Whitlockite Subgroup
A group of related mineral species
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About Whitlockite Subgroup
Member of:
Group of structurally complex Ca-metal-phosphates.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
31539
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:31539:7
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(UUID V4):
3945e5d0-3402-4784-9fc5-2c921035e60c
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0000445 | Whitlockite | Calvo C, Gopal R (1975) The crystal structure of whitlockite from the Palermo quarry American Mineralogist 60 120-133 | 1975 | 0 | 293 | ||
0004622 | Whitlockite | Hughes J M, Jolliff B L, Rakovan J (2008) The crystal chemistry of whitlockite and merrillite and the dehydrogenation of whitlockite to merrillite American Mineralogist 93 1300-1305 | 2008 | Palermo Mine, North Groton, Grafton County, New Hampshire | 0 | 293 | |
0004623 | Whitlockite | Hughes J M, Jolliff B L, Rakovan J (2008) The crystal chemistry of whitlockite and merrillite and the dehydrogenation of whitlockite to merrillite American Mineralogist 93 1300-1305 | 2008 | Tip Top Pegmatite, Custer County, South Dakota | 0 | 293 | |
0004624 | Whitlockite | Hughes J M, Jolliff B L, Rakovan J (2008) The crystal chemistry of whitlockite and merrillite and the dehydrogenation of whitlockite to merrillite American Mineralogist 93 1300-1305 | 2008 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0004625 | Whitlockite | Hughes J M, Jolliff B L, Rakovan J (2008) The crystal chemistry of whitlockite and merrillite and the dehydrogenation of whitlockite to merrillite American Mineralogist 93 1300-1305 | 2008 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0018920 | Whitlockite | Tait K T, Barkley M C, Thompson R M, Origlieri M J, Evans S H, Prewitt C T, Yang H (2011) Bobdownsite, a new mineral species from Big Fish River, Yukon, Canada, and its structural relationship with whitlockite-type compounds The Canadian Mineralogist 49 1065-1078 | 2011 | Palermo #1 quarry, New Hampshire, USA | 0 | 293 | |
0009550 | Whitlockite | Kostiner E, Rea J R (1976) The crystal structure of manganese-whitlockite, Ca18Mn2H2(PO4)14 Acta Crystallographica B32 250-253 | 1976 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0010333 | Whitlockite | Tsirlin A A, Dikarev E V, Shpanchenko R V, Antipov E V (2006) A new whitlockite, Ca8.42Na1.16V(PO4)7 Acta Crystallographica C62 i13-i15 | 2006 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0012160 | Whitlockite | Gopal R, Calvo C, Ito J, Sabine W K (1974) Crystal structure of synthetic Mg-whitlockite, Ca18Mg2H2(PO4)14 Canadian Journal of Chemistry 52 1155-1164 | 1974 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013351 | Whitlockite | Schroeder L W, Dickens B, Brown W E (1977) Crystallographic studies of the role of Mg as a stabilizing impurity in beta-Ca3(PO4)2. II. Refinement of Mg-containing beta-Ca3(PO4)2 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 22 253-262 | 1977 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0013352 | Whitlockite | Schroeder L W, Dickens B, Brown W E (1977) Crystallographic studies of the role of Mg as a stabilizing impurity in beta-Ca3(PO4)2. II. Refinement of Mg-containing beta-Ca3(PO4)2 Journal of Solid State Chemistry 22 253-262 | 1977 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
0014685 | Whitlockite | Gopal R, Calvo C (1972) Structural relationship of whitlockite and beta-Ca3(PO4)2 Nature Physical Science 237 30-32 | 1972 | Palermo Quarry | 0 | 293 | |
0014686 | Whitlockite | Gopal R, Calvo C (1972) Structural relationship of whitlockite and beta-Ca3(PO4)2 Nature Physical Science 237 30-32 | 1972 | Palermo Quarry | 0 | 293 | |
0019803 | Wopmayite | Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C, Abdu Y A, Ball N A, Ramik R A, Tait K T (2013) Wopmayite, ideally Ca6Na3[]Mn(PO4)3(PO3OH)4, a new phosphate mineral from the Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Manitoba: description and crystal structure The Canadian Mineralogist 51 93-106 | 2013 | the Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Manitoba, Canada | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Whitlockite Subgroup to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Changesite–(Y) | (Ca8Y)◻Fe2+(PO4)7 | Trig. 3m : R3c |
Deynekoite | Ca9◻Fe3+(PO4)7 | Trig. 3m : R3c |
Merrillite Subgroup | A subgroup with the Merrillite group, which is itself within the greater Cerite Supergroup; new group ... |
Group Members:
Hedegaardite | (Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) | Trig. 3m : R3c |
Strontiowhitlockite | Sr9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) | Trig. 3m : R3c |
Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) | Trig. 3m : R3c |
Wopmayite | Ca6Na3◻Mn(PO4)3(PO3OH)4 | Trig. 3m : R3c |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Whitlockite Subgroup
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References for Whitlockite Subgroup
Localities for Whitlockite Subgroup
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Algeria | |
| [Whitlockite] F. A. Bannister and Miss Hilda Bennett (1947) +1 other reference |
Anguilla | |
[Whitlockite] Palache et al. (1951) | |
Antarctica | |
| [Whitlockite] Semenova et al. (1992, March) |
| [Whitlockite] Brandstätter et al. (2014) |
[Whitlockite] Brandstätter et al. (2014) | |
[Whitlockite] Brandstätter et al. (2014) | |
Argentina | |
| [Whitlockite] Hwang et al. (2014) |
| [Whitlockite] Bunch et al. (1970) |
Australia | |
| [Whitlockite] Snow et al. (2014) |
| [Whitlockite] Pring et al. (1999) +1 other reference |
| [Whitlockite] Bunch et al. (1970) |
| [Whitlockite] Forbes et al. (2006) |
| [Whitlockite] Caves: processes +1 other reference |
| [Whitlockite] Bridge (1977) |
Austria | |
| [Whitlockite] Walter (1998) |
| [Whitlockite] Pichler (2009) |
Bahamas | |
| [Whitlockite] Onac B.P. et al. (2001) +1 other reference |
Brazil | |
| [Whitlockite] adsabs.harvard.edu (n.d.) |
| [Whitlockite] Heim et al. (March 1999) |
| [Whitlockite] Sergio Varvello collection |
| [Whitlockite] Prinz et al. (1977) +1 other reference |
Canada | |
| [Whitlockite] 153-155. +2 other references |
| [Whitlockite] GSC locality database +1 other reference |
| [Whitlockite] Davis et al. (1989, March) |
| [Whitlockite] Horvath (2003) +1 other reference |
[Whitlockite] Richard Gunter Collection | |
[Whitlockite] [MinRec 23:Yukon 34] +1 other reference | |
Chile | |
| [Hedegaardite] Williams et al. (2015) |
| [Whitlockite] Kimura et al. (1991) |
| [Hedegaardite] Williams et al. (2015) |
China | |
| [Whitlockite] Kuiren Wang and Junxin Wang (1987) |
| [Whitlockite] Xie et al. (2014) |
| [Whitlockite] Chen et al. (2008) +1 other reference |
| [Whitlockite] Chen et al. (2004) |
| [Whitlockite] Wankang Huang et al. (1978) |
| [Whitlockite] Wang et al. (2009) |
| [Whitlockite] Connolly et al. (2006) |
Cuba | |
| [Whitlockite] Anthony et al. (2016) |
France | |
| [Whitlockite] Audra et al. (2019) |
Germany | |
| [Whitlockite] Neumair et al. (2016) |
| [Whitlockite] Dill (2015) |
| [Whitlockite] Weiß (1990) |
| [Whitlockite] Blaß et al. (1995) |
| [Whitlockite] Matthes (1995) |
| [Whitlockite] Wittern (2001) |
| [Whitlockite] T. Witzke & F. Rüger: Lapis 1998 (7/8) |
Greece | |
| Kolitsch et al. (2014) +1 other reference |
India | |
| [Whitlockite] Lundberg et al. (1988) |
| [Whitlockite] Kurat et al. (2005) |
Iran | |
| [Whitlockite] Amin et al. (2022) |
| [Whitlockite] Adib D. (1979) |
Italy | |
| [Whitlockite] Maras et al. (1979) |
| [Whitlockite] Levi-Donati G.R. (1972) |
Kenya | |
| [Whitlockite] Schulze et al. (1993) +1 other reference |
Malaysia | |
| [Whitlockite] Bridge et al. (1983) +1 other reference |
Mexico | |
| [Whitlockite] Forti (2006) |
| [Whitlockite] Panczner (1987) |
| [Whitlockite] Michel-Lévy et al. (1978) |
Middle East | |
[Whitlockite] Vapnik et al. (2006) | |
Morocco | |
| [Whitlockite] Favreau (2012) |
| [Whitlockite] Favreau (2012) |
Namibia | |
| [Whitlockite] von Bezing (2007) |
[Whitlockite] Keller (1974) | |
| [Whitlockite] P. Keller and O. von Knorring |
| [Whitlockite] New Mineral Names. Mineral News et al. (January 2012) |
Netherlands | |
| [Whitlockite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference |
Nigeria | |
| [Whitlockite] McCoy et al. (1999) +2 other references |
Northwest Africa Meteorites | |
[Whitlockite] Greshake (2014) | |
Norway | |
| [Whitlockite] Morton (1961) |
Oman | |
| [Whitlockite] MPS 37 (2002) |
[Whitlockite] Meteoritical Bulletin et al. (2003) | |
| [Whitlockite] Taylor et al. (2000) |
[Whitlockite] Yukio et al. (2006) | |
Philippines | |
| [Whitlockite] H. J. Axon and M. J. Nasir (1977) |
Poland | |
| [Whitlockite] Karwowski et al. (2015) |
| [Whitlockite] Pieczka A. |
| [Whitlockite] Włodek et al. (2011) |
[Whitlockite] Pieczka et al. (2015) | |
[Whitlockite] Pieczka et al. (2017) | |
| [Whitlockite] Kruszewski et al. (2012) |
Portugal | |
| [Whitlockite] Leal Gomes et al. (2009) |
Romania | |
| [Whitlockite] Puşcaş et al. (2014) |
Russia | |
| [Whitlockite] Sokol et al. (2022) |
| [Whitlockite] Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
| [Whitlockite] Zaslavskaya et al. (1991, March) |
| [Whitlockite] Sharygin et al. (2006) |
| [Whitlockite] - (n.d.) |
| [Strontiowhitlockite] Subbotin et al. (1998) |
[Strontiowhitlockite] World of Stones 95: 5-6 +3 other references | |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |
[Whitlockite] American Mineralogist 28:215-232 +1 other reference | |
Saudi Arabia | |
| [Whitlockite] Saudi Geological Survey Open-File ... +1 other reference |
South Africa | |
| [Whitlockite] Martini (1978) |
| [Whitlockite] Martini (1997) |
| [Whitlockite] Martini (1978) |
| [Whitlockite] Miller et al. (2016) |
Spain | |
| [Whitlockite] Takeda et al. (2003) |
| [Whitlockite] Domanik et al. (2005) |
| [Whitlockite] Calvo (2015) |
| [Whitlockite] Rosell et al. (2010) |
USA | |
| [Whitlockite] Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 317 +3 other references |
| [Whitlockite] Bunch et al. (1970) |
| [Whitlockite] Fuchs L H (1967) |
| [Whitlockite] Davis et al. (1989, March) |
| [Whitlockite] King et al. (1994) +1 other reference |
[Whitlockite] Anthony et al. (2016) | |
[Whitlockite] King et al. (6) | |
| [Whitlockite] Castor et al. (2004) |
| [Whitlockite] Min News (1999) |
| [Whitlockite] Kampf et al. (2016) |
| [Whitlockite] Rocks & Minerals: 16: 208-211. +6 other references |
| [Whitlockite] Rocks & Min.:64:504. +1 other reference |
| [Whitlockite] Anthony et al. (2016) |
[Whitlockite] Wise (1997) | |
| [Whitlockite] Januzzi et al. (1976) |
| [Whitlockite] Mineralogical Record: 14: 195 +2 other references |
| [Whitlockite] Smith et al. (2000) |
| [Whitlockite] Rubin et al. (1983) |
| [Whitlockite] - (2005) |
[Whitlockite] - (2005) | |
[Whitlockite] - (2005) | |
[Whitlockite] - (2005) | |
[Whitlockite] - (2005) | |
[Whitlockite] - (2005) | |
[Whitlockite] - (2005) | |
| [Whitlockite] - (2005) |
| [Whitlockite] - (2005) |
| [Whitlockite] Meteoritics |
| [Whitlockite] Bunch et al. (1970) |
Venezuela | |
| [Whitlockite] American Mineralogist 28:215-232 +1 other reference |
| [Whitlockite] Urbani (1996) |
[Whitlockite] Franco Urbani (2009) | |
Outer Space | |
| [Whitlockite] Terada et al. (2018) |
The Moon | |
| [Whitlockite] Dowty et al. (1974) |
| [Whitlockite] Peckett et al. (1972) +1 other reference |
Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA