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![Skorpionite: the [Ca1(CO3)(H2O)]° layers parallel to (100) with −0.15 < x < 0.15 in a projection parallel [100]. Only the average position of the Ow atom is indicated. The Hw2 position is only half occupied.]()
![The crystal structure of skorpionite in a projection parallel to [001]. The tetrahedra [P(Op)4]3− and [Zn(Op)3(Oh)]6− are hatched and shaded respectively. The [C(Oc)3]2− groups are represented by triangles with the carbon atom in the centre. Dark grey balls represent the Ca1 and Ca2 atoms, light grey balls the average position of the Ow atoms. For clarity, only the hydrogen bonds Oh–Hh···Oc1 are indicated but Ow–Hw1/Hw2···Oc1 are omitted.]()
![Skorpionite: the slab [Ca22Zn2(Oh)2(PO4)2]°parallel to (100) with 0.10 < x < 0.40 in a projection parallel to ~ [101]. The four-membered rings within these layers [Zn2(Oh)4(PO4)2]° (left side) and the pyroxene-like chain [Zn(Oh)(Op)2]4− (right side) are indicated. The tetrahedra [P(Op)4]3− and [Zn(Op)3(Oh)]6− are hatched and shaded respectively. Dark grey balls represent the Ca1 atoms. For clarity, Hh atoms are omitted; Oh atoms link the [Zn(Op)3(Oh)]6− tetrahedra.]()
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Skorpionite, Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 ·H 2 O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure Available to Purchase
Journal: European Journal of Mineralogy
Publisher: GeoScienceWorld Journals
Published: 01 April 2008
European Journal of Mineralogy (2008) 20 (2): 271–280.
...Werner Krause; Herta Effenberger; Heinz-Jürgen Bernhardt; Olaf Medenbach Abstract Skorpionite, Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 ·H 2 O, is a new secondary mineral from the Skorpion zinc deposit in south-western Namibia. Associated minerals are tarbuttite, hydrozincite and gypsum. Skorpionite forms...
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Crystal drawing of skorpionite. Available to Purchase
in Skorpionite, Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 ·H 2 O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure
> European Journal of Mineralogy
Published: 01 April 2008
Fig. 2. Crystal drawing of skorpionite.
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Infrared spectrum of skorpionite. See text for band positions. Available to Purchase
in Skorpionite, Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 ·H 2 O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure
> European Journal of Mineralogy
Published: 01 April 2008
Fig. 3. Infrared spectrum of skorpionite. See text for band positions.
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Raman spectrum of skorpionite. See text for band positions. Available to Purchase
in Skorpionite, Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 ·H 2 O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure
> European Journal of Mineralogy
Published: 01 April 2008
Fig. 4. Raman spectrum of skorpionite. See text for band positions.
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Skorpionite crystal – SEM micrograph; picture width is 80 μm. Available to Purchase
in Skorpionite, Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 ·H 2 O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure
> European Journal of Mineralogy
Published: 01 April 2008
Fig. 1. Skorpionite crystal – SEM micrograph; picture width is 80 μm.
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Paulišite, Ca 2 Zn(CO 3 ) 3 ·2H 2 O, a new mineral with a novel crystal structure Available to Purchase
Journal: American Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 March 2025
American Mineralogist (2025) 110 (3): 480–488.
... tetrahedra, two independent Ca(1)- and Ca(2)-centered polyhedra, and CO 3 groups. Heteropolyhedral Ca-Zn-CO 3 {001} layers occur in paulišite and are connected along c through CO 3 groups and Ca(2)-centered polyhedra, as well as H-bonds. Along with minrecordite, skorpionite, and znucalite, paulišite...
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![Skorpionite: the connection of the square antiprisms [Ca2(Oh)(Oc)(Op)6]−14 to layers parallel to (100) in a projection parallel to [100].](https://gsw.silverchair-cdn.com/gsw/Content_public/Journal/eurjmin/20/2/10.1127_0935-1221_2008_0020-1789/4/s_271_fig8_ejm20_2_271_280_krause.jpeg?Expires=2147483647&Signature=Xl2usSk8qxxp1uPy2X9ZqVFFdCOV9iFOZo3cVKOd7ojFlyvm51uiduRzXalVdAXcMMEBbOJ4BaB1EoKXMVOI9-TbywI2X6GOpGo-OJW3RR0eX-bP865XI09ILGPzoEN9iI0eIAdt2sMU0R9Ll3koffdZik~XD8jeKBRANeTOH3P4IfBnhZjbLpzINkVtPQl2lfKlLYnx2gha1RCfcH~wVLSRvfsFLaAR7wzl5gjbSp0-Ev3a4vcS32rQNBV6xHSbPx-thePs8OKho8WlZmrYzx1sS4Fp3V0LbQzKntjgDi6TgbfubBZdZgYCcDM~eTrCGbQsIWYKpBJEcIphg47FbA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
Skorpionite: the connection of the square antiprisms [Ca2(O h )(O c )(O... Available to Purchase
in Skorpionite, Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 ·H 2 O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure
> European Journal of Mineralogy
Published: 01 April 2008
Fig. 8. Skorpionite: the connection of the square antiprisms [Ca2(O h )(O c )(O p ) 6 ] −14 to layers parallel to (100) in a projection parallel to [100].
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![Skorpionite: the [Ca1(CO3)(H2O)]° layers parallel to (100) with −0.15 < x < 0.15 in a projection parallel [100]. Only the average position of the Ow atom is indicated. The Hw2 position is only half occupied.](https://gsw.silverchair-cdn.com/gsw/Content_public/Journal/eurjmin/20/2/10.1127_0935-1221_2008_0020-1789/4/s_271_fig6_ejm20_2_271_280_krause.jpeg?Expires=2147483647&Signature=qxYNl6OwpLm0DbUV~Y7q83UgLCls9bzzCdfvMDnAiiPhrEie~ChwRVXy8EJTWNOrHUz3GLfWeS5BJ75hINdjRXjkHjx6JbMSJHL4M3~g8~wtBi0Oqeiok3Jq2X22t2KDcpoELSprq-OOSE8tJfDcOwrVTBXIxpIC564x94OuKzuGaGqQ8LeNvTODgJZyPQV1M8g9dWvByeVpkFxYJi~oa4zToxvX-VHXtmlbHJiP4xC402y-em51wga334ZFwfJMvlSEDs~R9BedRAr4MBQYb9E4BtrdqEKp-CAeDFxNfY4Bpuync8-HyeCMsBGn6IJXBVMX9c6duaT~P8Oj6h083A__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
Skorpionite: the [Ca1(CO 3 )(H 2 O)]° layers parallel to (100) with −0.15 &... Available to Purchase
in Skorpionite, Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 ·H 2 O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure
> European Journal of Mineralogy
Published: 01 April 2008
Fig. 6. Skorpionite: the [Ca1(CO 3 )(H 2 O)]° layers parallel to (100) with −0.15 < x < 0.15 in a projection parallel [100]. Only the average position of the O w atom is indicated. The H w 2 position is only half occupied.
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![The crystal structure of skorpionite in a projection parallel to [001]. The tetrahedra [P(Op)4]3− and [Zn(Op)3(Oh)]6− are hatched and shaded respectively. The [C(Oc)3]2− groups are represented by triangles with the carbon atom in the centre. Dark grey balls represent the Ca1 and Ca2 atoms, light grey balls the average position of the Ow atoms. For clarity, only the hydrogen bonds Oh–Hh···Oc1 are indicated but Ow–Hw1/Hw2···Oc1 are omitted.](https://gsw.silverchair-cdn.com/gsw/Content_public/Journal/eurjmin/20/2/10.1127_0935-1221_2008_0020-1789/4/s_271_fig5_ejm20_2_271_280_krause.jpeg?Expires=2147483647&Signature=Q3tkBAop8RopZq6tkmttBVLAxblwTihaI7ob6Nenbjh11TKn0cT9WVkJQgGpPtS1mv1vR-2dzgI2vwsCpN1AiZcjD5zbltZGAgGjytYLhViPQvvC6Le1xJE3xl8I2PLSxU-7kpPBtef0941prOZ55o5gi1Nm36QQbuAt-ZjTFAFU81CF4Q7jsq-RqYBqQykHpAHyK72uwl5tSgtQbZZ5E~DsLK9DeaGx8ltXrvgT5FLiCgo-Bacfe~4vWomEM8Zc2x1qF3OdFtGXQxKmqcwblFi2zzQp8~r-pSNxK9VtRyUIGVExopIl3idTZbAm0Fk8JvqFnMT3y3hoIi28Z4GEog__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
The crystal structure of skorpionite in a projection parallel to [001]. The... Available to Purchase
in Skorpionite, Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 ·H 2 O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure
> European Journal of Mineralogy
Published: 01 April 2008
Fig. 5. The crystal structure of skorpionite in a projection parallel to [001]. The tetrahedra [P(O p ) 4 ] 3− and [Zn(O p ) 3 (O h )] 6− are hatched and shaded respectively. The [C(O c ) 3 ] 2− groups are represented by triangles with the carbon atom in the centre. Dark grey balls
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![Skorpionite: the slab [Ca22Zn2(Oh)2(PO4)2]°parallel to (100) with 0.10 < x < 0.40 in a projection parallel to ~ [101]. The four-membered rings within these layers [Zn2(Oh)4(PO4)2]° (left side) and the pyroxene-like chain [Zn(Oh)(Op)2]4− (right side) are indicated. The tetrahedra [P(Op)4]3− and [Zn(Op)3(Oh)]6− are hatched and shaded respectively. Dark grey balls represent the Ca1 atoms. For clarity, Hh atoms are omitted; Oh atoms link the [Zn(Op)3(Oh)]6− tetrahedra.](https://gsw.silverchair-cdn.com/gsw/Content_public/Journal/eurjmin/20/2/10.1127_0935-1221_2008_0020-1789/4/s_271_fig7_ejm20_2_271_280_krause.jpeg?Expires=2147483647&Signature=mlnsomVK2sraQZzksp7E3BnUKuO2J1C6f7OcnUYycvhgqKA454iP1kl5S5NfPOPJ2it17a1B4vX1jKN15Uk3YWJJUVyloaAu9PRu9OfQE31F~ZJ3bT4ypykCbZClindeqSiyI30eoY70TcFcV2SkuF4DEsXMgo4hiqSU5fBB83Zp4ZKh8-y1Htma8GEKuYgPK-wEg1vxD7hKSuF-F4oZnm6KcQtywl3z8742JgJlm4iJyln0lVadpscKVhXZ2zRfZEm-QJAkYC2Bi5DNGGTE6cWG9-idLueoO-fnzMBaBSkgplO5uNINynEkb8CJcWI0Z0XiFgyH~Y7ygY4H4SuyeA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
Skorpionite: the slab [Ca2 2 Zn 2 (O h ) 2 (PO 4 ) 2 ]°parallel to (100) ... Available to Purchase
in Skorpionite, Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 ·H 2 O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure
> European Journal of Mineralogy
Published: 01 April 2008
Fig. 7. Skorpionite: the slab [Ca2 2 Zn 2 (O h ) 2 (PO 4 ) 2 ]°parallel to (100) with 0.10 < x < 0.40 in a projection parallel to ~ [101]. The four-membered rings within these layers [Zn 2 (O h ) 4 (PO 4 ) 2 ]° (left side) and the pyroxene-like chain [Zn(O h )(O p ) 2 ] 4
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Journal: Elements
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 October 2019
Elements (2019) 15 (5): 349.
..., large distortion of the Zn tetrahedron, and statis- tical displacement of water molecules in skorpionite Tsubasa TOBASE, Akira YOSHIASA, Satoshi JINNOUCHI, Ginga KITAHARA, Hidetomo HONGU, Makoto TOKUDA, Maki OKUBE and Kazumasa SUGIYAMA Crystal structure change in grossular Si-free katoite solid...
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Journal: American Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 February 2009
American Mineralogist (2009) 94 (2-3): 399–408.
.... Single-crystal X-ray investigations show skorpionite to be monoclinic, C 2/ c , with unit-cell parameters a = 19.045(3), b = 9.320(2), c = 6.525(1) Å, β = 92.73(2)°, V = 1156.9(4) Å 3 , Z = 4. Unit-cell parameters of skorpionite refined from the X-ray powder data for a monoclinic cell...
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The crystal structure of girvasite, NaCa 2 Mg 3 (PO 4 ) 3 (CO 3 )(H 2 O) 6 , a complex phosphate-carbonate hydrate based upon electroneutral heteropolyhedral layers Available to Purchase
Journal: Russian Geology and Geophysics
Publisher: Novosibirsk State University
Published: 01 January 2015
Russ. Geol. Geophys. (2015) 56 (1-2): 155–163.
... 6 (PO 4 ) 12 (CO 3 ) 4 O 4 (OH,F) 4 112 6.807 762.424 ( McDonald et al., 2013 ) Sidorenkite Na 3 Mn(PO 4 )(CO 3 ) 26 3.393 88.211 ( Kurova et al., 1980 ) Skorpionite Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 (CO 3 )(OH) 2 (H 2 O) 50 3.844 192.193 ( Krause et al., 2008 ) Voggite Na 2 Zr(PO 4 )(CO...
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Wernerkrauseite, CaFe 3+ 2 Mn 4+ O 6 : the first nonstoichiometric post-spinel mineral, from Bellerberg volcano, Eifel, Germany Available to Purchase
Journal: European Journal of Mineralogy
Publisher: GeoScienceWorld Journals
Published: 01 May 2016
European Journal of Mineralogy (2016) 28 (2): 485–493.
... minerals, including skorpionite, schlegelite, kapellasite, neustädtelite, schäferite, medenbachite, and several new members of the tsumcorite group. He also dealt with redefinitions (gartrellite, arhbarite) and discreditation (duhamelite) of minerals, and he contributed to the third edition...
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Spectral reflectance: preliminary data on a new technique with potential for non-sulphide base metal exploration Available to Purchase
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 01 May 2007
Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis (2007) 7 (2): 139–151.
... the world, together with whitish scholzite (CaZn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 ·2H 2 O), locally intergrown with chalcophanite. Also occurring with the tarbuttite aggregates at Skorpion is the colourless, highly lustrous needle-like mineral, skorpionite (Ca 3 Zn 2 [(OH) 2 CO 3 (PO 4 ) 2 ]·H 2 O). Fig. 3 Reflectance...
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PEATITE-(Y) AND RAMIKITE-(Y), TWO NEW Na-Li-Y±Zr PHOSPHATE-CARBONATE MINERALS FROM THE POUDRETTE PEGMATITE, MONT SAINT-HILAIRE, QUEBEC Available to Purchase
Journal: The Canadian Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Association of Canada
Published: 01 August 2013
The Canadian Mineralogist (2013) 51 (4): 569–596.
... P 1 tric 10.9977 10.9985 10.9966 90.075 89.984 89.969 sidorenkite Na 3 Mn(PO 4 )(CO 3 ) P 2 1 / c or P 2 1 mono 8.997 6.741 5.163 – 90.16 – skorpionite Ca 3 Zn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 (CO 3 )(OH) 2 •H 2 O B 2/ b mono 19.042 9.309 6.519 – 92.72 – voggite Na 2 Zr(PO 4 )(CO...
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