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Lucabindiite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Lucabindiite, etc.

"Bocca Grande" fumarole, Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Pozzuoli, Naples, Campania, Italy

Lucabindiite, etc.

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy

Lucabindiite

"Bocca Grande" fumarole, Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Pozzuoli, Naples, Campania, Italy

Lucabindiite, etc.

"Bocca Grande" fumarole, Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Pozzuoli, Naples, Campania, Italy

Lucabindiite, etc.

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy

Lucabindiite

"Bocca Grande" fumarole, Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Pozzuoli, Naples, Campania, Italy

Lucabindiite, etc.

"Bocca Grande" fumarole, Solfatara di Pozzuoli, Pozzuoli, Naples, Campania, Italy

Lucabindiite, etc.

La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy

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About LucabindiiteHide

Luca Bindi

Formula:

(K,NH₄)As₄O₆(Cl,Br)

Colour:

colorless to white

Lustre:

Vitreous

Specific Gravity:

3.68 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Member of:

Lucabindiite Group

Name:

The name is in honor of Luca Bindi (b. 1971), Professor of Mineralogy and former Head of the Division of Mineralogy of the Natural History Museum of the University of Florence

Type Locality:

ⓘ La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy

Isostructural with:

Gajardoite

Comparable to torrecillasite and russoite (both As₂O₃-containing). The Cl analogue of mauriziodiniite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

41602

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:41602:1

GUID
(UUID V4):

1a616c7d-b0f2-43c3-89fd-625d27e38ac1

IMA Classification of LucabindiiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2011

First published:

2013

Type description reference:

Garavelli, A., Mitolo, D., Pinto, D., Vurro, F. (2013) Lucabindiite, (K,NH₄)As₄O₆(Cl,Br), a new fumarole mineral from the "La Fossa" crater at Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. American Mineralogist, 98 (2) 470-477 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4194

Classification of LucabindiiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

3.DC.

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

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

Pronunciation of LucabindiiteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of LucabindiiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

colorless to white

Streak:

white

Fracture:

None observed

Density:

3.68 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Chemistry of LucabindiiteHide

Mindat Formula:

(K,NH₄)As₄O₆(Cl,Br)

Elements listed:

As, Br, Cl, H, K, N, O - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of LucabindiiteHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Class (H-M):

6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) - Dihexagonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P6/mmm

Setting:

P6/mmm

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.2386(7) Å, c = 9.014(2) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.721

Unit Cell V:

214.23 Å³

Morphology:

Hexagonal and platy crystals

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0019797	Lucabindiite	Garavelli A, Mitolo D, Pinto D, Vurro F (2013) Lucabindiite, (K,NH4)As4O6(Cl,Br), a new fumarole mineral from the "La Fossa" crater at Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy American Mineralogist 98 470-477		2013	La Fossa crater at Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy	0	293
0019949	Lucabindiite	Pertlik F (1988) The compounds KAs4O6X (X=Cl,Br,I) and NH4As4O6X (X=Br,I): Hydrothermal syntheses and structure determinations Monatshefte fur Chemie 119 451-456		1988	synthetic	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Lucabindiite, (K,NH4)As4O6(Cl,Br), a new fumarole mineral from
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_chemical_formula_sum 'K.52 N.48 H1.92 As4 O6 (Cl.5 Br.3 F.2)'
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KM   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.52000   0.04300
NM   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.48000   0.04300
H1M   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.48000   0.04300
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H3M   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.48000   0.04300
H4M   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.48000   0.04300
As   0.33333   0.66667   0.79690   1.00000   0.01450
O   0.50000   0.00000   0.68940   1.00000   0.01900
ClX   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000   0.03700
BrX   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.30000   0.03700
FX   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.20000   0.03700
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KM 0.04100 0.04100 0.04700 0.02000 0.00000 0.00000
NM 0.04100 0.04100 0.04700 0.02000 0.00000 0.00000
H1M 0.04100 0.04100 0.04700 0.02000 0.00000 0.00000
H2M 0.04100 0.04100 0.04700 0.02000 0.00000 0.00000
H3M 0.04100 0.04100 0.04700 0.02000 0.00000 0.00000
H4M 0.04100 0.04100 0.04700 0.02000 0.00000 0.00000
As 0.00780 0.00780 0.02780 0.00390 0.00000 0.00000
O 0.01650 0.00700 0.03100 0.00300 0.00000 0.00000
ClX 0.02060 0.02060 0.06900 0.01030 0.00000 0.00000
BrX 0.02060 0.02060 0.06900 0.01030 0.00000 0.00000
FX 0.02060 0.02060 0.06900 0.01030 0.00000 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.537 Å	(30)
4.507 Å	(52)
3.197 Å	(100)
2.619 Å	(67)
2.265 Å	(19)
1.974 Å	(28)
1.603 Å	(20)
1.485 Å	(21)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
45a : [Sulfates, arsenates, selenates, antimonates]
45b : [Other oxidized fumarolic minerals]

Type Occurrence of LucabindiiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy

General Appearance of Type Material:

As aggregates of micrometer-sized hexagonal and platy crystals on the surface of the pyroclastic breccia

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Museum "C.L. Garavelli", Depart. Geomineralogico, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Italy, sample no. 11/nm/V28

Geological Setting of Type Material:

fumerole

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Sulphur

Salammoniac

Arsenolite

Reference:

Garavelli, A., Mitolo, D., Pinto, D., Vurro, F. (2013) Lucabindiite, (K,NH4)As4O6(Cl,Br), a new fumarole mineral from the "La Fossa" crater at Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. American Mineralogist: 98: 470–477.

Synonyms of LucabindiiteHide

IMA2011-010

Relationship of Lucabindiite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Lucabindiite Group

Other Members of this group:

Cuatrocapaite-(K)	K₃(NaMg◻)(As₂O₃)₆Cl₆ · 16H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
Cuatrocapaite-(NH₄)	(NH₄)₃(NaMg◻)(As₂O₃)₆Cl₆ · 16H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
Ermakovite	(NH₄)(As₂O₃)₂Br	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
Gajardoite	KCa_0.5As³⁺₄O₆Cl₂ · 5H₂O	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
Gajardoite-(NH4)	(NH₄)As³⁺₄O₆Cl₂(Ca_0.5◻_0.5)(H₂O)₅	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
Mauriziodiniite	(NH₄)(As₂O₃)₂I	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
Russoite	(NH₄)ClAs₂O₃(H₂O)_0.5	Hex. 6 2 2 : P6 2 2
Torrecillasite	Na(As,Sb)³⁺₄O₆Cl	Orth.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Lucabindiite associated with Sulphur	S₈
1 photo of Lucabindiite associated with Adranosite	(NH₄)₄NaAl₂(SO₄)₄Cl(OH)₂
1 photo of Lucabindiite associated with Realgar	As₄S₄

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

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	Rorisite	CaFCl	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 LucabindiiteHide

In UV light:

non-fluorescent

Other InformationHide

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 LucabindiiteHide

Reference List:

Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2011) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2011, CNMNC Newsletter No. 10. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (5) 2549-2561 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.5.2549

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

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Chile
Tarapacá Iquique Province ⓘ Torrecillas mine	Maurizio Dini

Italy
Campania Naples Pozzuoli Solfatara di Pozzuoli ⓘ "Bocca Grande" fumarole	Russo et al. (2017)
Sicily Metropolitan City of Messina Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands) Lipari Vulcano Island ⓘ La Fossa crater (TL)	Williams et al. (2011) +1 other reference

Russia
Sakhalin Oblast Kuril Islands (Kurile Islands) Severo-Kurilsky District Paramushir Island ⓘ Ebeco Volcano (Ebeko Volcano)	Shevko et al. (2018)

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