Ardennite-(As)

Ardennite-(As)

Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium

Ardennite-(As)

Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium

Ardennite-(As)

Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy

Ardennite-(As)

Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium

Ardennite-(As)

Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium

Ardennite-(As)

Varenche Mine, Saint-Barthélemy, Nus, Aosta Valley, Italy

Ardennite-(As)

Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium

Ardennite-(As)

Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium

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Ardennes autumn

Bastogne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium

Formula:

Mn²⁺₄Al₄(AlMg)(AsO₄)(SiO₄)₂(Si₃O₁₀)(OH)₆

Colour:

Yellow to Brown

Lustre:

Sub-Adamantine

Hardness:

6 - 7

Specific Gravity:

3.69 - 3.75

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Member of:

Ardennite Group

Name:

For the type locality in the Ardennes Mountains, Belgium.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Ardennite-quartz-veins, Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium

The AsO₄-analogue of (the less common) ardennite-(V).
Prior to an IMA redefinition in 2007, the name ardennite was used for ardennite-(As).

Structurally closely related to lavoisierite.

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Ardennite no.1 - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009340	Ardennite-(As)	Donnay G, Allmann R (1968) Si3O10 groups in the crystal structure of ardennite Acta Crystallographica B24 845-855		1968		0	293
0019900	Ardennite-(As)	Nagashima M, Armbruster T (2010) Ardennite, tiragalloite and medaite: structural control of (As5+,V5+,Si4+)O4 tetrahedra in silicates Mineralogical Magazine 74 55-71		2010	Salm-Chateau, Ardennes, Belgium	0	293
0019901	Ardennite-(As)	Nagashima M, Armbruster T (2010) Ardennite, tiragalloite and medaite: structural control of (As5+,V5+,Si4+)O4 tetrahedra in silicates Mineralogical Magazine 74 55-71		2010	Vernetto mine, Val Lanzo, Torino, Piedmont, Italy	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Ardennite-(As)' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Donnay G' 'Allmann R' _journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section B' _journal_volume 24 _journal_year 1968 _journal_page_first 845 _journal_page_last 855 _publ_section_title ; Si3O10 groups in the crystal structure of ardennite ; _database_code_amcsd 0009340 _chemical_formula_sum 'Mn3.53 Ca.47 Al4.3 Mg Fe.2 Cu.06 Si5 (As.905 V.095) O28 H6' _cell_length_a 8.7126 _cell_length_b 5.8108 _cell_length_c 18.5214 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 937.686 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 3.666 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P n m m' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' 'x,y,1/2-z' '-x,-y,1/2+z' 'x,1/2-y,z' '-x,1/2+y,-z' '-x,1/2+y,1/2+z' 'x,1/2-y,1/2-z' '-x,-y,-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_occupancy _atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv Mn1 0.94410 0.25000 0.15540 0.76500 0.01203 Ca1 0.94410 0.25000 0.15540 0.23500 0.01203 Mn2 0.39560 0.75000 0.16000 1.00000 0.01203 Al1 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1.00000 0.00785 Al2 0.50000 0.00000 0.00000 1.00000 0.00963 Mg 0.67870 -0.00160 0.25000 0.50000 0.01216 Al 0.67870 -0.00160 0.25000 0.15000 0.01216 Fe 0.67870 -0.00160 0.25000 0.10000 0.01216 Cu 0.67870 -0.00160 0.25000 0.03000 0.01216 Si1 0.76410 0.75000 0.09700 1.00000 0.00469 Si2 0.27660 0.25000 0.09510 1.00000 0.00747 Si3 0.34120 0.25000 0.25000 1.00000 0.00836 As 0.04260 0.75000 0.25000 0.90500 0.00570 V 0.04260 0.75000 0.25000 0.09500 0.00570 O1 0.12840 0.02650 -0.08280 1.00000 0.01039 O2 0.62410 -0.02070 -0.08330 1.00000 0.01026 O3 0.11270 0.25000 0.05260 1.00000 0.01089 O4 0.61690 0.75000 0.04150 1.00000 0.02419 O5 0.92990 -0.00680 0.25000 1.00000 0.01292 O6 0.44310 0.01460 0.25000 1.00000 0.01343 O7 0.68170 0.75000 0.17760 1.00000 0.00241 O8 0.22320 0.25000 0.18050 1.00000 0.02254 O9 0.15400 0.75000 0.17630 1.00000 0.00456 O-H1 0.11280 0.75000 0.03230 1.00000 0.01203 O-H2 0.61490 0.25000 0.03560 1.00000 0.00443 O-H3 0.69730 0.25000 0.18170 1.00000 0.01153

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - 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.

Austria
Salzburg Tamsweg District Tweng ⓘ Fuchs Alp - Fuchs lake area	Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T. and Bernhard, F. (2015): Ardennite-(As), ardennite-(V), gasparite-(Ce) and chernovite-(Y): first results of a mineralogical study of the metaradiolarite-hosted manganese ore mineralisations in the Fuchssee area, Radstadt Tauern, Salzburg, Austria. MinPet 2015, Leoben, Austria, September 10-13; abstract in Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges. 161, 67.
Tyrol Innsbruck-Land District Navis ⓘ Navis stream (Navis creek)	Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T. and Bernhard, F. (2015): Ardennite-(As), ardennite-(V), gasparite-(Ce) and chernovite-(Y): first results of a mineralogical study of the metaradiolarite-hosted manganese ore mineralisations in the Fuchssee area, Radstadt Tauern, Salzburg, Austria. MinPet 2015, Leoben, Austria, September 10-13; abstract in Mitt. Österr. Mineral. Ges. 161, 67.; Kolitsch, U., Schachinger, T., Auer, C. (2019): 2113) Akatoreit(?), Albit, Ardennit-(As), Ardennit-(V), „Ardennit-(Si)“, Baryt, Brandtit(?) (oder unbenanntes Ca2Mn(AsO4)2?), Coelestin, Fluorapatit, Fluorcalcioroméit, Frankdicksonit(?), Friedelit, Ganophyllit(?), Hämatit, Hausmannit, Hollandit, Jacobsit, Klinochlor, Kutnohorit, Manganberzeliit, Manganiandrosit-(La)-Manganiakasakait-(La)-Mischkristalle, Muskovit, Opal(?), Pennantit, Piemontit(?), Pyrobelonit, Pyrophanit, Quarz, Rhodochrosit, Rhodonit, Sarkinit, Schallerit, Spessartin, Svabit, Tephroit, Tilasit und Tiragalloit vom Navisbach, Navistal, Nordtirol. Pp. 251-260 in Walter, F. et al. (2019): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXVIII. Carinthia II, 209./129., 237-362.
Belgium
Wallonia Liège Lierneux Petit-Sart ⓘ Thier del Preu quarry (Thier del Preux; Tiers del Preu)	Alan Backaert collection (found 2013-2016)
Stoumont ⓘ Bierleux	Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
Luxembourg Vielsalm ⓘ Bihain	Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (xxxx) Handbook of Mineralogy.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
ⓘ Ottré	Ann.Mines, 4th ser. (1842) 2, 357
Salmchâteau ⓘ Ardennite-quartz-veins (TL)	von Lasaulx, A. (1872) Ardennit, ein neues Mineral. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, 930-934.
ⓘ Le Coreux	Blondieau, M., Puccio, S., Compere, P., Hatert, F. (2017) Données nouvelles sur quelques espèces minérales de Vielsalm et de Salmchâteau. Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège, 86, 1-48.
France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne ⓘ Bonneval-sur-Arc	Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
Greece
Central Greece Euboea ⓘ Euboea Island	Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
South Aegean ⓘ Andros	Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols
India
Madhya Pradesh Jhabua District ⓘ Kajlidongri Mine	Nayak, V. K. (1967): Ardennite from Kajlidongri, India. New locality. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 1967, 295-304.
Italy
Aosta Valley Nus Saint-Barthélemy ⓘ Varenche Mine	Pelloux, A. (1946): Mineralogy of Aosta Valley. Rend. soc. mineral. ital. 3, 188-206. ; Barresi, A.A., Kolitsch, U., Ciriotti, M.E., Ambrino, P., Bracco, R., Bonacina, E. (2005): La miniera di manganese di Varenche (Aosta, Italia nord-occidentale): ardennite, arseniopleite, manganberzeliite, pirofanite, sarkinite, thortveitite, nuovo As-Sc-analogo della metavariscite e altre specie. Micro (località), 2/2005, 81-122.
Saint-Marcel ⓘ Prabornaz Mine (Praborna Mine)	Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba, 607 pp.
Liguria Genoa Genoa Varenna Valley ⓘ Case Scotti	Balestra C. (2014): Sistematica ligure 2014. Prie, 10, 35-37; Munì F. (2014): Caratterizzazione mineralogica e minerochimica delle quarziti manganesifere della Val Varenna (Liguria). Università degli Studi di Genova. Scuola di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali. Tesi di laurea triennale in Scienze Geologiche, 70 pp.
Ne Reppia Monte Copello ⓘ Valgraveglia Mine (Gambatesa Mine)	analysed by Dr. Anthony Kampf, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, USA
La Spezia Province Maissana ⓘ Monte Alpe Mine	analysed by Dr. Anthony Kampf, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, USA
Lombardy Sondrio Province Torre di Santa Maria ⓘ Val Sora manganese outcrop	- Bedognè, F., Montrasio, A., Sciesa, E. (1993): I minerali della provincia di Sondrio: Valmalenco. Bettini, Sondrio, 275 pp. - Barresi, A.A., Orlandi, P., Pasero, M. (2007): History of ardennite and the new mineral ardennite-(V). Eur. J. Mineral., 19, 581-587.
Piedmont Metropolitan City of Turin Ceres ⓘ Vernetto Mine	Zambonini, F. (1922): Ardennite di Ceres in val d'Ala (Piemonte). Atti della Reale Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, serie 5, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, 31, 1, 147-151; Maccario, G., Meda, F.(1970): Il giacimento manganesifero di Vernetto,Ceres. Notiziario del Gruppo Mineralogico Piemontese, 2(2),9-10; Nagashima, M., Armbruster, T. (2010): Ardennite, tiragalloite and medaite: structural control of (As5+,V5+,Si4+)O4 tetrahedra in silicates. Mineralogical Magazine 74, 55-71
Corio ⓘ Colle Forcola	Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007). Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo) 607 pp.
Vercelli Province Alagna Valsesia Otro Valley ⓘ Feglierec Mine	Bonino A. (1965): Cenni petrografici su due giacimenti manganesiferi delle Alpi piemontesi. Atti e Rassegna Tecnica della Società degli ingegneri e degli architetti in Torino, 19, 12, 613-616; Peters Tj., Trommsdorff V., Sommerauer J. (1978): Manganese pyroxenoids and carbonates: critical phase relations in metamorphic assemblages from the Alps. Contrib. Mineral. Petrol., 66, 383-388; Piccoli G.C., Maletto G., Bosio P., Lombardo B. (2007): Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba, Ed., Alba (Cuneo), 607 pp.
Japan
Gunma Prefecture Tano District Oniishi-machi (Onishi-machi) ⓘ Tano Mine (Yashio Mine; Oniishi Mine)	The Mineral Species of Japan (5th ed) Matsubara
Kochi Prefecture ⓘ Asemi-gawa River area	Masaki Enami (1986) Mineralogical Journal, 13, 151-160.
Nagaoka District ⓘ Motoyama	The Mineral Species of Japan (5th ed) Matsubara
Nagasaki Prefecture Nagasaki City Kinkai-Tone-machi ⓘ Tone mine	Sasaki, N., Yano, M. & Matsuyama, F. (2002): Ardennite from the Tone mine, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Chigaku Kenkyu 51, 67-72. (in Japanese)
ⓘ Sanbagawa metamorphic belt	Minakawa, T., & Momoi, H. (1987). Occurrences of ardennite and sursassite from the metamorphic manganese deposits in the Sanbagawa belt, Shikoku. Japan. Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Japan, 18, 87-98.
Tokushima Prefecture ⓘ Hakuryu mine	Joe Cilen collection No. 21,034
New Zealand
Otago Region Queenstown-Lakes District Arrow Junction ⓘ Arrow Junction Quarry	C. Lemanski, Jr. collection (6782CL).
North Macedonia
Veles Municipality ⓘ Nežilovo	Schweiz. mineral. petrogr. Mitt. (1994) 74, 321-328; Canadian Mineralogist(1996) 34, 1287-1297
Russia
Komi Republic Kozhim River Basin Maldynyrd range (Maldy-nyrd range) Grubependity Lake ⓘ Grubependity Lake cirque	Pavel M. Kartashov data
Switzerland
Grisons Albula Region Surses Tinizong (Tinzen) ⓘ Falotta	Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 49
ⓘ Parsettens Alp	Geiger T. & Cabalzar W. Ardennit - Ein Neufund von der Alp Parsettens, Val d'Err GR. Schweizer Strahler Nr.5, S. 201 - 211, (1989)
Maloja Region Bregaglia Val Bregaglia Maroz Valley ⓘ Piz Cam	Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 49; Brugger J. (1996): The Fe, Mn, (V, Sb, As, Be, W) deposits of Val Ferrera (Graubünden, Switzerland). Unpublished PhD Thesis, Univ. Basel. 188 p.
ⓘ Pizzi di Maroz	Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 49
Samedan Piz Corvatsch ⓘ Furtschellas deposit	Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Verlag Wepf & Co. (Basel), p. 49
UK
England Somerset Mendip Cranmore ⓘ Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry)	Embrey, P.G. (1978) Fourth supplementary list of British minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 42, n° 322, 169-177; Turner, R. (2006): A mechanism for the formation of the mineralized Mn deposits at Merehead Quarry, Cranmore, Somerset, England. Mineralogical Magazine 70, 629-653; Turner R.W. and Rumsey, M.S. (2007) Merehead Mineralogy - an Update. Russell Soc Newsletter, No 50, pp 17-18 (March 2007); Turner, R.W. and Rumsey, M.S. (2010): Mineral Relationships in the Mendip Hills. Journal of the Russell Society, vol 13, pp 3-46.