Krüger, Biljana, Krüger, Hannes, Galuskin, Evgeny V., Galuskina, Irina O., Vapnik, Yevgeny, Olieric, Vincent, Pauluhn, Anuschka (2018) Aravaite, Ba₂Ca₁₈(SiO₄)₆(PO₄)₃(CO₃)F₃O: modular structure and disorder of a new mineral with single and triple antiperovskite layers. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 74 (6) 492-501 doi:10.1107/s2052520618012271

Classification of AravaiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

8.BO.

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H₂O
O : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO₄ about 1:1

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

Chemistry of AravaiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ba₂Ca₁₈(SiO₄)₆(PO₄)₃(CO₃)F₃O

Elements listed:

Ba, C, Ca, F, O, P, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of AravaiteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral

Space Group:

R3m

Setting:

R3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 7.1255(1) Å, c = 66.2902(1) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 9.303

Unit Cell V:

2914.81 Å³

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.566 Å	(60)
3.075 Å	(89)
2.776 Å	(86)
2.764 Å	(57)
2.157 Å	(39)
1.967 Å	(50)
1.783 Å	(100)
1.498 Å	(49)

Comments:

From Type Description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere	<0.6
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)	<0.36

Type Occurrence of AravaiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Aravaite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskiy Prospekt 18-2, Moscow 119071, Russia, registration number 4960/1

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Pyrometamorphic spurrite rocks

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Stracherite	Spurrite	Shulamitite	Periclase	Calcite
Brucite	Brownmillerite	Barytocalcite	Baryte	Ariegilatite

Reference:

Krüger, B., Krüger, H., Galuskin, E.V., Galuskina, I.O., Vapnik, Y., Olieric, V., Pauluhn, A. (2018) Aravaite, Ba2Ca18(SiO4)6(PO4)3(CO3)F3O: modular structure and disorder of a new mineral with single and triple antiperovskite layers. Acta Crystallographica Section B: 74(6): 492-501.

Synonyms of AravaiteHide

IMA2018-078

Relationship of Aravaite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Arctite Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Arctite Group	A subgroup of the Arctite supergroup.
Zadovite Group	A subgroup of the Arctite supergroup.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Aravaite associated with Spurrite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(CO₃)
1 photo of Aravaite associated with Fluorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]
1 photo of Aravaite associated with Ariegilatite	BaCa₁₂(SiO₄)₄(PO₄)₂F₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.BO.	Ariegilatite	BaCa₁₂(SiO₄)₄(PO₄)₂F₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
8.BO.	Theuerdankite	Ag₃AsO₄	Iso. 4 3m : P4 3n
8.BO.05	Nacaphite	Na₂Ca(PO₄)F	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BO.10	Preisingerite	Bi₃(AsO₄)₂O(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BO.10	Petitjeanite	Bi₃(PO₄)₂O(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BO.10	Schumacherite	Bi₃(VO₄)₂O(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BO.15	Atelestite	Bi₂(AsO₄)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BO.15	Hechtsbergite	Bi₂(VO₄)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BO.15	Smrkovecite	Bi₂(PO₄)O(OH)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.BO.20	Kombatite	Pb₁₄(VO₄)₂O₉Cl₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BO.20	Sahlinite	Pb₁₄(AsO₄)₂O₉Cl₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BO.25	Heneuite	CaMg₅(CO₃)(PO₄)₃(OH)	Tric. 1 : P1
8.BO.30	Nefedovite	Na₅Ca₄(PO₄)₄F	Tric.
8.BO.35	Kuznetsovite	[Hg₂]²⁺Hg²⁺[AsO₄]Cl	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
8.BO.40	Artsmithite	[Hg₂]²⁺₂Al(PO₄)_1.74(OH)_1.78	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BO.45	Schlegelite	Bi₇(AsO₄)₃(MoO₄)₂O₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
8.BO.50	Hereroite	[Pb₃₂(O,◻)₂₁](AsO₄)₂[(Si,As,V,Mo]O₄)₂Cl₁₀	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BO.50	Erikjonssonite	(Pb₃₂O₂₁)[(V,Si,Mo,As)O₄]₄Cl₉	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.BO.55	Rudabányaite	(Ag₂Hg₂)(AsO₄)Cl	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3c
8.BO.60	Segerstromite	Ca₃(As⁵⁺O₄)₂[As³⁺(OH)₃]₂	Iso. 2 3 : I2₁ 3
8.BO.65	Wiklundite	Pb₂(Mn²⁺,Zn)₃(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)₂(Mn²⁺,Mg)₁₉(As³⁺O₃)₂[(Si,As⁵⁺)O₄]₆(OH)₁₈Cl₆	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c

Other InformationHide

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References for AravaiteHide

Reference List:

Hålenius, Ulf, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2018) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) NEWSLETTER 46. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (6) 1181-1189 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2819

Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Krüger, Biljana, Krüger, Hannes, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Krzątała, Arkadiusz, Środek, Dorota, Zieliński, Grzegorz (2021) Nomenclature and classification of the arctite supergroup. Aravaite, Ba₂Ca₁₈(SiO₄)₆[(PO₄)₃(CO₃)]F₃O, a new arctite supergroup mineral from Negev Desert, Israel. The Canadian Mineralogist, 59 (1) 191-209 doi:10.3749/canmin.2000035

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

Localities for AravaiteHide

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Locality ListHide

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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.

Israel (TL)

Southern District (HaDarom District)

Tamar Regional Council

Hatrurim Basin

ⓘ Aravaite type locality (TL)

Krüger et al. (2018) +2 other references

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