Roselite Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Roselite Group
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
A group of monoclinic arsenates and sulphates.
Closely related to the (triclinic) Fairfieldite Group.
Many synthetic representatives (compounds with "kr枚hnkite-type chains", after the roselite-group member kr枚hnkite) are known.
Closely related to the (triclinic) Fairfieldite Group.
Many synthetic representatives (compounds with "kr枚hnkite-type chains", after the roselite-group member kr枚hnkite) are known.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
29328
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:29328:0
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bd293dac-efe4-4b79-9989-e4061561a349
Crystallography of Roselite Group
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
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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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| 0006117 | Brandtite | Herwig S, Hawthorne F C (2006) The topology of hydrogen bonding in brandtite, collinsite and fairfieldite The Canadian Mineralogist 44 1181-1196 |  | 2006 | Harstig mine, Harstigen, Sweden | 0 | 293 |
| 0012042 | Brandtite | Dahlman B (1952) The crystal structures of krohnkite, CuNa2(SO4)2*2H2O and brandtite, MnCa2(AsO4)2*2H2O Arkiv for Mineralogi och Geologi 1 339-366 | 1952 | Harstigen mine, Sweden | 0 | 293 | |
| 0005135 | Roselite | Hawthorne F C, Ferguson R B (1977) The crystal structure of roselite The Canadian Mineralogist 15 36-42 | | 1977 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0007158 | Wendwilsonite | Kolitsch U, Fleck M (2006) Third update on compounds with krohnkite-type chains: the crystal structure of wendwilsonite [Ca2Mg(AsO4)2*2H2O] and the new triclinic structure types of synthetic AgSc(CrO4)2*2H2O and M2Cu(Cr2O7)2*2H2O (M = Rb, Cs) European Journal of Mineralogy 18 471-482 | 2006 | Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany | 0 | 293 | |
| 0007062 | Zincroselite | Keller P, Lissner F, Schleid T (2004) The crystal structures of zincroselite and gaitite: Two natural polymorphs of Ca2Zn[AsO4]2*2H2O from Tsumeb, Namibia European Journal of Mineralogy 16 353-359 | 2004 | Tsumeb, Namibia | 0 | 293 | |
| 0018388 | Rruffite | Yang H, Jenkins R A, Downs R T, Evans S H, Tait K T (2011) Rruffite, Ca2Cu(AsO4)2*2H2O, a new member of the roselite group, from Tierra Amarilla, Chile The Canadian Mineralogist 49 877-884 | 2011 | the Maria Catalina mine, Tierra Amarilla, Chile | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Roselite Group to other Species
Group Members:
| Brandtite | Ca2Mn2+(AsO4)2 路 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Dob拧in谩ite | Ca2Ca(AsO4)2 路 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Kr枚hnkite | Na2Cu(SO4)2 路 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Roselite | Ca2Co(AsO4)2 路 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Rruffite | Ca2Cu(AsO4)2 路 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Unnamed (Fe2+-analogue of Brandtite) | Ca2Fe2+(AsO4)2 路 2H2O | |
| Wendwilsonite | Ca2Mg(AsO4)2 路 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Zincroselite | Ca2Zn(AsO4)2 路 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
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.
Internet Links for Roselite Group
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References for Roselite Group
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Kolitsch, Uwe, Fleck, Michel (2006) Third update on compounds with krohnkite-type chains: the crystal structure of wendwilsonite [Ca2Mg(AsO4)22H2O] and the new triclinic structure types of synthetic AgSc(CrO4)22H2O and M2Cu(Cr2O7)22H2O (M = Rb, Cs) European Journal of Mineralogy, 18 (4) 471-482 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2006/0018-0471
Fuchs Quarry, Hartkoppe, Sailauf, Aschaffenburg District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany