Named in honour of Lavrentiy Ivanovich Pansner (also Johann Heinrich Lorenz Pansner, Панснер Лаврентий Иванович) (3 May 1777 Arnstadt, Thuringia (now Germany) – 22 March 1851, Arnstadt, Thuringia), mineralogist and geographer who spent his working years in Russia. He was the first Director of the St. Petersburg (Imperial) Mineralogical Society and was head of the Department of Mineralogy, St. Petersburg University.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Arsenatnaya fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough (North Breach), Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture), Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Forms a solid-solution series with the isotypic mineral ozerovaite, ideally KNa2Al3(AsO4)4. Chemically similar to achyrophanite and also somewhat to edtollite.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

51575

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:51575:7

GUID
(UUID V4):

42253411-b93a-44ea-b93a-832d866baa7b

IMA Classification of PansneriteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

K₃Na₃Fe³⁺₆(AsO₄)₈

Approval year:

2016

Type description reference:

Pekov, Igor V., Zubkova, Natalia V., Koshlyakova, Natalia N., Agakhanov, Atali A., Belakovskiy, Dmitry I., Vigasina, Marina F., Yapaskurt, Vasiliy O., Britvin, Sergey N., Turchkova, Anna G., Sidorov, Evgeny G., Pushcharovsky, Dmitry Y. (2020) New arsenate minerals from the Arsenatnaya fumarole, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. XIII. Pansnerite, K₃Na₃Fe³⁺₆(AsO₄)₈. Mineralogical Magazine, 84 (1) 143-151 doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.48

Classification of PansneriteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

8.AC.47

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
A : Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H₂O
C : With medium-sized and large cations

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Pns	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 PansneriteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent, Translucent

Colour:

Light green, pale greenish, yellowish–greenish or yellowish

Hardness:

3 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Perfect
perfect {010}

Density:

3.596 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of PansneriteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.702(4) n_β = 1.713(4) n_γ = 1.717(4)

2V:

Measured: 45° (10), Calculated: 62°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.015

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

High

Chemistry of PansneriteHide

Mindat Formula:

K₃Na₃(Fe³⁺,Al)₆(AsO₄)₈

Elements listed:

Al, As, Fe, K, Na, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of PansneriteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.7372(3) Å, b = 20.8367(8) Å, c = 6.47335(15) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.515 : 1 : 0.311

Unit Cell V:

1448.27 Å³

Comment:

Spacegroup Cmce

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
10.49 Å	(100)
5.380 Å	(88)
4.793 Å	(65)
3.105 Å	(46)
3.079 Å	(32)
2.932 Å	(35)
2.783 Å	(65)
2.694 Å	(52)

Comments:

From Type Description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
45a : [Sulfates, arsenates, selenates, antimonates]

Type Occurrence of PansneriteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Arsenatnaya fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough (North Breach), Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture), Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Tabular to lamellar (flattened on {010}), usually pseudo-hexagonal crystals up to 0.2×0.7×1 mm and crystal clusters up to 2 mm across

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, catalogue numbers 4964/1

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Yurmarinite	Tilasite	Svabite	Sanidine	Rutile
Pseudobrookite	Ozerovaite	Nickenichite	Khrenovite	Katiarsite
Johillerite	Hematite	Cassiterite	Calciojohillerite	Badalovite
Arsenatrotitanite	Aphthitalite	Anhydrite	Achyrophanite

Reference:

Pekov, I. V., Zubkova, N. V., Koshlyakova, N. N., Agakhanov, A. A., Belakovskiy, D. I., Vigasina, M. F., ... & Pushcharovsky, D. Y. (2020). New arsenate minerals from the Arsenatnaya fumarole, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. XIII. Pansnerite, K 3 Na 3 Fe 3+ 6 (AsO 4) 8. Mineralogical Magazine, 84(1), 143-151.

Synonyms of PansneriteHide

IMA2016-103

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.AC.	Angarfite	NaFe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 2₁
8.AC.	Wopmayite	Ca₆Na₃◻Mn(PO₄)₃(PO₃OH)₄	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.X	Dyrnaesite-(La)	Na₈Ce⁴⁺(La,REE)₂(PO₄)₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.	Edtollite	K₂NaCu₅Fe³⁺O₂(AsO₄)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.	Alumoedtollite	K₂NaCu₅AlO₂(AsO₄)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.	Crocobelonite	CaFe³⁺₂O(PO₄)₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.	Manganobadalovite	NaNaMn(MgFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.	Beershevaite	CaFe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.	Calciohatertite	NaNaCa(CaFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.	Kabalovite	Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.	Nazarchukite	Ca₂NiFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
8.AC.	Changesite–(Y)	(Ca₈Y)◻Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.	Crocobelonite-1M	CaFe³⁺₂O(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.	Ebnerite	(NH₄)Zn(PO₄)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
8.AC.	Magnesioqingheiite	Na₂Mg(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.	Epiebnerite	(NH₄)Zn(PO₄)	Mon. 2 : P2₁
8.AC.02	Grigorievite	Cu₃Fe³⁺₂Al₂(VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.02	Koksharovite	CaMg₂Fe³⁺₄(VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.02	Ziminaite	Fe³⁺ ₆ (VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.05	Calciojohillerite	NaCaMg₃(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Howardevansite	NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.05	O'Danielite	Na(Zn,Mg)₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	Alluaudite-Na□	◻₄Na₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	Alluaudite-Ca□	◻₄Ca₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	Ferroalluaudite-NaNa	Na₄Na₄Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.AC.05	Hagendorfite-NaNa	NaNaFe²⁺(Mn²⁺,Mn³⁺)(PO₄)₃ (?)	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Erikapohlite	Cu₃(Zn,Cu,Mg)₄Ca₂(AsO₄)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.AC.05	Hatertite	Na₂(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Cu)₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Unnamed (Na-Mg Arsenate Hydroxyarsenate)	NaMg₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Unnamed (Na-Zn-H Arsenate Hydrxyarsenate)	Na(Na_0.6Zn_0.4)Zn₂(H_0.6AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Zincobradaczekite	NaZn₂Cu₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Badalovite	Na₂Mg₂Fe(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Magnesiocanutite	NaMnMg₂[AsO₄]₂[AsO₂(OH)₂]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Magnesiohatertite	(Na,Ca)₂Ca(Mg,Fe³⁺)₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Khrenovite	Na₃Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Paraberzeliite	NaCa₂Mg₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Camanchacaite	NaCaMg₂[AsO₄][AsO₃(OH)]₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Manganohatertite	NaNaCa(MnFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.07	Zhanghuifenite	Na₃Mn₄Mg₂Al(PO₄)₆	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.07	Ferrobobfergusonite	Na₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺Al(PO₄)₆	Mon.
8.AC.10	Alluaudite	(Na,Ca)Mn²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Arseniopleite	NaCaMnMn₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Caryinite	(Na,Pb)(Ca,Na)CaMn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Ferroalluaudite	(Na,Ca)Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Hagendorfite	NaCaMn²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Johillerite	Na(Mg,Zn)₃Cu(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Maghagendorfite	(Na,◻)MgMn²⁺(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Nickenichite	Na_0.8Ca_0.4Cu_0.4(Mg,Fe)₃(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Varulite	NaCaMn²⁺Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Ferrohagendorfite	NaCaFe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon.
8.AC.10	Bradaczekite	NaCu₄(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Groatite	NaCaMn₂(PO₄)[PO₃(OH)]₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.15	Bobfergusonite	Na₂Mn₅FeAl(PO₄)₆	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.AC.15	Ferrowyllieite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Qingheiite	NaNaMn²⁺(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Rosemaryite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe²⁺)(Fe³⁺,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Wyllieite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.15	Ferrorosemaryite	◻NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.15	Ferroqingheiite	NaNaFe²⁺(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.17	Czochralskiite	Na₄Ca₃Mg(PO₄)₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.18	Manitobaite	Na₁₆Mn²⁺ ₂₅Al₈(PO₄)₃₀	Mon. m : Pb
8.AC.20	Marićite	NaFe²⁺(PO₄)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmna
8.AC.25	Berzeliite	(NaCa₂)Mg₂(AsO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Manganberzeliite	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Palenzonaite	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(VO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Schäferite	(NaCa₂)Mg₂(VO₄)₃	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Hedegaardite	(Ca,Na)₉(Ca,Na)Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.25	Matyhite	Ca₁₈(Ca,◻)₂Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₁₄	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.30	Brianite	Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.35	Vitusite-(Ce)	Na₃(Ce,La,Nd)(PO₄)₂	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
8.AC.40	Olgite	(Sr,Ba)(Na,Sr,REE)₂Na(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
8.AC.40	Bario-olgite	(Ba,Sr)(Na,Sr,REE)₂Na(PO₄)₂ ·	Trig. 3 : P3
8.AC.45	Strontiowhitlockite	Sr₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Whitlockite	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3m
8.AC.45	Tuite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
8.AC.45	Ferromerrillite	Ca₉NaFe²⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.47	Iwateite	Na₂BaMn(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3 : P3
8.AC.47	Yurmarinite	Na₇(Fe³⁺,Mg,Cu)₄(AsO₄)₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
8.AC.47	Ozerovaite	Na₂KAl₃(AsO₄)₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca
8.AC.47	Anatolyite	Na₆(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe³⁺)₃Al(AsO₄)₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
8.AC.50	Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Fillowite	Na₃CaMn²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Johnsomervilleite	Na₃CaFe₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Galileiite	Na₃Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Xenophyllite	Na₄Fe²⁺₇(PO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.50	Udinaite	NaMg₄(VO₄)₃	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
8.AC.50	Arsenudinaite	NaMg₄(AsO₄)₃	Tet. 4 2m : I4 2d
8.AC.52	Lasnierite	(Ca,Sr)(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂Al(P[O,F]₄)₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
8.AC.55	Pharmazincite	KZnAsO₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
8.AC.57	Zubkovaite	Ca₃Cu₃(AsO₄)₄	Mon. 2 : B2
8.AC.60	Kosnarite	KZr₂(PO₄)₃	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
8.AC.65	Panethite	(Na,Ca)₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.70	Stanfieldite	Ca₄Mg₅(PO₄)₆	Mon.
8.AC.75	Ronneburgite	K₂MnV₄O₁₂	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.80	Tillmannsite	Ag₃Hg[(V,As)O₄]	Tet. 4 : I4
8.AC.85	Filatovite	K(Al,Zn)₂(As,Si)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m

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References for PansneriteHide

Reference List:

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017. CNMNC Newsletter No 36. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (2) 403-409 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.022

(2023) Pansnerite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Russia (TL)

Kamchatka Krai

Milkovsky District

Tolbachik Volcanic field

Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture)

Northern Breakthrough (North Breach)

Second scoria cone

ⓘ Arsenatnaya fumarole (TL)

Mineralogical Magazine: 81: 403–409. +1 other reference

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