Lavendulan-Sampleite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Lavendulan

Preamimma Mine, Callington, South Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Lavendulan

María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

Sampleite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia

Lavendulan

Preamimma Mine, Callington, South Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Lavendulan

María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

Sampleite

Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia

Lavendulan

Preamimma Mine, Callington, South Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Lavendulan

María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

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About Lavendulan-Sampleite SeriesHide

Series Formula:

NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl · 5H₂O to NaCaCu₅(PO₄)₄Cl · 5H₂O

A series between Lavendulan and Sampleite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

39733

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:39733:7

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f0d70be1-cacb-4b4b-bf51-433efb1c68de

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0007195	Lavendulan	Giester G, Kolitsch U, Leverett P, Turner P, Williams P A (2007) The crystal structures of lavendulan, sampleite, and a new polymorph of sampleite European Journal of Mineralogy 19 75-93	2007	Hilarion mine, Lavrion, Greece	293
0007196	Sampleite	Giester G, Kolitsch U, Leverett P, Turner P, Williams P A (2007) The crystal structures of lavendulan, sampleite, and a new polymorph of sampleite European Journal of Mineralogy 19 75-93	2007	Northparkes mine, Goonumbla, New South Wales, Australia	293
0007197	Sampleite	Giester G, Kolitsch U, Leverett P, Turner P, Williams P A (2007) The crystal structures of lavendulan, sampleite, and a new polymorph of sampleite European Journal of Mineralogy 19 75-93	2007	Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia	293

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data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Lavendulan'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Giester G'
'Kolitsch U'
'Leverett P'
'Turner P'
'Williams P A'
_journal_name_full 'European Journal of Mineralogy'
_journal_volume 19 
_journal_year 2007
_journal_page_first 75
_journal_page_last 93
_publ_section_title
;
 The crystal structures of lavendulan, sampleite, and a new polymorph of sampleite
;
_database_code_amcsd 0007195
_chemical_compound_source 'Hilarion mine, Lavrion, Greece'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Na Ca Cu5 As4 O21 Cl H10'
_cell_length_a 10.011
_cell_length_b 19.478
_cell_length_c 10.056
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90.37
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1960.821
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.597
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1 21/n 1'
loop_
_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'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
Na   0.29020   0.10830   0.64750   0.03090
Ca   0.78303   0.09544   0.13674   0.02070
Cu1   0.05806   0.21004   0.13981   0.01750
Cu2   0.52395   0.21604   0.14172   0.01780
Cu3   0.29061   0.21147   0.36580   0.01720
Cu4   0.29423   0.21174  -0.08393   0.01750
Cu5   0.79415   0.09098   0.64051   0.01656
As1  -0.00500   0.15757   0.43069   0.01576
As2   0.00026   0.15848   0.84746   0.01530
As3   0.58430   0.16290   0.43480   0.01555
As4   0.58955   0.16303   0.84879   0.01553
O1  -0.07290   0.08820   0.49860   0.02160
O2  -0.04550   0.15870   0.26850   0.02070
O3   0.16050   0.15390   0.45950   0.02240
O4  -0.06630   0.23070   0.50160   0.01780
O5  -0.06220   0.08830   0.77280   0.02100
O6   0.16460   0.16010   0.81550   0.02210
O7  -0.04050   0.15700   1.00860   0.02190
O8  -0.06970   0.23120   0.78040   0.01910
O9   0.65130   0.09360   0.50500   0.02270
O10   0.42120   0.16170   0.46740   0.02340
O11   0.62390   0.16270   0.27220   0.02010
O12   0.64940   0.23610   0.50210   0.01710
O13   0.66560   0.09540   0.78400   0.02290
O14   0.42500   0.16040   0.81910   0.02010
O15   0.64820   0.23740   0.77900   0.01790
O16   0.63290   0.16800   1.01190   0.02040
Cl   0.30063   0.13529   0.13620   0.02440
Wat1   0.85250   0.00420   0.29430   0.03200
Wat2   0.23410   0.02270   0.35570   0.04600
Wat3   0.44150   0.02020   0.64200   0.03610
Wat4   0.85130   0.00690  -0.00960   0.03830
Wat5   0.58820   0.02240   0.10970   0.05400
loop_
_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
Na 0.02590 0.04200 0.02480 0.00360 0.00080 -0.00160
Ca 0.01720 0.02600 0.01880 0.00120 0.00000 0.00010
Cu1 0.01670 0.02530 0.01050 -0.00320 -0.00020 -0.00010
Cu2 0.01580 0.02640 0.01130 0.00250 0.00050 0.00020
Cu3 0.01130 0.02420 0.01600 -0.00010 -0.00060 0.00270
Cu4 0.01160 0.02620 0.01470 -0.00020 0.00030 -0.00260
Cu5 0.01300 0.02420 0.01250 -0.00010 0.00020 -0.00060
As1 0.01250 0.02360 0.01120 -0.00050 0.00090 0.00020
As2 0.01180 0.02300 0.01110 -0.00030 -0.00050 -0.00070
As3 0.01230 0.02240 0.01190 0.00030 -0.00060 0.00040
As4 0.01190 0.02300 0.01170 0.00050 0.00120 -0.00040
O1 0.02100 0.02700 0.01700 -0.00400 0.00800 0.00100
O2 0.02700 0.02500 0.01000 -0.00900 0.00100 0.00100
O3 0.00800 0.03200 0.02600 -0.00100 0.00100 0.00700
O4 0.01400 0.02600 0.01400 0.00100 -0.00300 -0.00200
O5 0.01700 0.02500 0.02100 -0.00200 -0.00400 -0.00200
O6 0.00800 0.03600 0.02300 0.00200 -0.00300 -0.00900
O7 0.01800 0.03300 0.01600 -0.00600 -0.00100 -0.00100
O8 0.02000 0.02600 0.01200 -0.00100 -0.00100 0.00300
O9 0.02300 0.02700 0.01800 0.00100 -0.00800 0.00300
O10 0.01300 0.03600 0.02100 0.00200 0.00100 0.01000
O11 0.02500 0.02800 0.00800 0.00700 -0.00400 0.00100
O12 0.01500 0.02500 0.01100 -0.00300 0.00360 -0.00260
O13 0.02200 0.02900 0.01700 0.00200 0.00800 -0.00200
O14 0.00900 0.03100 0.02000 0.00200 0.00000 -0.00700
O15 0.01900 0.02200 0.01300 0.00100 0.00200 0.00440
O16 0.01800 0.03200 0.01100 0.00400 0.00100 -0.00200
Cl 0.02460 0.02760 0.02090 -0.00160 0.00040 0.00180
Wat1 0.03300 0.03800 0.02400 0.00200 -0.00500 -0.00600
Wat2 0.07000 0.02700 0.04000 -0.00200 0.01700 0.00200
Wat3 0.03200 0.04300 0.03300 -0.00800 0.00900 -0.00200
Wat4 0.04300 0.04400 0.02800 -0.00400 0.00600 -0.00500
Wat5 0.05300 0.06500 0.04200 -0.03000 -0.00600 0.01100