In in honour of Professor Emanuel Mazor (March 30, 1933, Cottbous, Germany - 2021), who worked at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mazorite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

The Ba analogue of tuite (Ca-dominant) and the P analogue of gurimite (V-dominant). One of the chemically simplest Ba minerals. Not directly analogous with farringtonite (Mg-dominant, monoclinic).

Compare alforsite.

Structure details:
* BaO₁₂, BaO₁₀, and PO₄ polyhedra
* all the above are ordered along the c-axis, in the sequence PO₄-BaO₁₀-BaO₁₂-BaO₁₀-PO₄.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

56162

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:56162:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

ee4111aa-17e1-4cf1-b495-7145094f84e3

IMA Classification of MazoriteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval history:

IMA no. 2022-022

Classification of MazoriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

8.AD.

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
A : Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H₂O
D : With only large cations

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
Mzo	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 MazoriteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

colorless

Streak:

white

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=461 kg/mm² - Vickers

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
good on (0001)

Parting:

none

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

4.8131 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of MazoriteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (+)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.760(3) n_ε = 1.766(3)

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.006

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

Surface Relief:

High

Optical Extinction:

parallel

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Comments:

strong anisotropy

Chemistry of MazoriteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ba₃(PO₄)₂

Elements listed:

Ba, O, P - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Chemical AnalysisHide

Empirical formulas:

Sample ID	Empirical Formula
1	(Ba_2.69K_0.22Na_0.04Ca_0.02Sr_0.01)_Σ2.98(P_1.16V_0.57S_0.24Al_0.04Si_0.03)_Σ2.04O₈

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Mazorite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District, Israel	Juroszek, Rafał, Krüger, Biljana, Krüger, Hannes, Galuskina, Irina (2023) Minerals with a palmierite-type structure. Part II. Nomenclature and classification of the palmierite supergroup. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (5) 690-694 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.56	via EPMA-WDS; empirical formula basis: 8 oxygen atoms pfu

Crystallography of MazoriteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral

Space Group:

R3m

Setting:

R3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.6617(3) Å, c = 21.170(2) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 3.739

Unit Cell V:

587.69 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Twinning:

none

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.597 Å	(16)
3.204 Å	(100)
2.831 Å	(82)
2.224 Å	(14)
2.122 Å	(36)
1.943 Å	(21)
1.698 Å	(24)
1.394 Å	(13)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Geological Setting:

xenoliths in volcanic rocks.

Type Occurrence of MazoriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mazorite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

General Appearance of Type Material:

plate crystals up to 70-100 μm in length but also occurs in small aggregates

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

mineralogical collections of the Natural History Museum Bern, Bernastrasse 15, CH-3005, Bern, Switzerland, inventory number NMBE 44297

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In rankinite paralava hosted by the massive gehlenite-bearing pyrometamorphic rocks.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Zadovite	Walstromite	Sanbornite	Hexacelsian	Gurimite
Fresnoite	Celsian	Bennesherite	Barioferrite	Alforsite

Relationship of Mazorite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Tuite Group > Palmierite Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Gurimite	Ba₃(VO₄)₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.AD.	Keplerite	Ca₉(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)Mg(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AD.	Deynekoite	Ca₉◻Fe³⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AD.	Monazite-(Gd)	Gd(PO₄)	Mon.
8.AD.05	Nahpoite	Na₂(PO₃OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AD.10	Monetite	Ca(PO₃OH)	Tric. 1
8.AD.10	Weilite	Ca(HAsO₄)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AD.10	Švenekite	Ca(H₂AsO₄)₂	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AD.15	Archerite	(K,NH₄)(H₂PO₄)	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
8.AD.15	Biphosphammite	NH₄(H₂PO₄)	Tet. 4 2 2 : I4₁ 2 2
8.AD.20	Phosphammite	(NH₄)₂(PO₃OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AD.25	Buchwaldite	NaCa(PO₄)	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
8.AD.30	Schultenite	Pb(HAsO₄)	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.AD.35	Chernovite-(Y)	Y(AsO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Dreyerite	Bi(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Wakefieldite-(Ce)	Ce(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Wakefieldite-(Y)	Y(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Xenotime-(Y)	Y(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Chernovite-(Ce)	(Ce,Y)(AsO₄)	Tet.
8.AD.35	Pretulite	Sc(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Xenotime-(Yb)	Yb(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Wakefieldite-(La)	La(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Wakefieldite-(Nd)	Nd(VO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.35	Xenotime-(Gd)	Gd(PO₄)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
8.AD.40	Pucherite	Bi(VO₄)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.AD.45	Ximengite	Bi(PO₄)	Trig. 3 2 : P3₁ 2 1
8.AD.50	Gasparite-(Ce)	Ce(AsO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Monazite-(Ce)	Ce(PO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Monazite-(La)	La(PO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Monazite-(Nd)	Nd(PO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Rooseveltite	Bi(AsO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Cheralite	CaTh(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	Monazite-(Sm)	Sm(PO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.50	UM2005-35-VO:CaFePSiTh	(Th,Ca)(VO₄,SiO₄,PO₄)
8.AD.50	Gasparite-(La)	La(AsO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.55	Tetrarooseveltite	Bi(AsO₄)	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
8.AD.60	Chursinite	[Hg₂]²⁺Hg²⁺₂[AsO₄]₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AD.65	Clinobisvanite	Bi(VO₄)	Mon. 2/m
8.AD.70	Gurimite	Ba₃(VO₄)₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
8.AD.75	Picaite	NaCa[AsO₃OH][AsO₂(OH)₂]	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b

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Health Risks:

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References for MazoriteHide

Reference List:

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 68. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (5) 385-391 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-385-2022

forum.amiminerals.it (2022) http://forum.amiminerals.it/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=18088#p273727

Krzątała, Arkadiusz, Skrzyńska, Katarzyna, Cametti, Georgia, Galuskina, Irina, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Galuskin, Evgeny (2023) Fluoralforsite, Ba₅(PO₄)₃F – a new apatite group mineral from the Hatrurim Basin, Negev Desert, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-32 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.58

Juroszek, Rafał, Krüger, Biljana, Krüger, Hannes, Galuskina, Irina (2023) Minerals with a palmierite-type structure. Part II. Nomenclature and classification of the palmierite supergroup. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (5) 690-694 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.56

Juroszek, Rafał, Galuskina, Irina, Krüger, Biljana, Krüger, Hannes, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Kahlenberg, Volker, Galuskin, Evgeny (2023) Minerals with a palmierite-type structure. Part I. Mazorite Ba3 (PO4) 2, a new mineral from the Hatrurim Complex in Israel. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (5) 679-689

Localities for MazoriteHide

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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.


Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Mayen-Koblenz Vordereifel Ettringen ⓘ Caspar quarry	Krzątała et al. (2023)

Israel (TL)
Southern District (HaDarom District) Tamar Regional Council Hatrurim Basin ⓘ Mazorite type locality (TL)	Miyawaki et al. (2022) +1 other reference

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