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Plimerite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Plimerite

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Plimerite, etc.

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Plimerite

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Plimerite

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Plimerite, etc.

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Plimerite

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Plimerite

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Plimerite, etc.

Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

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About PlimeriteHide

Ian Plimer

Formula:

ZnFe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₅

Colour:

Pale-green to dark-olive-green, almost black

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

3½ - 4

Specific Gravity:

3.67

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Member of:

Rockbridgeite Group

Name:

Named by P. Elliot, Uwe Kolitsch, G. Giester, E. Libowitzky, C. McCammon, A. Pring, William D. Birch, and J. Brugger in 2009 in honor of Professor Ian Rutherford Plimer (b. 12 February 1946, Sydney, Australia), Professor of Mining Geology, The University of Adelaide and Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at The University of Melbourne, in recognition of his contributions to the geology of ore deposits, and in particular the geology of the Broken Hill deposit.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Isostructural with:

Frondelite, Rockbridgeite

Rockbridgeite Group.

The Zn-analogue of rockbridgeite and frondelite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

36041

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:36041:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

20bdda1e-00c3-4585-9f8e-755f459830b3

IMA Classification of PlimeriteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

Zn₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₄(H₂O)

Approval year:

2008

First published:

2009

Classification of PlimeriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

8.BC.10

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H₂O
C : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO₄ > 1:1 and < 2:1

Dana 8th ed.:

41.9.2.3

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
9 : (AB)₅(XO₄)₃Z_q

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
Pme	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 PlimeriteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Pale-green to dark-olive-green, almost black

Streak:

Pale-greyish-green

Hardness:

3½ - 4 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Very Good
excellent cleavage parallel to {100} and {010} and distinct cleavage parallel to {001}

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

3.67(5) g/cm³ (Measured) 3.62 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of PlimeriteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.756(5) n_β = 1.764(4) n_γ = 1.767(4)

2V:

Calculated: 63°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.011

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

Surface Relief:

High

Pleochroism:

Visible

Comments:

X = pale-greenish-brown, Y = pale-brown, Z = pale-bluish-green

Comments:

Absorption Z > X > Y; optical orientation XYZ = cab

Chemistry of PlimeriteHide

Mindat Formula:

ZnFe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₅

Elements listed:

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

Crystallography of PlimeriteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 13.865(3) Å, b = 16.798(3) Å, c = 5.151(1) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.825 : 1 : 0.307

Unit Cell V:

1187 Å³

Morphology:

Elongated along [001] and the principal form observed is {100} with minor {010} and {001}.

Twinning:

none observed

Comment:

SG Bbmm (non-standard setting of Cmcm)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014590	Plimerite	Elliot P, Kolitsch U, Giester G, Libowitzky E, McCammon C, Pring A, Birch W D, Brugger J (2009) Description and crystal structure of a new mineral - plimerite, ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 - the Zn-analogue of rockbridgeite and frondelite, from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Mineralogical Magazine 73 131-148		2009	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia	0	293
0014590	Plimerite	Elliot P, Kolitsch U, Giester G, Libowitzky E, McCammon C, Pring A, Birch W D, Brugger J (2009) Description and crystal structure of a new mineral - plimerite, ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 - the Zn-analogue of rockbridgeite and frondelite, from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia Mineralogical Magazine 73 131-148		2009	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Description and crystal structure of a new mineral - plimerite, ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 - the
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FeM1   0.00000   0.50000   0.00000   1.00000   0.00910
ZnM2   0.06888   0.65849   0.00000   0.58000   0.01680
FeM2   0.06888   0.65849   0.00000   0.42000   0.01680
FeM3   0.32193   0.63906   0.23230   0.94000   0.00870
AlM3   0.32193   0.63906   0.23230   0.06000   0.00870
P1   0.14325   0.54388   0.50000   1.00000   0.00960
P2   0.48312   0.75000   0.00000   1.00000   0.01200
O1   0.54640   0.75000  -0.24790   1.00000   0.02010
O2   0.08110   0.55837   0.25620   1.00000   0.01510
O-H3   0.31470   0.75000   0.38010   1.00000   0.01440
O4   0.18130   0.45950   0.50000   1.00000   0.02780
O-H5   0.21540   0.67450   0.00000   1.00000   0.01980
O-H6   0.07490   0.39470   0.00000   1.00000   0.01370
O7   0.42110   0.67450   0.00000   1.00000   0.01600
O8   0.22380   0.60630   0.50000   1.00000   0.01260
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FeM1 0.00950 0.00740 0.01030 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00040
ZnM2 0.01580 0.00860 0.02590 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00050
FeM2 0.01580 0.00860 0.02590 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00050
FeM3 0.00950 0.00680 0.00970 0.00010 0.00140 -0.00070
AlM3 0.00950 0.00680 0.00970 0.00010 0.00140 -0.00070
P1 0.00910 0.00560 0.01410 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00040
P2 0.01120 0.00720 0.01760 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
O1 0.02000 0.01460 0.02500 0.00000 0.01230 0.00000
O2 0.01460 0.01890 0.01170 0.00040 -0.00380 -0.00500
O-H3 0.01900 0.00800 0.01600 0.00000 0.00800 0.00000
O4 0.01900 0.00820 0.05600 0.00000 0.00000 0.00420
O-H5 0.01390 0.00990 0.03600 0.00000 0.00000 0.00250
O-H6 0.01310 0.01510 0.01310 0.00000 0.00000 0.00340
O7 0.01700 0.00960 0.02100 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00430
O8 0.01230 0.01050 0.01500 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00200

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.638 Å	(50)
3.388 Å	(50)
3.369 Å	(55)
3.168 Å	(100)
2.753 Å	(60)
2.575 Å	(90)
2.414 Å	(75)
2.400 Å	(50)

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 PlimeriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Acicular and bladed crystals up to 0.5 mm long and as hemispherical aggregates of radiating acicular crystals up to 3 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Department of Mineralogy of the South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia (Registration numberG32005).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Oxidation zone of a sulfide deposit.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Tsumebite	Strengite	Pyromorphite	Malachite	Libethenite
Brochantite

Reference:

Elliot, P., Kolitsch, U., Giester, G., Libowitzky, E., McCammon, C., Pring, A., Birch, W.D., Brugger, J. (2009) Description and crystal structure of a new mineral - plimerite, ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 - the Zn-analogue of rockbridgeite and frondelite, from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine: 73: 131-148.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/MM73_131.pdf

Synonyms of PlimeriteHide

IMA2008-013

Zink-Rockbridgeit

Relationship of Plimerite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Rockbridgeite Group

Other Members of this group:

Ferrirockbridgeite	(Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)₂(Fe³⁺)₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₄(H₂O)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Ferrorockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₂(Fe³⁺)₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₄(H₂O)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Frondelite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 2₁
Manganrockbridgeite	Mn²⁺₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₄(H₂O)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Rockbridgeite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

5 photos of Plimerite associated with Rhabdophane-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄) · 0.6H₂O
3 photos of Plimerite associated with Beraunite	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄ · 6H₂O
2 photos of Plimerite associated with Krásnoite	Ca₃Al_7.7Si₃P₄O_23.5(OH)_12.1F₂ · 8H₂O
2 photos of Plimerite associated with Siderite	FeCO₃
1 photo of Plimerite associated with Libethenite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)
1 photo of Plimerite associated with Isokite	CaMg(PO₄)F
1 photo of Plimerite associated with Chalcosiderite	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
1 photo of Plimerite associated with Ferroberaunite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₅ · 6H₂O
1 photo of Plimerite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
1 photo of Plimerite associated with Natrodufrénite	NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.BC.	Elaliite	(Fe²⁺₈Fe³⁺)(PO₄)O₈	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmmm
8.BC.	Elkinstantonite	Fe₄(PO₄)₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BC.	Manganrockbridgeite	Mn²⁺₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₄(H₂O)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.BC.05	Angelellite	Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₂O₃	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BC.10	Frondelite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 2₁
8.BC.10	Rockbridgeite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.BC.10	Ferrorockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₂(Fe³⁺)₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₄(H₂O)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.BC.10	Ferrirockbridgeite	(Fe³⁺_0.67◻_0.33)₂(Fe³⁺)₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₄(H₂O)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.BC.15	Aerugite	Ni_8.5(AsO₄)₂As⁵⁺O₈	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m

Other InformationHide

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 PlimeriteHide

Reference List:

Fisher, D.J. (1958) Pegmatite phosphates and their problems. American Mineralogist: 43: 181-207.

Elliott, P., Kolitsch, U., Giester, G., Libowitzky, E., McCammon, C., Pring, A., Birch, W. D., Brugger, J. (2009) Description and crystal structure of a new mineral – plimerite, ZnFe³⁺₄(PO₄)₃(OH)5 – the Zn-analogue of rockbridgeite and frondelite, from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 73 (1) 131-148 doi:10.1180/minmag.2009.073.1.131

Piilonen, P.C., Poirier, G. (2010) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 95: 204-208.

Sejkora, J., Plášil, J., Filip, J. (2011) Plimerite from Krásno near Horní Slavkov ore district, Czech Republic. Journal of GEOsciences, 56 (2) 215-229

Grey, Ian E., Kampf, Anthony R., Keck, Erich, Cashion, John D., MacRae, Colin M., Gozukara, Yesim, Peterson, Vanessa K., Shanks, Finlay L. (2019) The rockbridgeite group approved and a new member, ferrorockbridgeite, (Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₂(Fe³⁺)₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₄(H₂O), described from the Hagendorf Süd pegmatite, Oberpfalz, Bavaria. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (2) 389-397 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2823

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

Localities for PlimeriteHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the

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Locality ListHide

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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.


Australia (TL)
New South Wales Yancowinna Co. Broken Hill district Broken Hill ⓘ Block 14 opencut (TL)	Elliott et al. (2009)
South Australia Flinders Ranges South Flinders Ranges Martins Well station ⓘ Reaphook Hill	Elliott et al. (2009)

Czech Republic
Karlovy Vary Region Sokolov District Krásno ⓘ Huber stock (Huber shaft; Hub stock)	Sejkora et al. (2006) +1 other reference

Europe
ⓘ Albera Massif	Berbain et al. (2012)

France
Occitanie Pyrénées-Orientales Céret Argelès-sur-Mer ⓘ Pegmatite field	Berbain et al. (2012)

Germany
Bavaria Upper Palatinate Neustadt an der Waldnaab District Waidhaus Hagendorf ⓘ Hagendorf South Pegmatite	Grey et al. (2015)

Norway
Viken Nittedal ⓘ Bjønndalen Quarry	Larsen (2019)

Portugal
Braga Braga Mire de Tibães ⓘ Tibães Mine	DGEG et al. (Alves et al., 2010) +1 other reference
Coimbra Góis Cadafaz e Colmeal ⓘ Vale de Pião Mine	Artur Neves collection. Pedro Alves ...
Guarda Gouveia Folgosinho ⓘ Sítio do Castelo Mine	Alves et al. (2012)
Viseu São Pedro do Sul Manhouce ⓘ Padrão Mine	Pedro Alves analytical data and ...

Spain
Extremadura Cáceres Zarza la Mayor ⓘ La Paloma Mine	Viñals et al. (2011)

Plimerite

About PlimeriteHide

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Physical Properties of PlimeriteHide

Optical Data of PlimeriteHide

Chemistry of PlimeriteHide

Crystallography of PlimeriteHide

Crystal StructureHide

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Type Occurrence of PlimeriteHide

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