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Kulanite

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Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
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Formula:
Ba(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
System:MonoclinicColour:Blue
Hardness:4
Name:Named after Alan Kulan.


Kulanite-Penikisite Series.

Classification of Kulanite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/B.29-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BH.20

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
H : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 = 1:1
Dana 8th edition ID:41.9.1.1

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
9 : (AB)5(XO4)3Zq
Hey's CIM Ref.:19.5.14

19 : Phosphates
5 : Phosphates of Sr and Ba
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Type Occurrence of Kulanite

Type Locality:Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
Year of Discovery:1976

Physical Properties of Kulanite

Lustre:Adamantine, Vitreous
Colour:Blue
Streak:Greenish white
Hardness (Mohs):4

Crystallography of Kulanite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 9.01Å, b = 12.07Å, c = 4.92Å
β = 100.48°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.746 : 1 : 0.408
Unit Cell Volume:V 526.13 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
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 Kulanite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.703 nβ = 1.705 nγ = 1.723
2V:Measured: 32° , Calculated: 38°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.020

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

Chemical Properties of Kulanite

Formula:
Ba(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
Essential elements:Al, Ba, Fe, H, O, P
All elements listed in formula:Al, Ba, Fe, H, Mg, Mn, O, P

Relationship of Kulanite to other Species

Series:Forms a series with Penikisite (see here)
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
8.BH.05Thadeuite
Ca(Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BH.10Durangite
NaAl[F|AsO
 
4
]
8.BH.10Isokite
CaMg[F|PO
 
4
]
8.BH.10Lacroixite
NaAl[F|PO
 
4
]
8.BH.10Maxwellite
NaFe
3+
 
[F|AsO
 
4
]
8.BH.10Panasqueiraite
CaMg[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
8.BH.10Tilasite
CaMg[F|AsO
 
4
]
8.BH.15Drugmanite
Pb(Fe
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BH.20Bjarebyite
(Ba,Sr)(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
Al
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
8.BH.20Cirrolite
near Ca
 
3
Al
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
3
8.BH.20Penikisite
Ba(Mg,Fe
2+
 
,Ca)
 
2
Al
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
8.BH.20Perloffite
Ba(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
Fe
3+
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
8.BH.20Johntomaite
BaFe
2+
2
Fe
3+
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
8.BH.25Bertossaite
(Li,Na)
 
2
(Ca,Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)Al
 
4
[(OH,F)|PO
 
4
]
 
4
8.BH.25Palermoite
(Li,Na)
 
2
(Sr,Ca)Al
 
4
[PO
 
4
]
 
4
(OH)
 
4
8.BH.30Carminite
PbFe
3+
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BH.30Sewardite
CaFe
3+
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
8.BH.35Adelite
CaMg[AsO
 
4
](OH)
8.BH.35Arsendescloizite
PbZn[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BH.35Austinite
CaZn[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BH.35Cobaltaustinite
CaCo[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BH.35Conichalcite
CaCu[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BH.35Duftite
PbCu[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BH.35Gabrielsonite
PbFe[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BH.35Nickelaustinite
Ca(Ni,Zn)[OH|AsO
 
4
]
8.BH.35Tangeite
CaCu[OH|VO
 
4
]
8.BH.35Gottlobite
CaMg[OH|(VO
 
4
,AsO
 
4
)]
8.BH.40Čechite
Pb(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)[OH|VO
 
4
]
8.BH.40Descloizite
Pb(Zn,Cu)[OH|VO
 
4
]
8.BH.40Mottramite
Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO
 
4
]
8.BH.40Pyrobelonite
PbMn
2+
 
[OH|VO
 
4
]
8.BH.45Bayldonite
Cu
 
3
Pb[OH|AsO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BH.45Vésigniéite
BaCu
 
3
[OH|VO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BH.50Paganoite
NiBi[O|AsO
 
4
]
8.BH.55Jagowerite
BaAl
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
8.BH.60Attakolite
(Ca,Sr)Mn(Al,Fe)
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(SiO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)|(HPO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BH.65Leningradite
PbCu
 
3
[Cl|VO
 
4
]
 
2
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
19.5.1Strontiowhitlockite
Sr
 
9
MgH[PO
 
4
]
 
7
19.5.2Belovite-(Ce)
NaSr
 
3
(Ce,La)[(F,OH)|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
19.5.3Goyazite
SrAl
 
3
[(OH)
 
5
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · H
 
2
O
19.5.4Goedkenite
(Sr,Ca)
 
2
Al[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
19.5.5Palermoite
(Li,Na)
 
2
(Sr,Ca)Al
 
4
[PO
 
4
]
 
4
(OH)
 
4
19.5.6Nabaphite
NaBaPO
 
4
·9H
 
2
O
19.5.7Olgite
Ba(NaSr)
 
2
Na[PO
 
4
]
 
2
19.5.8Nastrophite
Na(Sr,Ba)PO
 
4
·9H
 
2
O
19.5.9Jagowerite
BaAl
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
19.5.10Gorceixite
BaAl
 
3
[(OH)
 
5
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · H
 
2
O
19.5.11Penikisite
Ba(Mg,Fe
2+
 
,Ca)
 
2
Al
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
19.5.12Curetonite
Ba
 
4
Al
 
3
Ti(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(O,OH)
 
6
19.5.13Bjarebyite
(Ba,Sr)(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
Al
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
19.5.15Perloffite
Ba(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
2
Fe
3+
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3

Other Names for Kulanite

Synonyms:
IMA1975-012
German names:
Kulanit
Russian names:
Куланит
Spanish names:
Kulanita

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 Kulanite

Reference List:Mandarino, J. A. and Sturman, B. D. (1976): Kulanite, a new barium iron aluminum phosphate from the Yukon Territory, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist: 14: 127-131

American Mineralogist (1977): 62: 174.

Yang Yueqing et al (1986) Acta Petr. Miner., 5(2): 119-127 + pl.I (in Chinese with English abstract).

IMA meeting (1986) Program & Abstract.

Canadian Mineralogist (1994): 32: 15-19.

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    Localities for Kulanite

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    Canada
     
    • Yukon Territory
      • Dawson Mining District
    		MinRec 23:4-47
    [Can Min 14 (1976), 127; Mineralogical Record Vol 23 No.4 pp25]
          • Kulan Camp
    		Robinson, et al. "Yukon Phosphates" Mineralogical Record v.23, #4.
    China
     
    • Fujian Province
      • Nanping Prefecture
        • Zhenghe Co.
          • Nanping pegmatite field
    		Yeuqing Yang, Yunxiang Ni, Yongquan Guo, Yaping Zhang, and Jiapin Liu (1986): Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica [Yanshi Kuangwuxue Zashi] 5(2), 119–127.
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai Co.
    		AmMin 67: 97-113 (1982)
          • Independence Gulch
    		Am Min 67:97-113
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton Co.
        • Groton
    		Nashua Min. Soc. Disp. Cat., 1995
    Whitmore & Lawrence, 2004. The Pegmatite Mines Known As Palermo, p.95.
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