Arrojadite-(SrFe)
A valid IMA mineral species
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Formula:
(Sr◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Colour:
Yellow to yellowish red
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
3½ - 4
Specific Gravity:
3.569 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
For Miguel Arrojado Lisbôa, Brazilian geologist and Redefinition after the new arrojadite nomenclature (CNMMN 05-D, October 2005).
Type Locality:
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
28889
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:28889:9
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
b66c1d3c-7773-4b24-9b4c-a0374963acb3
Classification of Arrojadite-(SrFe)
Approved
Approval year:
2005
8.BF.05
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
F : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4< 0.5:1
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
F : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4< 0.5:1
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 |
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Ajd-SrFe | 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 Arrojadite-(SrFe)
Vitreous
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Yellow to yellowish red
Streak:
White
Hardness:
3½ - 4 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Density:
3.569 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Arrojadite-(SrFe)
Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.654(1) nβ = 1.657(2) nγ = 1.668(1)
2V:
Measured: 37° to 41°, Calculated: 55°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.014
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Pleochroism:
Weak
Comments:
Very weak. X = Y = colorless, Z = pale yellow.
Comments:
Absorption: X ≈ Y.
Chemical Properties of Arrojadite-(SrFe)
Formula:
(Sr◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
IMA Formula:
SrFe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Crystallography of Arrojadite-(SrFe)
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
m - Domatic
Space Group:
Bb
Cell Parameters:
a = 16.3992 Å, b = 9.94 Å, c = 24.4434 Å
β = 105.489°
β = 105.489°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.65 : 1 : 2.459
Unit Cell V:
3,839.76 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0004191 | Arrojadite-(SrFe) | Camara F, Oberti R, Chopin C, Medenbach O (2006) The arrojadite enigma: I. A new formula and a new model for the arrojadite structure American Mineralogist 91 1249-1259 | 2006 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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3.009 Å | (100) |
2.685 Å | (70) |
3.192 Å | (41) |
2.805 Å | (28) |
2.738 Å | (28) |
3.378 Å | (26) |
2.820 Å | (24) |
Comments:
Calculated.
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
34 : Complex granite pegmatites |
Type Occurrence of Arrojadite-(SrFe)
General Appearance of Type Material:
Only observed in petrographic thin sections. It forms isolated, slightly elongated crystals, originally up to several hundred μm in the longest dimension. It is invariably corroded and rimmed by lazulite, hematite, and minor fluorapatite; the alteration pattern is almost a diagnostic feature.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Mineral Museum, School of Mines, Paris, France (16926).
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Rock-forming mineral in kyanite-muscovite-wagnerite-lazulite rock.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Arrojadite-(SrFe)
Other Language Names for Arrojadite-(SrFe)
German:Arrojadit-(SrFe)
Russian:Арроядит-(SrFe)
Relationship of Arrojadite-(SrFe) to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Arrojadite-(BaNa) | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Arrojadite-(KFe) | (KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
Arrojadite-(KFeNa) | (KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2Na)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO4)(OH)2 | |
Arrojadite-(KNa) | (KNa)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
Arrojadite-(NaFe) | (NaNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | |
Arrojadite-(PbFe) | (Pb◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) | (KNa)(Mn2+◻)Ca(Na2Na)Mn2+13Al(PO4)11(PO4)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Ferri-arrojadite-(BaNa) | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Fe3+(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | |
Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe) | (Ba◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | Mon. m : Bb |
Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa) | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | Mon. m : Bb |
Fluorarrojadite-(KNa) | (KNa)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | |
Fluorarrojadite-(NaFe) | (NaNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | |
Fluorcarmoite-(BaNa) | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Mg13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | Mon. m : Bb |
Manganoarrojadite-(KNa) | (KNa)(NaNa)Mn2+(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
Sigismundite | (Ba◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
8.BF. | Sigismundite | (Ba◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
8.BF. | Manganoarrojadite-(KNa) | (KNa)(NaNa)Mn2+(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
8.BF.05 | Arrojadite-(KFe) | (KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
8.BF.05 | Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) | (KNa)(Mn2+◻)Ca(Na2Na)Mn2+13Al(PO4)11(PO4)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
8.BF.05 | Arrojadite-(KNa) | (KNa)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
8.BF.05 | Arrojadite-(PbFe) | (Pb◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. m : Bb |
8.BF.05 | Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe) | (Ba◻)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | Mon. m : Bb |
8.BF.05 | Arrojadite-(KFeNa) | (KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2Na)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO4)(OH)2 | |
8.BF.05 | Arrojadite-(NaFe) | (NaNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | |
8.BF.05 | Arrojadite-(BaNa) | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
8.BF.05 | Ferri-arrojadite-(BaNa) | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Fe3+(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 | |
8.BF.05 | Fluorarrojadite-(KNa) | (KNa)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | |
8.BF.05 | Fluorarrojadite-(NaFe) | (NaNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | |
8.BF.05 | Fluorcarmoite-(BaNa) | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Mg13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | Mon. m : Bb |
8.BF.05 | Unnamed (Ba-dominant member of dickinsonite group) | ||
8.BF.05 | Unnamed (Pb-dominant member of dickinsonite group) | ||
8.BF.05 | Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa) | (Ba◻)(NaNa)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | Mon. m : Bb |
8.BF.10 | Samuelsonite | (Ca,Ba)Ca8Fe2+2Mn2+2Al2(PO4)10(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
8.BF.15 | Griphite | Na4Li2Ca6(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)19Al8(PO4)24(F,OH)8 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
8.BF.20 | Nabiasite | BaMn9(VO4)6(OH)2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
8.BF.25 | Starovaite | KCu5O(VO4)3 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.BF.30 | Achyrophanite | (K,Na)3(Fe3+,Ti,Al,Mg)5O2(AsO4)5 | Orth. 2 2 2 : P2 2 21 |
8.BF.35 | Cryptochalcite | K2Cu5O(SO4)5 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.BF.35 | Cesiodymite | CsKCu5O(SO4)5 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Fluorescence of Arrojadite-(SrFe)
Not fluorescent.
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Localities for Arrojadite-(SrFe)
Locality List
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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.
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