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Anapaite

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Kerch peninsula (Kertch peninsula), Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast', Ukraine
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Formula:
Ca
 
2
Fe
2+
 
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
System:TriclinicColour:Green, greenish-white; ...
Lustre:VitreousHardness:3½
Name:After the type locality at Anapa, Taman Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine.
This page provides mineralogical data about Anapaite.

Classification of Anapaite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/C.19-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.CH.10

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
H : With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O < 1:1
Dana 8th edition ID:40.2.1.1

40 : HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
2 : AB2(XO4)2·xH2O
Hey's CIM Ref.:19.14.14

19 : Phosphates
14 : Phosphates of Fe and other metals
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Type Occurrence of Anapaite

Type Locality:Iron Mine, Anapa, Zheleznyi Rog (Zheleznaya ravine), Taman Peninsula, Krasnodarskiy Kray, Russia
Year of Discovery:1902

Physical Properties of Anapaite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Green, greenish-white; colourless to light green in transmitted light.
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):3½
Cleavage:Perfect
On {001}, perfect; on {010}, distinct.
Density (measured):2.81 g/cm3
Density (calculated):2.8 g/cm3

Crystallography of Anapaite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Class (H-M):1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:P1
Cell Parameters:a = 6.45Å, b = 6.81Å, c = 5.9Å
α = 101.65°, β = 104.26°, γ = 70.76°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.947 : 1 : 0.866
Unit Cell Volume:V 235.07 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:Crystals tabular {110}; rosette-like aggregates or crusts of subparallel crystals.
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data Set:
Horizontal Axis: ° to ° Vertical Axis: % Source Data: Filtered Data: Peaks:
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Optical Data of Anapaite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.602 nβ = 1.613 nγ = 1.649
2V:Measured: 52° to 56°, Calculated: 60°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.047

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate
Dispersion:r > v marked

Chemical Properties of Anapaite

Formula:
Ca
 
2
Fe
2+
 
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Ca, Fe, H, O, P
All elements listed in formula:Ca, Fe, H, O, P

Relationship of Anapaite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
8.CH.05Walentaite
H(Ca,Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)Fe
3+
3
[(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)]
 
4
 · 7H
 
2
O
8.CH.15Picropharmacolite
Ca
 
4
Mg[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 11H
 
2
O
8.CH.20Dittmarite
NH
 
4
MgPO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
8.CH.20Niahite
(NH
 
4
)(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)[PO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
8.CH.25Francoanellite
K
 
3
Al
 
5
[(HPO
 
4
)
 
3
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
8.CH.25Taranakite
(K,NH
 
4
)Al
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
OH·9H
 
2
O
8.CH.30Schertelite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
MgH
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CH.35Hannayite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
Mg
 
3
H
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
·8H
 
2
O
8.CH.40Struvite
NH
 
4
MgPO
 
4
·6H
 
2
O
8.CH.40Struvite-K
KMg(PO
 
4
)·6H
 
2
O
8.CH.45Rimkorolgite
(Mg,Mn)
 
5
(Ba,Sr,Ca)(PO
 
4
)
 
4
·8H
 
2
O
8.CH.50Bakhchisaraitsevite
Na
 
2
Mg
 
5
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
·7H
 
2
O
8.CH.55Fahleite
Zn
 
5
CaFe
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
6
·14H
 
2
O
8.CH.55Smolyaninovite
8.CH.55Smolianinovite
(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)
 
3
(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
4
·11H
 
2
O
8.CH.60Barahonaite-(Al)
(Ca,Cu,Na,Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
12
Al
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
8
(OH,Cl)
 
x
·nH
 
2
O
8.CH.60Barahonaite-(Fe)
(Ca,Cu,Na,Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
12
Fe
3+
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
8
(OH,Cl)
 
x
·nH
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
19.14.1Cyrilovite
NaFe
3+
3
[(OH)
 
2
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
19.14.2Kidwellite
NaFe
3+
9
[(OH)
 
5
|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
19.14.3Rosemaryite
(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe
2+
 
)(Fe
3+
 
,Mg)Al(PO
 
4
)
 
3
19.14.4Wyllieite
(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Al(PO
 
4
)
 
3
19.14.5Ferrowyllieite
(Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO
 
4
)
 
3
19.14.6Natrodufrénite
NaFe
2+
 
(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
5
[(OH)
 
3
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
19.14.7Leucophosphite
KFe
3+
2
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 2H
 
2
O
19.14.8Spheniscidite
(NH
 
4
,K)(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 2H
 
2
O
19.14.9Burangaite
(Na,Ca
 
0.5
)(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)Al
 
5
[(OH,O)
 
3
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
19.14.10Satterlyite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[(OH,O)|PO
 
4
]
19.14.11Ushkovite
MgFe
3+
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
2
(OH)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
19.14.12Garyansellite
(Mg,Fe)
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH,O)·1.5H
 
2
O
19.14.13Thadeuite
Ca(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
 
2
19.14.15Xanthoxenite
Ca
 
4
Fe
3+
2
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
19.14.16Calcioferrite
Ca
 
2
Fe
3+
2
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 7H
 
2
O
19.14.17Mitridatite
Ca
 
2
Fe
3+
3
[O
 
2
|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 3H
 
2
O
19.14.18Mélonjosephite
CaFe
2+
 
Fe
3+
 
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
19.14.19Delvauxite
CaFe
 
4
(PO
 
4
,SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
8
·4-6H
 
2
O not confirmed·
19.14.20Collinsite
Ca
 
2
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
19.14.21Segelerite
Ca
 
2
 Mg
 
2
 Fe
3+
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
19.14.22Kingsmountite
Ca
 
4
(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)Al
 
4
[(OH)
 
2
|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
19.14.23Vauxite
Fe
2+
 
Al
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
19.14.24Metavauxite
Fe
2+
 
Al
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
19.14.25Paravauxite
Fe
2+
 
Al
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
19.14.26Sigloite
Fe
3+
 
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
3
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 7H
 
2
O
19.14.27Cacoxenite
(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
25
[(OH)
 
12
|O
 
6
|(PO
 
4
)
 
17
] · 17H
 
2
O
19.14.28Koninckite
Fe
3+
 
[PO
 
4
] · 3H
 
2
O
19.14.29Lazulite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)Al
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
19.14.30Scorzalite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)Al
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
19.14.31Souzalite
(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
4
[(OH)
 
3
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
19.14.32Gormanite
(Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
3
(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
4
[(OH)
 
3
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
19.14.33Zaïrite
Bi(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
3
[(OH)
 
6
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]

Other Names for Anapaite

Synonyms:
AnapäiteTamanite
German names:
Anapait
Russian names:
Анапаит
Spanish names:
Anapaita

Other Information

Other Information:Readily soluble in HCl and HNO3.
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 Anapaite

Reference List:Popoff (1902) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 37: 267 (as Tamanit).

Loczka (1902) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 37: 438.

Sachs (1902) Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin (Sitzungsberichte der): 18.

Popoff (1910) Academy of Science of St. Petersburg, Museum of Geology, Trav.: 4: 49.

Palache, C. (1933) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 86: 280.

Chukhrov (1937) Transactions of the Lomonosoff Institute, Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R., no. 10: 131.

Wolfe (1940) American Mineralogist: 25: 788.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 731-732.

Sitzungsberichte der Preussien Akademie der Wissenschaften: 1: 18-21.

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie: 37: 438-441.

Bulletin de Mineralogie: 102: 314-318.

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    Localities for Anapaite

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    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Franconia
        • Rhön Mts
          • Bischofsheim
            • Sondheim
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
    • Hesse
      • Darmstadt
        • Messel
    		Aufschluss 1980(6), 192-204
    Aufschluss 1980(6), 192-204
    Italy
     
    • Tuscany
      • Arezzo Province
        • Valdarno (Val d'Arno)
          • Cavriglia
            • Santa Barbara lignite District
    		No reference listed
    Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000
    Cipriani N., Malesani P., Vannucci S. (1974) - L'anapaite della miniera di lignite della S. Barbara. Periodico di mineralogia – Roma pp. 663-671 and Mineralogical Record, 25 (4), 293-299.
    Leo Pasquini (1980) - Vivianite di S. Giovanni Valdarno - Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, Fasc. 2, Milano
      • Florence & Arezzo Provinces
    New Zealand
     
    • South Island
      • Clutha-Central Otago
        • Cromwell
    		Railton, G.L. & Watters, W.A., Minerals of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Bull. #104 (1990).
    Russia
     
    • Krasnodarskiy Kray
      • Taman Peninsula
        • Zheleznyi Rog (Zheleznaya ravine)
          • Anapa
    		Nikita Vladimirovich Chukanov (2005) Kerch Iron-Ore Basin. Mineralogical Almanac vol 8, 112pp.
    Spain
     
    • Catalonia
      • Lleida (Lérida)
        • Cerdanya
    		No reference listed
    Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 732; Josep Sanchez-Lafuente (INTAN S.L.) specimens
    Ukraine
     
    • Crimea Oblast'
      • Crimea peninsula
        • Kerch peninsula (Kertch peninsula)
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 732.
    USA
     
    • California
      • Kings Co.
        • Corcoran
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 732; Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000
    • Nevada
      • Lyon Co.
        • Yerington District
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000
    NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton Co.
        • Groton
    		No reference listed
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