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Currierite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Na4Ca3MgAl4(AsO3OH)12 · 9H2O
Lustre:
Vitreous, Silky
Hardness:
2
Specific Gravity:
3.08
Crystal System:
Hexagonal
Name:
The mineral is named in honour of Mr. Rock Henry Currier (Evanston, Illinois, August 25, 1940 - September 25, 2015), mindat.org manager, mineral dealer, collector, author and lecturer.
Type Locality:
ⓘTorrecillas mine, Iquique, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, Chile
A natural pure hydroxyarsenate, which is relatively rare.

Chemically resemblesanatolyite. Structurally related tokaatialaite.


Unique Identifiers
Approval year:
2016
First published:
2017
Type description reference:
Kampf, Anthony R., Mills, Stuart J., Nash, Barbara P., Dini, Maurizio, Molina Donoso, Arturo A. (2017) Currierite, Na4Ca3MgAl4(AsO3OH)12·9H2O, a new acid arsenate with ferrinatrite-like heteropolyhedral chains from the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile.Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (5) 1141-1149doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.167

Classification of Currierite

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
C : Phosphates without additional anions, with H2O
F : With large and medium-sized cations, RO4:H2O > 1:1

Mineral Symbols
Transparency:
Transparent
Streak:
White
Hardness:
2 onMohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Distinct/Good
parallel [001]
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
3.08(2) g/cm3 (Measured)    3.005 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of Currierite
Surface Relief:
Moderate

Chemistry of Currierite

Crystallography of Currierite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Hexagonal prisms, needles and hair-like fibres up to about 200 μm long, in sprays
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Mineralogical collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA (catalogue numbers 66266 for holotype, and 64057 and 64080 for cotype)
Empirical Formula of Type Material:
(Na3.95Al2.96Ca2.74Mg1.28Fe3+0.63Cu0.13K0.08Co0.03)Σ11.80(As5+11.68Sb5+0.32)Σ12(O56.96Cl0.04)Σ57H30.81
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Secondary alteration phase
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
AnhydriteCanutiteChudobaiteHaliteLavendulan
MagnesiokoritnigiteQuartzScoroditeTorrecillasite
Reference:
Kampf, Anthony R., Mills, Stuart J., Nash, Barbara P., Dini, Maurizio, Molina Donoso, Arturo A. (2017) Currierite, Na4Ca3MgAl4(AsO3OH)12·9H2O, a new acid arsenate with ferrinatrite-like heteropolyhedral chains from the Torrecillas mine, Iquique Province, Chile.Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (5) 1141-1149doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.167

Synonyms of Currierite

Other Language Names for Currierite

Common AssociatesMon.8.CF.NaalasiteNaAl(AsO3OH)2 · H2OTrig. 32 :R328.CF.NafeasiteNa3Fe3+3(AsO3OH)6 · 3H2OMon. 2 :B28.CF.FalsteriteCa2MgMn2+2Fe2+2Fe3+2Zn4(PO4)8(OH)4(H2O)14Mon. 2/m :P21/b8.CF.EspadaiteNa4Ca3Mg2[AsO3(OH)]2[AsO2(OH)2]10 · 7H2OOrth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Ccca8.CF.LiraiteNaCa2Mn2+2[Fe3+Fe2+]Mn2+2(PO4)6(H2O)2Orth.mm28.CF.05Tassieite(Na,◻)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)2(Fe2+,Mg)2(Fe3+,Mg)2(PO4)6 · 2H2OOrth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pbca8.CF.05BederiteCa2(Mn2+)4(Fe3+)2(PO4)6 · 2H2OOrth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m)8.CF.05WicksiteNaCa2(Fe2+,Mn2+)4MgFe3+(PO4)6 · 2H2OOrth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pbca8.CF.05GrischuniteNaCa2Mn2+5Fe3+(AsO4)6 · 2H2OOrth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m)8.CF.05Maneckiite(Na◻)Ca2Fe2+2(Fe3+Mg)Mn2(PO4)6 · 2H2OOrth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pbca8.CF.10HaigerachiteKFe3+3(PO3OH)2[PO2(OH)2]6 · 4H2OMon. 2/m :B2/b8.CF.10YazganiteNaFe3+2(Mg,Mn2+)(AsO4)3 · H2OMon. 2/m :B2/b8.CF.20RíosecoiteCa2Mg(AsO3OH)3(H2O)2Tric. 1 :P1

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    • References for CurrieriteⓘTorrecillas mine (TL)Mineralogical Magazine: 80: 915–922+1 other reference
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