Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Series Formula:
LiAl(PO4)F to LiAl(PO4)(OH)
A series between Amblygonite and Montebrasite
Most members of the series have a chemical composition assigning them to montebrasite.
Most members of the series have a chemical composition assigning them to montebrasite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8594
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8594:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
0f2be831-e5bf-462d-b5fc-249f530c2782
Crystallography of Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
Crystal System:
Triclinic
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0001326 | Amblygonite | Groat L A, Raudsepp M, Hawthorne F C, Ercit T S, Sherriff B L, Hartman J S (1990) The amblygonite-montebrasite series: Characterization by single-crystal structure refinement, infrared spectroscopy and multinuclear MAS-NMR spectroscopy sample AF-65 American Mineralogist 75 992-1008 | 1990 | 0 | 293 | ||
0002966 | Amblygonite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study Natural Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C. #105914 American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 12 | ||
0002967 | Amblygonite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study Natural Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C. #105914 American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 100 | ||
0002968 | Amblygonite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study Natural Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C. #105914 American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 200 | ||
0002969 | Amblygonite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study Natural Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C. #105914 American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 295 | ||
0002970 | Amblygonite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 20 | ||
0016150 | Amblygonite | Baur W H (1959) Die Kristallstruktur des Edelamblygonits LiAlPO4(OH,F) Acta Crystallographica 12 988-994 | 1959 | Newry, Maine, USA | 0 | 293 | |
0001320 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Raudsepp M, Hawthorne F C, Ercit T S, Sherriff B L, Hartman J S (1990) The amblygonite-montebrasite series: Characterization by single-crystal structure refinement, infrared spectroscopy and multinuclear MAS-NMR spectroscopy sample AF-47 American Mineralogist 75 992-1008 | 1990 | 0 | 293 | ||
0001321 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Raudsepp M, Hawthorne F C, Ercit T S, Sherriff B L, Hartman J S (1990) The amblygonite-montebrasite series: Characterization by single-crystal structure refinement, infrared spectroscopy and multinuclear MAS-NMR spectroscopy sample AF-43 American Mineralogist 75 992-1008 | 1990 | 0 | 293 | ||
0001322 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Raudsepp M, Hawthorne F C, Ercit T S, Sherriff B L, Hartman J S (1990) The amblygonite-montebrasite series: Characterization by single-crystal structure refinement, infrared spectroscopy and multinuclear MAS-NMR spectroscopy sample A-2 American Mineralogist 75 992-1008 | 1990 | 0 | 293 | ||
0001323 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Raudsepp M, Hawthorne F C, Ercit T S, Sherriff B L, Hartman J S (1990) The amblygonite-montebrasite series: Characterization by single-crystal structure refinement, infrared spectroscopy and multinuclear MAS-NMR spectroscopy sample A-1 American Mineralogist 75 992-1008 | 1990 | 0 | 293 | ||
0001324 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Raudsepp M, Hawthorne F C, Ercit T S, Sherriff B L, Hartman J S (1990) The amblygonite-montebrasite series: Characterization by single-crystal structure refinement, infrared spectroscopy and multinuclear MAS-NMR spectroscopy sample AF-46 American Mineralogist 75 992-1008 | 1990 | 0 | 293 | ||
0001325 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Raudsepp M, Hawthorne F C, Ercit T S, Sherriff B L, Hartman J S (1990) The amblygonite-montebrasite series: Characterization by single-crystal structure refinement, infrared spectroscopy and multinuclear MAS-NMR spectroscopy sample M6116 American Mineralogist 75 992-1008 | 1990 | 0 | 293 | ||
0002956 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 15 | ||
0002957 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 75 | ||
0002958 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 150 | ||
0002959 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 225 | ||
0002960 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 295 | ||
0002961 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 15 | ||
0002962 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 75 | ||
0002963 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 150 | ||
0002964 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 225 | ||
0002965 | Montebrasite | Groat L A, Chakoumakos B C, Brouwer D H, Hoffman C M, Fyfe C A, Morell H, Schultz A J (2003) The amblygonite (LiAlPO4F) - montebrasite (LiAlPO4OH) solid solution: A combined powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction and solid-state Li MAS, CP MAS, and REDOR NMR study American Mineralogist 88 195-210 | 2003 | 0 | 295 |
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Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
4 photos of Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series associated with Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
3 photos of Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series associated with Lepidolite | |
2 photos of Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series associated with Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
2 photos of Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series associated with Mica Group | |
2 photos of Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series associated with Väyrynenite | BeMn2+(PO4)(OH) |
2 photos of Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series associated with Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
1 photo of Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series associated with Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
1 photo of Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series associated with Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
1 photo of Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series associated with Viitaniemiite | Na(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3 |
1 photo of Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series associated with Kosnarite | KZr2(PO4)3 |
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Bell pit, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA