Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Kamariza mines (Kamareza mines)
- Agios Konstantinos (Kamariza)
- Lavreotiki
- East Attica
- Attica
- Greece
5recorded occurrences
Safety & handling
Physical
Optical
- Optical type
- Biaxial (+)
- Notes
Min RI 1.825 Max RI 1.835
Crystallography
- Cell parameters
- a = 7.671(2) Å · b = 8.040(2) Å · c = 10.180(2) Å
- Cell angles
- α = 68.31(3) ° · β = 75.35(3) ° · γ = 63.52(3) °
- Ratio a:b:c
- 1 : 1.048 : 1.327
- Unit cell volume
- 519.3 ų
- Z
- 1
- Type-locality form
Fine grained aggregates
- Comment
Originally assumed to be orthorhombic.
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- IMA2008-017
- Kamarezaite
- Kamarizaiet
In other languages
- German
- IMA 2008-017 · Kamarizait
- Italian
- kamarizaite
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.8.DC.32
- 8Phosphates, Arsenates, VanadatesClass
- 8.DPhosphates, etc. with additional anions, with H2ODivision
- 8.DCWith only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 1:1 and < 2:1Group
- 8.DC.32KamarizaiteSpecies
Dana
8th ed.42.12.05
- 42Hydrated Phosphates, Etc.containing Hydroxyl or HalogenClass
- 42.12(AB)4(XO4)3Zq·xH2OType
- 42.12.05— unnamed intermediate level —Group
- 42.12.05KamarizaiteSpecies
Group, growth & confusion
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- —Kolitsch, U., Lengauer, C.L., Giester, G. (2014) Crystal structures and isotypism of the iron arsenate kamarizaite and the iron phosphate tinticite. 92nd Annual Meeting of the DMG, Jena, Germany, September 21-24; abstract in Programme, 257.
- 2009Chukanov, N.V., Pekov, I.V., Möckel, S., Mukhanova, A.A., Belakovskiy, D.I., Levitskaya, L.A., Bekenova, G.K. (2009) Kamarizaite Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3·3H2O - a new mineral arsenate analogue of tinticite. Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchetstva: 138(3): 100-108.
- 2010Chukanov, N. V., Pekov, I. V., Möckel, S., Mukhanova, A. A., Belakovsky, D. I., Levitskaya, L. A., Bekenova, G. K. (2010) Kamarizaite, Fe33+(AsO4)2(OH)3·3H2O, a new mineral species, arsenate analogue of tinticite. Geology of Ore Deposits, 52 (7). 599-605 doi:10.1134/s1075701510070093DOI: 10.1134/s1075701510070093
- 2016Kolitsch, Uwe, Lengauer, Christian L., Giester, Gerald (2016) Crystal structures and isotypism of the iron(III) arsenate kamarizaite and the iron(III) phosphate tinticite. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28 (1) 71-81 doi:10.1127/ejm/2015/0027-2485DOI: 10.1127/ejm/2015/0027-2485
- 2018Majzlan, Juraj, Nielsen, Ulla Gro, Dachs, Edgar, Benisek, Artur, Drahota, Petr, Kolitsch, Uwe, Herrmann, Julia, Bolanz, Ralph, Števko, Martin (2018) Thermodynamic properties of mansfieldite (AlAsO4·2H2O), angelellite (Fe4(AsO4)2O3) and kamarizaite (Fe3(AsO4)2(OH)3·3H2O) Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (6) 1333-1354 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.107DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2018.107
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Kamarizaite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/kamarizaite-38696},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}