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Langbeinite Group

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Efremovite, etc.

Kladno District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Calciolangbeinite

Yadovitaya fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough, Great Fissure eruption, Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Efremovite

Libušin, Kladno District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Efremovite, etc.

Kladno District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Calciolangbeinite

Yadovitaya fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough, Great Fissure eruption, Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Efremovite

Libušin, Kladno District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Efremovite, etc.

Kladno District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Calciolangbeinite

Yadovitaya fumarole, Second scoria cone, Northern Breakthrough, Great Fissure eruption, Tolbachik Volcanic field, Milkovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

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About Langbeinite GroupHide

This page provides mineralogical data about Langbeinite Group.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

40443

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:40443:3

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0007449	Manganolangbeinite	Oelkrug H, Bruckel T, Hohlwein D, Hoser A, Prandl W (1988) The magnetic structure of the langbeinite K2Mn2(SO4)3 Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 16 246-249	1988	synthetic	293
0017885	Langbeinite	Mereiter K (1979) Refinement of the crystal structure of langbeinite, K2Mg2(SO4)3 Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1979 182-188	1979	the Harmstorf deposit, Werratal, Hessen, Germany	293
0007450	Manganolangbeinite	Oelkrug H, Bruckel T, Hohlwein D, Hoser A, Prandl W (1988) The magnetic structure of the langbeinite K2Mn2(SO4)3 Note, there is something wrong with this dataset. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 16 246-249	1988	synthetic	4.2

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data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Manganolangbeinite'
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_publ_author_name
'Oelkrug H'
'Bruckel T'
'Hohlwein D'
'Hoser A'
'Prandl W'
_journal_name_full 'Physics and Chemistry of Minerals'
_journal_volume 16 
_journal_year 1988
_journal_page_first 246
_journal_page_last 249
_publ_section_title
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 The magnetic structure of the langbeinite K2Mn2(SO4)3
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_database_code_amcsd 0007449
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'K2 Mn2 S3 O12'
_cell_length_a 10.1073
_cell_length_b 10.1073
_cell_length_c 10.1073
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 1032.537
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.064
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 21 3'
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_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  '1/2-z,-x,1/2+y'
  '-z,1/2+x,1/2-y'
  '1/2+z,1/2-x,-y'
  'z,x,y'
  '1/2+y,1/2-z,-x'
  '1/2-y,-z,1/2+x'
  '-y,1/2+z,1/2-x'
  'y,z,x'
  '-x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
  '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z'
  '1/2-x,-y,1/2+z'
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_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
K1   0.80650   0.80650   0.80650   0.03673
K2   0.05150   0.05150   0.05150   0.05826
Mn1   0.32990   0.32990   0.32990  -0.02913
Mn2   0.59830   0.59830   0.59830   0.04433
S   0.21980   0.37990   0.01360   0.03166
O1   0.30100   0.26940   0.95750   0.04559
O2   0.08380   0.33500   0.00610   0.04306
O3   0.23080   0.49090   0.92800   0.03926
O4   0.26090   0.41470   0.14730   0.03040

Relationship of Langbeinite Group to other SpeciesHide

Langbeinite Group Members:

Calciolangbeinite	K₂Ca₂(SO₄)₃	Iso. 23 : P2₁3
Efremovite	(NH₄)₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃	Iso. 23 : P2₁3
Ferroefremovite	(NH₄)₂Fe²⁺₂(SO₄)₃	Iso. 23 : P2₁3
Langbeinite	K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃	Iso. 23 : P2₁3
Manganolangbeinite	K₂Mn₂(SO₄)₃	Iso. 23 : P2₁3

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References for Langbeinite GroupHide

Reference List:

Bulakh, M.O., Pekov, I.V., Koshlyakova, N.N., Britvin, S.N., Nazarova, M.A. (2022) [ Langbeinite-Group Minerals and Vanthoffite from Fumarolic Exhalations of the Tolbachik Volcano (Kamchatka)]. Записки Российского Минералогического Общества [Zapiski RMO (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society)], 151 (3) 96-122

Localities for Langbeinite GroupHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Austria
Salzburg Hallein District Scheffau am Tennengebirge Moosegg ⓘ Moosegg gypsum mine	[Langbeinite] Schorn et al. (2011)
Styria Liezen District Altaussee ⓘ Salt mine	[Langbeinite] Exel (1993)
Tyrol Innsbruck-Land District Absam Hall valley ⓘ Salt mine	[Langbeinite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
Upper Austria Gmunden District Bad Ischl Perneck ⓘ Bad Ischler Salzberg	[Langbeinite] Exel (1993)
Hallstatt ⓘ Salt mine	[Langbeinite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference

China
Qinghai Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.) ⓘ Qarhan salt lake (Chaerhan salt lake)	[Langbeinite] Anthony
Mangnai City (Mangya Co.) ⓘ Dalangtan lake	[Langbeinite] Shaoxiu (1991)
Shandong Tai'an Daiyue District Dawenkou depression ⓘ Dawenkou salt deposit	[Langbeinite] Zhongde Zhu (1988)
Xinjiang Turpan Gaochang District Turfan basin (Turpan basin) ⓘ Aydingkol salt lake (Aiding salt lake)	[Langbeinite] Bingxiao (1992)
Yunnan Pu'er Jiangcheng County ⓘ Mengyejing Mine	[Langbeinite] Li et al. (2015)

Czech Republic
Central Bohemian Region ⓘ Kladno District	[Efremovite, Langbeinite] Žáček et al. (1995)
Libušin ⓘ Kladno mine	[Efremovite] Hyrsl J. +2 other references
Hradec Králové Region Trutnov District Radvanice ⓘ Kateřina Coal Mine	[Langbeinite] Sejkora et al. (2001) +1 other reference
Moravian-Silesian Region Ostrava-City District Ostrava ⓘ Heřmanice	[Efremovite] Matýsek et al. (2022)
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