Palermoite (original) (raw)
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
About PalermoiteHide
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Formula:
(Li,Na)2(Sr,Ca)Al4(PO4)4(OH)4
Colour:
Colorless, white, pale pink
Lustre:
Sub-Adamantine, Vitreous
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
For its occurrence at the Palermo #1 Mine, North Groton, New Hampshire, USA.
Unique IdentifiersHide
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Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3066:9
17c3114a-9f2b-4939-b1a3-ce8b90fc597f
IMA Classification of PalermoiteHide
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Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
IMA Formula:
Li2SrAl4(PO4)4(OH)4
Type description reference:
Classification of PalermoiteHide
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8.BH.25
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
H : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH,etc.):RO4 = 1:1
41.7.1.1
41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
7 : (AB)7(XO4)4Zq
19.5.5
19 : Phosphates
5 : Phosphates of Sr and Ba
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 |
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Ple | 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 PalermoiteHide
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Colour:
Colorless, white, pale pink
Cleavage:
Perfect
{001}, perfect; on {100}, fair
Fracture:
Sub-Conchoidal, Fibrous
Density:
3.22 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.26 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of PalermoiteHide
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RI values:
_n_α = 1.627 _n_β = 1.642 _n_γ = 1.644
2V:
Measured: 20° , Calculated: 38°
δ = 0.017
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Dispersion:
r > v or r < v
Chemistry of PalermoiteHide
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Mindat Formula:
(Li,Na)2(Sr,Ca)Al4(PO4)4(OH)4
Crystallography of PalermoiteHide
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Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) - Dipyramidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 11.556(5) Å, b = 15.847(7) Å, c = 7.315(4) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.729 : 1 : 0.462
Unit Cell V:
1,339.58 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Comment:
Space Group: Imcb
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0000463 | Palermoite | Moore P B, Araki T (1975) Palermoite, SrLi2[Al4(OH)4(PO4)4]: Its atomic arrangement and relationship to carminite, Pb2[Fe4(OH)4(AsO4)4] American Mineralogist 60 460-465 | 1975 | Palermo pegmatite, near North Groton, New Hampshire, USA | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
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Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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3.089 Å | (100) |
4.360 Å | (64) |
3.129 Å | (60) |
2.905 Å | (53) |
3.320 Å | (52) |
2.596 Å | (48) |
2.436 Å | (46) |
Geological EnvironmentHide
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Type Occurrence of PalermoiteHide
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Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 101342.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Reference:
Mrose, M.E. (1953) Palermoite and goyazite, two strontium minerals from the Palermo mine, North Groton, New Hampshire. (Abstract from the 33rd annual meeting of the Mineralogical Society of America). American Mineralogist: 38: 354-354.
Other Language Names for PalermoiteHide
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Relationship of Palermoite to other SpeciesHide
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Other Members of this group:
Common AssociatesHide
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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide
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8.BH. | Crimsonite | PbFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C c c m |
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8.BH. | Reznitskyite | CaMg(VO4)F | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
8.BH. | Cuprozheshengite | Pb4CuZn2(AsO4)2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
8.BH. | Zheshengite | Pb4ZnZn2(AsO4)2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
8.BH. | Peterchinite | Zn3Zn2(OH)6As[O3(OH)3] | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
8.BH.05 | Thadeuite | Ca(Mg,Fe2+)3(PO4)2(OH,F)2 | Orth. 222 : _C_2221 |
8.BH.10 | Durangite | NaAl(AsO4)F | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
8.BH.10 | Isokite | CaMg(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
8.BH.10 | Lacroixite | NaAl(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
8.BH.10 | Maxwellite | NaFe3+(AsO4)F | Mon. 2/m : _P_2/m |
8.BH.10 | Panasqueiraite | CaMg(PO4)(OH) | Mon. |
8.BH.10 | Kononovite | NaMg(SO4)F | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
8.BH.10 | Arsenatrotitanite | NaTi(AsO4)O | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
8.BH.15 | Drugmanite | Pb2Fe3+(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
8.BH.20 | Bjarebyite | (Ba,Sr)(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
8.BH.20 | Cirrolite | Ca3Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 (?) | |
8.BH.20 | Kulanite | Ba(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)3(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
8.BH.20 | Penikisite | Ba(Mg,Fe2+,Ca)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
8.BH.20 | Perloffite | Ba(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
8.BH.20 | Johntomaite | BaFe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
8.BH.20 | Bjarebyite Group | ||
8.BH.20 | Strontioperloffite | SrMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
8.BH.20 | Plumboperloffite | PbMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
8.BH.20 | Nigelcookite | PbFe2+2V3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
8.BH.20 | Plumbojohntomaite | PbFe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
8.BH.25 | Bertossaite | (Li,Na)2(Ca,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al4(PO4)4(OH,F)4 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
8.BH.25 | Natropalermoite | Na2SrAl4(PO4)4(OH)4 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
8.BH.30 | Carminite | PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C c c m |
8.BH.30 | Sewardite | CaFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C c c m |
8.BH.35 | Adelite | CaMg(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
8.BH.35 | Arsendescloizite | PbZn(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
8.BH.35 | Austinite | CaZn(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
8.BH.35 | Cobaltaustinite | CaCo(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
8.BH.35 | Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
8.BH.35 | Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
8.BH.35 | Gabrielsonite | PbFe3+(As3+O3)O | Orth. m _m_2 : P m _c_21 |
8.BH.35 | Nickelaustinite | CaNi(AsO4)(OH) | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
8.BH.35 | Tangeite | CaCu(VO4)(OH) | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
8.BH.35 | Duftite-alpha | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) | |
8.BH.35 | Gottlobite | CaMg(VO4)(OH) | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
8.BH.35 | Hermannroseite | CaCu(PO4)(OH) | Orth. 222 : _P_212121 |
8.BH.40 | Čechite | PbFe2+(VO4)(OH) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
8.BH.40 | Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
8.BH.40 | Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
8.BH.40 | Pyrobelonite | PbMn2+(VO4)(OH) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
8.BH.40 | Khorixasite | (Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : _P_2/m |
8.BH.45 | Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
8.BH.45 | Vésigniéite | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
8.BH.50 | Paganoite | NiBi(AsO4)O | Tric. 1 : _P_1 |
8.BH.55 | Harrisonite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)6(PO4)2(SiO4)2 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
8.BH.55 | Jagowerite | BaAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 | Tric. |
8.BH.60 | Attakolite | CaMn2+Al4(SiO3OH)(PO4)3(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/m |
8.BH.65 | Leningradite | PbCu3(VO4)2Cl | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : I b a m |
8.BH.70 | Katiarsite | KTiO(AsO4) | Orth. m _m_2 : P n _a_21 |
8.BH.70 | Yurgensonite | K2SnTiO2(AsO4)2 | Orth. m _m_2 : P n _a_21 |
8.BH.75 | Melanarsite | K3Cu7Fe3+O4(AsO4)4 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
8.BH.80 | Moraskoite | Na2Mg(PO4)F | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P b c n |
8.BH.80 | Evseevite | Na2Mg(AsO4)F | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P b c n |
8.BH.85 | Piccoliite | NaCaMn3+2(AsO4)2O(OH) | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P b c m |
Other InformationHide
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Notes:
Fluoresces white in direct X-ray beam.
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 PalermoiteHide
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References for PalermoiteHide
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Reference List:
Schumer, Benjamin N., Yang, Hexiong, Downs, Robert T. (2017) Natropalermoite, Na2SrAl4(PO4)4(OH)4, a new mineral isostructural with palermoite, from the Palermo No. 1 mine, Groton, New Hampshire, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (4) 833-840 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.133
Localities for PalermoiteHide
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Locality ListHide
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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.
China | |
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Fujian Nanping Yanping District Nanping pegmatite field ⓘ Pegmatite No. 31 | Rao +7 other references |
Italy | |
Liguria Savona Province Toirano ⓘ Carmo di Loano Mt. (Giogo di Toirano) | Cortesogno L. et al. (1987) +2 other references |
USA | |
Connecticut Middlesex County East Hampton (Chatham) Cobalt ⓘ |
Schooner (1961) |
Maine Oxford County Paris ⓘ |
King et al. (1994) |
New Hampshire Grafton County Groton ⓘ Palermo No. 1 Mine (TL) | Mrose (1953) +1 other reference |
Rockingham County ⓘ |
Meyers et al. (1956) |
ⓘ |
Smith (2005) |