Antipovite

Cu5O2(PO4)2
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Antp
IMA approved
2022
Also known as
  • Antipoviet
  • Antipovitt
  • IMA2022-064

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Arsenatnaya fumarole
  1. Second scoria cone
  2. Northern Breakthrough (North Breach)
  3. Great Fissure eruption (Main Fracture)
  4. Tolbachik Volcanic field
  5. Milkovsky District
  6. Kamchatka Krai
  7. Russia

55.6833°, 160.2333°

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system
Triclinic
Space group
#2
Cell parameters
a = 5.2703(2) Å · b = 5.3020(3) Å · c = 7.6883(4) Å
Cell angles
α = 97.342(4) ° · β = 90.441(4) ° · γ = 111.361(4) °
Ratio a:b:c
1 : 1.006 : 1.459

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
29CuCopperCopper563.546317.730
58.87%
8OOxygenOxygen1015.999159.990
29.65%
15PPhosphorusPhosphorus230.97461.948
11.48%
Total539.668100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From IMA formula

Synonyms

  • Antipoviet
  • Antipovitt
  • IMA2022-064

In other languages

German
Antipovit

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

8.BD

  • 8Phosphates, Arsenates, VanadatesClass
  • 8.BPhosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2ODivision
  • 8.BDWith only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4= 2:1Group
  • 8.BDAntipoviteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 2022Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 70. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (6) 591-601 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-591-2022 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-34-591-2022
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Antipovite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/antipovite-470494},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}