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Whiteite Group

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Whiteite-(MnFeMg)
Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
© Stephan Wolfsried

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Chemically complex, monoclinic phosphates.
The suffix indicates sequentially the dominant atom in the X, M(1), and M(2) structural positions; the M(3) position is always Al-dominant (Al>Fe3+).

See also the closely related Jahnsite Group.


Classification of Whiteite Group

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Relationship of Whiteite Group to other Species

Group Members:
Rittmannite
{(Mn
2+
 
,Ca)}{Mn
2+
 
}{(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
2
}{(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
2
}(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
Whiteite-(CaFeMg)
{Ca}{(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)}{Mg
 
2
}{Al
 
2
}(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
Whiteite-(CaMnMg)
{Ca}{Mn
2+
 
}{Mg
 
2
}{Al
 
2
}(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O
Whiteite-(CaMnMn)
Whiteite-(MnFeMg)
{(Mn
2+
 
,Ca)}{(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)}{Mg
 
2
}{Al
 
2
}(PO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
2
 · 8H
 
2
O

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 Whiteite Group

Reference List:

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Chernyatieva, A.P., Krivovichev, S.V., Yakovenchuk, V.N. & Pakhomovsky, Y.A. (2010) Crystal chemistry of a new CaMnMn-dominant member of the whiteite group. 20th General Meeting of the IMA (IMA2010), Budapest, Hungary, August 21-27, CD of Abstracts, p. 716.

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    • Localities for Whiteite Group

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Millstatt lake ridge
        • Spittal
          • Millstatt lake
    		[Whiteite-(CaMnMg)] G. Niedermayr: Carinthia II 187./107.:176 (1997)
    [Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] G. Niedermayr, I. Praetzel: Mineralien Kärntens, 1995; U. Kolitsch, G. Giester and F. Brandstätter (2011): Mg-rich ludlamite and Mg-rich whiteite-(CaFeMg) from the phosphate pegmatite boulder at Laggerhof, Carinthia. Joint Meeting of the DGK, DMG and ÖMG, Salzburg, Austria, September 20-24, 2011; Abstracts Volume, p. 135.
    Brazil
     
    • Minas Gerais
      • Doce valley
        • Galiléia
          • Laranjeiras
    		[Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] [MinRec 12:69]
          • Sapucaia do Norte
    		Sergio Varvello
      • Jequitinhonha valley
        • Itinga
          • Taquaral
    		[Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] Mineralogical Magazine 1978 42 : 309-323.
    Canada
     
    • Yukon Territory
      • Dawson Mining District
    		[Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] No reference listed
          • Area 1 (Kulan Camp)
    		[Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] Capitelli, F., Chita, G., Cavallo, A., Bellatreccia, F. and Della Ventura, G. (2011): Crystal structure of whiteite-(CaFeMg) from Crosscut Creek, Canada. Z. Kristallogr. 226 (in press)
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Lower Bavaria
        • Bavarian Forest
          • Zwiesel
            • Rabenstein
    		[Rittmannite] Hochleitner, R. (2000): Rittmannit – Erstnachweis des Minerals der Jahnsit-Whiteit-Gruppe aus dem Pegmatit vom Hühnerkobel im Bayerischen Wald. Münchner Geologische Hefte, A 28, 29-33. [http://www.lrz.de/~Mineralogische.Staatssammlung/ritt.pdf]
      • Upper Palatinate
        • Oberpfälzer Wald
          • Vohenstrauß
            • Waidhaus
              • Hagendorf
    		[Rittmannite] Stephan Wolfsried
    [Rittmannite] in the collection of J. Esche
    • Thuringia
      • Gera
        • Ronneburg U deposit
    		[Whiteite-(CaFeMg)] T. Witzke & F. Rüger: Lapis 1998(7/8), 26-64
    Namibia
     
    • Erongo Region
      • Karibib District
        • Usakos
    		[Whiteite-(CaMnMg)] Thomas Witzke
    Portugal
     
    • Guarda District
      • Sabugal
    		[Rittmannite] Sopas de Pedra, A. M. Galopim de Carvalho, Gradiva, Lisbon, Portugal
    [Rittmannite] - Rewitzer, C. and Röschl, N. (1984) Portugal - locality descriptions and travel recommendations. Lapis, 9 (12), 13-17. (in German)
    • Viseu District
      • Mangualde
    		[Rittmannite] M. F. di Cossato & P. Orlandi : Can. Min. 27:447-449
    [Rittmannite] Mineralien Atlas
    USA
     
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton Co.
        • Groton
    		[Whiteite-(CaMnMg)] Whitmore & Lawrence, 2004. The Pegmatite Mines Known As Palermo, p.95.; 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
    [Whiteite-(CaMnMg)] Journal of Pegmatology vol. 1, no. 1
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland Co.
        • Kings Mountain District
    		[Rittmannite] XRD/EDS 2006 Jason B. Smith
    • South Dakota
      • Custer Co.
        • Custer District
          • Fourmile
    		[Whiteite-(CaMnMg)] Canadian Mineralogist Vol.27, pp. 699-702 (1989)
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