Kulikov, I.V., Devyatov, V.E., Gromov, A.V. (1982) A new natural compound-calcium fluoride-chloride. Izvest. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved. Geol. Razved.: 25: 120-122.

Classification of RorisiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

3.DC.25

3 : HALIDES
D : Oxyhalides, hydroxyhalides and related double halides
C : With Pb (As,Sb,Bi), without Cu

Dana 8th ed.:

9.2.11.2

9 : NORMAL HALIDES
2 : AX₂

Hey's CIM Ref.:

8.4.11

8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
4 : Halides of the alkaline earths and Mg

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Rrs	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of RorisiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Comment:

becoming turbid on exposure to moist air

Colour:

Colorless

Streak:

White

Hardness:

2 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Perfect
Perfect {110} and excellent {001}

Fracture:

Conchoidal

Comment:

Thin leaves exhibit a bit of elasticity

Density:

2.78(1) g/cm³ (Measured) 2.94 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of RorisiteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (-)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.668(2) n_ε = 1.635(2)

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.033

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Chemistry of RorisiteHide

Mindat Formula:

CaFCl

Elements listed:

Ca, Cl, F - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of RorisiteHide

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P4/nmm

Setting:

P4/nmm

Cell Parameters:

a = 3.890(1) Å, c = 6.810(1) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.751

Unit Cell V:

103.05 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Flattened on {001}, with {111} and {110} and occasionally {100}.

Comment:

by analogy to matlockite

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009601	Rorisite	Liebich W, Nicollin D (1977) Refinement of the PbFCl types BaFI, BaFBr and CaFCl Acta Crystallographica B33 2790-2794		1977	synthetic	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Rorisite'
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_publ_author_name
'Liebich W'
'Nicollin D'
_journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section B'
_journal_volume 33 
_journal_year 1977
_journal_page_first 2790
_journal_page_last 2794
_publ_section_title
;
 Refinement of the PbFCl types BaFI, BaFBr and CaFCl
 Note: matlockite structure
;
_database_code_amcsd 0009601
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ca Cl F'
_cell_length_a 3.894
_cell_length_b 3.894
_cell_length_c 6.818
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 103.383
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.037
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 4/n m m'
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  'x,y,z'
  '1/2-y,1/2-x,z'
  '1/2+y,1/2+x,-z'
  '1/2+y,-x,-z'
  '1/2-y,x,z'
  'x,1/2-y,z'
  '-x,1/2+y,-z'
  '1/2+x,1/2+y,-z'
  '1/2-x,1/2-y,z'
  'y,x,z'
  '-y,-x,-z'
  '-y,1/2+x,-z'
  'y,1/2-x,z'
  '1/2-x,y,z'
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Ca   0.25000   0.25000   0.19620   0.00340
Cl   0.25000   0.25000   0.64320   0.00700
F   0.75000   0.25000   0.00000   0.00340

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.557 Å	(100)
6.81 Å	(45)
2.267 Å	(35)
2.138 Å	(32)
1.560 Å	(32)
3.396 Å	(30)
1.363 Å	(25)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere	<0.6
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals	<0.36
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals	<10 Ka
54 : Coal and other mine fire minerals (see also #51 and #56)

Type Occurrence of RorisiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Coal mine No. 45, Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Tabular crystals up to 1 mm in diameter. Most crystals have "fused" surfaces without well-expressed flat surfaces.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

1) Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2073.
2) Il’menskii Preserve Museum, Miass, Russia, 5880.
3) A. E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, r460/1.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Burnt coal dump

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Troilite

Periclase

Fluorite

Reference:

Kulikov, I.V., Devyatov, V.E., Gromov, A.V. (1982) A new natural compound-calcium fluoride-chloride. Izvest. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved. Geol. Razved.: 25: 120-122.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/ZVMO119N3_73.pdf

Synonyms of RorisiteHide

IMA1989-015

Other Language Names for RorisiteHide

German:Rorisit

Russian:Рорисит

Spanish:Rorisita

Relationship of Rorisite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Matlockite Group

Other Members of this group:

Bismoclite	BiOCl	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
Daubréeite	BiO(OH)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
Laurionite	PbCl(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Matlockite	PbFCl	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
Paralaurionite	PbCl(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
Zavaritskite	(BiO)F	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

3.DC.	Lucabindiite	(K,NH₄)As₄O₆(Cl,Br)	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
3.DC.	Torrecillasite	Na(As,Sb)³⁺₄O₆Cl	Orth.
3.DC.	Gajardoite	KCa_0.5As³⁺₄O₆Cl₂ · 5H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
3.DC.	Cuatrocapaite-(NH₄)	(NH₄)₃(NaMg◻)(As₂O₃)₆Cl₆ · 16H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
3.DC.	Cuatrocapaite-(K)	K₃(NaMg◻)(As₂O₃)₆Cl₆ · 16H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
3.DC.	Napoliite	Pb₂OFCl	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mcm
3.DC.05	Laurionite	PbCl(OH)	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
3.DC.05	Paralaurionite	PbCl(OH)	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
3.DC.05	Russoite	(NH₄)ClAs₂O₃(H₂O)_0.5	Hex. 6 2 2 : P6 2 2
3.DC.05	Mauriziodiniite	(NH₄)(As₂O₃)₂I	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
3.DC.10	Fiedlerite	Pb₃FCl₄(OH) · H₂O	Mon. 2/m
3.DC.15	Penfieldite	Pb₂Cl₃(OH)	Hex. 6 : P6
3.DC.15	Telluroperite	Pb₃TeO₄Cl₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
3.DC.20	Laurelite	Pb₇F₁₂Cl₂	Hex. 6 : P6
3.DC.25	Bismoclite	BiOCl	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
3.DC.25	Matlockite	PbFCl	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
3.DC.25	Zavaritskite	(BiO)F	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
3.DC.25	Zhangpeishanite	BaFCl	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/nmm
3.DC.30	Nadorite	PbSbClO₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
3.DC.30	Perite	PbBiClO₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmcm
3.DC.40	Thorikosite	Pb₃Cl₂(OH)(SbO₃,AsO₃)	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
3.DC.45	Mereheadite	Pb₄₇Cl₂₅(OH)₁₃O₂₄(CO₃)(BO₃)₂	Mon. m
3.DC.50	Blixite	Pb₈O₅(OH)₂Cl₄	Orth.
3.DC.52	Rumseyite	Pb₂OClF	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
3.DC.55	Pinalite	Pb₃WO₅Cl₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
3.DC.55	Vladkrivovichevite	[Pb₃₂O₁₈][Pb₄Mn₂O]Cl₁₄(BO₃)₈ · 2H₂O	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
3.DC.57	Yeomanite	Pb₂O(OH)Cl	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
3.DC.60	Lorettoite	Pb₇O₆Cl₂	Orth.
3.DC.60	Symesite	Pb₁₀(SO₄)O₇Cl₄ · H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
3.DC.62	Sarawakite (of Frenzel)	Sb, O, Cl (?)
3.DC.65	Ecdemite	Pb₆Cl₄(As₂O₇)	Mon. 2 : P2₁
3.DC.70	Mendipite	Pb₃Cl₂O₂	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
3.DC.75	Damaraite	Pb₃Cl(OH)O₂	Orth. mm2 : Pmc2₁
3.DC.80	Onoratoite	Sb₈Cl₂O₁₁	Tric. 1 : P1
3.DC.95	Barstowite	Pb₄Cl₆(CO₃) · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m

Fluorescence of RorisiteHide

In UV light:

Weak violet fluorescence with 360 nm UV.

Other InformationHide

Thermal Behaviour:

Fusibility 1.5; red flame coloration. In closed tube, fuses and forms a colorless liquid that crystallizes into a white transparent substance three seconds after removing the flame.

Notes:

Soluble in H2O and hygroscopic.

In moist air the colorless plates become turbid and coated with colorless drops of CaCl2 solution; the turbid plates consist of fine-grained fluorite.

Slowly soluble in HCl and HNO3; dissolves glass when mixed with H2SO4.

Health Risks:

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

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References for RorisiteHide

Reference List:

Liebich, W., Nicollin, D. (1977) Refinement of the PbFCl types BaFI, BaFBr and CaFCl. Acta Crystallographica: B33: 2790-2794.

Kulikov, I.V., Devyatov, V.E., Gromov, A.V. (1982) A new natural compound-calcium fluoride-chloride. Izvest. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved. Geol. Razved.: 25: 120-122 (in Russian). [abs. in Am. Mineral. 68 (1983), http://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/AM68_642.pdf]

Kulikov, I.V., Devyatov, V.E., Gromov, A.V. (1982) A new natural compound-calcium fluoride-chloride. Izvest. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved. Geol. Razved.: 25: 120-122.

Chesnokov, B.V., Nishanbaev, T.P., Bazhenova, L.F. (1990) Rorisite CaFCl - a new mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 119(3): 73-76.

Jambor, John L., Puziewicz, Jacek (1991) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 76 (9-10) 1728-1735

Mandarino, Joseph A. (1997) New Minerals 1990-1994. The Mineralogical Record Inc., Tuscon, Arizona. 220pp.

(2023) Rorisite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for RorisiteHide

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- 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 (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Kopeysk	Cesnokov et al. (1998)
ⓘ Coal mine No. 45 (TL)	Chesnokov et al. (1990) +1 other reference
Kabardino-Balkaria Baksan Valley ⓘ Tyrnyauz Mo-W deposit	I. V. Kulikov et al. (1982) +1 other reference

Ukraine
Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Kalinin coal mine ⓘ Burned coal dumps	Шарыгин (2015)

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