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Agardite-(Nd)

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Big 3 mine, Railroad Springs District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA
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Formula:
(Nd,La,Ce)Cu
 
6
[(OH)
 
6
|(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 3H
 
2
O
System:HexagonalColour:Grass green
Hardness:3 - 4


Incompletely characterised member of the Mixite group. May in some cases not be a Nd-dominant mineral, but simply a Nd-rich variety.

Originally reported from Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Classification of Agardite-(Nd)

IMA status:Rejected
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/D.53-70
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
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Physical Properties of Agardite-(Nd)

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Grass green
Streak:Greenish white
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 4

Crystallography of Agardite-(Nd)

Crystal System:Hexagonal

Chemical Properties of Agardite-(Nd)

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

Relationship of Agardite-(Nd) to other Species

Member of Group:
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-(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.15Agardite-(La)
(La,Ce)Cu
 
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.25Angastonite
CaMgAl
 
2
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
4
·7H
 
2
O

Other Names for Agardite-(Nd)

Other Languages:
German:Agardit-(Nd)
Russian:Агардит-(Nd)

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