Mills, S. J., Hager, S. L., Leverett, P., Williams, P. A., Raudsepp, M. (2010) The structure of H₃O⁺-exchanged pharmacosiderite. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (3) 487-492 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.3.487

Classification of HydroniumpharmacosideriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

8.DK.10

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H₂O
K : With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO₄ > 1:1 and < 2:1

Dana 8th ed.:

42.8.1a.4

42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
8 : (AB)₅(XO₄)₃Z_q·xH₂O

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
Hpsd	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 HydroniumpharmacosideriteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Yellowish green

Streak:

Light green

Hardness:

2 - 3 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

2.559 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Could not be measured. Calculated based on empirical formula and single-crystal unit cell

Optical Data of HydroniumpharmacosideriteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Chemistry of HydroniumpharmacosideriteHide

Mindat Formula:

(H₃O)Fe₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 4H₂O

Elements listed:

As, Fe, H, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of HydroniumpharmacosideriteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

4 3m - Hextetrahedral

Space Group:

P4 3m

Setting:

P4 3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 7.9587(2) Å

Unit Cell V:

504.11 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014603	Hydroniumpharmacosiderite	Mills S J, Hager S L, Leverett P, Williams P A, Raudsepp M (2010) The structure of H3O+ - exchanged pharmacosiderite Mineralogical Magazine 74 487-492		2010	Gold Hill mine, Gold Hill, Tooele County, Utah, USA	0	293
0017882	Hydroniumpharmacosiderite	Mills S J, Kampf A R, Williams P A, Leverett P, Poirier G, Raudsepp M, Francis C A (2010) Hydroniumpharmacosiderite, a new member of the pharmacosiderite supergroup from Cornwall, UK: structure and description Mineralogical Magazine 74 863-869		2010	Cornwall, UK	0	293

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As   0.50000   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000   0.01230
O1   0.12390   0.12390   0.38420   1.00000   0.01900
O2   0.88670   0.88670   0.88670   1.00000   0.00500
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O2 0.00500 0.00500 0.00500 -0.00200 -0.00200 -0.00200

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
8.050 Å	(100)
4.628 Å	(22)
4.005 Å	(14)
3.265 Å	(35)
2.830 Å	(23)
2.528 Å	(19)
2.412 Å	(30)
1.787 Å	(14)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47d : [Arsenates, antimonates, selenates, bismuthinates]

Type Occurrence of HydroniumpharmacosideriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Cornwall, England, UK

General Appearance of Type Material:

A single yellowish green, slightly elongated cube, 0.17 mm in size.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Harvard Mineralogical Museum, cataloue no. 142784

Reference:

Mills, S.J., Hager, S.L., Leverett, P., Williams, P.A., Raudsepp, M. (2010) The structure of H3O+-exchanged pharmacosiderite. Mineralogical Magazine: 74: 487-492.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/MM74_863.pdf

Synonyms of HydroniumpharmacosideriteHide

IMA2010-014

Other Language Names for HydroniumpharmacosideriteHide

German:Hydroniumpharmakosiderit

Relationship of Hydroniumpharmacosiderite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Pharmacosiderite Group > Pharmacosiderite Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Bariopharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 5H₂O	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2m
Caesiumpharmacosiderite	CsFe₄[(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄] · 4H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
Natropharmacosiderite	NaFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 6-7H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
Plumbopharmacosiderite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 5H2O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
Strontiopharmacosiderite	Sr_0.5Fe₄[(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄] · 4H₂O	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2m
Thalliumpharmacosiderite	TlFe₄[(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄] · 4H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.DK.	Richelsdorfite	Ca₂Cu₅Sb(AsO₄)₄(OH)₆Cl · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.DK.	Bimbowrieite	NaMgFe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DK.	Puttapaite	Pb₂Mn²⁺₂ZnCr³⁺₄O₂(AsO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 12H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.DK.10	Bariopharmacosiderite	Ba_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 5H₂O	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2m
8.DK.10	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 6-7H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
8.DK.10	Natropharmacosiderite	NaFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
8.DK.10	Strontiopharmacosiderite	Sr_0.5Fe₄[(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄] · 4H₂O	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2m
8.DK.10	Thalliumpharmacosiderite	TlFe₄[(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄] · 4H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
8.DK.10	Plumbopharmacosiderite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 5H2O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
8.DK.12	Pharmacoalumite	KAl₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 6.5H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
8.DK.12	Natropharmacoalumite	NaAl₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
8.DK.12	Bariopharmacoalumite	Ba_0.5Al₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
8.DK.12	Hydroniumpharmacoalumite	(H₃O)Al₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄ · 4.5H₂O	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3m
8.DK.15	Burangaite	NaFe²⁺Al₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DK.15	Dufrénite	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DK.15	Natrodufrénite	NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DK.15	Matioliite	NaMgAl₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DK.15	Gayite	NaMn²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.DK.20	Kidwellite	NaFe³⁺_9+x(PO₄)₆(OH)₁₁ · 3H₂O, x = 0.33	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.DK.25	Bleasdaleite	(Ca,Fe³⁺)₂Cu₅(Bi,Cu)(PO₄)₄(H₂O,OH,Cl)₁₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.DK.30	Matulaite	(Fe³⁺,Al)Al₇(PO₄)₄(PO₃OH)₂(OH)₈(H₂O)₈ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m
8.DK.35	Krasnovite	Ba(Al,Mg)(PO₄,CO₃)(OH)₂ · H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)

Fluorescence of HydroniumpharmacosideriteHide

In UV light:

Not fluorescent

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for HydroniumpharmacosideriteHide

Reference List:

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2010) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010. CNMNC Newsletter No 3. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (3) 577-579 doi:10.1180/s0026461x00054979

Mills, S. J., Kampf, A. R., Williams, P. A., Leverett, P., Poirier, G., Raudsepp, M., Francis, C. A. (2010) Hydroniumpharmacosiderite, a new member of the pharmacosiderite supergroup from Cornwall, UK: structure and description. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (5) 863-869 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.5.863

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

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Chile
Coquimbo Elqui Province Vicuña Tambo Mine ⓘ Wendy pit	Mills et al. (2010)

Czech Republic
Vysočina Region Havlíčkův Brod District ⓘ Kvasetice	VÍŠKOVÁ et al. (2022)

Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Lahnstein Friedrichssegen ⓘ Friedrichssegen Mine	SEM-EDS

Italy
Sardinia South Sardinia Province ⓘ Furtei	Fernando Caboni et al. (2024)
ⓘ Furtei mine	Fernando Caboni et al. (2024)

North Macedonia
Kavadarci Municipality Ržanovo Allchar ⓘ Crven Dol	Đorđević et al. (2021)

UK (TL)
England ⓘ Cornwall (TL)	Mills et al. (2010) +1 other reference

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