Rosièresite
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered - questionable
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
About Rosièresite
Formula:
(Pb, Cu, Al, P, O, H)
Colour:
Yellow, greenish yellow to pale brown
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
3 - 3½
Specific Gravity:
2.2
Crystal System:
Amorphous
Name:
For the locality at Rosières, Carmaux, Tarn, France.
Type Locality:
An amorphous hydrous phosphate of Al with Pb and Cu. An anthropogenic substance, forming on old mine tunnel walls.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
3459
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3459:9
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
fa01127e-b45a-45b7-88da-faa7d9f1cb90
IMA Classification of Rosièresite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959), Questionable
IMA Formula:
[Pb,Cu,Al,PO4,H2O] (?)
Classification of Rosièresite
8.DF.10
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
F : With only medium-sized cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 > 3:1
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
F : With only medium-sized cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 > 3:1
Dana 7th ed.:
42.13.7.1
42.13.7.1
42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
13 : Miscellaneous
42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
13 : Miscellaneous
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
---|---|---|
Rsr | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Rosièresite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Translucent
Comment:
opaline
Colour:
Yellow, greenish yellow to pale brown
Streak:
White
Hardness:
3 - 3½ on Mohs scale
Density:
2.2 g/cm3 (Measured)
Optical Data of Rosièresite
Type:
Isotropic
RI values:
n = 1.50
Birefringence:
Isotropic minerals have no birefringence
Surface Relief:
Low
Chemistry of Rosièresite
Mindat Formula:
(Pb, Cu, Al, P, O, H)
Crystallography of Rosièresite
Crystal System:
Amorphous
Morphology:
Stalactitic masses with a concentric structure.
Comment:
Amorphous
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
---|---|
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals | <10 Ka |
55 : Anthropogenic mine minerals |
Type Occurrence of Rosièresite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Opaline stalactitic masses.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Post mining encrustations
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Berthier M P (1841) Analyse d'un phosphate d'alumine plombifère de Rosières (département du Tarn). Annales des Mines 19, 669-674
Synonyms of Rosièresite
Other Language Names for Rosièresite
German:Rosieresit
Spanish:Rosieresita
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
8.DF. | Kernowite | Cu2Fe(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O |
8.DF. | Wiperamingaite | NaCaFe3+Al(PO4)F5(OH) · H2O |
8.DF.05 | Hotsonite | Al11(SO4)3(PO4)2(OH)21 · 16H2O |
8.DF.10 | Bolivarite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O |
8.DF.10 | Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O |
8.DF.10 | Liskeardite | [(Al,Fe)32(AsO4)18(OH)42(H2O)22] · 52H2O |
8.DF.15 | Rusakovite | (Fe3+,Al)5(VO4,PO4)2(OH)9 · 3H2O |
8.DF.20 | Liroconite | Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O |
8.DF.25 | Sieleckiite | Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12 · 2H2O |
8.DF.30 | Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O |
8.DF.35 | Parnauite | Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O |
8.DF.40 | Gladiusite | Fe2(Fe,Mg)4(PO4)(OH)11(H2O) |
8.DF.50 | Forêtite | Cu2Al2(AsO4)(OH,O,H2O)6 |
Other Information
Notes:
Readily soluble in HNO3.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Rosièresite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-3459.html
Please feel free to link to this page.
Please feel free to link to this page.
Search Engines:
External Links:
Mineral Dealers:
References for Rosièresite
Reference List:
Localities for Rosièresite
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
France | |
| |
|
Huelgoat, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France