Aravaite

Where it forms, where it's found

Geological setting: Pyrometamorphic spurrite rocks
Type locality: Aravaite type locality
Hatrurim Basin
Tamar Regional Council
Beersheba Subdistrict
Southern District
Israel
31.2328°, 35.2672°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Trigonal
Space group: R-3m
Cell parameters: a = 7.1255(1) Å · c = 66.2902(1) Å
Unit cell volume: 2914.81 Å³
Z: 3

Crystal structure

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
20CaCalcium Calcium 18 40.078 721.404
36.69%
8OOxygen Oxygen 40 15.999 639.960
32.54%
56BaBarium Barium 2 137.327 274.654
13.97%
14SiSilicon Silicon 6 28.085 168.510
8.57%
15PPhosphorus Phosphorus 3 30.974 92.922
4.72%
9FFluorine Fluorine 3 18.998 56.994
2.90%
6CCarbon Carbon 1 12.011 12.011
0.61%
Total 1966.455 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
20CaCalcium	Calcium	18	40.078	721.404	36.69%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	40	15.999	639.960	32.54%
56BaBarium	Barium	2	137.327	274.654	13.97%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	6	28.085	168.510	8.57%
15PPhosphorus	Phosphorus	3	30.974	92.922	4.72%
9FFluorine	Fluorine	3	18.998	56.994	2.90%
6CCarbon	Carbon	1	12.011	12.011	0.61%
	Total	1966.455	100.00%

Synonyms

Aravaiet
Aravaïte
Aravaitt
IMA2018-078

In other languages

German: Aravait · IMA 2018-078

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

8.BO

8Phosphates, Arsenates, VanadatesClass
8.BPhosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H₂ODivision
8.BOWith only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO₄ about 1:1Group
8.BOAravaiteSpecies

Group, growth & confusion

1 members

KrügeriteBaCa₆(SiO₄)₂[(P_0.5S_0.5)O₄]₂F
Mineral
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Literature, links & citation

Citations

2018Krüger, Biljana, Krüger, Hannes, Galuskin, Evgeny V., Galuskina, Irina O., Vapnik, Yevgeny, Olieric, Vincent, Pauluhn, Anuschka (2018) Aravaite, Ba₂Ca₁₈(SiO₄)₆(PO₄)₃(CO₃)F₃O: modular structure and disorder of a new mineral with single and triple antiperovskite layers. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 74 (6) 492-501 doi:10.1107/s2052520618012271DOI: 10.1107/s2052520618012271
2018Hålenius, Ulf, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2018) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) NEWSLETTER 46. European Journal of Mineralogy, 30 (6) 1181-1189 doi:10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2819DOI: 10.1127/ejm/2018/0030-2819
2021(2021) Aravaite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
2021Galuskin, Evgeny, Galuskina, Irina, Krüger, Biljana, Krüger, Hannes, Vapnik, Yevgeny, Krzątała, Arkadiusz, Środek, Dorota, Zieliński, Grzegorz (2021) Nomenclature and classification of the arctite supergroup. Aravaite, Ba₂Ca₁₈(SiO₄)₆[(PO₄)₃(CO₃)]F₃O, a new arctite supergroup mineral from Negev Desert, Israel. The Canadian Mineralogist, 59 (1) 191-209 doi:10.3749/canmin.2000035DOI: 10.3749/canmin.2000035

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Aravaite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/aravaite-53192},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}