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Turneaureite

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ZCA Mine No. 4 (St Joe Mine; ZCA No. 4 mine), Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St Lawrence Co., New York, USA
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Formula:
Ca
 
5
[Cl|(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
System:HexagonalColour:Colourless to gray
Hardness:5
Name:Named after Frederick Steward Turneaure, Professor of Geology, University of Michigan (USA).


Apatite Group. The arsenate analogue of Chlorapatite. The Ca5 analogue of Hedyphane.

Classification of Turneaureite

IMA status:Approved 1983
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/B.39-70
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BN.05

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
N : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1
Dana 8th edition ID:41.8.3.2

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
8 : A5(XO4)3Zq
Hey's CIM Ref.:22.2.4

22 : Phosphates, Arsenates or Vanadates with other Anions
2 : Phosphates, arsenates or vanadates with chloride
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Type Occurrence of Turneaureite

Co-type Localities:Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
ZCA Mine No. 4 (St Joe Mine; ZCA No. 4 mine), Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St Lawrence Co., New York, USA
Year of Discovery:1985

Physical Properties of Turneaureite

Lustre:Vitreous, Greasy
Colour:Colourless to gray
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):5

Crystallography of Turneaureite

Crystal System:Hexagonal
Cell Parameters:a = 9.81Å, c = 6.86Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.699
Unit Cell Volume:V 571.73 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Turneaureite

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nω = 1.708 nε = 1.700
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.008

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

Chemical Properties of Turneaureite

Formula:
Ca
 
5
[Cl|(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
Essential elements:As, Ca, Cl, O
All elements listed in formula:As, Ca, Cl, O, P

Relationship of Turneaureite to other Species

Related to:
  • Apatite Supergroup
    • Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

    - +
    8.BN.05Alforsite
    Ba
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Belovite-(Ce)
    NaSr
     
    3
    		(Ce,La)[(F,OH)|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(F,O)|(PO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(OH,O)|(PO
     
    4
    		,CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Apatite-(CaCl)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Clinomimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Fermorite
    (Ca,Sr)
     
    5
    		(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH)
    8.BN.05Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Hedyphane
    Pb
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Apatite-(CaOH)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[OH|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Johnbaumite
    Ca
     
    5
    		[OH|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Morelandite
    (Ba,Ca,Pb)
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Apatite-(SrOH)
    (Sr,Ca)
     
    5
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH,F)
    8.BN.05Svabite
    Ca
     
    5
    		[(F,Cl,OH)|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Vanadinite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Belovite-(La)
    NaSr
     
    3
    		(La,Ce)[(F,OH)|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Deloneite-(Ce)
    NaCa
     
    2
    		SrCe(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		F
    8.BN.05Fluorcaphite
    (Ca,Sr,Ce,Na)
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Kuannersuite-(Ce)
    NaBa
     
    3
    		(Ce,Nd,La)[(F,Cl)|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Apatite-(CaOH)-M
    (Ca,Na)
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[(OH,Cl)|(PO
     
    4
    		,SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05Phosphohedyphane
    Pb
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    8.BN.05IMA2008-009
    Sr
     
    5
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		F
    8.BN.10Arctite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    4
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		F
    Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

    - +
    22.2.1Sampleite
    NaCaCu
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    22.2.2Lavendulan
    NaCaCu
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    22.2.3Apatite-(CaCl)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    22.2.5Shubnikovite
    Ca
     
    2
    		Cu
     
    8
    		[Cl|OH|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    6
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    22.2.6Richelsdorfite
    Ca
     
    2
    		Cu
     
    5
    		Sb[Cl|(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    22.2.7Alforsite
    Ba
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    22.2.8Morelandite
    (Ba,Ca,Pb)
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    22.2.9Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    22.2.10Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    22.2.11Clinomimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    22.2.12Sahlinite
    Pb
     
    14
    		[O
     
    9
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		|Cl
     
    4
    		]
    22.2.13Georgiadèsite
    Pb
     
    16
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|Cl
     
    14
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		]
    22.2.14Vanadinite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    22.2.15Kombatite
    Pb
     
    14
    		[O
     
    9
    		|(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		|Cl
     
    4
    		]
    22.2.16Leningradite
    PbCu
     
    3
    		[Cl|VO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    22.2.17Hedyphane
    Pb
     
    3
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    22.2.18Nealite
    Pb
     
    4
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		[Cl
     
    2
    		|AsO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O

    Other Names for Turneaureite

    Synonyms:
    IMA1983-063
    Other Languages:
    German:Turneaureit
    Russian:Турнорит
    Spanish:Turneaureita

    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 Turneaureite

    Reference List:Canadian Mineralogist (1985): 23: 251-254.

    American Mineralogist (1986): 71: 1280.

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    Localities for Turneaureite

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    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic
          • Vitim Plateau
    		P.M. Kartashov data
    Sweden
     
    • Dalarna
      • Hedemora
        • Garpenberg
    		Kjell Gatedal
    • Värmland
      • Filipstad
    		Dunn, et al, 1985; Can. Min.:23(1985):251; Rocks & Min.: 60:243; Nysten, P., Holtstam, D. and Jonsson, E. (1999) The Långban minerals. In Långban - The mines,their minerals, geology and explorers (D. Holtstam and J. Langhof, eds.), Swedish Museum of Natural History and Raster Förlag, Stockholm & Chr. Weise Verlag, Munich, pp. 89-183.
    USA
     
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex Co.
        • Franklin Mining District
          • Franklin
    		Dunn, P.J., et al: Can.Min.:23:251-254 (1985); Dunn(1995):Pt5:653.
    • New York
      • St Lawrence Co.
        • Balmat-Edwards Zinc District
          • Balmat
    		Dunn, P.J., et al (1985) Canadian Mineralogist: 23: 251-254.
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