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Weinebeneite

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Spodumene prospect (Brandrücken exploration adit), Brandrücken, Moschkogel Mt. - Weinebene area, Koralpe Mts, Carinthia, Austria
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Formula:
CaBe
 
3
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:Colourless
Hardness:3 - 4
Name:Named after its discovery locality, about 2 km west of the Weinebene Pass, Koralpe, Carinthia, Austria.
This page provides mineralogical data about Weinebeneite.

Classification of Weinebeneite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/D.01-35
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.DA.20

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
A : With small (and occasionally larger) cations
Dana 8th edition ID:42.7.6.2

42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
7 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq·xH2O
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Type Occurrence of Weinebeneite

Type Locality:Spodumene prospect (Brandrücken exploration adit), Brandrücken, Moschkogel Mt. - Weinebene area, Koralpe Mts, Carinthia, Austria
Year of Discovery:1992

Physical Properties of Weinebeneite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colourless
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 4

Crystallography of Weinebeneite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 11.89Å, b = 9.7Å, c = 9.63Å
β = 95.76°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.226 : 1 : 0.993
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,105.05 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Weinebeneite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.520 nβ = 1.520 nγ = 1.530
2V:Measured: 5° to 8°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.010

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

Chemical Properties of Weinebeneite

Formula:
CaBe
 
3
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Be, Ca, H, O, P
All elements listed in formula:Be, Ca, H, O, P

Relationship of Weinebeneite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.DA.05Bearsite
Be
 
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
8.DA.05Moraesite
Be
 
2
[OH|PO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Roscherite
Ca(Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Zanazziite
Ca
 
2
(Mg,Fe)(Mg,Fe,Al)
 
4
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Greifensteinite
Ca
 
2
(Fe
2+
 
, Mn)
 
5
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Atencioite
Ca
 
2
Fe
2+
 
Mg
 
2
Fe
2+
2
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Ruifrancoite
Ca
 
2
[ ]
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Mn
2+
 
,Mg)
 
4
Be
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
6
(OH)
 
4
(OH,H
 
2
O)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Guimarãesite
Ca
 
2
(Zn,Mg,Fe
2+
 
)
 
5
Be
 
4
[(OH)
 
4
|(PO
 
4
)
 
6
] · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.10Footemineite
Ca
 
2
Mn
2+
 
Mn
2+
2
Mn
2+
2
Be
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
6
(OH)
 
4
 · 6H
 
2
O
8.DA.15Uralolite
Ca
 
2
Be
 
4
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
3
 · 5H
 
2
O
8.DA.25Tiptopite
K
 
2
(Na,Ca)
 
2
Li
 
3
Be
 
6
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
3
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
8.DA.30Veszelyite
(Cu,Zn)
 
2
Zn(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
8.DA.35Kipushite
(Cu,Zn)
 
5
Zn[(OH)
 
3
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
8.DA.35Philipsburgite
(Cu,Zn)
 
6
[(OH)
 
3
|(AsO
 
4
,PO
 
4
)]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
8.DA.40Spencerite
Zn
 
4
[OH|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
8.DA.45Glucine
CaBe
 
4
[(OH)
 
2
|PO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 0.5H
 
2
O

Other Names for Weinebeneite

Synonyms:
IMA1990-049
Other Languages:
German:Weinebeneit
Russian:Вейнебенеит
Spanish:Weinebeneita

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 Weinebeneite

Reference List:Mitteilungen Abteilung für Mineralogie Landesmuseum Joanneum (1990): 58: 37-43.

American Mineralogist (1993): 78: 847-848.

Walter, F. (1992), European Journal of Mineralogy: 4: 1275-1283.

New Minerals (1997), New Minerals 1990-1994.

Mineralogical Record: 30: 5-6.

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    • Carinthia
      • Koralpe Mts
        • Moschkogel Mt. - Weinebene area
          • Brandrücken
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