Named for the town of Batagay, located about 50 km from the type locality. It is the administrative center of the Verkhoyansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kester deposit, Kester harpolith, Arga-Ynnakh-Khaya granite Massif, Yana-Adycha Region, Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia

New structure type. The first natural Ca-Zn hydroxophosphate.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

51825

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:51825:9

GUID
(UUID V4):

76ce9bc1-9890-48cf-8fde-4a127a999ada

IMA Classification of BatagayiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

CaZn₂(Zn,Cu)₆(PO₄)₄[PO₃(OH)]₃ · 12H₂O

Approval year:

2017

First published:

2018

Type description reference:

Yakovenchuk, Victor N., Pakhomovsky, Yakov A., Konopleva, Nataliya G., Panikorovskii, Taras L., Bazai, Ayya, Mikhailova, Julia A., Bocharov, Vladimir N., Ivanyuk, Gregory Yu., Krivovichev, Sergey V. (2018) Batagayite, CaZn₂(Zn,Cu)₆(PO₄)₄(PO₃OH)₃·12H₂O, a new phosphate mineral from Këster tin deposit (Yakutia, Russia): occurrence and crystal structure. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112 (4) 591-601 doi:10.1007/s00710-017-0551-x

Classification of BatagayiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

8.C0.

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H₂O
0 :

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Btg	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of BatagayiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Colorless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

3 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Perfect
Perfect cleavage on {001}

Parting:

None observed

Density:

2.90(3) g/cm³ (Measured) 3.02 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of BatagayiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.566(2) n_β = 1.572(2) n_γ = 1.573(2)

2V:

Measured: 40° (5), Calculated: 44.3°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.007

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Low

Dispersion:

None

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of BatagayiteHide

Mindat Formula:

CaZn₂(Zn,Cu)₆(PO₄)₄[PO₃OH]₃ · 12H₂O

Elements listed:

Ca, Cu, H, O, P, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of BatagayiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2 - Sphenoidal

Space Group:

P2₁

Cell Parameters:

a = 8.4264(4) Å, b = 12.8309(6) Å, c = 14.6928 Å
β = 98.514(6)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.657 : 1 : 1.145

Unit Cell V:

1571.05 Å³

Morphology:

Blades, flattened on {001} and elongated on [100].

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
14.59 Å	(100)
6.34 Å	(25)
6.02 Å	(11)
4.864 Å	(37)
4.766 Å	(13)
3.102 Å	(20)
2.678 Å	(11)
2.411 Å	(16)

Comments:

From Type Description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47c : [Carbonates, phosphates, borates, nitrates]

Type Occurrence of BatagayiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kester deposit, Kester harpolith, Arga-Ynnakh-Khaya granite Massif, Yana-Adycha Region, Yana River Basin, Verkhoyansk District, Sakha, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Blades up to 2 mm long, often in radial aggregates.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of the Mineralogical museum of the St. Petersburg State University, Russia, No. 19659/1

Empirical Formula of Type Material:

(Zn_6.22Cu_1.04Ca_0.70Mg_0.49Mn_0.21Al_0.15Na_0.14K_0.05Cd_0.03)Σ_9.03(P_6.89Si_0.11)Σ_7.00O_24.91(OH)_3.09·12.10H₂O

Chemical Analysis of Type Material:

Na₂O	0.31 %
MgO	1.39 %
Al₂O₃	0.55 %
SiO₂	0.48 %
P₂O₅	34.37 %
K₂O	0.17 %
CaO	2.76 %
MnO	1.03 %
CuO	5.80 %
ZnO	35.62 %
CdO	0.24 %
H₂O	16.83 %
Total:	99.55 %

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Tobermorite	Sampleite	Quartz	Pseudomalachite	Libethenite
Fluorapatite	Epifanovite	Copper	Arsenolite

Reference:

Yakovenchuk, V.N., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Konopleva, N.G., Panikorovskii, T.L., Bazai, A., Mikhailova, J.A., Bocharov, V.N., Ivanyuk, G.Yu., Krivovichev, S.V. (2018) Batagayite, CaZn2(Zn,Cu)6(PO4)4(PO3OH)3·12H2O, a new phosphate mineral from Këster tin deposit (Yakutia, Russia): occurrence and crystal structure. Mineralogy and Petrology: 112: 591-601.

Synonyms of BatagayiteHide

IMA2017-002

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.C0.	Domerockite	Cu₄(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₃ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
8.C0.	Mikehowardite	Fe³⁺₄(V⁵⁺O₄)₄(H₂O)₂ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1

Other InformationHide

Notes:

easily dissolves in 10% room-temperature HCl.

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for BatagayiteHide

Reference List:

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 37. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (3) 737-742 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.039

(2023) Batagayite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for BatagayiteHide

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Locality ListHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Russia (TL)

Sakha

Verkhoyansk District

Yana River Basin

Yana-Adycha Region

Arga-Ynnakh-Khaya granite Massif

Kester harpolith

ⓘ Kester deposit (TL)

Hålenius et al. (2017) +1 other reference

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