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Schoonerite

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Hagendorf South Pegmatite (Cornelia Mine; Hagendorf South Open Cut), Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Vohenstrauß, Oberpfälzer Wald, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
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Formula:
ZnMn
2+
 
Fe
2+
2
Fe
3+
 
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
2
 · 9H
 
2
O
System:OrthorhombicColour:Pale tan to brown, ...
Hardness:4
Name:Named after Richard Schooner (1925-2007), mineral collector of Woodstock, Connecticut.
This page provides mineralogical data about Schoonerite.

Classification of Schoonerite

IMA status:Approved 1976
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/D.03-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.DB.15

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4< 1:1
Dana 8th edition ID:42.8.3.1

42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
8 : (AB)5(XO4)3Zq·xH2O
Hey's CIM Ref.:19.6.13

19 : Phosphates
6 : Phosphates of Zn
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Type Occurrence of Schoonerite

Type Locality:Palermo No. 1 Mine (Palermo #1 pegmatite), Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, USA
General Appearance of Type Material:Thin laths
Place of Conservation of Type Material:National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Geological Setting of type material:Altered phosphate pods in pegmatite.

Physical Properties of Schoonerite

Lustre:Dull, Earthy
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Translucent
Colour:Pale tan to brown, greenish brown, redish brown to bronzy on weathered surface
Streak:pale brown
Hardness (Mohs):4
Hardness Data:Estimated
Comment:By needle pressure
Cleavage:Perfect
{010} perfect; {001} good
Density (measured):2.87 - 2.92 g/cm3
Density (calculated):2.79 g/cm3

Crystallography of Schoonerite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:Pbam (P21/b 21/a 2/m)
Cell Parameters:a = 11.119Å, b = 25.546Å, c = 6.437Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.435 : 1 : 0.252
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,828.40 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:4
Morphology:Lathlike and strawlike crystals, elongated along [100], flattened on {010},to 2mm; as rosettes; as sprays and mats
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
12.77 (100)
8.35 (70)
6.43 940)(
5.52 (30)
3.761 (40)
2.768 (90)

Optical Data of Schoonerite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.618 nβ = 1.652 nγ = 1.682
2V:Measured: 70° to 80°, Calculated: 84°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.064

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate
Dispersion:noticable

Chemical Properties of Schoonerite

Formula:
ZnMn
2+
 
Fe
2+
2
Fe
3+
 
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
2
 · 9H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Fe, H, Mn, O, P, Zn
All elements listed in formula:Fe, H, Mn, O, P, Zn

Relationship of Schoonerite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.DB.05Diadochite
Fe
3+
2
(PO
 
4
)(SO
 
4
)(OH) · 5H
 
2
O
8.DB.05Pitticite
[Fe, SO
 
4
, AsO
 
4
, H
 
2
O] ?
8.DB.05Destinezite
Fe
3+
2
[OH|SO
 
4
|PO
 
4
] · 5H
 
2
O
8.DB.10Vashegyite
Al
 
11
[(OH)
 
6
|(PO
 
4
)
 
9
] · 38H
 
2
O
8.DB.20Sinkankasite
H
 
2
Mn
2+
 
Al[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DB.25Mitryaevaite
Al
 
11
[F
 
3
|(OH)
 
1.3
|(SO
 
4
)
 
1.3
|(PO
 
4
)
 
8.7
] · 30H
 
2
O
8.DB.30Sanjuanite
Al
 
2
[OH|SO
 
4
|PO
 
4
] · 9H
 
2
O
8.DB.35Sarmientite
Fe
3+
2
[OH|SO
 
4
|AsO
 
4
] · 5H
 
2
O
8.DB.40Bukovskýite
Fe
3+
2
[OH|SO
 
4
|AsO
 
4
] · 7H
 
2
O
8.DB.45Zýkaite
Fe
3+
4
[OH|SO
 
4
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 15H
 
2
O
8.DB.50Giniite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
4
[(OH)
 
5
|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 2H
 
2
O
8.DB.55Sasaite
(Al,Fe
3+
 
)
 
14
[(OH)
 
7
|SO
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
11
] · 83H
 
2
O
8.DB.60Mcauslanite
HFe
2+
3
Al
 
2
[F|(PO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 18H
 
2
O
8.DB.65Goldquarryite
CuCd
 
2
Al
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
F
 
2
(H
 
2
O)
 
10
(H
 
2
O,F)
 
2
8.DB.70Birchite
Cd
 
2
Cu
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(SO
 
4
)·5H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
19.6.1Tarbuttite
Zn
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
]
19.6.2Spencerite
Zn
 
4
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
19.6.3Hopeite
Zn
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
19.6.4Parahopeite
Zn
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
19.6.5Veszelyite
(Cu,Zn)
 
2
Zn(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
19.6.6Kipushite
(Cu,Zn)
 
5
Zn[(OH)
 
3
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
19.6.7Scholzite
CaZn
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
19.6.8Parascholzite
CaZn
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
19.6.9Ehrleite
Ca
 
4
Be
 
3
Zn
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
6
 · 9H
 
2
O
19.6.10Faustite
(Zn,Cu)Al
 
6
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
19.6.11Aheylite
(Fe
2+
 
,Zn)Al
 
6
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
19.6.12Jungite
Ca
 
2
Zn
 
4
Fe
3+
8
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
9
 · 16H
 
2
O
19.6.14Phosphophyllite
Zn
 
2
Fe(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O

Other Names for Schoonerite

Synonyms:
IMA1976-021
Other Languages:
German:Schoonerit
Russian:Скунерит
Spanish:Schoonerita

Other Information

Other Information:Rapidly soluble in HCl
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 Schoonerite

Reference List:Moore, P.B. and A.R. Kampf: "Schoonerite, a new zinc-manganese-iron phosphate mineral": American Mineralogist (1977): 62: 246-249.

Kampf, A.R.: "Schoonerite: its atomic arrangement": American Mineralogist (1977): 62: 250-255.

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    Localities for Schoonerite

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    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Upper Palatinate
        • Oberpfälzer Wald
          • Vohenstrauß
            • Waidhaus
              • Hagendorf
    		http://www.berthold-weber.de/h_miner.htm
    USA
     
    • Maine
      • Oxford Co.
        • Newry
    		No reference listed
    No reference listed
    King, V. T., 2006, Minerals of Halls Ridge and Plumbago-Puzzle Mountain, Newry, ... Maine, Mineral News, v. 22(6): p. 1-3.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton Co.
        • Groton
    		[Amer.Min.(1977) 62, 246-249
    Whitmore & Lawrence, 2004: The Pegmatite Mines Known As Palermo, p.96.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland Co.
        • Kings Mountain District
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington Co.
    		Mineral Webzine, Dec. 2001.
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