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Hydroxylhedyphane

A valid IMA mineral species
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Hydroxylhedyphane

LĂ„ngban Mine, LĂ„ngban Ore District, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden
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Hydroxylhedyphane

LĂ„ngban Mine, LĂ„ngban Ore District, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden
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Hydroxylhedyphane

LĂ„ngban Mine, LĂ„ngban Ore District, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden
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Hydroxylhedyphane

LĂ„ngban Mine, LĂ„ngban Ore District, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden
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Hydroxylhedyphane

LĂ„ngban Mine, LĂ„ngban Ore District, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden
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Hydroxylhedyphane

LĂ„ngban Mine, LĂ„ngban Ore District, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden
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About HydroxylhedyphaneHide

Formula:
Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3(OH)
Colour:
Colorless
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Name:
The name was introduced by Pasero et al. (2010) for a theoretically, potentially new mineral species, the hydroxyl analogue of hedyphane.
An arsenate apatite supergroup mineral belonging to the hedyphane group. It was approved as a new minerals species by IMA in 2018 (IMA2018-52), and described as a new species by Biagioni et al. (2019).

A fibrous material found at LĂ„ngban, Sweden and called by the local miners as "asbest-hedyphan" was examined by Sjögren (1891). This was probably the first mention of this mineral in the literature. Sjögren concluded that the material consisted of ïŹne-scale intergrowths between a “hydrous magnesium-silicate” and a “lead-arsenate" (cited after Biagioni et al. 2019).

Later Dunn et al. (1985) described a hedyphane sample from LĂ„ngban, Sweden which contained 0.34 wt % H2O.

See also http://rruff.info/Hedyphane (RRUFF ID: R070425) and the entry Asbestos hedyphane.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
47415
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:47415:9

IMA Classification of HydroxylhedyphaneHide

Classification of HydroxylhedyphaneHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):
8.BN.05

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
N : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
HhdyIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of HydroxylhedyphaneHide

Colour:
Colorless

Chemistry of HydroxylhedyphaneHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3(OH)
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Pb54.741 %
As19.794 %
O18.317 %
Ca7.059 %
H0.089 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Pb
As
O
Ca
H
Elements listed:
As, Ca, H, O, Pb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of HydroxylhedyphaneHide

Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3 - Rhombohedral
Space Group:
P3
Cell Parameters:
a = 10.0414(3) Å, c = 7.2752(2) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 0.725
Unit Cell V:
635.28 ų
Z:
2
Morphology:
Prismatic crystals, up to 2.5 cm in length.

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
32 : Ba/Mn/Pb/Zn deposits, including metamorphic deposits

Type Occurrence of HydroxylhedyphaneHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ LĂ„ngban Mine, LĂ„ngban Ore District, Filipstad, VĂ€rmland County, Sweden
General Appearance of Type Material:
Colourless prismatic crystals, up to 2.5 cm in length, forming an oriented intergrowth with a serpentine-subgroup mineral, fracture-fillings cutting braunite and hausmannite ore.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Mineralogical collections of (1) the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE-10405 Stockholm, Sweden, catalogue number NRM #19070258, and (2) the Museo di Storia Naturale, UniversitĂ  di Pisa, Via Roma 79, Calci (PI), Italy, catalogue number 19903
Empirical Formula of Type Material:
M(1)(Ca1.56Pb0.41Mn0.01Na0.03)ÎŁ2.01 M(2)(Pb2.80Ba0.24Ca0.09)ÎŁ3.13 T (As2.64P0.16V0.01Si0.18)ÎŁ2.99O12 X[(OH)0.61Cl0.35F0.04]
Chemical Analysis of Type Material:
P2O50.96 %
V2O50.07 %
As2O525.36 %
SiO20.91 %
CaO7.74 %
MnO0.03 %
BaO2.95 %
PbO59.81 %
Na2O0.09 %
F0.06 %
Cl1.03 %
H2Ocalc0.46 %
O = -(F + Cl)-0.26 %
Total:99.21 %
Geological Setting of Type Material:
LĂ„ngban Fe–Mn–(Ba–As–Pb–Sb) deposit
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
BrauniteHausmanniteSerpentine Subgroup
Reference:
Biagioni, Cristian, HĂ„lenius, Ulf, Pasero, Marco, Karlsson, Andreas, Bosi, Ferdinando (2019) Hydroxylhedyphane, Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3(OH), a new member of the apatite supergroup from LĂ„ngban, Sweden. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (5) 1015-1024 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2878

Synonyms of HydroxylhedyphaneHide

Other Language Names for HydroxylhedyphaneHide

Relationship of Hydroxylhedyphane to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Hedyphane Group > Apatite Supergroup
Other Members of Hedyphane Group:
AiolositeNa4Bi(SO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3ClMon. 2/m : P21/m
CesaniteNa3Ca2(SO4)3(OH)Hex. 6 : P6
FluorphosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3FHex. 6/m : P63/m
FluorsigaiiteCa2Sr3(PO4)3FHex. 6/m : P63/m
HedyphaneCa2Pb3(AsO4)3ClHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
Miyahisaite(Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F Hex. 6/m : P63/m
MorelanditeCa2Ba3(AsO4)3ClHex.
ParafiniukiteCa2Mn3(PO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
'UM2002-53-PO:CaHPb'Ca2Pb3(PO4)3(OH,Cl,F)

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Hydroxylhedyphane associated with CorkitePbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
1 photo of Hydroxylhedyphane associated with 'Asbestos hedyphane'

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

8.BN.FluoralforsiteBa5(PO4)3FHex. 6/m : P6/m
8.BN.AraditeBaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2FTrig. 3m : R3m
8.BN.MagganasiteCuFe3+3O(AsO4)3Tric. 1 : P1
8.BN.FluorpyromorphitePb5(PO4)3FHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.FluorsigaiiteCa2Sr3(PO4)3FHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05PieczkaiteMn5(PO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3FHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05FluorcaphiteSrCaCa3(PO4)3FHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05VanadinitePb5(VO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05HedyphaneCa2Pb3(AsO4)3ClHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
8.BN.05'Mimetite-M'Pb5(AsO4)3ClMon. 2/m : P21/c
8.BN.05JohnbaumiteCa5(AsO4)3(OH)Hex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05PliniusiteCa5(VO4)3FHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05'Hydroxylapatite-M'Ca5(PO4)3OHMon. 2/m : P21/c
8.BN.05HydroxylpyromorphitePb5(PO4)3(OH)Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mcm
8.BN.05Miyahisaite(Sr,Ca)2Ba3(PO4)3F Hex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05Carlgieseckeite-(Nd)NaNdCa3(PO4)3FTrig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05Belovite-(Ce)NaCeSr3(PO4)3FTrig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05Kuannersuite-(Ce)NaCeBa3(PO4)3F0.5Cl0.5Trig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05AlforsiteBa5(PO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05'Unnamed (OH-analogue of Mimetite)'Pb5(AsO4)3(OH)Hex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05StronadelphiteSr5(PO4)3FHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05ParafiniukiteCa2Mn3(PO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05MimetitePb5(AsO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05 va'Germanate-pyromorphite'Pb5(PO4)2GeO4
8.BN.05Belovite-(La)NaLaSr3(PO4)3FTrig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05FluorphosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3FHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05FluorstrophiteSrCaSr3(PO4)3FHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)Hex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05'Johnbaumite-M'Ca5(AsO4)3OHMon. 2/m : P21/m
8.BN.05PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05TurneaureiteCa5(AsO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05MorelanditeCa2Ba3(AsO4)3ClHex.
8.BN.05'Oxypyromorphite'Pb10(PO4)6O
8.BN.05Deloneite(Na0.5REE0.25Ca0.25)(Ca0.75REE0.25)Sr1.5(CaNa0.25REE0.25)(PO4)3F0.5(OH)0.5Trig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3ClHex. 6/m : P63/m
8.BN.05VanackeritePb4Cd(AsO4)3ClTrig. 3 : P3
8.BN.05SvabiteCa5(AsO4)3FHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
8.BN.10ArctiteNa2Ca4(PO4)3FTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
8.BN.10KrĂŒgeriteBaCa6(SiO4)2[(P0.5S0.5)O4]2FTrig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
8.BN.15GoryainoviteCa2(PO4)ClOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcm

Other InformationHide

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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Localities for HydroxylhedyphaneHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Greece
 
  • Attica
    • East Attica
      • Lavreotiki
        • Plaka
          • Plaka Mines
Uwe Kolitsch and Branko Rieck analyses (see also http://lavrion.gr/Minerals/Updates.html)
Sweden (TL)
 
  • VĂ€rmland County
    • Filipstad
      • LĂ„ngban Ore District
Dunn et al. (1985) +2 other references
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