Kingite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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About KingiteHide

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Formula:

Al3(PO4)2F2(OH) · 7H2O

Originally assumed to be Al3(PO4)2(OH)3.9H2O.

Colour:

White, colorless, greenish yellow

Specific Gravity:

2.21 - 2.30

Name:

Named in 1957 by Keith Norrish, Lillian E.R. Rogers, and R.E. Shapter in honor of Donald King (3 June 1926, Adelaide, Australia - 3 August 1989, The Gap, Australia), exploration geologist and mining executive with a varied background. He made significant contributions to the coal industry in Queensland. He collected the first specimens of kingite while he was a geologist with the Department of Mines, Adelaide, South Australia.

This page provides mineralogical data about Kingite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2210:7

e330a1ba-46e8-43a9-b28f-e6a8d2df9873

IMA Classification of KingiteHide

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Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

Type description reference:

Classification of KingiteHide

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8.DC.47

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
D : Phosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2O
C : With only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 1:1 and < 2:1

42.10.3.1

42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
10 : A3(XO4)2Zq·xH2O

19.7.11

19 : Phosphates
7 : Phosphates of Al alone

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.

Symbol Source Reference
Kgi 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 KingiteHide

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Colour:

White, colorless, greenish yellow

Density:

2.21 - 2.30 g/cm3 (Measured) 2.465 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of KingiteHide

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Chemistry of KingiteHide

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Mindat Formula:

Al3(PO4)2F2(OH) · 7H2O

Originally assumed to be Al3(PO4)2(OH)3.9H2O.

Crystallography of KingiteHide

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Cell Parameters:

a = 9.15(1) Å, b = 10.00(1) Å, c = 7.24(2) Å
α = 98.6(1)°, β = 93.6(1)°, γ = 93.2(1)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.915 : 1 : 0.724

Unit Cell V:

652.29 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Platelets or irregular fragments, to 1 µm, aggregated in nodules; as crusts of intergrown spheroids resembling fish roe.

Comment:

Point Group: 1 or 1; Space Group: P1 or P1.

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing Intensity
9.1 Å (100)
3.45 Å (80)
3.48 Å (65)
5.28 Å (52)
3.17 Å (39)
3.108 Å (30)
5.34 Å (28)

Comments:

Fairview Quarry, South Australia, Australia. Data from the type description.

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of KingiteHide

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General Appearance of Type Material:

White nodules to 5 cm in diameter.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Natural History Museum, Paris, France, 175.300.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 109441.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 112693.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Found in Cambrian and Upper Precambrian limestones. Probably of supergene origin. Thought to have been deposited by meteoric waters in fault zones and breccias during Tertiary times.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

Norrish, K., Rogers, L.E.R., and Shapter, R.E. (1957) Kingite, a new hydrated aluminum phosphate mineral from Robertstown, South Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 31, n° 236, 351-357.

Other Language Names for KingiteHide

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Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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8.DC. Ianbruceite Zn2(AsO4)(OH) · 3H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC. Césarferreiraite Fe2+ Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC. Ferrivauxite Fe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.05 Nissonite Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 5H2O Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
8.DC.07 Euchroite Cu2(AsO4)(OH) · 3H2O Orth. 222 : _P_212121
8.DC.10 Legrandite Zn2(AsO4)(OH) · H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.12 Strashimirite Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 5H2O Mon.
8.DC.15 Arthurite CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.15 Earlshannonite Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.15 Ojuelaite ZnFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.15 Whitmoreite Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.15 Cobaltarthurite CoFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.15 Bendadaite Fe2+Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.15 Kunatite CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.15 UM2006-27-PO:FeHZn ZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon.
8.DC.15 UKI-2006-(PO:AlCuFeH) Fe2+Al3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
8.DC.17 Kleemanite ZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 3H2O Mon.
8.DC.20 Bermanite Mn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_2/b
8.DC.20 Coralloite Mn2+Mn3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.20 Magnesiobermanite MgMn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Mon. 2 : _P_21
8.DC.22 Kovdorskite Mg2(PO4)(OH) · 3H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.25 Ferristrunzite Fe3+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O Tric.
8.DC.25 Ferrostrunzite Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O Tric.
8.DC.25 Metavauxite Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.25 Metavivianite Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.25 Strunzite Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.25 Zincostrunzite ZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6.5H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.27 Beraunite Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O Mon. m : B b
8.DC.27 Tvrdýite Fe2+Fe3+2 Al3(PO4)4(OH)5(H2O)4 · 2H2O Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
8.DC.27 Zincoberaunite ZnFe3+5(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
8.DC.30 Gordonite MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Laueite Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Mangangordonite Mn2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Paravauxite Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Pseudolaueite Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.30 Sigloite Fe3+Al2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 7H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Stewartite Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Ushkovite MgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Ferrolaueite Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Kastningite (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Maghrebite MgAl2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Nordgauite MnAl2(PO4)2(F,OH)2 · 5H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Kayrobertsonite [MnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2(H2O)4] · 2H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.30 Kummerite Mn2+Fe3+Al(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.32 Tinticite Fe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 3H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.32 Kamarizaite Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3 · 3H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.35 Vauxite Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.37 Vantasselite Al4(PO4)3(OH)3 · 9H2O Orth.
8.DC.40 Cacoxenite Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O Hex. 6/m : _P_63/m
8.DC.45 Gormanite (Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O Tric.
8.DC.45 Souzalite (Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O Tric. 1
8.DC.50 Wavellite Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
8.DC.50 Allanpringite Fe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
8.DC.50 Fluorwavellite Al3(PO4)2(OH)2F · 5H2O Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
8.DC.52 Kribergite Al5(PO4)3(SO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.55 Mapimite Zn2Fe3+3(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 10H2O Mon. m : B m
8.DC.57 Ogdensburgite Ca2Fe3+4(Zn,Mn2+)(AsO4)4(OH)6 · 6H2O Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m m m
8.DC.60 Nevadaite (Cu2+,Al,V3+)6Al8(PO4)8F8(OH)2 · 22H2O Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
8.DC.60 Cloncurryite Cu0.5(VO)0.5Al2(PO4)2F2 · 5H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
8.DC.62 Kenngottite Mn2+3Fe3+4(PO4)4(OH)6(H2O)2 Mon. 2/m : _P_2/b
8.DC.67 Molinelloite Cu(H2O)(OH)V4+O(V5+O4) Tric. 1 : _P_1
8.DC.70 Whitecapsite H16Fe2+5Fe3+14Sb3+6(AsO4)18O16 · 120H2O Hex. 6/m : _P_63/m
8.DC.75 Heimite PbCu2(AsO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O Mon. 2/m
8.DC.80 Lednevite Cu[PO3(OH)] · H2O Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b

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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 KingiteHide

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Localities for KingiteHide

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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.

Australia (TL)
Robertstown ⓘ Fairview Quarry (TL) Norrish et al. (1957) +2 other references
South Australia Light Regional Council Koonunga ⓘ Tom's Quarry Frost et al. (2004) +1 other reference
Yorke Peninsula Council Clinton ⓘ Clinton Ironstone Quarry Norrish et al. (1957) +1 other reference
ⓘ Clinton Phosphate Mine (Clinton Phosphate Workings; Yararoo) Norrish et al. (1957) +1 other reference
Germany
Thuringia Greiz District Kauern ⓘ Lichtenberg Absetzer dump T. Witzke & F. Rüger: Lapis 1998 (7/8)
Zeulenroda-Triebes ⓘ Weckersdorf quarry www.handbookofmineralogy.org (2012)
ⓘ Ronneburg U deposit www.handbookofmineralogy.org (2012)
Hungary
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Kazincbarcika District Dédestapolcsány ⓘ Rágyincs Valley Koch (1985)
Nekézseny ⓘ Bóti Valley Szakáll et al. (1996)
Russia
Buryatia Okinsky District ⓘ Zun-Holba Mine (Buryatzoloto mine; Irokinda; Irokenda Au deposit) Damdinov et al. (2022)
Spain
Extremadura Cáceres Zarza la Mayor ⓘ La Paloma Mine Calvo Rebollar et al. (2022)
USA
Arkansas Garland County ⓘ Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs) www.handbookofmineralogy.org (2012)
Union Carbide Mine ⓘ East Wilson pit R&M 70:3 pp 154-170
ⓘ North Wilson pit Howard +1 other reference
Nevada Eureka County Carlin Trend Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict ⓘ Gold Quarry Mine Jensen et al. (1995) +1 other reference
Lynn Mining District Elko ⓘ Carlin Gold mine Jensen et al. (1995)