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Arrojadite-(BaNa) R160077

Name: Arrojadite-(BaNa)
RRUFF ID: R160077
Ideal Chemistry: BaNa₃(NaCa)Fe²⁺₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₃OH)(OH)₂
Locality: Victory mine, near Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Source: James Shigley [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Pale grey to colorless, transparent grains embedded in dark-green arrojadite (R160068).
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

Mineral Group: [ arrojadite (6) ]

CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R160077.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Ba_0.42Pb_0.41)Na_3.00(Ca_0.75Na_0.89K_0.32)(Fe²⁺_11.53Mn_0.88Mg_0.41Zn_0.05)Al_1.03(P_1.00O₄)₁₁(P_1.00O₃OH)(OH)₂
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R160077.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 16.4965(9)Å b: 10.0450(8)Å c: 24.6455(18)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 105.7867(37)° gamma: 90° Volume: 3929.90(72)Å³ Crystal System: monoclinic

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REFERENCES for Arrojadite-(BaNa)
Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2015) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 23. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014 and 2015, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 51-58 [view file]
Vignola P, Hatert F, Baijot M, Dal Bo F, Andò S, Bersani D, Pavese A, Risplendente A, Vanini F (2016) Arrojadite-(BaNa), BaNa₃(Na,Ca)Fe²⁺₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₃OH)(OH)₂, a new phosphate mineral from the Luna Albite pegmatite, Dorio commune, Lecco province, Italy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 1021-1032 [view file]
Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Uvarova Y, Gagné O C (2018) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 103, 330-337 [view file]
Tomes H E, Di Cecco V E, Tait K T, Cámara F (2018) Crystal structure of near-endmember arrojadite-(BaNa) from Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 56, 923-938

REFERENCES for Arrojadite-(BaNa)

Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2015) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 23. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014 and 2015, Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 51-58 [view file]

Vignola P, Hatert F, Baijot M, Dal Bo F, Andò S, Bersani D, Pavese A, Risplendente A, Vanini F (2016) Arrojadite-(BaNa), BaNa₃(Na,Ca)Fe²⁺₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₃OH)(OH)₂, a new phosphate mineral from the Luna Albite pegmatite, Dorio commune, Lecco province, Italy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 54, 1021-1032 [view file]

Belakovskiy D I, Cámara F, Uvarova Y, Gagné O C (2018) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 103, 330-337 [view file]

Tomes H E, Di Cecco V E, Tait K T, Cámara F (2018) Crystal structure of near-endmember arrojadite-(BaNa) from Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada, The Canadian Mineralogist, 56, 923-938