘ Sauberg Mine	[Wyllieite] Thomas et al. (2000)

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Świdnica County Gmina Świdnica ⓘ Michałkowa pegmatites	[Rosemaryite] Łodziński M. & Sitarz M. 2008: Chemical and Spectroscopic Characterization of Some Phosphates Accessory Minerals from Pegmatites of the Sowie Mts (Owles Mts)
ⓘ Góry Sowie Block	[Rosemaryite] Pieczka et al. (2017)

Portugal
Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo Montaria ⓘ Serra de Arga	[Rosemaryite] Dias P et al. (2014)

Rwanda
Western Province Ngororero District Muhororo ⓘ Buranga pegmatite	[Rosemaryite] Fransolet (1995)

Spain
Balearic Islands Majorca Llucmajor ⓘ Cova del Pas de Vallgornera ?	[Wyllieite] Merino et al. (2019)
Castile and Leon Salamanca ⓘ La Fregeneda	[Rosemaryite] Roda-Robles et al. (2010)
Catalonia Girona Alt Empordà Cadaqués ⓘ Cap de Creus	[Wyllieite] Bareche (2005)
ⓘ El Port de la Selva	[Wyllieite] & locality references +1 other reference

Sweden
Värmland County Torsby ⓘ Hålsjöberg	[Wyllieite] Grensman (1989) +1 other reference
Västra Götaland County Tidaholm ⓘ Hökensås	[Wyllieite] Ek et al. (1990)

USA
Arizona Yavapai County ⓘ White Picacho Mining District	[Wyllieite] London et al. (1982)
South Dakota Custer County Custer Mining District Custer ⓘ Old Mike mine (Great Northern; Old Mike M.S.2212)	[Wyllieite] Campbell et al. (1986)
ⓘ Rock Ridge pegmatite	[Rosemaryite] Moore et al. (1979)
ⓘ ~~Victory Mine~~	[Wyllieite] [MinRec 4:111
Fourmile ⓘ Tip Top Mine	[Wyllieite] Forrest Cureton
Pennington County Keystone Mining District Keystone ⓘ Nickel Plate Mine	[Wyllieite] Yedlin (1973)

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