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Sainfeldite

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Gabe Gottes Mine (incl. Giftgrube), Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
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Formula:
CaCa
 
2
Ca
 
2
(AsO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:Colourless, pale pink
Hardness:4
Name:Named after Paul Sainfeld, geologist who found the mineral.
Isostructural with:Hureaulite, Villyaellenite


Hureaulite Group.

Classification of Sainfeldite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/C.04-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.CB.10

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O = 1:1
Dana 8th edition ID:39.2.1.2

39 : HYDRATED ACID PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES
2 : (AB)5[HXO4]2[XO4]2.xH2O
Hey's CIM Ref.:20.2.9

20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
2 : Arsenates of Be, Mg, Ca or Ba
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Type Occurrence of Sainfeldite

Type Locality:Gabe Gottes Mine (incl. Giftgrube), Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
Year of Discovery:1964

Physical Properties of Sainfeldite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colourless, pale pink
Streak:White
Hardness (Mohs):4
Density (measured):3.04(2) g/cm3
Density (calculated):3.00(4) g/cm3

Crystallography of Sainfeldite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Class (H-M):2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:B2/b {B1 1 2/b} {C2/c} {C1 2/c 1}
Cell Parameters:a = 18.781(7) Å, b = 9.820(4) Å, c = 10.191(4) Å
α = 90°, β = 97.02°, γ = 90°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.913 : 1 : 1.038
Unit Cell Volume:V 1865.43 ų
Z:4
Morphology:blades-prisms in radiating aggregates and rosettes
Comment:C2/c setting
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.392 (100)
3.206 (59)
3.418 (55)
8.688 (42)
3.084 (36)
4.692 (28)
4.475 (25)
3.523 (21)
3.295 (20)
4.660 (19)
3.912 (18)
2.827 (18)
2.424 (17)
4.910 (17)
3.380 (14)
3.468 (14)
9.320 (14)
4.233 (12)
2.529 (12)

Optical Data of Sainfeldite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.600(2) nβ = 1.610(2) nγ = 1.612(2)
2V:Measured: 80° (2), Calculated: 74°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.012

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate
Dispersion:r < v weak
Optical Extinction:X = b, Y^c ~ 20°

Chemical Properties of Sainfeldite

Formula:
CaCa
 
2
Ca
 
2
(AsO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
Essential elements:As, Ca, H, O
All elements listed in formula:As, Ca, H, O
Common Impurities:Co

Relationship of Sainfeldite to other Species

Member of Group:
Hureaulite Group:
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.CB.05Serrabrancaite
MnPO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
8.CB.10Hureaulite
(Mn,Fe)
 
5
(PO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CB.10Villyaellenite
MnMn
 
2
Ca
 
2
(AsO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CB.10UM1997-09-AsO:CaHMgZn
(Mg,Ca,Zn)
 
5
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
[AsO
 
3
(OH)]
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CB.10Nyholmite
Cd
 
3
Zn
 
2
(AsO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CB.10Miguelromeroite
MnMn
 
2
Mn
 
2
(AsO
 
3
OH)
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
8.CB.15Fluckite
CaMnH
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
8.CB.15Krautite
MnHAsO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
8.CB.20Cobaltkoritnigite
(Co,Zn)[HAsO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
8.CB.20Koritnigite
Zn[HAsO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
8.CB.25Yvonite
Cu[HAsO
 
4
] · 2H
 
2
O
8.CB.30Geminite
Cu
 
2
[As
 
2
O
 
7
] · 3H
 
2
O
8.CB.35Schubnelite
Fe
 
2-x
V
 
2
O
 
4
(OH)
 
4
8.CB.40Radovanite
Cu
 
2
Fe
3+
 
[(As
3+
 
O
 
2
(OH)]
 
2
[As
5+
 
O
 
4
]·H
 
2
O
8.CB.45Kazakhstanite
Fe
 
5
V
 
3
V
 
12
O
 
39
(OH)
 
9
·9H
 
2
O
8.CB.50Kolovratite
(Zn,Ni,Cu)
 
2-5
Al
 
4-6
(Si,V
4+
 
,V
5+
 
)
 
4
(O,OH)
 
20
·7.5H
 
2
O
8.CB.55Irhtemite
Ca
 
4
Mg[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 4H
 
2
O
8.CB.60Burgessite
Co
 
2
 (H
 
2
O)
 
4
[AsO
 
3
OH]
 
2
(H
 
2
O)}
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
20.2.1Bearsite
Be
 
2
[OH|AsO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
20.2.2Brassite
MgHAsO
 
4
·4H
 
2
O
20.2.3Rösslerite
MgHAsO
 
4
·7H
 
2
O
20.2.4Hörnesite
Mg
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
·8H
 
2
O
20.2.5Weilite
CaHAsO
 
4
20.2.6Johnbaumite
Ca
 
5
[OH|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
]
20.2.7Haidingerite
Ca[HAsO
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
20.2.8Pharmacolite
CaHAsO
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
20.2.10Vladimirite
Ca
 
5
[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 5H
 
2
O
20.2.11Guérinite
Ca
 
5
[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 9H
 
2
O
20.2.12Ferrarisite
Ca
 
5
[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 9H
 
2
O
20.2.13Rauenthalite
Ca
 
3
[AsO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 10H
 
2
O
20.2.14Phaunouxite
Ca
 
3
[AsO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 11H
 
2
O
20.2.15Mcnearite
NaCa
 
5
[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
4
|AsO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
20.2.16Bergslagite
CaBe[OH|AsO
 
4
]
20.2.17Adelite
CaMg[AsO
 
4
](OH)
20.2.18Talmessite
Ca
 
2
Mg[AsO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
20.2.19Irhtemite
Ca
 
4
Mg[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 4H
 
2
O
20.2.20Camgasite
CaMg[OH|AsO
 
4
] · 5H
 
2
O
20.2.21Picropharmacolite
Ca
 
4
Mg[(HAsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 11H
 
2
O
20.2.22Bariopharmacosiderite
BaFe
3+
4
[(OH)
 
5
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 5H
 
2
O

Other Names for Sainfeldite

Synonyms:
IMA1963-018
Other Languages:
German:Sainfeldit
Russian:Сенфельдит
Spanish:Sainfeldita

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 Sainfeldite

Reference List:American Mineralogist (1965): 50: 806.

Bulletin de Mineralogie: 95: 33-41.

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