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Warikahnite

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Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
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Formula:
Zn
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
System:TriclinicColour:Colourless to light ...
Name:Named after Walter Richard Kahn, a financial supporter of research on secondary minerals and their crystal structures.




Note: Some "warikahnites" (yellow prisms associated with Cu-bearing adamite) recently sold turned out to be willemites.

Classification of Warikahnite

IMA status:Approved 1978
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/C.07-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.CA.35

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
A : With small and large/medium cations
Dana 8th edition ID:40.3.1.1

40 : HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
3 : A3(XO4)2·xH2O
Hey's CIM Ref.:20.3.5

20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
3 : Arsenates of Zn, Cd or Hg
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Type Occurrence of Warikahnite

Type Locality:Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
Year of Discovery:1979

Physical Properties of Warikahnite

Lustre:Vitreous, Waxy
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colourless to light yellow

Crystallography of Warikahnite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 6.71Å, b = 8.98Å, c = 14.53Å
α = 105.59°, β = 93.44°, γ = 108.68°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.747 : 1 : 1.618
Unit Cell Volume:V 788.58 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Warikahnite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.747 nβ = 1.753 nγ = 1.768
2V:Measured: 75° , Calculated: 66°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.021

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

Chemical Properties of Warikahnite

Formula:
Zn
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
Essential elements:As, H, O, Zn
All elements listed in formula:As, H, O, Zn

Relationship of Warikahnite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
8.CA.05Fransoletite
Ca
 
3
Be
 
2
[HPO
 
4
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
8.CA.05Parafransoletite
Ca
 
3
Be
 
2
[HPO
 
4
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
8.CA.10Ehrleite
Ca
 
4
Be
 
3
Zn
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
6
 · 9H
 
2
O
8.CA.15Faheyite
(Mn,Mg,Na)Be
 
2
Fe
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
·6H
 
2
O
8.CA.20Gainesite
Na(Na,K)(Be,Li)Zr
 
2
[PO
 
4
]
 
4
 · 1.5-2H
 
2
O
8.CA.20Mccrillisite
NaCs(Be,Li)Zr
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
·1-2H
 
2
O
8.CA.20Selwynite
NaK(Be,Al)Zr
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
8.CA.25Pahasapaite
Li
 
8
(Ca,Li,K)
 
10.5
Be
 
24
(PO
 
4
)
 
24
·38H
 
2
O
8.CA.30Hopeite
Zn
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CA.30Parahopeite
Zn
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CA.40Phosphophyllite
Zn
 
2
Fe(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CA.45Parascholzite
CaZn
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
8.CA.45Scholzite
CaZn
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
8.CA.50Keyite
(Cu,Zn,Cd)
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
8.CA.55Pushcharovskite
CuAsO
 
3
OH·H
 
2
O
8.CA.60Prosperite
CaZn
 
2
[OH|HAsO
 
4
|AsO
 
4
]
8.CA.65Gengenbachite
KFe
3+
3
[H
 
2
PO
 
4
|(HPO
 
4
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
20.3.1Adamite
Zn
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)(OH)
20.3.2Paradamite
Zn
 
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
]
20.3.3Koritnigite
Zn[HAsO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
20.3.4Legrandite
Zn
 
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
20.3.6Köttigite
Zn
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·8H
 
2
O
20.3.7Stranskiite
(Zn,Cu)
 
3
[AsO
 
4
]
 
2
20.3.8Philipsburgite
(Cu,Zn)
 
6
[(OH)
 
3
|(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
20.3.9Austinite
CaZn[OH|AsO
 
4
]
20.3.10Prosperite
CaZn
 
2
[OH|HAsO
 
4
|AsO
 
4
]
20.3.11Gaitite
Ca
 
2
Zn[AsO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
20.3.12Zincroselite
Ca
 
2
Zn[AsO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
20.3.13O'Danielite
Na(Zn,Mg)
 
3
H
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
20.3.14Johillerite
Na(Mg,Zn)
 
3
Cu[AsO
 
4
]
 
3
20.3.15Holdenite
(Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
6
Zn
 
3
[(OH)
 
8
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
|SiO
 
4
]
20.3.16Chudobaite
(Na,K)(Mg,Zn)
 
2
H(AsO
 
4
)(OH,O)
 
6
20.3.17Chlorophoenicite
(Mn,Mg)
 
3
Zn
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)(OH,O)
 
6
20.3.18Lotharmeyerite
Ca(Zn,Mn
3+
 
)
 
2
[AsO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 2(H
 
2
O,OH)
20.3.19Metaköttigite
(Zn,Fe,Fe)
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·8(H
 
2
O,OH)
20.3.20Ojuelaite
ZnFe
3+
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
20.3.21Fahleite
Zn
 
5
CaFe
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
6
·14H
 
2
O
20.3.22Keyite
(Cu,Zn,Cd)
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2

Other Names for Warikahnite

Synonyms:
IMA1978-038
German names:
Warikahnit
Russian names:
Вариканит
Spanish names:
Warikahnita

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 Warikahnite

Reference List:Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1979), 389-395.

American Mineralogist (1980): 65: 408.

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    Localities for Warikahnite

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    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
        • Lavrion District Mines
          • Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamareza; Kamariza)
            • Kamareza Mines
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          • Plaka
            • Plaka Mines
    		Min Rec 36:4 p 315
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    • Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region
      • Tsumeb
    		Min Rec 36:4 p 315
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