Planerite
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Formula:
Al6(PO4)2(HPO4)2(OH)8 · 4 H2O
Colour:
white, pale green, pale blue
Lustre:
Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous, Waxy, Dull
Hardness:
5
Specific Gravity:
2.68
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named by Hans Rudoph Hermann in 1862 in honor of Dimitrii Ivanovich Planer (Дмитрия Ивановича Планера) (1821-1882), mineralogist and former Director, Gumeshevsk copper mines, Polevskoi, Russia, who discovered the species some distance east of those mines.
Classification of Planerite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
7/D.15-10
8.DD.15
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
D : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4= 2:1
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
D : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4= 2:1
42.9.3.6
42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
9 : (AB)7(XO4)4Zq·xH2O
42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
9 : (AB)7(XO4)4Zq·xH2O
19.2.10
19 : Phosphates
2 : Phosphates of Cu
19 : Phosphates
2 : Phosphates of Cu
Physical Properties of Planerite
Vitreous, Sub-Vitreous, Waxy, Dull
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
white, pale green, pale blue
Streak:
greenish white, white
Hardness:
5 on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Cleavage may exist by analogy with other members of the group
Cleavage may exist by analogy with other members of the group
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Sub-Conchoidal
Density:
2.68 g/cm3 (Measured) 2.71 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Planerite
Type:
Biaxial
Dispersion:
r < v weak
Chemical Properties of Planerite
Formula:
Al6(PO4)2(HPO4)2(OH)8 · 4 H2O
IMA Formula:
Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Planerite
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:
P1
Setting:
P1
Cell Parameters:
a = 7.704 Å, b = 10.109 Å, c = 7.390 Å
α = 110.84°, β = 115.07°, γ = 70.76°
α = 110.84°, β = 115.07°, γ = 70.76°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.762 : 1 : 0.731
Unit Cell V:
476.22 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1
Morphology:
Found as minute crusts or in botryoidal masses
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
6.82 | (90) |
6.20 | (20) |
4.73 | (20?) |
3.75 | (100) |
3.70 | (30) |
3.29 | (10) |
3.09 | (20) |
2.55 | (10) |
Comments:
IMMA 102 (1986)
Type Occurrence of Planerite
Other Language Names for Planerite
Varieties of Planerite
Relationship of Planerite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Aheylite | (Fe2+,Zn)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Chalcosiderite | CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Faustite | (Zn,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Turquoise | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
UM1981-32-PO:FeH | Fe2+Fe3+6(PO4)4-x[PO3(OH)]x(OH)8·4H2O |
Forms a series with:
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Faustite | 9 photos of Planerite associated with Faustite on mindat.org. |
Turquoise | 7 photos of Planerite associated with Turquoise on mindat.org. |
Wavellite | 3 photos of Planerite associated with Wavellite on mindat.org. |
Psilomelane | 2 photos of Planerite associated with Psilomelane on mindat.org. |
Zapatalite | 1 photo of Planerite associated with Zapatalite on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
8.DD.05 | Chenevixite | Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
8.DD.05 | Luetheite | Cu2Al2(AsO4)2(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
8.DD.10 | Akrochordite | (Mn2+,Mg)5(AsO4)2(OH)4 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.DD.10 | Guanacoite | Cu2Mg3(AsO4)2(OH)4 · 4H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
8.DD.15 | Aheylite | (Fe2+,Zn)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.DD.15 | Chalcosiderite | CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.DD.15 | Faustite | (Zn,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.DD.15 | Turquoise | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.DD.15 | Afmite | Al3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH) · H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
8.DD.20 | Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. mm2 : Ccc2 |
8.DD.20 | Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca |
8.DD.20 | Ernstite | (Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O | Mon. |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
42.9.3.1 | Turquoise | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
42.9.3.2 | Coeruleolactite | Tric. 1 : P1 | |
42.9.3.3 | Faustite | (Zn,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
42.9.3.4 | Chalcosiderite | CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
42.9.3.5 | Aheylite | (Fe2+,Zn)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
42.9.3.6 | Afmite | Al3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH) · H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
19.2.1 | Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm |
19.2.2 | Cornetite | Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
19.2.3 | Reichenbachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m |
19.2.4 | Ludjibaite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
19.2.5 | Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
19.2.6 | Nissonite | Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 5H2O | Mon. |
19.2.7 | Zapatalite | Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9 · 4H2O | Tet. |
19.2.8 | Turquoise | Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
19.2.9 | Sieleckiite | Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12 · 2H2O | Tric. |
19.2.11 | Hentschelite | CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. |
19.2.13 | Chalcosiderite | CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
19.2.14 | Phosphofibrite | (H2O,K)3.5Fe8(PO4)6(OH)7 · 5H2O | Mon. 2/m |
Fluorescence of Planerite
Not fluorescent
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.
References for Planerite
Reference List:
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Hermann (1862) Soc. nat. Moscou, Bull.: 35 [2]: 240.
Palache, C., Berman, H., Frondel, C. (1951) The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 762.
Foord, E.E., Taggart, J.E. (1998) A reexamination of the turquoise group; the mineral aheylite, planerite (redefined), turquoise and coeruleolactite. Mineralogical Magazine: 62: 93-111.
Pekov, I.V. (1998) Minerals First Discovered on the Territory of the Former Soviet Union: 166-167.
Internet Links for Planerite
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Localities for Planerite
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| W.D.Birch & D.A.Henry 1993. Phosphate Minerals of Victoria. The Mineralogical Society of Victoria special publication No. 3 pp 67-77 |
| W. D. Birch and D. A. Henry in Phosphate Minerals of Victoria, p.83-90. |
| Museum Victoria Mineralogy Collection; Birch, W. D. & Henry, D. A. (1993) Phosphate minerals of Victoria. The Mineralogical Society of Victoria special publication No. 3, pp. 79-81 |
Burundi | |
| Vik Vanrusselt collection (ex-Francis Coune specimen) |
Czech Republic | |
| research sample of E. E. Foord |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Mills, S. J., Birch, W. D., Kampf, A. R. & van Wambeke, L. (2010) Kobokoboite, Al6(PO4)4(OH)6•11H2O, a new mineral from the Kobokobo pegmatite, Democratic Republic of the Congo. European Journal of Mineralogy, 22(2) |
France | |
| C. Vialaron : La mine d'antimoine de Daü,127p, Le-Puy-en-Velay (1999) |
Germany | |
| Blaß, G. (2002): Eine neue Phosphatmineralien-Paragenese von der Grube Mark bei Essershausen, mittleres Lahngebiet, Taunus. Mineralien-Welt, 13 (6), 18-43. (in German) |
| Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001 |
| T. Witzke & F. Rüger: Lapis 1998(7/8), 26-64 |
Hungary | |
| collector: András Varga, XRD: Ferenc Kristály, WDS: Norbert Zajzon |
Ireland | |
| Moreton, S. & Green, D.I. (2005) J. Russ. Soc., 8(2), p.78-80. |
Italy | |
| Stara, P., Rizzo, R., Brizzi, G. (1993) Sarrabus. Miniere e Minerali. Associazione Mineralogica Sarda, Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo, Associazione Piemontese Mineralogia Paleontologia e Mostra Torinese Minerali, Centro Mineralogico Varesino, Amici Mineralogisti Fiorentini, Gruppo Mineralogico Paleontologico Piacentino, et al., Stige Milano Srl, Milano, 208 pp. |
Japan | |
| Matsubara, S. et al (1988) Ganseki-Koubutsu-Koshogaku Zasshi, 83, 141-149. |
New Zealand | |
| Olivine nodules from Tokatoka, Northland. Black and Brothers, NZJGG, 8(1) 1965. |
Portugal | |
| Pedro Alves collection |
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| Pedro Alves collection. Characterized by p-XRD |
| Pedro Alves collection |
Romania | |
| http://minerals-of-the-carpathians.eu |
Russia | |
| Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data |
| Pekov (1998) Minerals First Discovered on the Territory of the former Soviet Union |
| Pekov (1998) Minerals First Discovered on the Territory of the former Soviet Union |
| Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data |
South Africa | |
| ID by Raman spectra (B. Cairncross personal communication, Sept 2012) |
Spain | |
| Bareche, E (2005) "Els minerals de Catalunya. Segle XX" Ed. Grup Mineralògic Català, Barcelona, 269 p. |
| Calvo, M. (2015): Minerales y Minas de España. Vol. VII, Fosfatos, arseniatos y vanadatos. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid - Fundación Gómez Pardo. 479 pp. |
Togo | |
| Wolfgang Hampel, August 2014 (XRD analysis) |
USA | |
| Barwood,H.L (1997) Occurrence of turquoise group minerals in the eastern United States. Mineralogical Record 28 (1):53 |
| Thomas, W.J. & R.B. Gibbs (1983), Famous mineral localities: The New Cornelia mine, Ajo, AZ, Min.Rec.: 14: 283-298. |
Gaines, R., Skinner, H., Foord, E., Mason, B., Rosenzweig, and King, V., 1997, Dana's New Mineralogy, Wiley, New York | |
| Mineralogical Magazine, February 1998, Vol. 62(1), pp. 93-111 |
| Arthur E. Smith (2008) Mineral News, 24, #8, 8. |
| Rocks & Min.: 63:112. |
Martins da Pedra collection | |
| Rocks & Min.: 63:113; 64:294; Sick (1984). |
| Rocks and Minerals, (1988) 63:104-125 |
| Rocks and Minerals, (1988) 63:104-125 |
| Rocks & Min.: 63:120. |
| Rocks & Min.:64:297-298. |
Rocks and Minerals, (1988) 63:104-125 | |
| Min Rec 36:2 pp143-185 |
| Schooner, Richard. (circa 1985), Untitled manuscript on central Connecticut mineralogy. |
| Barwood, H.L. 1997. Occurrence of turquoise group minerals in the eastern United States. FM-TGMS-MSA Symposium on copper and copper minerals. February 15, Tucson, AZ. In: Mineralogical Record 28(1):53 |
| NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada |
| Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: 1068; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 961. Foord, E.E. & Taggart, J.E. (1998): A reexamination of the turquoise group; the mineral aheylite, planerite (redefined), turquoise and coeruleolactite. Mineralogical Magazine, 62, 93-111. |
| K. Cabaniss & L.E. Kearns (2011) The 38th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, April 14-17, 2011, lecture abstracts, page 13. |
| Gaines, R., Skinner, H., Foord, E., Mason, B., Rosenzweig, and King, V., 1997, Dana's New Mineralogy, Wiley, New York. |
Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA