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Phosphoferrite-Reddingite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Reddingite, etc.

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Phosphoferrite, etc.

Dan Patch Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA

Phosphoferrite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Reddingite, etc.

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Phosphoferrite, etc.

Dan Patch Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA

Phosphoferrite

Palermo No. 1 Mine, Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA

Reddingite, etc.

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Phosphoferrite, etc.

Dan Patch Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA

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About Phosphoferrite-Reddingite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Series Formula:

(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₃(PO₄)₂ · 3H₂O to (Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₃(PO₄)₂ · 3H₂O

A series between Phosphoferrite and Reddingite

See also the intermediate member correianevesite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

8700

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:8700:7

Crystallography of Phosphoferrite-Reddingite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0012680	Phosphoferrite	Moore P B, Araki T (1976) A mixed-valence solid-solution series: Crystal structures of phosphoferrite, Fe3(H2O)3[PO4]2, and kryzhanovskite, Fe3(OH)3[PO4]2 Inorganic Chemistry 15 316-321		1976	synthetic	0	293
0009153	Phosphoferrite	Eversheim P, Kleber W (1953) Morphologie und struktur des reddingits, P2O53FeO3H2O Acta Crystallographica 6 215-216		1953		0	293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Phosphoferrite'
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_publ_author_name
'Moore P B'
'Araki T'
_journal_name_full 'Inorganic Chemistry'
_journal_volume 15 
_journal_year 1976
_journal_page_first 316
_journal_page_last 321
_publ_section_title
;
 A mixed-valence solid-solution series: Crystal structures of phosphoferrite,
 Fe3(H2O)3[PO4]2, and kryzhanovskite, Fe3(OH)3[PO4]2
;
_database_code_amcsd 0012680
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Fe3 P2 O11 H6'
_cell_length_a 9.460
_cell_length_b 10.024
_cell_length_c 8.670
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 822.150
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.325
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P b n a'
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  'x,1/2-y,-z'
  '1/2+x,y,1/2-z'
  '1/2-x,-y,1/2+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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Fe1   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.00912
Fe2   0.06348   0.09782   0.63668   0.00887
P   0.20288   0.10670   0.29122   0.00633
O1   0.21539   0.25627   0.33460   0.01026
O2   0.10316   0.03661   0.40657   0.01013
O3   0.35040   0.04224   0.29614   0.01077
O4   0.14429   0.09993   0.12530   0.01140
OW1  -0.08684   0.25000   0.50000   0.01887
OW2  -0.02832   0.32797   0.14766   0.01039
H1  -0.13400   0.20000   0.44600 ?
H2a  -0.10000   0.31000   0.15600 ?
H2b   0.02300   0.26800   0.13300 ?
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_atom_site_aniso_label
_atom_site_aniso_U_11
_atom_site_aniso_U_22
_atom_site_aniso_U_33
_atom_site_aniso_U_12
_atom_site_aniso_U_13
_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Fe1 0.01129 0.00758 0.00861 -0.00125 -0.00307 -0.00009
Fe2 0.00970 0.00881 0.00811 0.00240 -0.00004 0.00084
P 0.00553 0.00682 0.00682 -0.00038 -0.00021 0.00026
O1 0.00925 0.00728 0.01432 -0.00010 0.00029 0.00203
O2 0.00920 0.01252 0.00880 -0.00327 -0.00137 0.00066
O3 0.00698 0.01166 0.01363 0.00293 -0.00029 0.00154
O4 0.01215 0.01471 0.00750 -0.00269 -0.00179 -0.00084
OW1 0.02004 0.01553 0.02106 0.00000 0.00000 0.00370
OW2 0.01016 0.00845 0.01260 -0.00149 -0.00042 -0.00018

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References for Phosphoferrite-Reddingite SeriesHide

Reference List:

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.727-729

Localities for Phosphoferrite-Reddingite 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
San Luis Province Coronel Pringles Department Totoral pegmatitic field ⓘ Ranquel Pegmatite	[Reddingite] OYARZABAL et al. (H2O)
San Martín Department ⓘ Cema pegmatite	[Phosphoferrite, Reddingite] Roda-Robles et al. (2012)

Australia
South Australia Pastoral Unincorporated Area Martins Well (Martins Well Station) ⓘ Reaphook Hill ?	[Phosphoferrite]
Victoria East Gippsland Shire Glen Valley ⓘ Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef)	[Phosphoferrite] Eagle et al. (2015)
ⓘ Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket)	[Phosphoferrite] Eagle et al. (2015)
ⓘ Mt Wills mining district	[Phosphoferrite] Eagle et al. (2015)

Brazil
Minas Gerais Água Boa ⓘ Criminoso claim	[Reddingite] Peter Kohorst collection
Conselheiro Pena Barra do Cuieté ⓘ Boa Vista pegmatite	[Phosphoferrite] Cassedanne et al. (1982)
ⓘ ~~Cigana claim~~	[Reddingite] Fabre (n.d.) +2 other references
Divino das Laranjeiras ⓘ Linópolis	[Phosphoferrite, Reddingite] King et al. (1989)
Galiléia Laranjeiras ⓘ Ênio claim	[Phosphoferrite] Cassedanne et al. (1981)
Sapucaia do Norte ⓘ Boca Rica claim	[Reddingite] Atencio et al. (2004)
Itinga Jenipapo pegmatite field ⓘ Sandro claim	[Reddingite] Sergio Varvello collection

China
Fujian Nanping Yanping District Nanping pegmatite field ⓘ Pegmatite No. 31	[Phosphoferrite] Rao et al. (2017)
Guizhou Tongren Songtao Miao Autonomous County Songtao Mn ore field ⓘ ~~Datangpo Mn deposit~~	[Reddingite] Qi Zhou et al. (2013)

Finland
Pirkanmaa Orivesi Eräjärvi area ⓘ Katila	[Reddingite] Lahti (1981)
ⓘ Viitaniemi pegmatite	[Reddingite] Sandström et al. (2009)

France
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Creuse Guéret Crozant ⓘ Crozant quarry	[Phosphoferrite] FONTAN F (1976)
Haute-Vienne Bellac Razès Chanteloube Vilatte Quarries (La Vilate) ⓘ Vilatte-Haute Quarry (Alluaud Quarry) ?	[Reddingite] Patrice Queneau Collection and ...
Occitanie Ariège Foix Auzat ⓘ Pla Soulcem	[Phosphoferrite] Inventaire Minéralogique de la France ...

Germany
Bavaria Lower Bavaria Regen District Zwiesel Rabenstein ⓘ Hühnerkobel Mine (Hennenkobel Mine)	[Phosphoferrite] Wittern (2001)
Upper Palatinate Neustadt an der Waldnaab District Pleystein ⓘ Trutzhofmühle aplite	[Phosphoferrite] Dill et al. (2008) +1 other reference
Waidhaus ⓘ Hagendorf	[Phosphoferrite] Dill et al. (2011)
ⓘ Hagendorf North Pegmatite	[Phosphoferrite, Reddingite] Laubmann et al. (1915) +3 other references
ⓘ Hagendorf South Pegmatite	[Phosphoferrite, Reddingite] Min Mag 43 (1980) +1 other reference
Tirschenreuth District Plößberg ⓘ Plößberg-Wildenau pegmatite	[Reddingite] Weiß (1990)
ⓘ Lindner Mine	[Reddingite] DILL et al. (2009)
North Rhine-Westphalia Arnsberg Siegen-Wittgenstein Siegen Eiserfeld ⓘ Kalterborn Mine	[Phosphoferrite] Dana 7:II:770.

Italy
Lombardy Lecco Province Colico ⓘ Piona Peninsula	[Phosphoferrite] VIGNOLA et al. (2007)
Sardinia South Sardinia Province Gonnesa ⓘ San Giovanneddu Mine (S'Ega Porceddu)	[Phosphoferrite] Dana 7:II:771.
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Trento Province Rabbi Ceresè ⓘ Malga Garbella di sotto	[Phosphoferrite] Vignola et al. (2018)

Japan
Ibaraki Prefecture Kasumigaura City Chiyoda-machi ⓘ Yukiiri	[Reddingite] Matsubara et al. (1980)

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Dzierżoniów County Gmina Niemcza Gilów ⓘ Gilów pegmatite	[Phosphoferrite] Pieczka A. et al. (2004)
Świdnica County Gmina Świdnica ⓘ Lutomia Górna	[Phosphoferrite] Włodek et al. (2015)
ⓘ Michałkowa pegmatites	[Phosphoferrite] 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	[Phosphoferrite] Pieczka et al. (2015) +1 other reference

Portugal
Guarda Sabugal Bendada ⓘ Bendada Mines	[Reddingite] Schnorrer-Köhler et al. (1991)
ⓘ Fonte da Cal Mine	[Reddingite] Alves (n.d.)
Viana do Castelo Ponte da Barca Touvedo (São Lourenço e Salvador) ⓘ Pedra da Moura Mine	[Reddingite] Leal Gomes et al. (2009)
Viana do Castelo ⓘ Nogueira， Meixedo e Vilar de Murteda	[Reddingite] 4 +4 other references
Vila Real ⓘ Barroso-Alvão pegmatite field	[Phosphoferrite] Martins et al. (2011) +1 other reference
Chaves Vidago ⓘ Tamega River	[Phosphoferrite] Neiva et al. (2000)
Viseu Mangualde Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta) ⓘ Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area	[Phosphoferrite, Reddingite]
ⓘ Regada	[Reddingite] Mineralien Atlas
Tavares (Chãs; Várzea e Travanca) Corvaceira ⓘ Corvaceira quarry	[Phosphoferrite] Pedro Alves collection. Characterized ...

Spain
Castile and Leon Salamanca Aldehuela de la Bóveda ⓘ Aldehuela de la Bóveda pegmatite	[Reddingite] Roda et al. (2001)

USA
Connecticut Fairfield County Redding Branchville ⓘ Fillow Quarry	[Reddingite] Brush and Dana (1878) +3 other references
Middlesex County Portland Collins Hill Strickland pegmatite ⓘ Strickland Quarry ?	[Reddingite] Schooner (circa 1985)
Maine Androscoggin County Poland ⓘ Berry-Havey Quarry (Havey Quarry; Berry Quarry)	[Reddingite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
Oxford County Buckfield ⓘ Bennett Quarry	[Reddingite] Landes (1925)
Greenwood Uncle Tom Mountain ⓘ Emmons Quarry	[Phosphoferrite, Reddingite] Mineral News (1995) +1 other reference
Newry ⓘ Dunton Gem Quarry ?	[Reddingite] King et al. (1994) +1 other reference
Rumford ⓘ ~~Black Mountain Quarry~~	[Reddingite] King et al. (1994)
ⓘ Lookout Quarry ?	Tim Blake and Scott Soucey specimens
New Hampshire Cheshire County Marlow ⓘ Turner Mine	[Reddingite] Czaja (2025)
Grafton County Grafton ⓘ ~~Ruggles Mine~~	[Reddingite] Morrill +1 other reference
Groton ⓘ Palermo No. 1 Mine	[Phosphoferrite, Reddingite] Moore (1973)
Strafford County Strafford ⓘ Parker Mountain Mine	[Reddingite] Rocks & Minerals 80:4 pp234-241 +1 other reference
North Carolina Cleveland County Kings Mountain ⓘ Foote Lithium Co. Mine	[Reddingite] Jason Smith collection
South Dakota Custer County Custer Mining District Custer ⓘ Bull Moose Mine	[Phosphoferrite, Reddingite] Campbell et al. (1985)
Fourmile ⓘ Tip Top Mine	[Phosphoferrite] Rocks & Minerals: 60: 117. +1 other reference
Pennington County Keystone Mining District Glendale ⓘ Big Chief Mine	[Phosphoferrite, Reddingite] Campbell et al. (1985)
Keystone ⓘ Dan Patch Mine	[Phosphoferrite] Smith et al. (2000)

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