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Chlormayenite-Wadalite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Wadalite, etc.

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Wadalite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Wadalite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Wadalite, etc.

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Wadalite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Wadalite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Wadalite, etc.

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Wadalite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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About Chlormayenite-Wadalite SeriesHide

Series Formula:

Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[◻₄Cl₂] to (Ca,Mg)₆(Al,Fe³⁺)₄((Si,Al)O₄)₃O₄Cl₃

A series between Chlormayenite and Wadalite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

53134

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:53134:8

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0018992	Chlormayenite	Galuskin E V, Kusz J, Armbruster T, Bailau R, Galuskina I O, Ternes B, Murashko M (2012) A reinvestigation of mayenite from the type locality, the Ettringer Bellerberg volcano near Mayen, Eifel district, Germany Mineralogical Magazine 76 707-716	2012	Ettringer Bellerberg volcano near Mayen, Eifel district, Germany	293
0019192	Chlormayenite	Iwata T, Haniuda M, Fukuda K (2008) Crystal structure of Ca12Al14O32Cl2 and luminescence properties of Ca12Al14O32Cl2:Eu2+ Journal of Solid State Chemistry 181 51-55	2008	synthetic	293
0009967	Chlormayenite	Boysen H, Lerch M, Stys A, Senyshyn A (2007) Structure and oxygen mobility in mayenite (Ca12Al14O33): a high-temperature neutron powder diffraction study Acta Crystallographica B63 675-682	2007	synthetic	293
0009966	Chlormayenite	Boysen H, Lerch M, Stys A, Senyshyn A (2007) Structure and oxygen mobility in mayenite (Ca12Al14O33): a high-temperature neutron powder diffraction study Acta Crystallographica B63 675-682	2007	synthetic	293
0009965	Chlormayenite	Boysen H, Lerch M, Stys A, Senyshyn A (2007) Structure and oxygen mobility in mayenite (Ca12Al14O33): a high-temperature neutron powder diffraction study Acta Crystallographica B63 675-682	2007	synthetic	293
0009964	Chlormayenite	Boysen H, Lerch M, Stys A, Senyshyn A (2007) Structure and oxygen mobility in mayenite (Ca12Al14O33): a high-temperature neutron powder diffraction study Acta Crystallographica B63 675-682	2007	synthetic	293
0014725	Wadalite	Mihajlovic T, Lengauer C L, Ntaflos T, Lolitsch U, Tillmanns E (2004) Two new minerals, rondorfite, Ca8Mg[SiO4]4Cl2, and almarudite, K(box,Na)2(Mn,Fe,Mg)2(Be,Al)3[Si12O30], and a study of iron-rich wadalite, Ca12[(Al8Si4Fe2)O32]C16, from the Bellerberg (Bellberg) volcano, Eifel, Germany Eastern Eifel volcanic area, Eifel, Germany Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen 179 265-294	2004	Bellerberg volcano lava field, 2 km N of Mayen,	293
0014739	Chlormayenite	Bartl H, Scheller T (1970) Zur struktur des 12CaO7Al2O3* Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1970 547-552	1970	synthetic	293
0010280	Wadalite	Tsukimura K, Kanazawa Y, Aoki M, Bunno M (1993) Structure of wadalite Ca6Al5Si2O16Cl3 Acta Crystallographica C49 205-207	1993		293
0017939	Chlormayenite	Buessem W, Eitel A (1936) Die Struktur des Pentacalciumtrialuminats _cod_database_code 1011034 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 95 175-188	1936		293
0010566	Chlormayenite	Bussem W, Eitel A (1936) Die struktur des pentacalciumtrialuminats Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 95 175-188	1936		293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Chlormayenite'
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 A reinvestigation of mayenite from the type locality, the Ettringer Bellerberg
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_chemical_compound_source 'Ettringer Bellerberg volcano near Mayen, Eifel district, Germany'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Ca6 Al6.772 Fe.228 O16.748 Cl.624'
_cell_length_a 12.0320
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Ca   0.13784   0.00000   0.25000   1.00000   0.00593
Al1   0.01617   0.01617   0.01617   0.94300   0.00464
Fe1   0.01617   0.01617   0.01617   0.05700   0.00464
Al2   0.87500   0.00000   0.25000   1.00000   0.00326
O1   0.03539   0.44472   0.15013   1.00000   0.00681
O2   0.18393   0.18393   0.18393   0.90500   0.00778
O2a   0.20100   0.28490   0.10550   0.09400   0.00740
Cl   0.37500   0.00000   0.25000   0.20800   0.00920
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Ca 0.00688 0.00654 0.00436 0.00000 0.00000 0.00055
Al1 0.00464 0.00464 0.00464 0.00103 0.00103 0.00103
Fe1 0.00464 0.00464 0.00464 0.00103 0.00103 0.00103
Al2 0.00273 0.00353 0.00353 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
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O2a 0.00900 0.00230 0.01080 0.00120 0.00020 0.00230
Cl 0.00360 0.01200 0.01200 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Austria
Styria Südoststeiermark District Klöch ⓘ Basalt quarry	[Chlormayenite] Heritsch (1990) +2 other references

Czech Republic
South Moravian Region Brno-Country District Oslavany ⓘ Rosice-Oslavany coalfield	[Chlormayenite, Wadalite] Hršelová et al. (2013)

Georgia
South Ossetia Kel’ volcanic area Shadil-Khokh volcano ⓘ NW slope	[Wadalite] Galuskina et al. (2015) +1 other reference

Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Mayen-Koblenz Mayen ⓘ Mayener Feld	[Chlormayenite] Hentschel (1964)
Seekante ⓘ Xenolith CS-008 (Bellbergite type-locality)	[Chlormayenite] Rüdinger et al. (1993)
ⓘ Xenolith CS-020	[Chlormayenite] Skrzyńska et al. (2023)
ⓘ Xenolith CS-090 (Hopmannite type locality)	[Chlormayenite] Juroszek et al. (Ti 5 Fe) +1 other reference
Vordereifel Ettringen ⓘ Caspar quarry	[Chlormayenite, Wadalite] EMPA data (personally collected) +8 other references
ⓘ Karlleuite-bearing xenolith	[Chlormayenite] Juroszek et al. (2024)
ⓘ Wernerkrauseite-bearing xenolith	[Wadalite] Galuskin et al. (2016)
ⓘ Xenolith CS-033	[Chlormayenite, Wadalite] in the collection of Christof Schäfer
ⓘ Xenolith CS-034 (Alfredcasparite-bearing xenolith)	[Wadalite] in the collection of Christof Schäfer +1 other reference
ⓘ Xenolith CS-043	[Chlormayenite] Juroszek et al. (Ti 5 Fe)
ⓘ Xenolith CS-050	[Chlormayenite] in the collection of Christof Schäfer
ⓘ Ettringer Feld	[Chlormayenite] Hentschel (1964)
Vulkaneifel Daun Üdersdorf ⓘ Emmelberg	[Chlormayenite] Schüller et al. (1986)

Hungary
Pest County Szob District Verőce ⓘ Fenyves Hill	[Chlormayenite] Szakáll et al. (2018)

Indonesia
ⓘ Merapi Volcano ?	[Wadalite] Knuever et al. (2023)

Israel
Southern District Beersheba Subdistrict Tamar Regional Council ⓘ Hatrurim Basin	[Chlormayenite] Gross (1977) +1 other reference
Tel Aviv District ⓘ Ayalon River (Nahal Ayalon)	[Chlormayenite] Gross (1977)

Japan
Fukushima Prefecture ⓘ Koriyama City	[Wadalite] Tsukimura et al. (1993) +3 other references
Tadano ⓘ Unnamed quarry	[Wadalite] Banno et al. (2023)

Jordan
Amman Governorate Transjordan Plateau Daba-Siwaqa complex Hashem region Lisdan-Siwaga Fault ⓘ Jordan Areva Resources	[Chlormayenite] Fleurance et al. (2013)
Siwaga ⓘ Tulul al Hammam	[Chlormayenite] Sokol et al. (2016)
ⓘ Unnamed marble quarries	[Chlormayenite] Sokol +9 other references

Mexico
Chihuahua Pueblito de Allende ⓘ Allende meteorite	[Wadalite] Krot et al. (2015)
Queretaro Cadereyta de Montes Municipality Maconi ⓘ Negra Mine	[Wadalite] Kanazawa et al. (1997) +1 other reference

Middle East
ⓘ Hatrurim Formation	[Chlormayenite] Gross (1977) +1 other reference

Northwest Africa Meteorites
ⓘ Northwest Africa 1934 meteorite (NWA 1934)	[Chlormayenite] Ma et al. (2011) +2 other references
ⓘ Northwest Africa 4964 meteorite (NWA 4964)	[Wadalite] Ma et al. (2024)

Palestine
West Bank Hebron Governorate ⓘ Tarqumiya (Tarqumiye)	[Chlormayenite] Gross (1977)
Quds Governorate ⓘ Ma'ale Adumim	[Chlormayenite] Gross (1977)

Poland
Silesian Voivodeship Siemianowice Śląskie ⓘ Dąbrowka Wielka	[Chlormayenite, Chlormayenite var: Gallium-bearing Chlormayenite] Kruszewski (2018)

Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Baturinskaya-Vostochnaya-1-2 mine	[Chlormayenite, Wadalite] Sharygin (2015)
ⓘ Baturinsky 1 and 2 mines	[Chlormayenite] Zateeva et al. (2007)
ⓘ Chelyabinsk coal basin	[Chlormayenite] Chesnokov (1993) +1 other reference
ⓘ Kopeysk	[Chlormayenite] Cesnokov et al. (1998)
Korkinsky District ⓘ Korkino	[Chlormayenite] Cesnokov et al. (1998)
Kabardino-Balkaria Chegemsky District ⓘ Upper Chegem volcanic caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya caldera)	[Wadalite] Bailau +1 other reference
ⓘ Lakargi Mountain	[Wadalite] American Mineralogist +1 other reference
ⓘ Xenolith no. 1	[Wadalite] Galuskina et al. (2015)
ⓘ Xenolith no. 3	[Wadalite] Galuskin et al. (2011)
Sakha Mirninsky District ⓘ Vilyui River Basin	[Wadalite] Galuskina et al. (2010)
Sakhalin Oblast Kuril Islands Severo-Kurilsky District Atlasov Island Alaid volcano ⓘ Taketomi flank eruption	[Wadalite] Zhitova et al. (2025)

Ukraine
Donetsk Oblast Gorlovka Kalinin coal mine ⓘ Burned coal dumps	[Chlormayenite, Wadalite] Шарыгин (2015)

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