Wilancookite

Wilancookite

Wilancookite from Ponte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
General
Category Phosphate
Formula
(repeating unit)
(Ba,K,Na)8(Ba,Li,[])6Be24P24O96•32H2O
Crystal system Isometric
Unit cell a=13.54 Å (approximated)
Identification
Crystal symmetry Isometric - tetartoidal
Point group 23
Space group I23
References [1]

Wilancookite is a very rare and complex beryllium phosphate with the formula (Ba,K,Na)8(Ba,Li,[])6Be24P24O96•32H2O. Wilancookite was discovered in pegmatite of the Lavra Ponte do Piauí complex, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil.[1][2]

Relation to other minerals

Wilancookite is related to pahasapaite,[1] a lithium-bearing beryllium phosphate mineral.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Menezes Filho, L.A.D., Hatert, F.,Philippo, S., Ottolini, L., Dal Bo, F., Scholz, R., Chaves, M.L.S.C., Yang, H., and Downs, R.T., 2015. Wilancookite, IMA 2015-034. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1228; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1229–1236
  2. "Wilancookite: Wilancookite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. "Pahasapaite: Pahasapaite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.


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