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Triplite Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Triplite Group
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
39770
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:39770:8
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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| 0020668 | Triplite | Vignola P, Gatta G D, Hatert F, Guastoni A, Bersani D (2014) On the crystal-chemistry of a near-endmember triplite, Mn2+2(PO4)F, from the Codera Valley (Sondrio Province, Central Alps, Italy) The Canadian Mineralogist 52 235-245 | 2014 | Codera Valley, Sondrio, Central Alps, Italy | 0 | 293 | |
| 0010412 | Wolfeite | Kolitsch U (2003) Mg-rich wolfeite, (Fe,Mg)2(PO4)(OH): structure refinement and Raman spectroscopic data Acta Crystallographica E59 i125-i128 |  | 2003 | Big Fish River area, Yukon Territory, Canada | 0 | 293 |
| 0009440 | Triplite | Rea J R, Kostiner E (1972) The crystal structure of manganese fluorophosphate, Mn2(PO4)F Acta Crystallographica B28 2525-2529 | | 1972 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0010707 | Triploidite | Waldrop L (1970) The crystal structure of triploidite and its relation to the structures of other minerals of the triplite-triploidite group Refinement with all F_o's, this is the better refinement Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 131 1-20 |  | 1970 | Branchville, Connecticut, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0010706 | Triploidite | Waldrop L (1970) The crystal structure of triploidite and its relation to the structures of other minerals of the triplite-triploidite group Refinement with reflections for which I > 1.2Imin, this is the poorer refinement Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 131 1-20 | | 1970 | Branchville, Connecticut, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0010694 | Triplite | Waldrop L (1969) The crystal structure of triplite, (Mn,Fe)2FPO4 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 130 1-14 | | 1969 | Mica Lode, Colorado, USA | 0 | 293 |
| 0010339 | Wolfeite | Hatert F (2007) Fe2(PO4)(OH), a synthetic analogue of wolfeite Acta Crystallographica C63 i119-i121 | | 2007 | synthetic | 2.5 | 293 |
| 0012458 | Zwieselite | Yakubovich O V, Simonov M A, Matvienko E N, Belov N V (1978) The crystal structure of the synthetic finite Fe-term of the series triplite - zwieselite Fe2(PO4)F Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 238 576-579 | 1978 | 0 | 293 |
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Relationship of Triplite Group to other Species
Triplite Group Members:
| Triplite | Mn2+2(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
| Triploidite | Mn2+2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/c |
| Wolfeite | Fe2+2(PO4)(OH) | Mon. 2/m : P21/c |
| Zwieselite | Fe2+2(PO4)F | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Click on any node to view relationships. Formula-derived relationship network for the group members above. Use Find related species to add formula-neighbour species outside the current group view. Solid links show inferred chemical differences; dashed violet links show same-formula crystallographic differences. Hydration states are not treated as relationship changes. These relationships do not imply any real-world substitution reactions between these species.
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References for Triplite Group
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Keller, Paul, Fontan, François, Fransolet, André-Mathieu (1994) Intercrystalline cation partitioning between minerals of the triplite-zwieselite-magniotriplite and the triphylite-lithiophilite series in granitic pegmatites. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 118 (3). 239-248 doi:10.1007/bf00306645
Lazic, Biljana, Armbruster, Thomas, Chopin, Christian, Grew, Edward S., Baronnet, Alain, Palatinus, Lukas (2014) Superspace description of wagnerite-group minerals (Mg,Fe,Mn)2(PO4)(F,OH). Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 70 (2). 243-258 doi:10.1107/s2052520613031247
Chopin, Christian, Armbruster, Thomas, Grew, Edward S., Baronnet, Alain, Leyx, Catherine, Medenbach, Olaf (2014) The triplite–triploidite supergroup: structural modulation in wagnerite, discreditation of magniotriplite, and the new mineral hydroxylwagnerite. European Journal of Mineralogy, 26 (4) 553-565 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2014/0026-2386
Localities for Triplite Group
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia