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Kingsmountite

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Kingsmountite

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Kingsmountite

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Kingsmountite

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Kingsmountite

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Kingsmountite

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Kingsmountite

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Kingsmountite

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Kingsmountite

Hagendorf South Pegmatite, Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Fresh pegmatite exposure, 1968

Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Formula:
Ca4Fe2+Al4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
System:
Monoclinic
Colour:
Colorless to white, may ...
Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous
Hardness:
2½
Name:
Named in 1979 by Pete J. Dunn, Donald R. Peacor, John S. White, and Robert A. Ramik after the type locality - Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.
Isostructural with:
Montgomeryite
Fe(II) analogue of Montgomeryite.


Classification of Kingsmountite

IMA status:
Approved
Strunz 8th ed.:
7/D.31-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
8.DH.25

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
H : With large and medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 < 1:1
Dana 8th ed.:
42.11.8.2

42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
11 : (AB)3(XO4)2Zq·xH2O
Hey's CIM Ref.:
19.14.22

19 : Phosphates
14 : Phosphates of Fe and other metals

Physical Properties of Kingsmountite

Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Colorless to white, may have a light tan to pale brown tinge
Streak:
White
Hardness (Mohs):
2½
Tenacity:
Brittle
Density:
2.51 g/cm3 (Measured)    2.58 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of Kingsmountite

Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.573 nβ = 1.581 nγ = 1.583
2V:
Measured: 62° , Calculated: 58°
Birefringence:
0.010
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.010
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
very weak
Optical Extinction:
Z^ length = 35°
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic

Chemical Properties of Kingsmountite

IMA Formula:
Ca4Fe2+Al4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Elements listed in formula:
Al, Ca, Fe, H, O, P - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Kingsmountite

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2 - Sphenoidal
Space Group:
B2
Space Group Setting:
C2
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.029 Å, b = 24.461 Å, c = 6.258 Å
β = 91.16°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.41 : 1 : 0.256
Unit Cell Volume:
V 1,534.89 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
2
Morphology:
Bladed crystals with pinacoidal forms dominant
X-Ray Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
12.23 (50)
6.33 (30)
5.15 (100)
3.31 (30)
2.950 (40)
2.915 (30)
2.624 (60)

Type Occurrence of Kingsmountite

Type Locality:
Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Phosphate mineralized fractures in granite pegmatite
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
MitridatiteMangangordoniteBirnessiteAlbite

Relationship of Kingsmountite to other Species

Member of:
Montgomeryite Group
Other Members of Group:
CalcioferriteCa2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH) · 7H2O
MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
SchooneriteZnMn2+Fe22+Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2 · 9H2O
ZodaciteCa4Mn2+Fe43+(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
8.DH.05MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
8.DH.10LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
8.DH.10Spheniscidite(NH4)Fe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
8.DH.10TinsleyiteKAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
8.DH.15Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)CaMn2+Fe22+Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.15Jahnsite-(CaMnMg)CaMn2+Mg2Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.15Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)CaMn2+Mn22+Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.15KeckiteCaMn2+(Fe3+Mn2+)Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)3 · 7H2O
8.DH.15Rittmannite(Mn2+,Ca)Mn2+(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.15Whiteite-(CaFeMg)CaFe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.15Whiteite-(CaMnMg)CaMn2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.15Whiteite-(MnFeMg)Mn2+Fe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.15Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)Mn2+Mn2+Mn22+Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.15Kaluginite(Mn2+,Ca)MgFe3+(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
8.DH.15Jahnsite-(CaFeFe){Ca}{Fe2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.15Jahnsite-(NaFeMg)NaFe3+Mg2Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.15Jahnsite-(NaMnMg){Na}{Mn3+}{Mg2}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.15Jahnsite-(CaMgMg){Ca}{Mg}{Mg2}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
8.DH.20ManganosegeleriteMn22+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
8.DH.20OveriteCaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
8.DH.20SegeleriteCaMgFe3+(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
8.DH.20WilhelmvierlingiteCaMn2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
8.DH.20JuonniiteCaMgSc(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
8.DH.25CalcioferriteCa4MgFe43+(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
8.DH.25MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
8.DH.25ZodaciteCa4Mn2+Fe43+(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
8.DH.30ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+O2(AsO4)3 · 3H2O
8.DH.30KolfaniteCa2Fe33+O2(AsO4)3 · 2H2O
8.DH.30MitridatiteCa2Fe33+O2(PO4)3 · 3H2O
8.DH.30PararobertsiteCa2Mn33+O2(PO4)3 · 3H2O
8.DH.30RobertsiteCa2Mn33+O2(PO4)3 · 3H2O
8.DH.30Sailaufite(Ca,Na,◻)2Mn33+O2(AsO4)2CO3 · 3H2O
8.DH.35MantienneiteKMg2Al2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
8.DH.35PaulkerriteKMg2TiFe23+(PO4)4(OH)3 · 15H2O
8.DH.35BenyacariteKTiMn22+Fe23+(PO4)4OF · 15H2O
8.DH.40XanthoxeniteCa4Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 3H2O
8.DH.45Mahnertite(Na,Ca,K)Cu3(AsO4)2Cl · 5H2O
8.DH.50AndyrobertsiteKCdCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2] · 2H2O
8.DH.50CalcioandyrobertsiteKCaCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2] · 2H2O
8.DH.55EnglishiteK3Na2Ca10Al15(OH)7(PO4)21 · 26H2O
8.DH.60BouazzeriteBi6(Mg,Co)11Fe14(AsO4)18O12(OH)4 · 86H2O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:
19.14.1CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
19.14.2KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O (x~1/3)
19.14.3RosemaryiteNaMn2+Fe3+Al(PO4)3
19.14.4Wyllieite(Na,Ca,Mn2+,◻)2Mn22+Al(PO4)3
19.14.5Ferrowyllieite(Na,Ca,Mn2+)2Fe22+Al(PO4)3
19.14.6NatrodufréniteNaFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
19.14.7LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
19.14.8Spheniscidite(NH4)Fe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
19.14.9BurangaiteNaFe2+Al5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
19.14.10Satterlyite(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)12(PO3OH)(PO4)5(OH,O)6
19.14.11UshkoviteMgFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
19.14.12GaryanselliteMg2Fe3+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
19.14.13ThadeuiteCaMg3(PO4)2(OH,F)2
19.14.14AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
19.14.15XanthoxeniteCa4Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 3H2O
19.14.16CalcioferriteCa4MgFe43+(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
19.14.17MitridatiteCa2Fe33+O2(PO4)3 · 3H2O
19.14.18MélonjosephiteCaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH)
19.14.19DelvauxiteCaFe43+(PO4)2(OH)8 · 4-5H2O
19.14.20CollinsiteCa2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O
19.14.21SegeleriteCaMgFe3+(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
19.14.23VauxiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
19.14.24MetavauxiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
19.14.25ParavauxiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
19.14.26SigloiteFe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 7H2O
19.14.27CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
19.14.28KoninckiteFe3+PO4 · 3H2O
19.14.29LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
19.14.30ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
19.14.31SouzaliteMg3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
19.14.32GormaniteFe32+Al4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
19.14.33ZaïriteBiFe33+(PO4)2(OH)6

Other Names for Kingsmountite

Synonyms:

IMA1978-041

Name in Other Languages:

Other Information

Fluorescence in UV light:
Not fluorescent in UV
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 Kingsmountite

Reference List:
American Mineralogist (1981): 66: 1275-1276.

Dunn, P.J., W.L. Roberts, T.J. Campbell, and P.B. Leavens (1983) Red montgomeryite and associated minerals from the Tip Top pegmatite with notes on kingsmountite and calcioferrite. Mineralogical Record, 14, 195-197.

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    Localities for Kingsmountite

    This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
    (TL) indicates type locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) indicates first recorded locality for everything else. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Westmoreland Co.
        • Oberon
    		Podgson RE, Osborne RAL, Colchester DM, Minerals of Jenolan Caves, New South Wales, Australia: Geological and Biological Interactions, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 134, 1-18.
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Lower Bavaria
        • Zwiesel
          • Rabenstein
    		Collection Elmar Lackner
      • Upper Palatinate
        • Waidhaus
          • Hagendorf
    		http://www.berthold-weber.de/h_miner.htm; Grey, I. E., Macrae, C. M., Keck, E., & Birch, W. D. (2012). Aluminium-bearing strunzite derived from jahnsite at the Hagendorf-Süd pegmatite, Germany. Mineralogical Magazine, 76(5), 1165-1174.
    Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001; Dill, H. G., Weber, B., Gerdes, A., & Melcher, F. (2008). The Fe-Mn phosphate apliteSilbergrube'near Waidhaus, Germany: epithermal phosphate mineralization in the Hagendorf-Pleystein pegmatite province. Mineralogical Magazine, 72(5), 1119-1144.
    • Hesse
      • Odenwald
        • Heppenheim
          • Kirschhausen
    		A. Wittern: Mineralfundorte in Deutschland, Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 2001
    Mexico
     
    • Coahuila
      • Mun. de Cuatrociénegas
        • Cuatro Ciénegas (Cuatrociénegas de Carranza; Venustiano Carranza)
          • Limestone caves
    		Forti, P. et al. (2006): ACTA CARSOLOGICA 35/1, 79–98.
    Portugal
     
    • Guarda District
      • Sabugal
        • Bendada
    		Schnorrer-Köhler (1991), Mineral Occurrences.
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
    		Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 121(2): 95-103(1992); Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    USA
     
    • Nevada
      • Humboldt Co.
        • Osgood Mts
          • Potosi District
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland Co.
        • Kings Mountain District
    		Canadian Mineralogist (1979): 17: 579-582.; Rocks and Minerals, (1985) 60:76-82; Carolina Geological Society Field Trip Guidebook 1981, 39-48
    • South Dakota
      • Custer Co.
        • Custer District
          • Fourmile
    		Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.
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