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Ondruš, P., Skála, R., Plášil, J., Sejkora, J., Veselovský, F., Čejka, J., Kallistová, A., Hloušek, J., Fejfarová, K., Škoda, R., Dušek, M., Gabašová, A., Machovič, V., Lapčák, L. (2013) Švenekite, Ca[AsO2(OH)2]2, a new mineral from Jáchymov, Czech Republic. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (6) 2711-2724 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.6.02

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TitleŠvenekite, Ca[AsO2(OH)2]2, a new mineral from Jáchymov, Czech Republic
JournalMineralogical Magazine
AuthorsOndruš, P.Author
Skála, R.Author
Plášil, J.Author
Sejkora, J.Author
Veselovský, F.Author
Čejka, J.Author
Kallistová, A.Author
Hloušek, J.Author
Fejfarová, K.Author
Škoda, R.Author
Dušek, M.Author
Gabašová, A.Author
Machovič, V.Author
Lapčák, L.Author
Year2013 (August)Volume77
Issue6
PublisherMineralogical Society
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/MM77_2711.pdf+
DOIdoi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.6.02Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceOndruš, P., Skála, R., Plášil, J., Sejkora, J., Veselovský, F., Čejka, J., Kallistová, A., Hloušek, J., Fejfarová, K., Škoda, R., Dušek, M., Gabašová, A., Machovič, V., Lapčák, L. (2013) Švenekite, Ca[AsO2(OH)2]2, a new mineral from Jáchymov, Czech Republic. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (6) 2711-2724 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.6.02
Plain TextOndruš, P., Skála, R., Plášil, J., Sejkora, J., Veselovský, F., Čejka, J., Kallistová, A., Hloušek, J., Fejfarová, K., Škoda, R., Dušek, M., Gabašová, A., Machovič, V., Lapčák, L. (2013) Švenekite, Ca[AsO2(OH)2]2, a new mineral from Jáchymov, Czech Republic. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (6) 2711-2724 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.6.02
Abstract/NotesŠvenekite (IMA 99-007), Ca[AsO2(OH)2]2, is a rare supergene arsenate mineral occurring in the Geschieber vein, Jáchymov ore district, Western Bohemia, Czech Republic. It grows directly on the granite rocks and occurs isolated from other arsenate minerals otherwise common in Jáchymov. Švenekite usually forms clear transparent coatings composed of indistinct radiating to rosette-shaped aggregates up to 3 mm across. They are composed of thin lens- or bladed-shaped crystals, usually 100 – 150 μm long. Švenekite is transparent to translucent and has a white streak and a vitreous lustre; it does not fluoresce under ultraviolet light. Cleavage is very good on {010}. The Mohs hardness is ∼2. Švenekite is biaxial, non-pleochroic. The refractive indices are α' = 1.602(2), γ' = 1.658(2). The empirical formula of švenekite (based on As + P + S = 2 a.p.f.u., an average of 10 spot analyses) is (Ca1.00Mg0.01)Σ1.01[AsO2(OH)2]1.96[PO2(OH)2]0.03(SO4)0.01. The simplified formula is Ca[AsO2(OH)2]2 and requires CaO 17.42, As2O571.39, H2O 11.19, total 100.00 wt.%. Raman and infrared spectroscopy exhibit dominance of O – H vibrations and vibration modes of distorted tetrahedral AsO2(OH)2 units. Švenekite is triclinic, space group P, with a = 8.5606(5), b = 7.6926(6), c = 5.7206(4) Å, α = 92.605(6), β = 109.9002(6), γ = 109.9017(6)º, and V = 327.48(4) Å3, Z = 2, Dcalc = 3.26 g·cm–3. The a:b:c ratio is 0.7436:1:1.1082 (for single-crystal data). The six strongest diffraction peaks in the X-ray powder diffraction pattern are [d (Å)/I(%)/(hkl)]: 3.968(33)(20); 3.766(35)(2); 3.697(49)(101); 3.554(100)(020); 3.259(33)(20); 3.097(49)(11). The crystal structure of švenekite was refined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data to R1 = 0.0250 based on 1309 unique observed, and to wR2 = 0.0588, for all 1588 unique reflections (with GOFall = 1.20). The structure of švenekite consists of sheets of corner-sharing CaO8 polyhedra and AsO2 OH2 groups, stacked parallel to (001). Adjacent sheets are linked by hydrogen bonds. The švenekite structure possesses very short symmetrical hydrogen bonds (with the D–H lengths ∼1.22 Å). The mineral is named to honour Jaroslav Švenek, the former curator of the mineralogical collection of the National Museum in Prague, Czech Republic.

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