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Greifensteinite

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Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
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Formula:
Ca
 
2
(Fe
2+
 
, Mn)
 
5
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
System:Monoclinic
Name:For the type locality, at the Greifenstein Rocks, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
This page provides mineralogical data about Greifensteinite.

Classification of Greifensteinite

IMA status:Approved 2001
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/D.01-55
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.DA.10

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
A : With small (and occasionally larger) cations
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Type Occurrence of Greifensteinite

Type Locality:Greifenstein Rocks, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Crystallography of Greifensteinite

Crystal System:Monoclinic

Chemical Properties of Greifensteinite

Formula:
Ca
 
2
(Fe
2+
 
, Mn)
 
5
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
All elements listed in formula:Be, Ca, Fe, H, Mn, O, P

Relationship of Greifensteinite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.DA.05Bearsite
Be
 
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
8.DA.05Moraesite
Be
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Roscherite
Ca(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Zanazziite
Ca
 
2
(Mg,Fe)(Mg,Fe,Al)
 
4
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Atencioite
Ca
 
2
Fe
2+
 
Mg
 
2
Fe
2+
2
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Ruifrancoite
Ca
 
2
[ ]
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
4
Be
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
6
(OH)
 
4
(OH,H
 
2
O)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Guimarãesite
Ca
 
2
(Zn,Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Footemineite
Ca
 
2
Mn
2+
 
Mn
2+
2
Mn
2+
2
Be
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
6
(OH)
 
4
 · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.15Uralolite
Ca
 
2
Be
 
4
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
 · 5H
 
2
O
8.DA.20Weinebeneite
CaBe
 
3
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
8.DA.25Tiptopite
K
 
2
(Na,Ca)
 
2
Li
 
3
Be
 
6
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
8.DA.30Veszelyite
(Cu,Zn)
 
2
Zn(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
8.DA.35Kipushite
(Cu,Zn)
 
5
Zn[(OH)
 
3
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
8.DA.35Philipsburgite
(Cu,Zn)
 
6
[(OH)
 
3
|(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
8.DA.40Spencerite
Zn
 
4
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
8.DA.45Glucine
CaBe
 
4
[(OH)
 
2
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 0.5H
 
2
O

Other Names for Greifensteinite

Synonyms:
IMA2001-044
Other Languages:
German:Greifensteinit
Russian:Грайфенштейнит
Spanish:Greifensteinita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Greifensteinite

Reference List:Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 131: 47-52.

Doklady Chemistry (2002): 383: 78.

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    Localities for Greifensteinite

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    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Koralpe Mts
        • Moschkogel Mt. - Weinebene area
          • Brandrücken
    		V. Chukanov, S. Möckel, K. Raszvetaeva, A. E. Zadov: Lapis 28(4):39 (2003)
    Brazil
     
    • Southeast Region
      • Minas Gerais
        • Doce valley
          • Galiléia
            • Laranjeiras
            • Sapucaia do Norte
        • Itinga
    		www.minsocam.org/MSA/Special/Pig/PIG_best_shots/Pegmatites_shots.html.
        • Mendes Pimentel
    		Paulo Matioli, 2006, pers. com. to Sergio Varvello; Atencio, D., Coutinho, J.M.V., Mascarenhas, Y.P., Ellena, J. (2006): Matioliite, the Mg-analog of burangaite, from Gentil mine, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and other occurrences. American Mineralogist, 91, 1932-1936.
        • Ouro Preto
          • Saramenha
        • São José da Safira
    Germany
     
    • Saxony
      • Erzgebirge
        • Ehrenfriedersdorf
    		ZVMO 131/4 (2002), 47; Am Min 88 (2003), 1176; Doklady Chemistry, 383, 78–81
    USA
     
    • Maine
      • Cumberland Co.
        • Baldwin
    		www.uno.edu/pegmatology/abstract/abstniz.html.
      • Oxford Co.
        • Newry
    		King, V.T., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, Descriptive Mineralogy, v. 1; King, V. T. in preparation, Mineralogy of Newry, Maine.
    King, V.T., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, Descriptive Mineralogy, v. 1; King, V. T. in preparation, Mineralogy of Newry, Maine.
    King, V. T., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, Descriptive Mineralogy, v. 1
        • Paris
    		King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, volume 1.
        • Rumford
    		www.uno.edu/pegmatology/abstract/abstniz.html.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton Co.
        • Groton
    		www.uno.edu/pegmatology/abstract/abstniz.html.
    • South Dakota
      • Custer Co.
        • Custer District
          • Fourmile
    		www.uno.edu/pegmatology/abstract/abstniz.html.
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