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Whitmoreite
Palermo No. 1 Mine (Palermo #1 pegmatite), Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA
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Formula:
M
2+
 
M
3+
2
(TO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
System:Monoclinic


A group of monoclinic arsenates and phosphates.

Structurally related to coralloite, which is triclinic.

Classification of Arthurite Group

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Crystallography of Arthurite Group

Crystal System:Monoclinic

Chemical Properties of Arthurite Group

Formula:
M
2+
 
M
3+
2
(TO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O

Relationship of Arthurite Group to other Species

Group Members:
Arthurite
CuFe
3+
2
(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
,SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH,O)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
Bendadaite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
Cobaltarthurite
(Co,Mg)Fe
3+
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
Earlshannonite
Mn
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
Kunatite
CuFe
3+
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
Ojuelaite
ZnFe
3+
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
Whitmoreite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
Minerals structurally related to group:
Coralloite
Mn
2+
 
Mn
3+
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O

Other Names for Arthurite Group

Synonyms:
Whitmoreite Group
Other Languages:

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.

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    • Localities for Arthurite Group

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    Australia
     
    • South Australia
      • Olary Province
        • Kalabity homestead area
    		[Arthurite] Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. IV
    • Victoria
      • East Gippsland Shire
        • Omeo
          • Mt Wills Mining District
            • Glen Wills
    		[Whitmoreite] Ryan Eagle
      • Lake Boga
    		[Kunatite] Australian J. Mineralogy 14, 3-12(2008)
    Austria
     
    • Lower Austria
      • Industrieviertel
        • Payerbach
    		[Arthurite] Hackenberg 2003
    Belgium
     
    • Hainaut (Henegouwen; Hennegau) Province
      • Mons
        • Blaton
    		[Whitmoreite] No reference listed
    Brazil
     
    • Minas Gerais
      • Doce valley
        • Divino das Laranjeiras
          • Linópolis
    		[Bendadaite] U. Kolitsch, D. Atencio, N. V. Chukanov, N. V. Zubkova, L. A. D. Menezes Filho, J. M. V. Coutinho, W. D. Birch, J. Schlüter, D. Pohl, A. R. Kampf, I. M. Steele, G. Favreau, L. Nasdala, S. Möckel, G. Giester and D. Yu. Pushcharovsky (2010): Bendadaite, a new iron arsenate mineral of the arthurite group. Mineral. Mag. 74, 469-486.
    Chile
     
    • Antofagasta Region
      • Tocopilla Province
    		[Arthurite] Samples analysed by Dr. Jochen Schluter (Hamburg University), Germany.
    • Atacama Region
      • Chañaral Province
        • Diego de Almagro
          • Potrerillos
    		[Arthurite] Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. IV
      • Copiapó Province
        • Tierra Amarilla
          • Pampa Larga district
    		[Bendadaite] U. Kolitsch, D. Atencio, N. V. Chukanov, N. V. Zubkova, L. A. D. Menezes Filho, J. M. V. Coutinho, W. D. Birch, J. Schlüter, D. Pohl, A. R. Kampf, I. M. Steele, G. Favreau, L. Nasdala, S. Möckel, G. Giester and D. Yu. Pushcharovsky (2010): Bendadaite, a new iron arsenate mineral of the arthurite group. Mineral. Mag. 74, 469-486.
      • Huasco Province
        • Freirina
    		[Arthurite] maurizio dini collection - analysed material
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Aš (Asch)
    		[Whitmoreite] Breiter K., Škoda R., Veselovský F.: Neobvyklý P-, Li- a Sn-bohatý pegmatit z Vernéřova u Aše, Česká republika. Bulletin Mineralogicko-petrografického oddělení Národního muzea v Praze, 2009, roč. 17, č. 1, s. 41-59.
        • Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald)
          • Krásno (Schönfeld)
    		[Earlshannonite] Sejkora, J., Škoda, R., Ondruš, P., Beran, P. & Susser, C. (2006): Mineralogy of phosphate accumulations in the Huber stock, Krásno ore district, Slavkovský les area, Czech Republic. Journal of the Czech Geological Society 51, 103-147.
    • Moravia (Mähren; Maehren)
      • Vysočina Region
        • Žďár nad Sázavou
    		[Earlshannonite] Staněk, J.: Parageneze minerálů pegmatitových žil z Hatí u Dolních Borů na západní Moravě. Acta Mus. Moraviae, Sci. nat., vol. 76, pages 19-49.
    France
     
    • Limousin
      • Haute-Vienne
        • Razès
          • Chanteloube
            • Vilatte Quarries (La Vilate)
    		[Bendadaite] Meisser, N. (2010): Sur la présence de bendadaite à la Villatte-Haute (Monts d'Amabazac, Haute-Vienne), Le Règne Minéral, 94, 40.
    • Midi-Pyrénées
      • Ariège
        • Le Bosc
    		[Whitmoreite] Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. Cristallo. , 1974, 97, p. 523.
    [Whitmoreite] Inventaire mineralogique de l'Ariege (Editions BRGM 1984)
    • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
      • Var
        • Le Pradet
    		[Arthurite] No reference listed
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • Wolfach
          • Oberwolfach
            • Rankach valley
    		[Arthurite] K. Walenta: "Die Mineralien des Schwarzwaldes", Weise (Munich), 1992
    • Bavaria
      • Lower Bavaria
        • Bavarian Forest
          • Zwiesel
            • Rabenstein
    		[Whitmoreite] Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
      • Upper Palatinate
        • Oberpfälzer Wald
          • Vohenstrauß
            • Pleystein
    		[Whitmoreite] Dill, H.G., Weber, B. (2009), Pleystein-City on Pegmatite, 4th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites, Recife, Brazil.
    [Whitmoreite] DILL, H.G., MELCHER, F., GERDES, A. and WEBER, B. (2008): The origin and zoning of hypogene and supergene Fe-Mn-Mg-Sc-U-REE-Zn phosphate mineralization from the newly discovered Trutzhofmühle aplite (Hagendorf pegmatite province, Germany). Canadian Mineralogist 46, 1131-1157.
            • Waidhaus
              • Hagendorf
    		[Earlshannonite] Handbook of Mineralogy
    [Whitmoreite] Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    • North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Siegerland
        • Gosenbach
    		[Arthurite] Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Siegerland
        • Gebhardshain
          • Kausen
    		[Arthurite] Wittern: "Mineralfundstellen in Deutschland", 2001
    Greece
     
    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
        • Lavrion District Mines
          • Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza)
    		[Ojuelaite] U. Kolitsch, D. Atencio, N. V. Chukanov, N. V. Zubkova, L. A. D. Menezes Filho, J. M. V. Coutinho, W. D. Birch, J. Schlüter, D. Pohl, A. R. Kampf, I. M. Steele, G. Favreau, L. Nasdala, S. Möckel, G. Giester and D. Yu. Pushcharovsky (2010): Bendadaite, a new iron arsenate mineral of the arthurite group. Mineral. Mag. 74, 469-486. [solid-solution member with bendadaite]
    [Arthurite] No reference listed
    [Arthurite] Lapis No.7/8 1999 p.70-74
          • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium)
    		[Arthurite] No reference listed
    Hungary
     
    • Fejér Co.
      • Velencei Mts.
        • Lovasberény
          • Meleg Hill
    		[Arthurite] HOM Collection,Szakáll S.,2010
    Italy
     
    • Sardinia
      • Cagliari Province
        • Villaputzu
    		[Arthurite] Orlandi, P. & Campostrini, I. (2005): Zibaldone. Aggiornamenti di mineralogia italiana 2004. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 3/2005, 184-191.
      • Medio Campidano Province
        • Gonnosfanadiga
          • Fenugu Sibiri Mine
    		[Bendadaite] U. Kolitsch, D. Atencio, N. V. Chukanov, N. V. Zubkova, L. A. D. Menezes Filho, J. M. V. Coutinho, W. D. Birch, J. Schlüter, D. Pohl, A. R. Kampf, I. M. Steele, G. Favreau, L. Nasdala, S. Möckel, G. Giester and D. Yu. Pushcharovsky (2010): Bendadaite, a new iron arsenate mineral of the arthurite group. Mineral. Mag. 74, 469-486. [Blass, G. (2007) EDX + XRD]
    Japan
     
    • Kyushu Region
      • Oita prefecture
        • Saeki city
    		[Bendadaite] Satoshi Matsubara, Ritsuro Miyawaki, Masako Shigeoka, Hidemasa Tajima, Katsuichi Nishida and Yoshiteru Fujiwara (2009): Bendadaite and iron arsenate minerals from the Kiura mine, Oita Prefecture, Japan. 2009 Annual Meeting of Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences, Abstracts Volume, Abs. R4-06, p. 100.
    Mexico
     
    • Durango
      • Mun. de Mapimí
        • Mapimí
    		[Ojuelaite] [Bull.Min.(1981) 104, 582-586; Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
    [Ojuelaite] Thomas P. Moore (2008) Lapis, 33, #7-8, 33-40.
    Morocco
     
    • Souss-Massa-Draâ Region
      • Ouarzazate Province
        • Tazenakht
          • Bou Azer District (Bou Azzer District)
            • Khder
    		[Cobaltarthurite] A.R. Kampf : "Cobaltarthurite from the Bou Azzer district, Morocco", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.; Georges Favreau collection - 2007
            • Oumlil
    		[Cobaltarthurite] A.R. Kampf : "Cobaltarthurite from the Bou Azzer district, Morocco", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.
    Namibia
     
    • Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region
      • Tsumeb
    		[Ojuelaite] Gebhard, G. (1999): Tsumeb II. A Unique Mineral Locality. GG Publishing, Grossenseifen, Germany
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Sowie Mts
    		[Earlshannonite] Pieczka A., Łobos K., Sachanbiński M. 2004: The first occurence of elbaite in Poland. Mineralogia Polonica, vol. 35, 3-14
    Portugal
     
    • Guarda District
      • Sabugal
    		[Arthurite] Schnorrer-Köhler (1991), Mineral Occurrences.
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
        • Verkhoyansk
          • Yana River Basin
            • Yana-Adycha Region
              • Arga-Ynnakh-Khai granite Massif
    		[Arthurite] Pavel M. Kartashov data
    Spain
     
    • Andalusia
      • Almería
        • Níjar
          • Rodalquilar
    		[Arthurite] S.Rust collection
    • Murcia
      • Mazarrón-Águilas
        • Pastrana
    		[Arthurite] Jordi Fabre
    • Valencian Community
      • Castellón
        • Chóvar
          • Bellota ravine
    		[Arthurite] Joan Vinals & Miguel Calvo (2007) Corderoite, Kenhsuite and Perroudite, mercury sulphohalides from Chovar (Xovar), Castello, Spain. Mineral Up, June 2007.
    Switzerland
     
    • Ticino (Tessin)
      • Lago Maggiore
        • Brissago
    		[Whitmoreite] Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. und Stuker, P. (1998): Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag, Basel, 579 pp.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Callington District
          • Gunnislake Area
    		[Arthurite] Min.Mag.(1964) 33, 937-941
    [Arthurite] Weiss, S., Green, D.H., Hooper, J.J. & Elton, N. (2007): Erzgänge und "alpine " klüfte: Die Mineralien des Hingston Quarry, Calstock, Cornwall. LAPIS 32 (11), 13-25
        • St Agnes District
          • Perranzabuloe
    		[Arthurite] U. Kolitsch (X-ray powder diffraction); samples associated with scorodite and pharmacosiderite
            • Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode)
    		[Whitmoreite] Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
        • St Austell District
          • Treverbyn
            • Stenalees
    		[Arthurite] No reference listed
    USA
     
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex Co.
        • East Hampton
    		[Whitmoreite] Rocks & Min.: 70:403; Januzzi (1976) p.234-5.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland Co.
        • Baldwin
    		[Whitmoreite] Thompson, W.B., et,al., 2000, Rocks & Minerals, vol. 75, no. 6, pgs 408-418
      • Oxford Co.
        • Greenwood
          • Uncle Tom Mountain
    		[Earlshannonite] Handbook of Mineralogy
        • Newry
    		[Whitmoreite] King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1; King, V. (ed.), 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 2.
    [Whitmoreite] King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1; King, V. (ed.), 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 2, with updates by Van King
    [Earlshannonite] King, V. and Foord, E., 1994, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 1; King, V. (ed), 2000, Mineralogy of Maine, V. 2.
        • Paris
    		[Earlshannonite]
    • Montana
      • Granite Co.
        • Philipsburg District (Flint Creek District)
          • John Long Mts
            • Flint Creek Valley
    		[Arthurite] Waisman D. (1992) Minerals of the Black Pine Mine, Granite County, Montana Mineralogical Record, Vol. 23 No. 6, p. 477-483.
    • Nevada
      • Pershing Co.
        • Antelope District
    		[Arthurite] Jensen, M. (1985) The Majuba Hill mine, Pershing County. Mineralogical Record: 16, 57-72. ; Ameican Mineralogist, Volume 63, pages 704-708, 1978
    [Arthurite] Natural History Museum Vienna collection; Jensen, M. (1993): Update on the mineralogy of the Majuba Hill mine, Pershing County. Mineralogical Record. 24, 171-180.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire Co.
        • Alstead
    		[Whitmoreite] Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols; Rocks & Minerals (2005) 80:242-261 New Hampshire Mineral Locality Index
        • Walpole
    		[Whitmoreite] P. Cristofono, T. Mortimer, J.W. Nizamoff, A. Wilken, and R. Wilken (2011) The 38th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, April 14-17, 2011, lecture abstracts, page 17-18.
      • Grafton Co.
        • Alexandria
    		[Whitmoreite] Wilken, Bob (2006). E.E. Smith Mine Trip Report (Micromounters of New England Newsletter Oct. 2006)
    [Whitmoreite] Wilken, Bob (2006). E.E. Smith Mine Trip Report (Micromounters of New England Newsletter Oct. 2006)
        • Groton
    		[Whitmoreite] Am.Min. 59, 900-905 (1974); NIZAMOFF, James W., SIMMONS, William B., and FALSTER, Alexander U. (2004) PHOSPHATE MINERALOGY AND PARAGENESIS OF THE PALERMO #2 PEGMATITE, NORTH GROTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 5, p. 115
    [Whitmoreite] Rocks & Min., May 1999.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex Co.
        • Franklin Mining District
          • Ogdensburg
            • Sterling Hill
    		[Ojuelaite] Dunn(1995):Pt5:675.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland Co.
        • Kings Mountain District
    		[Earlshannonite] Peacor, D. R. et al (1984) Canadian Mineralogist: 22: 471-474.; Rocks and Minerals, (1985) 60:76-82
      • Gaston Co.
        • Bessemer City
    		[Earlshannonite] No reference listed
    • South Dakota
      • Custer Co.
        • Custer District
          • Fourmile
    		[Whitmoreite] Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
      • Lawrence Co.
        • Galena District
    		[Arthurite] "Mineralogy of the Black Hills", Bulletin 18, SDSM&T, Willard Lincoln Roberts and George Rapp, Jr., 1965 and WLR identifications, 1984 - 1987.
      • Pennington Co.
        • Keystone District
          • Glendale
    		[Whitmoreite] Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
          • Keystone
    		[Whitmoreite]
    • Utah
      • Juab Co.
        • East Tintic Mts
          • Tintic District
    		[Arthurite] Collected by and in the collection of Brent Thorne
    [Arthurite] Collected by Brent Thorne and SEM EDAX confirmed.
      • Tooele Co.
        • Deep Creek Mts
          • Gold Hill District (Clifton District)
            • Gold Hill
    		[Arthurite] Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. IV
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