Wagnerite (original) (raw)
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
About WagneriteHide
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Colour:
Yellow, brown, red brown, light grey, green, red; colourless in transmitted light.
Lustre:
Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named in 1821 by Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs in honour of Franz Michael von Wagner (20 August 1768, Waldershof, Germany - 27 April 1851, Munich, Germany), mining administrator at Fichtelberg in 1791, later at Chiemgau in 1794, at Reichenhall and Traunstein in 1803, Schwarz, Tyrol in 1806, etc. In 1820, Wagner became head of mining, salt mines, and the mint. Wagner was also important in the development of mining in Bavaria.
Wagnerite Group.
The Mg analogue of zwieselite (not isotypic).
Several polytypes are known. The most common one is wagnerite-Ma2bc.
"We show that wagnerite and the 5b_0, 7b_0 and 9b_0 phases share the same topological arrangement of cations and oxygen atoms, differ only by the periodic faulting of the A-B succession of the F atoms along b, and are all members of a polytypic series based on the magniotriplite cell (b_0). The relevant polytypes and F ordering schemes are wagnerite-a2bc (AB), wagnerite-a5bc (ABAAB), wagnerite-a7bc (ABAABAB) and wagnerite-a9bc (ABAABABAB)."
Unique IdentifiersHide
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Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4229:7
4eab2267-8f03-4315-b057-378e412f7400
IMA Classification of WagneriteHide
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Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
IMA status notes:
Redefined by the IMA
Approval history:
Redefined IMA03-C.
Classification of WagneriteHide
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8.BB.15
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 about 1:1
41.6.2.1
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
6 : A2(XO4)Zq
22.1.22
22 : Phosphates, Arsenates or Vanadates with other Anions
1 : Phosphates, arsenates or vanadates with fluoride
Mineral SymbolsHide
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As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
| Symbol | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Wag | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
| Wag | Whitney & Evans (2010) | Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371 |
| Wag | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download |
Physical Properties of WagneriteHide
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Sub-Vitreous, Resinous, Greasy
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Yellow, brown, red brown, light grey, green, red; colourless in transmitted light.
Cleavage:
Imperfect/Fair
On {100} and {120}, imperfect; on {001}, in traces.
Fracture:
Conchoidal, Sub-Conchoidal
Density:
3.15 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.15 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
Slightly lesser values in opaque material (altered [?] or calcian material).
Optical Data of WagneriteHide
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RI values:
_n_α = 1.568 _n_β = 1.572 _n_γ = 1.582
δ = 0.015
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Optical Extinction:
Y = b; Z ∧ c = 21°.
Pleochroism:
Non-pleochroic
Chemistry of WagneriteHide
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Crystallography of WagneriteHide
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0005829 | Wagnerite | Ren L, Grew E S, Xiong M, Ma Z (2003) Wagnerite-Ma5bc, a new polytype of Mg2(PO4)(F,OH), from granulite-facies paragneiss, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antartica The Canadian Mineralogist 41 393-411 |  |
2003 | Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antartica | 0 | 293 |
| 0012052 | Wagnerite | Coda A, Giuseppetti G, Tadini C, Carobbi S G (1967) The crystal structure of wagnerite Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei 43 212-224 | 1967 | Hollgraben near Werfen, Austria | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012075 | Wagnerite | Tadini C (1981) Magniotriplite: its crystal structure and relation to the triplite-triploidite group Bulletin de Mineralogie 104 677-680 | 1981 | a pegmatite of the Valmy, Alberes massif, Pyrenees, France | 0 | 293 | |
| 0012516 | Wagnerite | Amisano Canesi A, Chiari G (1992) Refinement of very-high-pressure wagnerite, Mg2(PO4)F European Crystallographic Meeting 14 189-189 | 1992 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
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Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 5.69 Å | (4) |
| 5.55 Å | (2) |
| 5.23 Å | (6) |
| 4.25 Å | (9) |
| 3.840 Å | (5) |
| 3.545 Å | (6) |
| 3.297 Å | (65) |
| 3.256 Å | (9) |
| 3.123 Å | (63) |
| 2.985 Å | (100) |
| 2.854 Å | (59) |
| 2.813 Å | (15) |
| 2.779 Å | (15) |
| 2.758 Å | (25) |
| 2.710 Å | (22) |
| 2.558 Å | (6) |
| 2.484 Å | (13) |
| 2.405 Å | (7) |
| 2.293 Å | (6) |
| 2.244 Å | (10) |
| 2.229 Å | (9) |
| 2.206 Å | (12) |
| 2.126 Å | (8) |
| 2.080 Å | (12) |
| 2.069 Å | (13) |
| 1.988 Å | (11) |
| 1.926 Å | (11) |
| 1.919 Å | (10) |
| 1.900 Å | (13) |
| 1.894 Å | (15) |
| 1.861 Å | (6) |
| 1.822 Å | (2) |
| 1.801 Å | (4) |
| 1.779 Å | (5) |
| 1.754 Å | (8) |
| 1.744 Å | (8) |
| 1.731 Å | (12) |
| 1.673 Å | (10) |
| 1.633 Å | (5) |
| 1.588 Å | (13) |
| 1.584 Å | (16) |
| 1.563 Å | (8) |
| 1.555 Å | (10) |
| 1.545 Å | (8) |
| 1.533 Å | (9) |
Comments:
Leroux, Marc V. and Ercit, T. Scott (1992) Wagnerite, an accessory phase in cordierite-anthophyllite gneiss from Star Lake, Manitoba.
Geological EnvironmentHide
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Type Occurrence of WagneriteHide
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Place of Conservation of Type Material:
No designated type specimen.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of WagneriteHide
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Other Language Names for WagneriteHide
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Simplified Chinese:氟磷镁石
Traditional Chinese:氟磷鎂石
Varieties of WagneriteHide
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| Magniotriplite | A discredited iron- and magnesium-rich structural variety (polytype) of wagnerite.Originally described from Karasu granite pegmatite, Turkestan Range, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan and Kyrk-Bulak granite pegmatite, Turkestan Range, Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan. |
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Relationship of Wagnerite to other SpeciesHide
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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide
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| 8.BB. | Tilasite | CaMg(AsO4)F | Mon. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.BB.X | Arsenowagnerite | Mg2(AsO4)F | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 8.BB. | Moabite | NiFe3+(PO4)O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
| 8.BB. | Karlditmarite | Cu9O4(PO4)2(SO4)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB. | Milkovoite | Cu4O(PO4)(AsO4) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
| 8.BB. | Paulgrothite | Cu9Fe3+O4(PO4)4Cl3 | Orth. m _m_2 : C m _c_21 |
| 8.BB.05 | Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.05 | Montebrasite | LiAl(PO4)(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.05 | Tavorite | LiFe3+(PO4)(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.10 | Triplite | Mn2+2(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m |
| 8.BB.10 | Zwieselite | Fe2+2(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 8.BB.15 | Sarkinite | Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 8.BB.15 | Triploidite | Mn2+2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : _P_2/b |
| 8.BB.15 | Wolfeite | Fe2+2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 8.BB.15 | Stanĕkite | (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Fe3+(PO4)O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 8.BB.15 | Joosteite | Mn2+(Mn3+,Fe3+)(PO4)O | Mon. 2/m |
| 8.BB.15 | Hydroxylwagnerite | Mg2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 8.BB.15 | Unnamed (Sb-analogue of Auriacusite) | Fe3+Cu2+[(Sb,As)O4]O | |
| 8.BB.20 | Holtedahlite | Mg2(PO4)(OH) | Trig. 3_m_ : P_31_m |
| 8.BB.20 | Satterlyite | (Fe2+,Mg,Fe)12(PO4)5(PO3OH)(OH,O)6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : P_31_m |
| 8.BB.25 | Althausite | Mg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,◻) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
| 8.BB.30 | Adamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m |
| 8.BB.30 | Eveite | Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m |
| 8.BB.30 | Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m |
| 8.BB.30 | Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 8.BB.30 | Zincolibethenite | CuZn(PO4)(OH) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m |
| 8.BB.30 | Zincolivenite | CuZn(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m |
| 8.BB.30 | Auriacusite | Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m |
| 8.BB.35 | Paradamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.35 | Tarbuttite | Zn2(PO4)(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.40 | Barbosalite | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 8.BB.40 | Hentschelite | CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 8.BB.40 | Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 8.BB.40 | Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 8.BB.40 | Wilhelmkleinite | ZnFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 8.BB.45 | Trolleite | Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 8.BB.45 | Yaroshevskite | Cu9O2(VO4)4Cl2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.45 | Dokuchaevite | Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.50 | Namibite | Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.50 | Aleutite | [Cu5O2](AsO4)(VO4) · (Cu,K,Pb,Rb,Cs,)Cl | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
| 8.BB.52a | Ericlaxmanite | Cu4O(AsO4)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.52b | Kozyrevskite | Cu4O(AsO4)2 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
| 8.BB.55 | Phosphoellenbergerite | (Mg,◻)2Mg12(PO4,PO3OH)6(PO3OH,CO3)2(OH)6 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
| 8.BB.55 | Popovite | Cu5O2(AsO4)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.60 | Urusovite | CuAl(AsO4)O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 8.BB.65 | Theoparacelsite | Cu3(As2O7)(OH)2 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P m m a |
| 8.BB.70 | Turanite | Cu5(VO4)2(OH)4 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.75 | Stoiberite | Cu5(VO4)2O2 | Mon. 2/m |
| 8.BB.80 | Fingerite | Cu11(VO4)6O2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
| 8.BB.85 | Averievite | Cu6(VO4)2O2Cl2 | Trig. 3 : _P_3 |
| 8.BB.90 | Lipscombite | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Tet. 422 : _P_41212 |
| 8.BB.90 | Richellite | CaFe3+2(PO4)2(OH,F)2 | Amor. |
| 8.BB.90 | Zinclipscombite | ZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Tet. 422 : _P_43212 |
Fluorescence of WagneriteHide
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Other InformationHide
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Notes:
Soluble in acids.
May alter to apatite.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for WagneriteHide
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References for WagneriteHide
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Reference List:
Ren, L., Grew, E. S., Xiong, M., Ma, Z. (2003) Wagnerite-Ma5bc, a new polytype of Mg2(PO4)(F,OH), from granulite-facies paragneiss, Larsemann Hills, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (2) 393-411 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.393
Dyar, M. D., Jawin, E. R., Breves, E., Marchand, G., Nelms, M., Lane, M. D., Mertzman, S. A., Bish, D. L., Bishop, J. L. (2014) Mössbauer parameters of iron in phosphate minerals: Implications for interpretation of martian data. American Mineralogist, 99 (5) 914-942 doi:10.2138/am.2014.4701
Localities for WagneriteHide
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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.