Fluorcarmoite-(BaNa)

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Fluorcarmoite-(BaNa)
General
Category Phosphate
Formula
(repeating unit)
Ba[]Na2Na2[]CaMg13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2
IMA symbol Fcm-BaNa [1]
Crystal system Monoclinic
Crystal class Domatic (m)
(same H-M symbol)
Space group Cc
Unit cell a = 16.40, b = 9.95
c = 24.45 [Å]; β = 105.73° (approximated)
Identification
References [2] [3]

Fluorcarmoite-(BaNa) is a rare phosphate mineral, belonging to arrojadite group, with the formula Ba[]Na2Na2[]CaMg13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2. [2] It is a barium-rich member of the group, as is arrojadite-(BaNa), arrojadite-(BaFe), fluorarrojadite-(BaFe) [3] and an unapproved species ferri-arrojadite-(BaNa). [4] The "-(BaNa)" suffix informs about the dominance of the particular elements (here barium and sodium) at the corresponding structural sites. [5]

Arrojadite group

The arrojadite group is defined in form of the complex, general formula A2B2CaNa2+xM13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH1−x)W2, where:

The two suffixes in the name correspond to A1 and B1 sites. Third suffix may be present in special cases. [6]

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References

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