Aradite

Aradite is a very rare mineral with formula BaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F.[1][2] Aradite and its phosphorus-analogue, zadovite,[3] were found in paralavas (rocks formed due to pyrometamorphism) of the Hatrurim Formation.[1] Both aradite and zadovite have structures similar to that of nabimusaite. Structure of all three minerals is related to that of hatrurite.[4]

Aradite
General
CategoryMineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		BaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2

References
  1. Galuskin, E.V., Gfeller, F., Galuskina, I.O., Pakhomova, A., Armbruster, T., Vapnik, Y., Włodyka, R., Dzierżanowski, P., and Murashko, M., 2015. New minerals with a modular structure derived from hatrurite from the pyrometamorphic Hatrurim Complex. Part II. Zadovite, BaCa6[(SiO4)(PO4)](PO4)2F and aradite, BaCa6[(SiO4)(VO4)](VO4)2F, from paralavas of the Hatrurim Basin, Negev Desert, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine 79(5), 1073-1087
  2. "Aradite: Aradite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  3. "Zadovite: Zadovite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  4. Galuskin, E.V., Gfeller, F., Armbruster, T., Galuskina, I.O., Vapnik, Y., Murashko, M., Włodyka, R., and Dzierżanowski, P., 2015. New minerals with a modular structure derived from hatrurite from the pyrometamorphic Hatrurim Complex. Part I. Nabimusaite, KCa12(SiO4)4(SO4)2O2F, from larnite rocks of Jabel Harmun, Palestinian Autonomy, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine 79(5), 1061-1072


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