Philipsbornite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Philipsbornite
Helmut von Philipsborn
Formula:
PbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Colour:
Colourless, white, yellow, green or grey, pale blue
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
4½
Specific Gravity:
5.39 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Member of:
Name:
Named in 1982 by Kurt Walenta, Martina Zwiener and Pete J. Dunn in honor of Helmuth Richard Hermann Adolf Friedrich von Philipsborn [August 3, 1892, Berlin, Germany - October 19, 1983, Regensburg, Germany], professor of mineralogy, University of Bonn, Germany
The lead analogue of arsenocrandallite and arsenogoyazite, and the arsenate analogue of plumbogummite.
Forms solid solutions with the arsenate-sulphate member hidalgoite.
Forms solid solutions with the arsenate-sulphate member hidalgoite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
3190
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3190:1
IMA Classification of Philipsbornite
Approved
Approval year:
1981
Classification of Philipsbornite
8.BL.10
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
L : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 3:1
8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
L : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 3:1
42.7.4.2
42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
7 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq·xH2O
42 : HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
7 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq·xH2O
20.5.5
20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
5 : Arsenates of Ti and Pb
20 : Arsenates (also arsenates with phosphate, but without other anions)
5 : Arsenates of Ti and Pb
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMAâCNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Pbn | IMAâCNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMAâCNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Pronunciation of Philipsbornite
Pronunciation:
| Play | Recorded by | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Philipsbornite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Colourless, white, yellow, green or grey, pale blue
Comment:
Colour depends on impurity elements (commonly Fe, Cu).
Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
5.39(6) g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Philipsbornite
Type:
Uniaxial (+/-)
RI values:
nα = 1.790 nβ = 1.790(3)
Max. Birefringence:
δ = 0.000
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
Interference Colours:
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Surface Relief:
Moderate
Comments:
Biaxial in pseudocubic sectors, anomalously isotropic
Chemistry of Philipsbornite
Mindat Formula:
PbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Element Weights:
Crystallography of Philipsbornite
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Space Group:
R3m
Setting:
R3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 7.13(4) Å, c = 17.11(6) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 2.4
Unit Cell V:
753.29 Ă
Âł (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
3
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0020243 | Philipsbornite | Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (2012) Refinement of the crystal structure of zoned philipsbornite-hidalgoite from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia, and hydrogen bonding in the D2+G3+3(T5+O4)(TO3OH)(OH)6 alunite structures Mineralogical Magazine 76 839-849 | 2012 | Tsumeb mine, Namibia | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 3.042 Ă | (100) |
| 5.85 Ă | (60) |
| 3.592 Ă | (50) |
| 2.281 Ă | (30) |
| 1.944 Ă | (30) |
| 5.73 Ă | (20) |
| 3.538 Ă | (20) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
| Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
|---|---|
| Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event | <2.4 |
| 47c : [Carbonates, phosphates, borates, nitrates] | |
| 47d : [Arsenates, antimonates, selenates, bismuthinates] |
Type Occurrence of Philipsbornite
General Appearance of Type Material:
usually as massive to earthy crusts.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 148463.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Philipsbornite
Other Language Names for Philipsbornite
German:Philipsbornit
Relationship of Philipsbornite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of Dussertite Group:
| Arsenocrandallite | CaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) |
| Arsenoflorencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
| Arsenoflorencite-(La) | LaAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
| Arsenoflorencite-(Nd) | NdAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
| Arsenogorceixite | BaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
| Arsenogoyazite | SrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
| Arsenowaylandite | BiAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
| Dussertite | BaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
| Graulichite-(Ce) | CeFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
| Graulichite-(La) | LaFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
| Karlseifertite | Pb(Ga2Ge)(AsO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
| Segnitite | PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Forms a series with:
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 23 photos of Philipsbornite associated with Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| 16 photos of Philipsbornite associated with Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| 15 photos of Philipsbornite associated with Crocoite | PbCr6+O4 |
| 15 photos of Philipsbornite associated with Carminite | PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| 12 photos of Philipsbornite associated with Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| 10 photos of Philipsbornite associated with Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| 6 photos of Philipsbornite associated with Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| 6 photos of Philipsbornite associated with Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| 5 photos of Philipsbornite associated with Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| 5 photos of Philipsbornite associated with Petterdite | PbCr3+2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 8.BL. | Kiryuite | NaMnAl(PO4)F3 |
| 8.BL. | Metaheimite | PbCu2(AsO4)(OH)3 |
| 8.BL. | Graulichite-(La) | LaFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL. | Cloudite | BaFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL. | Oberwolfachite | SrFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.05 | Gallobeudantite | PbGa3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.05 | Slottaite | SrFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.05 | Corkite | PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.05 | Hidalgoite | PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.05 | Hinsdalite | PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.05 | UM2011-07-POSO:AlBaH | BaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.05 | Kemmlitzite | SrAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.05 | Beudantite | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.05 | Weilerite | BaAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.05 | Woodhouseite | CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.05 | Svanbergite | SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Segnitite | PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Arsenogoyazite | SrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Arsenogorceixite | BaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Dussertite | BaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Galloplumbogummite | Pb(Ga,Al,Ge)3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Stibiosegnitite | Pb(Fe3+2.5Sb5+0.5)(AsO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 va | Viséite | |
| 8.BL.10 | Arsenocrandallite | CaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Benauite | SrFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Springcreekite | BaV3+3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Eylettersite | Th0.75Al3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Kintoreite | PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Plumbogummite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Gorceixite | BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.10 | Goyazite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | Florencite-(La) | LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | Florencite-(Nd) | NdAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | ZaĂŻrite | BiFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | Arsenoflorencite-(La) | LaAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | Arsenoflorencite-(Nd) | NdAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | Unnamed (As-analogue of ZaĂŻrite) | (Bi,Pb)Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | Arsenoflorencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | Graulichite-(Ce) | CeFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | Arsenowaylandite | BiAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | Waylandite | BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.13 | Florencite-(Sm) | SmAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| 8.BL.15 | Viitaniemiite | Na(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3 |
| 8.BL.25 | Pattersonite | PbFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)5 · H2O |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Localities for Philipsbornite
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| Rankin et al. (2002) |
| Leverett et al. (2005) |
| Leverett et al. (2005) | |
| Leverett et al. (2003) | |
| Leverett et al. (2005) | |
| Birch et al. (1997) |
| Bottrill et al. (2008) |
| Haupt (1988) |
| Bottrill et al. (2008) | |
| ID on specimen by Ross Pogson | |
| Walenta et al. (1982) +1 other reference |
| Museum Victoria collections |
| Nickel et al. (1993) |
| Australian J. Mineralogy 13 (1) | |
| Nickel et al. (1993) | |
| Ferguson (1999) |
| Ferguson (1999) | |
Austria | |
| Kolitsch et al. (2010) |
Belgium | |
| Dehove et al. (2006) |
Chile | |
| T. Kampf analysis |
| SEM-EDS +1 other reference |
| Yang et al. (2011) |
Czech Republic | |
| Sejkora et al. (2011) |
| Sejkora et al. (2011) |
| Scharm +7 other references |
| Sejkora (1994) +1 other reference |
Europe | |
| Jansa et al. (1998) +1 other reference |
France | |
| Gourault et al. (2021) |
| Gourault et al. (2021) |
| Favreau et al. (1999) |
| Rocks & Minerals 82:135-139 +1 other reference |
| CLAUDE jean-marie : trouvaille et ... | |
Germany | |
| Wittern (2001) |
| Walenta (1992) |
| Walenta (1989) +1 other reference |
| Gröbner (2007) |
| Johannes Markus Henrich +2 other references |
| Henrich et al. (2024) |
| Wittern (2001) |
| SEM-EDS by Joy Desor |
| Witzke (2012) |
Greece | |
| Chukanov et al. (2007) |
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| Gröbner (2001) | |
Hungary | |
| SzakĂĄll |
Italy | |
| Vergani et al. (2020) |
| Vergani et al. (2020) |
| Gentile et al. (2023) |
| Caboni et al. (2018) |
Japan | |
| Petrov (n.d.) |
| Yamada (2005) |
| Yamada (2004) |
| Akira Kato (2009) |
Namibia | |
| [MinRec 13:143 |
Norway | |
| Husdal (2011) |
| Larsen (2013) |
Poland | |
| GoĆÄbiowska B. & Pieczka A. 2002: A polymetallic assemblage with Pb-Bi (Sb) |
| Macioch et al. (2018) |
Portugal | |
| Alves (n.d.) |
| Alves (n.d.) |
Russia | |
| Alekseev et al. (2015) |
| Kasatkin et al. (2014) |
Slovakia | |
| Ondrejka et al. (2024) |
South Africa | |
| Robert O. Meyer collection +2 other references |
| Atanasova et al. (2016) |
Spain | |
| Georges FAVREAU collection and EDX ... |
| GarcĂa Guirado (2016) |
| Calvo Rebollar et al. (2022) |
| Calvo Sevillano et al. (2012) |
| Sainz de Baranda Graf et al. (2023) |
| Sainz de Baranda Graf (2013) |
Switzerland | |
| Roth et al. (2025) |
| Roth et al. (2022) | |
| Ansermet et al. (2021) |
Thailand | |
| Shen (n.d.) |
| RRUFF sample R070065 +3 other references |
UK | |
| Green et al. (2005 ) |
| Steve Rust collection |
USA | |
| Michael Cline Collection |
| Gobla (2012) +1 other reference |
| In the collection of Alex Earl |
| Analysis by Joy Desor |
Zimbabwe | |
| Vetter et al. (1999) +1 other reference |
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