8.BB.

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H₂O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO₄ about 1:1

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

Chemical Properties of PaulgrothiteHide

Formula:

Cu₉Fe³⁺O₄(PO₄)₄Cl₃

IMA Formula:

Cu₉Fe³⁺O₄(PO₄)₄Cl

Elements listed:

Cl, Cu, Fe, O, P - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of PaulgrothiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mm2 - Pyramidal

Space Group:

Cmc2₁

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.90(1) Å, b = 15.66(4) Å, c = 17.33(4) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.377 : 1 : 1.107

Unit Cell V:

1,601.19 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
5.317 Å	(18)
4.667 Å	(24)
3.561 Å	(37)
3.236 Å	(17)
2.909 Å	(100)
2.452 Å	(65)
2.358 Å	(15)
2.347 Å	(26)

Type Occurrence of PaulgrothiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Arsenatnaya fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough (North Breach), Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture), Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospekt 18-2, Moscow 119071, Russia, registration number 5595/1

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.BB.	Tilasite	CaMg(AsO₄)F	Mon.
8.BB.X	Arsenowagnerite	Mg₂(AsO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.	Moabite	NiFe³⁺(PO₄)O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.	Karlditmarite	Cu₉O₄(PO₄)₂(SO₄)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.	Milkovoite	Cu₄O(PO₄)(AsO₄)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.05	Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.05	Montebrasite	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.05	Tavorite	LiFe³⁺(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.10	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m
8.BB.10	Zwieselite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Sarkinite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Triploidite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.BB.15	Wagnerite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Wolfeite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Stanĕkite	(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)Fe³⁺(PO₄)O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Joosteite	Mn²⁺(Mn³⁺,Fe³⁺)(PO₄)O	Mon. 2/m
8.BB.15	Hydroxylwagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.15	Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Auriacusite)	Fe³⁺Cu²⁺[(Sb,As)O₄]O
8.BB.20	Holtedahlite	Mg₂(PO₄)(OH)	Trig. 3m : P3 1m
8.BB.20	Satterlyite	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe)₁₂(PO₄)₅(PO₃OH)(OH,O)₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3 1m
8.BB.25	Althausite	Mg₄(PO₄)₂(OH,O)(F,◻)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.30	Adamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Eveite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Libethenite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Olivenite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BB.30	Zincolibethenite	CuZn(PO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Zincolivenite	CuZn(AsO₄)(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.30	Auriacusite	Fe³⁺Cu²⁺(AsO₄)O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
8.BB.35	Paradamite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.35	Tarbuttite	Zn₂(PO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.40	Barbosalite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.40	Hentschelite	CuFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BB.40	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.40	Scorzalite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.40	Wilhelmkleinite	ZnFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BB.45	Trolleite	Al₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BB.45	Yaroshevskite	Cu₉O₂(VO₄)₄Cl₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.45	Dokuchaevite	Cu₈O₂(VO₄)₃Cl₃	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.50	Namibite	Cu(BiO)₂(VO₄)(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.50	Aleutite	[Cu₅O₂](AsO₄)(VO₄) · (Cu,K,Pb,Rb,Cs,)Cl	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.BB.52a	Ericlaxmanite	Cu₄O(AsO₄)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.52b	Kozyrevskite	Cu₄O(AsO₄)₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BB.55	Phosphoellenbergerite	(Mg,◻)₂Mg₁₂(PO₄,PO₃OH)₆(PO₃OH,CO₃)₂(OH)₆	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
8.BB.55	Popovite	Cu₅O₂(AsO₄)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.60	Urusovite	CuAl(AsO₄)O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BB.65	Theoparacelsite	Cu₃(As₂O₇)(OH)₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmma
8.BB.70	Turanite	Cu₅(VO₄)₂(OH)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.75	Stoiberite	Cu₅(VO₄)₂O₂	Mon. 2/m
8.BB.80	Fingerite	Cu₁₁(VO₄)₆O₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BB.85	Averievite	Cu₆(VO₄)₂O₂Cl₂	Trig. 3 : P3
8.BB.90	Lipscombite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Tet. 4 2 2 : P4₁ 2₁ 2
8.BB.90	Richellite	CaFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₂	Amor.
8.BB.90	Zinclipscombite	ZnFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	Tet. 4 2 2 : P4₃ 2₁ 2

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References for PaulgrothiteHide

Reference List:

Siidra, O.I., Nazarchuk, E.N., Pautov, L.A., Borisov, A.S., Zaitsev, A.N., Avdontseva, E.Y., Bocharov, V.N. (2021): Paulgrothite, IMA 2021-004. CNMNC Newsletter 64; Mineralogical Magazine: 85, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2021.93

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Localities for PaulgrothiteHide

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Russia (TL)

Kamchatka Krai

Milkovsky District

Tolbachik Volcanic field

Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture)

Northern Breakthrough (North Breach)

Second scoria cone

ⓘ Arsenatnaya fumarole (TL)

Mineralogical Magazine: 85, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2021.93

Siidra, O.I., Nazarchuk, E.N., Pautov, L.A., Borisov, A.S., Zaitsev, A.N., Avdontseva, E.Y., Bocharov, V.N. (2021): Paulgrothite, IMA 2021-004. CNMNC Newsletter 64

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