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Destinezite

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Argenteau, Visé, Liège Province, Belgium
© Rui Nunes 2006

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Formula:
Fe
3+
2
[OH|SO
 
4
|PO
 
4
] · 5H
 
2
O
System:TriclinicColour:Yellow, brownish yellow, ...
Hardness:3 - 4
Name:After M. Destinez.


Sanjuanite-Destinezite Group.

Destinezite was recently redefined (IMA Code 00-E) as triclinic Fe2(PO4)(SO4)(OH).6H2O, the crystalline counterpart of the amorphous Diadochite.

Classification of Destinezite

IMA status:Approved 2002
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.DB.05

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4< 1:1
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Type Occurrence of Destinezite

Co-type Localities:Argenteau, Visé, Liège Province, Belgium
Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA

Physical Properties of Destinezite

Lustre:Dull, Earthy
Colour:Yellow, brownish yellow, brown, reddish brown, greenish yellow, pale green, pale yellow; pale yellow to yellowish brown in transmitted light
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 4
Fracture:Conchoidal
Density (measured):2.2 g/cm3
Density (calculated):2.33 g/cm3

Crystallography of Destinezite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Class (H-M):1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:P1
Cell Parameters:a = 9.584Å, b = 9.748Å, c = 7.338Å
α = 93.07°, β = 95.78°, γ = 105.32°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.983 : 1 : 0.753
Unit Cell Volume:V 655.53 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:2
Morphology:Rarely microcrystalline comprised of six-sided platy crystals.
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
8.77 (90)
8.27 (80)
4.28 (100)
4.08 (70)
3.93 (100)
3.21 (40)

Optical Data of Destinezite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.615 nβ = 1.625 nγ = 1.665
2V:Measured: 55° , Calculated: 56°
Birefringence:0.050
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.050

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

Chemical Properties of Destinezite

Formula:
Fe
3+
2
[OH|SO
 
4
|PO
 
4
] · 5H
 
2
O
All elements listed in formula:Fe, H, O, P, S

Relationship of Destinezite to other Species

Related to:
  • Sanjuanite-Destinezite Group
    • Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

    - +
    8.DB.05Diadochite
    Fe
    3+
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)(SO
     
    4
    		)(OH) · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.05Pitticite
    [Fe, SO
     
    4
    		, AsO
     
    4
    		, H
     
    2
    		O] ?
    8.DB.10Vashegyite
    Al
     
    11
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    9
    		] · 38H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.15Schoonerite
    ZnMn
    2+
     
    		Fe
    2+
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		 · 9H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.20Sinkankasite
    H
     
    2
    		Mn
    2+
     
    		Al[OH|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.25Mitryaevaite
    Al
     
    11
    		[F
     
    3
    		|(OH)
     
    1.3
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    1.3
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    8.7
    		] · 30H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.30Sanjuanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[OH|SO
     
    4
    		|PO
     
    4
    		] · 9H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.35Sarmientite
    Fe
    3+
    2
    		[OH|SO
     
    4
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.40Bukovskýite
    Fe
    3+
    2
    		[OH|SO
     
    4
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.45Zýkaite
    Fe
    3+
    4
    		[OH|SO
     
    4
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 15H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.50Giniite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.55Sasaite
    (Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    14
    		[(OH)
     
    7
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    11
    		] · 83H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.60Mcauslanite
    HFe
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 18H
     
    2
    		O
    8.DB.65Goldquarryite
    CuCd
     
    2
    		Al
     
    3
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		F
     
    2
    		(H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    10
    		(H
     
    2
    		O,F)
     
    2
    8.DB.70Birchite
    Cd
     
    2
    		Cu
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)·5H
     
    2
    		O

    Other Names for Destinezite

    Other Languages:
    German:Destinezit
    Spanish:Destinezita

    Other Information

    Other Information:Readily soluble in acids.
    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 Destinezite

    Reference List:Forir and Jorissen (1881) Bulletin de la Sociètè Belge de Gèologie: 7: 117.

    Cesàro (1885) Mém. Soc. belge geol.: 12: 173.

    Veselý (1923) Bull. int. ac. Bohême: 23: 177.

    Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 1011-1013.

    Acta Univ. Carol., Prague, Geol. (1960): 127-152.

    Peacor et al (1999) Destinezite ('diadochite'): its crystal structure and role as a soil mineral at Alum Cave Bluff, Tennessee. Clays and Clay Minerals, 47, 1-11.

    Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (2003), 795.

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    Localities for Destinezite

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    Austria
     
    • Styria
      • Leoben
        • Trofaiach
          • Rötzgraben
    		Brandstätter et al. (2008)
    Belgium
     
    • Hainaut (Henegouwen; Hennegau) Province
      • Mons
        • Blaton
    		No reference listed
    • Liège Province
      • Visé
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1013; American Mineralogist (2000): 85: 266.
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Pardubice Region
    		Prachař, I.: Současný stav výskytu nerostů ve Chvaleticích. Acta musei Reginaehradecensis, série A: vědy přírodní, 1981, roč. XVI., s. 99-102.
    Germany
     
    • Thuringia
      • Gera
        • Ronneburg U deposit
    		T. Witzke & F. Rüger: Lapis 1998(7/8), 26-64
      • Saalfeld
        • Garnsdorf
    		F. Rüger, L. Senf & T. Witzke: Lapis 1995 (1), 15-26
    Italy
     
    • Tuscany
      • Lucca Province
        • Apuan Alps
          • Stazzema
    		Orlandi P., Dini A., 2004. Die Mineralien der Buca della Vena-Mine, Apuaner Berge, Toskana (Italien). Lapis, 1: 11-24.
    Japan
     
    • Honshu Island
      • Chugoku Region
        • Yamaguchi Prefecture
    		Matsubara et al. (1999) Bulletin of the National Science Museum (Tokyo), 25, 51-57.
    Slovakia
     
    • Bratislava Region
      • Malé Karpaty Mts
        • Pezinok
    USA
     
    • Tennessee
      • Sevier Co.
        • Great Smoky Mts
    		American Mineralogist (2000): 85: 266.
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