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Agardite-(La)

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Serpieri Mine, Kamareza Mines, Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamareza; Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece
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Formula:
(La,Ce)Cu
 
6
[(OH)
 
6
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 3H
 
2
O
System:HexagonalColour:yellowish-green, ...
Lustre:VitreousHardness:3 - 4
Name:For its relationship to the other Agardite series minerals
This page provides mineralogical data about Agardite-(La).

Classification of Agardite-(La)

IMA status:Approved 1980
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/D.53-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.DL.15

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
L : With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 2:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:20.4.14

20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
4 : Arsenates of Group III metals (Al, rare earths)
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Type Occurrence of Agardite-(La)

Type Locality:Dorothea Mine, Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Physical Properties of Agardite-(La)

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:yellowish-green, bluish-green, deep greenish-blue
Streak:greenish white
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 4

Crystallography of Agardite-(La)

Crystal System:Hexagonal

Chemical Properties of Agardite-(La)

Formula:
(La,Ce)Cu
 
6
[(OH)
 
6
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 3H
 
2
O
Essential elements:As, Cu, H, La, O
All elements listed in formula:As, Ce, Cu, H, La, O

Relationship of Agardite-(La) to other Species

Related to:
  • Mixite Group
    • Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
    8.DL.05Foggite
    CaAl[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.10Cyrilovite
    NaFe
    3+
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.10Millisite
    (Na,K)CaAl
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    9
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.10Wardite
    NaAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.15Agardite-(Nd)
    (Nd,La,Ce)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.15Agardite-(Y)
    (Y,Ca)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		,HAsO
     
    4
    		)|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.15Agardite-(Ce)
    CeCu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.15Goudeyite
    (Al,Y)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.15Mixite
    BiCu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.15Petersite-(Y)
    (Y,Ce,Nd)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.15Zálesíite
    (Ca,Y)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(HAsO
     
    4
    		,AsO
     
    4
    		)|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.15Plumboagardite
    (Pb,REE,Ca)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(HAsO
     
    4
    		,AsO
     
    4
    		)|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.15Calciopetersite
    CaCu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|HPO
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.20Cheremnykhite
    Pb
     
    3
    		Zn
     
    3
    		TeO
     
    6
    		(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    8.DL.20Dugganite
    Pb
     
    3
    		Zn
     
    3
    		(Te
    6+
     
    		O
     
    6
    		)(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    8.DL.20Kuksite
    Pb
     
    3
    		Zn
     
    3
    		TeO
     
    6
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    8.DL.20Wallkilldellite-Mn
    Ca
     
    2
    		Mn
    2+
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 9H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.20Wallkilldellite-(Fe)
    (Ca,Cu)
     
    4
    		Fe
    2+
    6
    		[(OH,O)
     
    2
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		,SiO
     
    4
    		)]
     
    4
    		 · 18H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DL.20Wallkilldellite
    Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
    20.4.1Mansfieldite
    AlAsO
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    20.4.2Bulachite
    Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    20.4.3Alumopharmacosiderite
    KAl
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 6-7H
     
    2
    		O
    20.4.4Luetheite
    Cu
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    20.4.5Arsenogoyazite
    SrAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    20.4.6Arsenocrandallite
    (Ca,Sr)Al
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    20.4.7Arsenoflorencite-(Ce)
    CeAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    20.4.8Arsenoflorencite-(La)
    LaAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    20.4.9Arsenoflorencite-(Nd)
    NdAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    20.4.10Gerdtremmelite
    (Zn,Fe)(Al,Fe)
     
    2
    		AsO
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    5
    20.4.11Gasparite-(Ce)
    (Ce,REE)AsO
     
    4
    20.4.12Chernovite-(Y)
    YAsO
     
    4
    20.4.13Agardite-(Y)
    (Y,Ca)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		,HAsO
     
    4
    		)|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    20.4.15Goudeyite
    (Al,Y)Cu
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    20.4.16Retzian-(Ce)
    Mn
    2+
    2
    		Ce(AsO
     
    4
    		)(OH)
     
    4
    20.4.17Retzian-(La)
    (Mn
    2+
     
    		,Mg)
     
    2
    		(La,Ce,Nd)(AsO
     
    4
    		)(OH)
     
    4
    20.4.18Retzian-(Nd)
    Mn
    2+
    2
    		(Nd,Ce,La)(AsO
     
    4
    		)(OH)
     
    4

    Other Names for Agardite-(La)

    Synonyms:
    IMA1980-092
    German names:
    Agardit-(La)
    Russian names:
    Агардит-(La)

    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 Agardite-(La)

    Reference List:FEHR, T. & HOCHLEITNER, R. (1984): Agardit-La. Ein neues Mineral von Lavrion, Griechenland. Lapis 9 (1), 22; 37. (in German).

    American Mineralogist: 70: 871.

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    Localities for Agardite-(La)

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    Bulgaria
     
    • Sofiya (Sofia) Oblast
    		Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, Volume 2002, Number 3, 1 March 2002, pp. 107-116(10)
    France
     
    • Franche-Comté
      • Territoire-de-Belfort
        • Giromagny
    		Hohl: "Minéraux et Mines du Massif Vosgien", Editions du Rhin (Mulhouse), 1994
    • Midi-Pyrénées
      • Aveyron
        • Monteils
    		No reference listed
    Patrice Queneau Collection
        • Najac
    		Patrice Queneau Collection
      • Tarn
        • Ambialet
    		Queneau Patrice collection
    Germany
     
    • Baden-Württemberg
      • Black Forest
        • Freudenstadt
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 2001
    • Lower Saxony
      • Harz Mts
        • St Andreasberg District
          • Oder valley
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", 1990
          • St Andreasberg
    		No reference listed
    Greece
     
    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
        • Lavrion District Mines
          • Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamareza; Kamariza)
            • Kamareza Mines
    		J. Gröbner und U. Kolitsch (2002): Neufunde von Laurion aus den Jahren 2001 und 2002. Aufschluss 53 (5-6), 363-371.
    No reference listed
    No reference listed
          • Sounion Area
            • Agia Varvara Mines (St Barbara Mines)
    Italy
     
    • Sardinia
      • Carbonia-Iglesias Province
        • Domusnovas
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000
    Poland
     
    • Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie)
      • Rudawy Janowickie Mts
        • Jelenia Góra District
    		SiudaR., K. Gal-Solymos, Kruszewski L., 2006: Agardite-(La)-duftite and scorodite-köttigite-like mineral paragenesis from supergenic zone of the Miedzianka deposit (Rudawy Janowickie Mts., Poland) – preliminary report. Mineralogia Polonica Special Papers, 29, 192-195
    Switzerland
     
    • Ticino (Tessin)
      • Malcantone
        • Breno
    		Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 24
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Mount's Bay District
          • St Hilary
    		[UKJMM 20:7-37]
        • St Erth - Gwithian Area
          • Phillack
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000
      • Cumbria
        • North and Western Region (Cumberland)
          • Caldbeck Fells
            • Carrock Fell
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000
            • Deer Hills
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000
    USA
     
    • California
      • San Benito Co.
        • New Idria District
    		www.mineralsocal.org
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln Co.
        • Red Cloud District
          • Gallinas Mts
    		Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000
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