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Cobaltaustinite

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Cobaltaustinite

Aghbar open pit, Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Cobaltaustinite

Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Cobaltaustinite, etc.

Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Cobaltaustinite

Aghbar open pit, Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Cobaltaustinite

Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Cobaltaustinite, etc.

Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Cobaltaustinite

Aghbar open pit, Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Cobaltaustinite

Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
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About CobaltaustiniteHide

Formula:
CaCo(AsO4)(OH)
Colour:
Dull green
Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous, Earthy
Hardness:
4½
Specific Gravity:
4.24 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named by Ernest H. Nickel and William D. Birch in 1988 after Austin Flint Rogers (1877-1957), American mineralogist at Stanford University, and in allusion to the dominance of Co in the composition.
Adelite-Descloizite Group. Cobaltaustinite-Conichalcite Series.
The Co-analogue of Austinite and Nickelaustinite.


Classification of CobaltaustiniteHide

IMA status:
Approved
Approval Year:
1987
Strunz 8th ed.:
7/B.26-30
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
8.BH.35

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
H : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 = 1:1
Dana 8th ed.:
41.5.1.8

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
5 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq
Hey's CIM Ref.:
20.10.2

20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
10 : Arsenates of Co and Ni

Physical Properties of CobaltaustiniteHide

Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous, Earthy
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
Dull green
Streak:
Light green
Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
4.24 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of CobaltaustiniteHide

Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.777 nγ = 1.802
Birefringence:
0.024
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.025
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
r > v slight
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic

Chemical Properties of CobaltaustiniteHide

Formula:
CaCo(AsO4)(OH)
Elements listed:
As, Ca, Co, H, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of CobaltaustiniteHide

Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
2 2 2 - Disphenoidal
Space Group:
P21 21 21
Setting:
P21 21 21
Cell Parameters:
a = 7.498 Å, b = 9.01 Å, c = 5.92 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.832 : 1 : 0.657
Unit Cell V:
399.94 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
4.13 (70)
3.159 (100)
2.801 (50 broad)
2.633 (80)
2.600 (80)
2.532 (40)
1.609 (100)
Comments:
Dome Rock mine, South Australia, Australia

Type Occurrence of CobaltaustiniteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Dome Rock Copper Mine, Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station; Boolcoomatta), Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Western Australian Museum, Perth, Australia;
Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Oxidised zone in the Dome Rock copper deposit, as alteration product of arsenides.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
ScoroditeRoselite-βErythriteConichalciteChenevixite
Arthurite

Synonyms of CobaltaustiniteHide

Other Language Names for CobaltaustiniteHide

Varieties of CobaltaustiniteHide

Relationship of Cobaltaustinite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Adelite-Descloizite Group
Other Members of this group:
AdeliteCaMg(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
ArsendescloizitePbZn(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
ČechitePbFe2+(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
Duftite-alphaPbCu(AsO4)(OH)
GabrielsonitePbFe3+(As3+O3)OOrth. mm2 : Pmc21
GottlobiteCaMg(VO4,AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
HermannroseiteCaCu(PO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
NickelaustiniteCaNi(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
PyrobelonitePbMn2+(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
VuagnatiteCaAl(SiO4)(OH)Orth.
Forms a series with:
ConichalciteCobaltaustinite-Conichalcite Series

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cobaltlotharmeyerite24 photos of Cobaltaustinite associated with Cobaltlotharmeyerite on mindat.org.
Roselite23 photos of Cobaltaustinite associated with Roselite on mindat.org.
Dolomite12 photos of Cobaltaustinite associated with Dolomite on mindat.org.
Erythrite9 photos of Cobaltaustinite associated with Erythrite on mindat.org.
Calcite9 photos of Cobaltaustinite associated with Calcite on mindat.org.
Wendwilsonite7 photos of Cobaltaustinite associated with Wendwilsonite on mindat.org.
Talmessite - β-Roselite Series2 photos of Cobaltaustinite associated with Talmessite - β-Roselite Series on mindat.org.
Talmessite2 photos of Cobaltaustinite associated with Talmessite on mindat.org.
Lavendulan2 photos of Cobaltaustinite associated with Lavendulan on mindat.org.
β-Roselite2 photos of Cobaltaustinite associated with β-Roselite on mindat.org.

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

8.BH.05ThadeuiteCa(Mg,Fe2+)3(PO4)2(OH,F)2Orth. 2 2 2 : C2 2 21
8.BH.10DurangiteNaAl(AsO4)FMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.10IsokiteCaMg(PO4)FMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.10LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)FMon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.10MaxwelliteNaFe3+(AsO4)FMon.
8.BH.10PanasqueiraiteCaMg(PO4)(OH,F)Mon.
8.BH.10TilasiteCaMg(AsO4)FMon. m : Bb
8.BH.15DrugmanitePb2(Fe3+,Al)(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/b
8.BH.20Bjarebyite(Ba,Sr)(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon.
8.BH.20CirroliteCa3Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 (?)
8.BH.20KulaniteBa(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon.
8.BH.20PenikisiteBa(Mg,Fe2+,Ca)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.20PerloffiteBa(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.20JohntomaiteBaFe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3Mon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BH.25Bertossaite(Li,Na)2(Ca,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al4(PO4)4(OH,F)4Orth.
8.BH.25Palermoite(Li,Na)2(Sr,Ca)Al4(PO4)4(OH)4Orth.
8.BH.30CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cccm
8.BH.30SewarditeCaFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cccm
8.BH.35AdeliteCaMg(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
8.BH.35ArsendescloizitePbZn(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
8.BH.35AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
8.BH.35ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
8.BH.35DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
8.BH.35GabrielsonitePbFe3+(As3+O3)OOrth. mm2 : Pmc21
8.BH.35NickelaustiniteCaNi(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
8.BH.35TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
8.BH.35GottlobiteCaMg(VO4,AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
8.BH.35HermannroseiteCaCu(PO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
8.BH.40ČechitePbFe2+(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.BH.40DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BH.40MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BH.40PyrobelonitePbMn2+(VO4)(OH)Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
8.BH.45BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BH.45VésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.BH.50PaganoiteNiBi(AsO4)OTric.
8.BH.55JagoweriteBaAl2(PO4)2(OH)2Tric.
8.BH.60Attakolite(Ca,Sr)Mn(Al,Fe)4(HPO4,PO4)3(SiO4,PO4)(OH)4Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.BH.65LeningraditePbCu3(VO4)2ClOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Ibam

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

41.5.1.1AdeliteCaMg(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
41.5.1.2ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
41.5.1.3AustiniteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
41.5.1.4DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
41.5.1.5GabrielsonitePbFe3+(As3+O3)OOrth. mm2 : Pmc21
41.5.1.6TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
41.5.1.7NickelaustiniteCaNi(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
41.5.1.9ArsendescloizitePbZn(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21
41.5.1.11HermannroseiteCaCu(PO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide

20.10.1ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
20.10.3RoseliteCa2(Co2+,Mg)(AsO4)2 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
20.10.4β-RoseliteCa2Co(AsO4)2 · 2H2OTric.
20.10.5WendwilsoniteCa2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
20.10.6Cobaltkoritnigite(Co,Zn)(HAsO4) · H2OTric. 1 : P1
20.10.7AerugiteNi8.5(AsO4)2As5+O8Mon. 2/m : B2/m
20.10.8XanthiositeNi3(AsO4)2Mon. 2/m : P21/b
20.10.9AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
20.10.10SmolyaninoviteCo3Fe3+2(AsO4)4 · 11H2OOrth.
20.10.11NickelaustiniteCaNi(AsO4)(OH)Orth. 2 2 2 : P21 21 21

Fluorescence of CobaltaustiniteHide

In UV light:
Not fluorescent

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for CobaltaustiniteHide

Reference List:
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Nickel, E.H. & W.D. Birch (1988) Cobaltaustinite - a new arsenate mineral from Dome Rock, South Australia: Australian Mineralogist:3:53-57. American Mineralogist (1989) 74: 501 [abstract].
Effenberger, H., Krause, W., and Bernhardt, H.-J. (2002) Structural investigation of adelite and cobaltaustinite, two members of the Adelite-descloizite Group. EMPG IX, Ninth International Symposium on Experimental Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, Zürich, Switzerland, 24.-27.3, Book of Abstracts (2002), 30.
H. Yang, G. Costin, J. Keogh, R. Lu and R. T. Downs (2007) Cobaltaustinite, CaCo(AsO4)(OH). Acta Crystallographica E63, i53-i55.

Internet Links for CobaltaustiniteHide

Localities for CobaltaustiniteHide

ⓘ - Click for 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 (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia (TL)
 
  • South Australia
    • Olary Province
      • Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station; Boolcoomatta)
Nickel, E.H. & W.D. Birch:1988: Cobaltaustinite - a new arsenate mineral from Dome Rock, South Australia": Australian Mineralogist:3:53-57; Vera Munro-Smith (2006) Cobalt Mineralisation in Selected Australian Deposits. PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney.
      • Kalabity homestead area
Jack Leach collection & Museum of Victoria
Germany
 
  • Saxony
    • Erzgebirge
      • Schneeberg
        • Neustädtel
Lapis 30(7/8):41-70 (2005)
Mineralogical Record: 32: 418.
Greece
 
  • Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika)
    • Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium; Lavreotiki Municipality)
[MinMax website]
        • Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza)
Katerinopoulos, A. (1996): Bisher nicht bekannte Minerale aus den Lavrion-Bergwerken. Lapis, 21 (11), 39; 62.
Morocco
 
  • Drâa-Tafilalet Region
    • Ouarzazate Province
      • Tazenakht
        • Bou Azzer District (Bou Azer District)
          • Aghbar
Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68
Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68
          • Agoudal
Tomasz Praszkier (2010) Lapis, 35, #11, 29-31.
          • Aït Ahmane
Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68
          • Bou Azzer Mine (Bou Azer Mine; Bouazzar Mine)
Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68
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