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Bariosincosite

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Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteribar, Navarre, Spain
© Jordi Fabre

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Formula:
Ba(V
4+
 
O)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
System:TetragonalLustre:Vitreous
Hardness:3
Name:Named for its relationship to sincosite.


The barium analogue of sincosite.

Some samples from the type locality are rich in Sr (Uwe Kolitsch, unpubl. data), thus indicating that the Sr analogue may also occur in nature.

Classification of Bariosincosite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/E.03-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.CJ.65

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
J : With only large cations
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Type Occurrence of Bariosincosite

Type Locality:Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Physical Properties of Bariosincosite

Lustre:Vitreous
Hardness (Mohs):3

Crystallography of Bariosincosite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Morphology:Pseudotetragonal, subparallel plates, often arranged in rosettes.

Optical Data of Bariosincosite

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nω = 1.721 nε = 1.715
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.006

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

Chemical Properties of Bariosincosite

Formula:
Ba(V
4+
 
O)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Ba, H, O, P, V
All elements listed in formula:Ba, H, O, P, V

Relationship of Bariosincosite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.CJ.05Stercorite
NaNH
 
4
HPO
 
4
·4H
 
2
O
8.CJ.10Mundrabillaite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
Ca(HPO
 
4
)
 
2
·H
 
2
O
8.CJ.10Swaknoite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
Ca[HPO
 
4
]
 
2
 · H
 
2
O
8.CJ.15Nabaphite
NaBaPO
 
4
·9H
 
2
O
8.CJ.15Nastrophite
Na(Sr,Ba)PO
 
4
·9H
 
2
O
8.CJ.20Haidingerite
Ca[HAsO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
8.CJ.25Vladimirite
Ca
 
5
[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 5H
 
2
O
8.CJ.30Ferrarisite
Ca
 
5
[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 9H
 
2
O
8.CJ.35Machatschkiite
(Ca,Na)
 
6
AsO
 
4
(AsO
 
3
OH)
 
3
(PO
 
4
,SO
 
4
)·15H
 
2
O
8.CJ.40Phaunouxite
Ca
 
3
[AsO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 11H
 
2
O
8.CJ.40Rauenthalite
Ca
 
3
[AsO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
8.CJ.45Brockite
(Ca,Th,Ce)(PO
 
4
)·H
 
2
O
8.CJ.45Grayite
(Th,Pb,Ca)PO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
8.CJ.45Rhabdophane-(Ce)
(Ce,La)PO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
8.CJ.45Rhabdophane-(La)
(La,Ce)PO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
8.CJ.45Rhabdophane-(Nd)
(Nd,Ce,La)PO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
8.CJ.45Tristramite
(Ca,U,Fe)(PO
 
4
,SO
 
4
)·2H
 
2
O
8.CJ.45UM1997-20-AsO:HU
U
4+
 
(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CJ.45Smirnovskite
ThCa[PO
 
4
]
 
2
 ·nH
 
2
O
8.CJ.50Ardealite
Ca
 
2
[HPO
 
4
|SO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
8.CJ.50Brushite
CaHPO
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
8.CJ.50Churchite-(Y)
YPO
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
8.CJ.50Pharmacolite
CaHAsO
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
8.CJ.50Churchite-(Nd)
NdPO
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
8.CJ.55Mcnearite
NaCa
 
5
[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
4
|AsO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
8.CJ.60Dorfmanite
Na
 
2
(PO
 
3
OH)·2H
 
2
O
8.CJ.65Sincosite
CaV
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
O
 
2
·5H
 
2
O
8.CJ.70Catalanoite
Na
 
2
[HPO
 
4
] · 8H
 
2
O
8.CJ.75Guérinite
Ca
 
5
[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 9H
 
2
O
8.CJ.85Ningyoite
CaU(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·1-2H
 
2
O

Other Names for Bariosincosite

Synonyms:
IMA1998-047
Other Languages:
German:Bariosincosit
Spanish:Bariosincosita

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 Bariosincosite

Reference List:A. Pring, U. Kolitsch, W. D. Birch, B. D. Beyer, P. Elliott, P. Ayyappan and A. Ramanan (1999): Bariosincosite, a new hydrated barium vanadium phosphate, from the Spring Creek Mine, South Australia. Mineral. Mag. 63, 735-741.

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    Localities for Bariosincosite

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    Australia
     
    • South Australia
      • Flinders Ranges
        • South Flinders Ranges
          • Wilmington
    		A. Pring, U. Kolitsch, W. D. Birch, B. D. Beyer, P. Elliott, P. Ayyappan and A. Ramanan (1999): Bariosincosite, a new hydrated barium vanadium phosphate, from the Spring Creek Mine, South Australia. Mineral. Mag. 63, 735-741; [AmMin 85:1324]
    Spain
     
    • Navarre
      • Esteribar
        • Eugui
    		Calvo, M. and Viñals, J. (2003). El yacimiento de magnesita de Eugui (Navarra). Revista de Minerales, 2 (4) 6-21
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