Phoenicochroite

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Phoenicochroite, etc.

Unión Minera mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Phoenicochroite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Phoenicochroite, etc.

Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Phoenicochroite, etc.

Unión Minera mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Phoenicochroite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Phoenicochroite, etc.

Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Phoenicochroite, etc.

Unión Minera mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile

Phoenicochroite, etc.

Moon Anchor Mine, Hummingbird Springs, Osborn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

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Formula:

Pb₂(CrO₄)O

Colour:

Dark red, bright red

Lustre:

Adamantine, Resinous

Hardness:

2½ - 3½

Specific Gravity:

7.01

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

From the Greek φοίυικος for "deep red" and χρόα for "colour," in allusion to its colour.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Berezovsk deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Isostructural with:

Lanarkite

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Mindat ID:

3194

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3194:9

GUID
(UUID V4):

df91e484-1c37-4f64-a8d6-ad9ee888110a

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Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 2.340 - 2.380 n_β = 2.380 - 2.440 n_γ = 2.650

2V:

Measured: 58° , Calculated: 60°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.310

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

Surface Relief:

Very High

Dispersion:

r > v, moderately strong to strong

Optical Extinction:

X = b; Y ∧ c = –2°; Z ∧ c = 88°.

Pleochroism:

Weak

Comments:

Absorption: X < Y < Z.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000204	Phoenicochroite	Williams S A, McLean W J, Anthony J W (1970) A study of phoenicochroite - its structure and properties American Mineralogist 55 784-792		1970		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Phoenicochroite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Williams S A' 'McLean W J' 'Anthony J W' _journal_name_full 'American Mineralogist' _journal_volume 55 _journal_year 1970 _journal_page_first 784 _journal_page_last 792 _publ_section_title ; A study of phoenicochroite - its structure and properties ; _database_code_amcsd 0000204 _chemical_formula_sum 'Pb2 Cr O5' _cell_length_a 14.001 _cell_length_b 5.675 _cell_length_c 7.137 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 115.22 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 513.021 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 7.074 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'C 1 2/m 1' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '1/2+x,1/2+y,z' 'x,-y,z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,z' '-x,y,-z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,-z' '-x,-y,-z' '1/2-x,1/2-y,-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv Pb1 0.47940 0.00000 0.23280 0.01039 Pb2 0.35690 0.50000 0.38700 0.01191 Cr 0.16930 0.00000 0.15930 0.01229 O1 0.09300 0.00000 0.89840 0.03546 O2 0.29890 0.00000 0.20050 0.01773 O3 0.14480 0.23450 0.26620 0.03293 O4 0.50000 0.24130 0.50000 0.02533

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Reference List:

Year ⬇Author Title Publisher

Hermann, R. (1833) Ueber den Melanochroït, ein neues Mineral. Annalen der Physik und Chemie 28, 162-164 (as Melanochroit).

Thomson, T. (1836) Outlines of Mineralogy, Geology, and Mineral Analysis. 2 volumes, London (as Subsesquichromate of Lead).

Glocker, E.F. (1839) 19. Phönikechroit. in Grundrib der Mineralogie, mit Einschlub der Geognosie und Petrefactenkunde, Schrag (Nurnberg), 612-612.

Glocker E F (1839) 19. Phönikechroit. in Grundrib der Mineralogie, mit Einschlub der Geognosie und Petrefactenkunde, Schrag (Nurnberg) 612-612

Haidinger, Wm. (1845): 504 (as Phönicit).

Petterd, W.F. (1910) Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. 221pp., Hobart: 114.

Larsen, E.S. (1921) The Microscopic Determination of the Nonopaque Minerals, First edition, USGS Bulletin 679: 119.

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pp.649-650

Mücke, A. (1970): Scheibeit, ein neues Chromatmineral. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1970, 276-282. [as scheibeite]

Williams, S.A., McLean, W.J., Anthony, J.W. (1970): A study of phoenichchroite - its structure and properties. American Mineralogist, 55, 784-792.

Brown, W.L., Willaime, C., Guillemin, C. (1972) Exsolution selon l´association diagonale dans une cryptoperthite : étude par microscopie électronique et diffraction des rayons X. Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 95, 429-436.

Cesbron, F., Williams, S.A. (1980): Iranite-hémihédrite, bellite, phoenicochroite, vauquelinite et fornacite: synthèse et nouvelles données. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 103, 469-477.

Frost, R.L. (2004) Raman microscopy of selected chromate minerals. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 35, 153-158.

Klein, W., Jansen, M. (2010): Refinement of the crystal structure of dilead(II) oxide chromate(VI), Pb2O(CrO4). Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, NCS, 225, 219-220. [http://zkrist_ncs.cpfs.mpg.de/pdf225-2/094_710043.pdf]

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and 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 (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

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

Austria
Tyrol Kufstein District Brixlegg ⓘ Montanwerke Brixlegg slag locality	Kolitsch, U. (2013): 1799) Anglesit, Brochantit, Calcit, Callaghanit, Connellit, Cuprit, Diopsid, Elyit, Forsterit, Kupfer, Lithargit, Magnesiochromit, Malachit, Monohydrocalcit, Phoenicochroit, Rouait und Willemit in Schlacken der Montanwerke Brixlegg, Tirol. Pp. 111-114 in Niedermayr, G. et al. (2013): Neue Mineralfunde aus Österreich LXII. Carinthia II, 203./123., 91-146.
Chile
Antofagasta Antofagasta Province Cerro Palestina Estación Cerro Negro Magallanes district ⓘ Covadonga mine	Samples analysed by Dr. Jochen Schluter (Hamburg University), Germany.
ⓘ Magallanes mine	"Yacimientos Metalíferos de Chile", Fondecyt, Stgo. de Chile. Peebles F./Ruiz Fuller C.(1988)
Sierra Gorda Caracoles mining district Caracoles ⓘ San Francisco Mine	In the collections of Brent Thorne, Christian Rewitzer, and Sandro Maggio.
ⓘ Santa Ana Mine	Mücke, A. (1972) Santanait, ein neues Bleichromat-Mineral. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1972: 455-458.
ⓘ Unión Minera mine	Samples analysed by Dr. Jochen Schluter (Hamburg University), Germany.
Tocopilla Province Caracoles ⓘ Pueblina Mine	"Yacimientos Metalíferos de Chile", Fondecyt, Stgo. de Chile. Peebles F./Ruiz Fuller C.(1988)
Tocopilla ⓘ Santa Ana Mine (Chapacase Mine)	Maurizio Dini collection
Atacama Chañaral Province Mantos de Oro mining district ⓘ Chimberos mine	T. Kampf analysis
Coquimbo Elqui Province Andacollo ⓘ Andacollo mine	M.Dini & A.Molina collection
Germany
Saxony Zwickau District Callenberg ⓘ Callenberg North open cut (No. 1)	Leonhardt, H., Leonhardt, W. (1991) Das berühmte deutsche Krokoitvorkommen von Callenberg/Sachsen. Lapis, 16(9), 13-26.
Iran
Isfahan Province Nain County Anarak District ⓘ Chah Khouni Mine	Adib, D. and Ottemann, J. (1970): Mineralium Deposita, 5, 86-93
South Khorasan Province Tabas County Deyhuk District Nayband (Neyband) ⓘ Seh-Changi Mine	Bariand, P. & Poullen, J.F. (1980): Rare Chromates from Seh-Changi, Iran. Mineralogical Record 11, 293-297
Italy
Campania Naples Somma-Vesuvius Complex ⓘ Mount Vesuvius	Russo M., Campostrini I., Demartin F. (2014): Fumarolic minerals after the 1944 Vesuvius eruption. Plinius, 40, 306.
ⓘ Vesuvius fumaroles	Demartin, F., Campostrini, I., Castellano, C., and Russo, M. (2014) Parascandolaite, KMgF3, a new perovskite type fluoride from Vesuvius. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 41, 403–407 Russo, M., Campostrini, I., and Demartin, F. (2014) Fumarolic minerals after the 1944 Vesuvius eruption. In: Cesare, B., Erba, E., Carmina, B., Fascio, L., Petti, F.M., and Zuccari, A., eds., The Future of the Italian Geosciences - The Italian Geosciences of the Future. 87° Congresso della Società Geologica Italiana e 90° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Milan, Italy, September 10-12, 2014. Abstract Book. Rendiconti Online della Società Geologica Italiana, 31, Supplemento n.1.
Ottaviano ⓘ Vesuvius fumaroles on eastern crater rim	Demartin, F., Campostrini, I., Castellano, C., and Russo, M. (2014) Parascandolaite, KMgF3, a new perovskite type fluoride from Vesuvius. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 41, 403–407 Russo, M., Campostrini, I., and Demartin, F. (2014) Fumarolic minerals after the 1944 Vesuvius eruption. In: Cesare, B., Erba, E., Carmina, B., Fascio, L., Petti, F.M., and Zuccari, A., eds., The Future of the Italian Geosciences - The Italian Geosciences of the Future. 87° Congresso della Società Geologica Italiana e 90° Congresso della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Milan, Italy, September 10-12, 2014. Abstract Book. Rendiconti Online della Società Geologica Italiana, 31, Supplemento n.1.
Namibia
Erongo Region Arandis Constituency ⓘ Husab Mine	Bezing, L. von, Bode, R. & Jahn, S. (2008): Namibia Minerals and Localities. Edition Schloss Freudenstein, Bode Verlag GmbH, Haltern, 338 pp. (in English)
Russia (TL)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Beryozovsky ⓘ Berezovsk deposit (TL)	Clark, 1993, "Hey's Mineral Index". Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. Cook, R. B. (2007). Crocoite: Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Rocks & Minerals, 82(1), 50-54
ⓘ Preobrazhenskii Mine
South Africa
Mpumalanga Nkangala District Municipality Victor Khanye Local Municipality Delmas ⓘ Argent	Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, PO Box 44283, Linden 2104, South Africa.
Dwarsfontein Farm Transvaal Mine ⓘ East Trench	SAMS (South African Micromount Society) Datasheet ML 01-01
ⓘ West Trench	SAMS (South African Micromount Society) Datasheet ML 01-02
UK
Scotland South Lanarkshire Leadhills Wanlock Dod ⓘ Hopeful Vein	Temple, A.K. (1955) Trans. R. Soc. Edinb. 63, 104. Livingstone, A. and Macpherson, H.G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish). Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 47, n° 342, p. 99-105.
USA
Arizona Gila County Banner Mining District Christmas ⓘ C and B Mine (C & B Mine; Vanadium Mine)	Raman analyzed at the University of Arizona.
Maricopa County ⓘ Adobe Wells claim
Belmont Mountains ⓘ Rat Tail claim (Pack Rat claim)	C. Lemanski, Jr.
ⓘ Blue Jay Mine (Blue Jay property; Blue Jay claim)	Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 67.
ⓘ Chromate Mine (Chromate claim)	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 327.
Gillespie Black Butte ⓘ Butte Mine (Reed & Rodriguez prospect; Black Butte manganese claims; Black Butte claim)	Michael D. Cline collection (Raman-analysed)
Osborn Mining District Hummingbird Springs ⓘ Moon Anchor Mine	Williams, S.A. (1968), Wickenburgite, a new mineral from Arizona, Am.Min.: 53: 1433-1438 Williams, S.A. & J.W. Anthony (1970), Hemihedrite, a new mineral from Arizona, Am.Min.: 55: 1088-1102 Williams, S.A., et al (1970), A study of Phoenichchroite-Its structure and properties, Am.Min.: 55: 784-792. Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 103, 420
Tonopah Belmont Mountain ⓘ Scott Mine (Scott Lead prospect; Scott Lead Mine; Black Glory 1-14 claims; Black Vulture Mine)	collected by and in the collection of Eckhard D. Stuart
Tiger Wash ⓘ Evening Star Mine (Silver Queen Mine; Old Queen group)	Collected in the presence of & verified by C. Lemanski, Jr.
ⓘ Unnamed prospect	Ron Layton
Vulture Mining District ⓘ Phoenix Mine (Phoenix property; Phoenix claim)	Silliman, B. (1881), Mineralogical notes, Amer.Jour.Sci.: 22: 198-205 Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 67. Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 327
ⓘ Potter-Cramer Mine	Williams, S.A. (1968), Wickenburgite, a new mineral from AZ, Am.Min.: 53: 1433-1438 Williams, S.A. & J.W. Anthony (1970), Hemihedrite, a new mineral from AZ, Am.Min.: 55: 1088-1102 Williams, S.A., et al (1970), A study of phoenicochroite-Its structure and properties, Am.Min.:: 55: 784-792. Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 247, 327
Vulture ⓘ Farley's Collateral Mine (Collateral Mine; Collateral claim)	Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 67. Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 327
Wickenburg ⓘ Wickenburg - East of	No reference listed
Pinal County Tortilla Mountains Ripsey Mining District Ripsey Hill area ⓘ Florence Mine (Florence Lead Silver Mine)	Williams, S.A. & J.W. Anthony (1970), Hemihedrite, a new mineral from AZ, Am.Min.: 55: 1088-1102. Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona (1995), 3rd.ed.: 247
Yavapai County ⓘ Amazon Wash-Hassayampa River confluence area	Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 327.
California San Bernardino County Silver Lake Mining District Soda Mountains Baker Otto Mountain ⓘ Ridge Ledge prospect	MarekC collection 2016
Nevada Clark County Eldorado Mountains Eldorado Mining District (Colorado Mining District) ⓘ Unnamed prospect (Winter prospect)	Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Esmeralda County ⓘ Candelaria Mining District (Columbus Mining District)	Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
ⓘ Silver Dollar claim	Robert E.Walstrom Collection Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Lander County ⓘ Kingston Mining District	Castor, Stephen B., Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology