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Aragonite Group

A material that is NOT an approved mineral species

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Strontianite, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Witherite

Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England, UK

Aragonite

Gergovie, La Roche-Blanche, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Flos Ferri

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria

Strontianite, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Witherite

Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England, UK

Aragonite

Gergovie, La Roche-Blanche, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Flos Ferri

Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Leoben District, Styria, Austria

Strontianite, etc.

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Medebach, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Witherite

Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England, UK

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About Aragonite GroupHide

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After the principal species in the group.

Orthorhombic carbonates. The cations are arranged in the structure nearly in the manner of hexagonal closest-packing, yielding marked pseudo-hexagonal symmetry, as illustrated by their angles and by the mimetic twinning characteristics of these species.

Only partial solid solution substitutions of cations extend between the members of this group at ambient temperatures. A complete series extends between Strontianite and Witherite at elevated temperatures.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

29269

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:29269:8

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cfc0b51d-24bd-4256-b859-40fc3e3d2f01

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000233	Aragonite	de Villiers J P R (1971) Crystal structures of aragonite, strontianite, and witherite American Mineralogist 56 758-767	1971		0	293
0000236	Aragonite	Dal Negro A, Ungaretti L (1971) Refinement of the crystal structure of aragonite American Mineralogist 56 768-772	1971	Vertaizon-Alvernia, France	0	293
0018848	Aragonite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	natural, unknown locality	0	184
0018849	Aragonite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	natural, unknown locality	0	224
0018850	Aragonite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	natural, unknown locality	0	265
0018851	Aragonite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	natural, unknown locality	0	300
0018852	Aragonite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	natural, unknown locality	0	300
0018853	Aragonite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	natural, unknown locality	0	359
0018854	Aragonite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	natural, unknown locality	0	415
0018855	Aragonite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	natural, unknown locality	0	471
0018856	Aragonite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	natural, unknown locality	0	527
0018860	Aragonite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	natural, unknown locality	0	300
0006300	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2009) The orthorhombic structure of CaCO3, SrCO3, PbCO3 and BaCO3: Linear structural trends The Canadian Mineralogist 47 1245-1255	2009	Italy	0	293
0006301	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2009) The orthorhombic structure of CaCO3, SrCO3, PbCO3 and BaCO3: Linear structural trends The Canadian Mineralogist 47 1245-1255	2009	Italy	0	293
0006302	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2009) The orthorhombic structure of CaCO3, SrCO3, PbCO3 and BaCO3: Linear structural trends The Canadian Mineralogist 47 1245-1255	2009	Spain	0	293
0017827	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017828	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017829	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017830	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017831	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017832	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017833	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017834	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017835	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017836	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017837	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017838	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017839	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017840	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017841	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017842	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017843	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017844	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017845	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017846	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017847	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0017848	Aragonite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2010) Temperature dependence of the structural parameters in the transformation of aragonite to calcite, as determined from in situ synchrotron powder X-ray-diffraction data The Canadian Mineralogist 48 1225-1236	2010	Cuenca, Spain	0	293
0018859	Cerussite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	Tsumeb, Namibia	0	300
0006304	Cerussite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2009) The orthorhombic structure of CaCO3, SrCO3, PbCO3 and BaCO3: Linear structural trends The Canadian Mineralogist 47 1245-1255	2009	synthetic	0	293
0017676	Cerussite	Colby M, LaCoste L (1933) The crystal structure of Cerussite _cod_database_code 1010956 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 84 299-309	1933		0	293
0011016	Cerussite	Chevrier G, Giester G, Heger G, Jarosch D, Wildner M, Zemann J (1992) Neutron single-crystal refinement of cerussite, PbCO3, and comparison with other aragonite-type carbonates Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 199 67-74	1992	Pribram, Czech Republic	0	293
0000234	Strontianite	de Villiers J P R (1971) Crystal structures of aragonite, strontianite, and witherite American Mineralogist 56 758-767	1971		0	293
0018858	Strontianite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	Dreisteinfurt, Westphalia, Germany	0	300
0006303	Strontianite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2009) The orthorhombic structure of CaCO3, SrCO3, PbCO3 and BaCO3: Linear structural trends The Canadian Mineralogist 47 1245-1255	2009	synthetic	0	293
0010714	Strontianite	Pannhorst W, Lohn J (1970) Zur kristallstruktur von strontianit, SrCO3 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 131 455-459	1970		0	293
0000235	Witherite	de Villiers J P R (1971) Crystal structures of aragonite, strontianite, and witherite American Mineralogist 56 758-767	1971		0	293
0018857	Witherite	Ye Y, Smyth J R, Boni P (2012) Crystal structure and thermal expansion of aragonite-group carbonates by single-crystal X-ray diffraction American Mineralogist 97 707-712	2012	Hexham, Northumberland, England	0	300
0006305	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2009) The orthorhombic structure of CaCO3, SrCO3, PbCO3 and BaCO3: Linear structural trends The Canadian Mineralogist 47 1245-1255	2009	synthetic	0	293
0006306	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2009) The orthorhombic structure of CaCO3, SrCO3, PbCO3 and BaCO3: Linear structural trends The Canadian Mineralogist 47 1245-1255	2009	synthetic	0	293
0008420	Witherite	Holl C M, Smyth J R, Laustsen H M S, Jacobsen S D, Downs R T (2000) Compression of witherite to 8 GPa and the crystal structure of BaCO3 II Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 467-473	2000		0	293
0008421	Witherite	Holl C M, Smyth J R, Laustsen H M S, Jacobsen S D, Downs R T (2000) Compression of witherite to 8 GPa and the crystal structure of BaCO3 II Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 467-473	2000		1.26	293
0008422	Witherite	Holl C M, Smyth J R, Laustsen H M S, Jacobsen S D, Downs R T (2000) Compression of witherite to 8 GPa and the crystal structure of BaCO3 II Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 467-473	2000		1.98	293
0008423	Witherite	Holl C M, Smyth J R, Laustsen H M S, Jacobsen S D, Downs R T (2000) Compression of witherite to 8 GPa and the crystal structure of BaCO3 II Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 467-473	2000		2.95	293
0008424	Witherite	Holl C M, Smyth J R, Laustsen H M S, Jacobsen S D, Downs R T (2000) Compression of witherite to 8 GPa and the crystal structure of BaCO3 II Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 467-473	2000		3.94	293
0008425	Witherite	Holl C M, Smyth J R, Laustsen H M S, Jacobsen S D, Downs R T (2000) Compression of witherite to 8 GPa and the crystal structure of BaCO3 II Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 467-473	2000		4.56	293
0008426	Witherite	Holl C M, Smyth J R, Laustsen H M S, Jacobsen S D, Downs R T (2000) Compression of witherite to 8 GPa and the crystal structure of BaCO3 II Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 467-473	2000		5.5	293
0008427	Witherite	Holl C M, Smyth J R, Laustsen H M S, Jacobsen S D, Downs R T (2000) Compression of witherite to 8 GPa and the crystal structure of BaCO3 II Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 467-473	2000		6.2	293
0008428	Witherite	Holl C M, Smyth J R, Laustsen H M S, Jacobsen S D, Downs R T (2000) Compression of witherite to 8 GPa and the crystal structure of BaCO3 II Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 467-473	2000		7.05	293
0008429	Witherite	Holl C M, Smyth J R, Laustsen H M S, Jacobsen S D, Downs R T (2000) Compression of witherite to 8 GPa and the crystal structure of BaCO3 II Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 27 467-473	2000		7.2	293
0009098	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn --> R3m phase transition at 811 C Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34 573-580	2007	synthetic	0	293
0009099	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn --> R3m phase transition at 811 C Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34 573-580	2007	synthetic	0	293
0009100	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn --> R3m phase transition at 811 C Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34 573-580	2007	synthetic	0	293
0009101	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn --> R3m phase transition at 811 C Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34 573-580	2007	synthetic	0	293
0009102	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn --> R3m phase transition at 811 C Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34 573-580	2007	synthetic	0	293
0009103	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn --> R3m phase transition at 811 C Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34 573-580	2007	synthetic	0	293
0009104	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn --> R3m phase transition at 811 C Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34 573-580	2007	synthetic	0	293
0009105	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn --> R3m phase transition at 811 C Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34 573-580	2007	synthetic	0	293
0009106	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn --> R3m phase transition at 811 C Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34 573-580	2007	synthetic	0	293
0009107	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn --> R3m phase transition at 811 C Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34 573-580	2007	synthetic	0	293
0009108	Witherite	Antao S M, Hassan I (2007) BaCO3: high-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn --> R3m phase transition at 811 C Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 34 573-580	2007	synthetic	0	293
0018034	Witherite	Colby M, la Coste J (1935) The crystal structure of witherite. _cod_database_code 1011149 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 90 1-7	1935		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Crystal structures of aragonite, strontianite, and witherite
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Ca 0.00773 0.00675 0.01052 0.00000 0.00000 0.00023
C 0.00811 0.00868 0.00417 0.00000 0.00000 -0.00139
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O2 0.00661 0.01351 0.01152 0.00160 -0.00014 -0.00695

Relationship of Aragonite Group to other SpeciesHide

Group Members:

Aragonite	CaCO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Cerussite	PbCO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Strontianite	SrCO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Witherite	BaCO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)

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References for Aragonite GroupHide

Reference List:

Bragg, W.L. (1924) Proceedings of the Royal Society, London: 105A: 16.

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

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