Aradite Explained
| Aradite |
| Formula: | BaCa6[(SiO<sub>4</sub>)(VO<sub>4</sub>)](VO4)2 |
| Imasymbol: | Ara[1] |
Aradite is a very rare mineral with formula BaCa6[(SiO<sub>4</sub>)(VO<sub>4</sub>)](VO4)2F.[2] [3] Aradite and its phosphorus-analogue, zadovite,[4] were found in paralavas (rocks formed due to pyrometamorphism) of the Hatrurim Formation. Both aradite and zadovite have structures similar to that of nabimusaite. Structure of all three minerals is related to that of hatrurite.[5]
Notes and References
- Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
- 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[(SiO<sub>4</sub>)(PO<sub>4</sub>)](PO4)2F and aradite, BaCa6[(SiO<sub>4</sub>)(VO<sub>4</sub>)](VO4)2F, from paralavas of the Hatrurim Basin, Negev Desert, Israel. Mineralogical Magazine 79(5), 1073-1087
- Web site: Aradite: Aradite mineral information and data . Mindat.org . 2016-03-02.
- Web site: Zadovite: Zadovite mineral information and data . Mindat.org . 2016-03-08.
- 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
