Rosemaryite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Rosemaryite
Formula:
(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Mg)Al(PO4)3
Colour:
Dark olive-green, dark brown
Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy
Hardness:
4 - 4½
Specific Gravity:
3.63 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named by Paul Brian Moore and Jun Ito in 1979 in honor of Frances Rosemary "Romy" Wyllie (6 November 1932, Hull, England - ), managing editor of the Journal of Geology.
The named assigned by them was rosemaryite-(MnNa□) based on a chemical analysis and the implicit assertion that the mineral conformed to the wyllieite group. The first non-chemical data establishing rosemaryite's definition were published by Andre M. Fransolet (1995).
The mineral wyllieite is named for her husband.
The named assigned by them was rosemaryite-(MnNa□) based on a chemical analysis and the implicit assertion that the mineral conformed to the wyllieite group. The first non-chemical data establishing rosemaryite's definition were published by Andre M. Fransolet (1995).
The mineral wyllieite is named for her husband.
Type Locality:
Isostructural with:
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
3452
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3452:0
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
bde1883b-1597-4392-a0eb-0a64c51286dd
IMA Classification of Rosemaryite
Approved
IMA Formula:
◻NaMn2+(Fe3+Al)(PO4)3
Classification of Rosemaryite
8.AC.15
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
A : Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O
C : With medium-sized and large cations
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
A : Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H2O
C : With medium-sized and large cations
Dana 7th ed.:
38.2.8.3
38.2.4.3
38 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES
2 : (AB)5(XO4)3
38 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES
2 : (AB)5(XO4)3
19.14.3
19 : Phosphates
14 : Phosphates of Fe and other metals
19 : Phosphates
14 : Phosphates of Fe and other metals
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Rmy | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Rosemaryite
Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Dark olive-green, dark brown
Hardness:
4 - 4½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Distinct/Good
{010} {1}, by analogy with ferrowyllieite
{010} {1}, by analogy with ferrowyllieite
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
3.63 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Rosemaryite
Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.723 nβ = 1.742 nγ = 1.758
2V:
Measured: 80° , Calculated: 76°
Birefringence:
0.035
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.035
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
High
Dispersion:
r > v weak
Pleochroism:
Visible
Comments:
X = Y = pale brownish yellow, Z = pale greenish yellow
Chemistry of Rosemaryite
Mindat Formula:
(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Mg)Al(PO4)3
Crystallography of Rosemaryite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/b
Cell Parameters:
a = 11.977 Å, b = 12.388 Å, c = 6.320 Å
β = 114.45°
β = 114.45°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.967 : 1 : 0.51
Unit Cell V:
853.61 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Comment:
P21/n
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0007183 | Rosemaryite | Hatert F, Hermann R P, Fransolet A M, Long G J, Grandjean F (2006) A structural, infrared, and Mossbauer spectral study of rosemaryite, NdMnFe3+Al(PO4)3 European Journal of Mineralogy 18 775-785 | 2006 | Buranga pegmatite, Rwanda | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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6.19 Å | (50) |
5.451 Å | (50) |
3.487 Å | (70) |
3.024 Å | (100) |
2.842 Å | (60) |
2.726 Å | (90) |
2.693 Å | (100) |
2.062 Å | (60) |
Comments:
European J. Min. v 7, p. 567
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
34 : Complex granite pegmatites |
Geological Setting:
Granite pegmatite (Buranga).
Type Occurrence of Rosemaryite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Dark greenish black monocrystalline masses.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 162559.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Granite pegmatite.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Other Language Names for Rosemaryite
Relationship of Rosemaryite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Ferroqingheiite | NaNaFe2+(MgAl)(PO4)3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
Ferrorosemaryite | ◻NaFe2+Fe3+Al(PO4)3 | Mon. 2/m |
Ferrowyllieite | (Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Fupingqiuite | (Na,Mn2+,◻)2Mn2+2Fe3+(PO4)3 | Mon. |
Magnesioqingheiite | Na2Mg(MgAl)(PO4)3 | Mon. 2/m |
Qingheiite | NaNaMn2+(MgAl)(PO4)3 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Wyllieite | (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 | Mon. 2/m |
Forms a series with:
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
8.AC. | Angarfite | NaFe3+5(PO4)4(OH)4 · 4H2O |
8.AC. | Wopmayite | Ca6Na3◻Mn(PO4)3(PO3OH)4 |
8.AC.X | Dyrnaesite-(La) | Na8Ce4+(La,REE)2(PO4)6 |
8.AC. | Edtollite | K2NaCu5Fe3+O2(AsO4)4 |
8.AC. | Alumoedtollite | K2NaCu5AlO2(AsO4)4 |
8.AC. | Crocobelonite | CaFe3+2O(PO4)2 |
8.AC. | Manganobadalovite | NaNaMn(MgFe3+)(AsO4)3 |
8.AC. | Beershevaite | CaFe3+3(PO4)3O |
8.AC. | Calciohatertite | NaNaCa(CaFe3+)(AsO4)3 |
8.AC. | Kabalovite | Fe2+3Fe3+4(PO4)6 |
8.AC. | Nazarchukite | Ca2NiFe3+2(PO4)4 |
8.AC. | Changesite–(Y) | (Ca8Y)◻Fe2+(PO4)7 |
8.AC. | Crocobelonite-1M | CaFe3+2O(PO4)2 |
8.AC. | Ebnerite | (NH4)Zn(PO4) |
8.AC. | Magnesioqingheiite | Na2Mg(MgAl)(PO4)3 |
8.AC.02 | Grigorievite | Cu3Fe3+2Al2(VO4)6 |
8.AC.02 | Koksharovite | CaMg2Fe3+4(VO4)6 |
8.AC.02 | Ziminaite | Fe3+ 6 (VO4)6 |
8.AC.05 | Calciojohillerite | NaCaMg3(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.05 | Howardevansite | NaCuFe2(VO4)3 |
8.AC.05 | O'Danielite | Na(Zn,Mg)3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)2 |
8.AC.05 va | Alluaudite-Na□ | ◻4Na4Mn2+4Fe3+8(PO4)12 |
8.AC.05 va | Alluaudite-Ca□ | ◻4Ca4Mn2+4Fe3+8(PO4)12 |
8.AC.05 va | Ferroalluaudite-NaNa | Na4Na4Fe2+4Fe3+8(PO4)12 |
8.AC.05 | Hagendorfite-NaNa | NaNaFe2+(Mn2+,Mn3+)(PO4)3 (?) |
8.AC.05 | Erikapohlite | Cu3(Zn,Cu,Mg)4Ca2(AsO4)6 · 2H2O |
8.AC.05 | Hatertite | Na2(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Cu)2(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.05 | Unnamed (Na-Mg Arsenate Hydroxyarsenate) | NaMg3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)2 |
8.AC.05 | Unnamed (Na-Zn-H Arsenate Hydrxyarsenate) | Na(Na0.6Zn0.4)Zn2(H0.6AsO4)(AsO3OH)2 |
8.AC.05 | Zincobradaczekite | NaZn2Cu2(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.05 | Badalovite | Na2Mg2Fe(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.05 | Magnesiocanutite | NaMnMg2[AsO4]2[AsO2(OH)2] |
8.AC.05 | Magnesiohatertite | (Na,Ca)2Ca(Mg,Fe3+)2(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.05 | Khrenovite | Na3Fe3+2(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.05 | Paraberzeliite | NaCa2Mg2(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.05 | Camanchacaite | NaCaMg2[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2 |
8.AC.07 | Zhanghuifenite | Na3Mn4Mg2Al(PO4)6 |
8.AC.07 | Ferrobobfergusonite | Na2Fe2+5Fe3+Al(PO4)6 |
8.AC.10 | Alluaudite | (Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3 |
8.AC.10 | Arseniopleite | NaCaMnMn2(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.10 | Caryinite | (Na,Pb)(Ca,Na)CaMn2+2(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.10 | Ferroalluaudite | (Na,Ca)Fe2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+)2(PO4)3 |
8.AC.10 | Hagendorfite | NaCaMn2+Fe2+2(PO4)3 |
8.AC.10 | Johillerite | Na(Mg,Zn)3Cu(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.10 | Maghagendorfite | (Na,◻)MgMn2+(Fe2+,Fe3+)2(PO4)3 |
8.AC.10 | Nickenichite | Na0.8Ca0.4Cu0.4(Mg,Fe)3(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.10 | Varulite | NaCaMn2+Mn2+2(PO4)3 |
8.AC.10 | Ferrohagendorfite | NaCaFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)3 |
8.AC.10 | Bradaczekite | NaCu4(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.10 | Groatite | NaCaMn2(PO4)[PO3(OH)]2 |
8.AC.15 | Bobfergusonite | Na2Mn5FeAl(PO4)6 |
8.AC.15 | Ferrowyllieite | (Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 |
8.AC.15 | Qingheiite | NaNaMn2+(MgAl)(PO4)3 |
8.AC.15 | Wyllieite | (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Al(PO4)3 |
8.AC.15 | Ferrorosemaryite | ◻NaFe2+Fe3+Al(PO4)3 |
8.AC.15 | Ferroqingheiite | NaNaFe2+(MgAl)(PO4)3 |
8.AC.17 | Czochralskiite | Na4Ca3Mg(PO4)4 |
8.AC.18 | Manitobaite | Na16Mn2+ 25Al8(PO4)30 |
8.AC.20 | Marićite | NaFe2+(PO4) |
8.AC.25 | Berzeliite | (NaCa2)Mg2(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.25 | Manganberzeliite | (NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.25 | Palenzonaite | (NaCa2)Mn2+2(VO4)3 |
8.AC.25 | Schäferite | (NaCa2)Mg2(VO4)3 |
8.AC.25 | Hedegaardite | (Ca,Na)9(Ca,Na)Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
8.AC.25 | Matyhite | Ca18(Ca,◻)2Fe2+2(PO4)14 |
8.AC.30 | Brianite | Na2CaMg(PO4)2 |
8.AC.35 | Vitusite-(Ce) | Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2 |
8.AC.40 | Olgite | (Sr,Ba)(Na,Sr,REE)2Na(PO4)2 |
8.AC.40 | Bario-olgite | (Ba,Sr)(Na,Sr,REE)2Na(PO4)2 · |
8.AC.45 | Strontiowhitlockite | Sr9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
8.AC.45 | Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
8.AC.45 | Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
8.AC.45 | Tuite | Ca3(PO4)2 |
8.AC.45 | Ferromerrillite | Ca9NaFe2+(PO4)7 |
8.AC.47 | Iwateite | Na2BaMn(PO4)2 |
8.AC.47 | Yurmarinite | Na7(Fe3+,Mg,Cu)4(AsO4)6 |
8.AC.47 | Ozerovaite | Na2KAl3(AsO4)4 |
8.AC.47 | Anatolyite | Na6(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe3+)3Al(AsO4)6 |
8.AC.47 | Pansnerite | K3Na3(Fe3+,Al)6(AsO4)8 |
8.AC.50 | Chladniite | Na3CaMg11(PO4)9 |
8.AC.50 | Fillowite | Na3CaMn2+11(PO4)9 |
8.AC.50 | Johnsomervilleite | Na3CaFe11(PO4)9 |
8.AC.50 | Galileiite | Na3Fe2+Fe2+11(PO4)9 |
8.AC.50 | Xenophyllite | Na4Fe2+7(PO4)6 |
8.AC.50 | Udinaite | NaMg4(VO4)3 |
8.AC.50 | Arsenudinaite | NaMg4(AsO4)3 |
8.AC.52 | Lasnierite | (Ca,Sr)(Mg,Fe2+)2Al(P[O,F]4)3 |
8.AC.55 | Pharmazincite | KZnAsO4 |
8.AC.57 | Zubkovaite | Ca3Cu3(AsO4)4 |
8.AC.60 | Kosnarite | KZr2(PO4)3 |
8.AC.65 | Panethite | (Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe2+)2(PO4)2 |
8.AC.70 | Stanfieldite | Ca4Mg5(PO4)6 |
8.AC.75 | Ronneburgite | K2MnV4O12 |
8.AC.80 | Tillmannsite | Ag3Hg[(V,As)O4] |
8.AC.85 | Filatovite | K(Al,Zn)2(As,Si)2O8 |
Fluorescence of Rosemaryite
Not fluorescent.
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.
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Localities for Rosemaryite
Locality List
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? - 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.
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France | |
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Poland | |
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Pieczka, Adam, Hawthorne, Frank C., Gołębiowska, Bożena, Włodek, Adam, Grochowina, Anna (2017) Maneckiite, ideally NaCa2Fe2+2(Fe3+Mg)Mn2(PO4)6(H2O)2, a new phosphate mineral of the wicksite supergroup from the Michałkowa pegmatite, Góry Sowie Block, southwestern Poland. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (3) 723-736 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.127 | |
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