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Plimerite

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Block 14 Opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
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Formula:
ZnFe
3+
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
5
System:Orthorhombic
Name:Named for Professor Ian Plimer, Professor of Mining Geology, The University of Adelaide and Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at The University of Melbourne, in recognition of his contributions to the geology of ore deposits, and in particular the geology of the Broken Hill deposit.
Isostructural with:Frondelite, Rockbridgeite


Rockbridgeite Group.

The Zn-analogue of rockbridgeite and frondelite.

Classification of Plimerite

IMA status:Approved 2008
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BC.10

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
C : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 > 1:1 and < 2:1
Dana 8th edition ID:41.9.2.3

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
9 : (AB)5(XO4)3Zq
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Type Occurrence of Plimerite

Type Locality:Block 14 Opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

Crystallography of Plimerite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Cell Parameters:a = 13.865(3) Å, b = 16.798(3) Å, c = 5.151(1) Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.825 : 1 : 0.307
Unit Cell Volume:V 1187 ų
Z:4
Comment:SG Bbmm (non-standard setting of Cmcm)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
4.638 (50)
3.388 (50)
3.369 (55)
3.168 (100)
2.753 (60)
2.575 (90)
2.414 (75)

Chemical Properties of Plimerite

Formula:
ZnFe
3+
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
 
5
All elements listed in formula:Fe, H, O, P, Zn

Relationship of Plimerite to other Species

Member of Group:
Rockbridgeite Group:
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.BC.05Angelellite
Fe
3+
4
[O
 
3
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BC.10Frondelite
Mn
2+
 
Fe
3+
4
[(OH)
 
5
|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BC.10Rockbridgeite
Fe
2+
 
Fe
3+
4
[(OH)
 
5
|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
8.BC.15Aerugite
Ni
 
8.5
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
As
5+
 
O
 
8

Other Names for Plimerite

Synonyms:
IMA2008-013
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.

References for Plimerite

Reference List:Fisher, D.J. (1958): Pegmatite phosphates and their problems. American Mineralogist, 43, 181-207.

P. Elliott, U. Kolitsch, G. Giester, E. Libowitzky, C. McCammon, A. Pring, W. D. Birch (2009): Description and crystal structure of a new mineral – plimerite, ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 – the Zn-analogue of rockbridgeite and frondelite, from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Mineral. Mag. 73, 131-148.

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    Localities for Plimerite

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    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Yancowinna Co.
        • Broken Hill
    		Min. Mag. 73,131-148(2009)
    • South Australia
      • Flinders Ranges
        • South Flinders Ranges
          • Martins Well
    		Min. Mag. 73,131(2009)
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Karlovy Vary Region
        • Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald)
          • Krásno
    		Sejkora, J., Škoda, R., Ondruš, P. (2006): New naturally occurring mineral phases from the Krásno - Horní Slavkov area, western Bohemia, Czech Republic. Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 51, 159-187.
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