Lisanite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Wadi Halamish
Hatrurim Basin
Tamar Regional Council
Beersheba Subdistrict
Southern District
Israel
31.1631°, 35.2992°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Triclinic
Space group: #2
Cell parameters: a = 6.474(2) Å · b = 6.526(2) Å · c = 6.519(2) Å
Cell angles: α = 66.57(3) ° · β = 82.77(2) ° · γ = 87.25(2) °
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 1.008 : 1.007

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 7 15.999 111.993
41.07%
15PPhosphorus Phosphorus 2 30.974 61.948
22.71%
28NiNickel Nickel 1 58.693 58.693
21.52%
20CaCalcium Calcium 1 40.078 40.078
14.70%
Total 272.712 100.00%
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
8OOxygen	Oxygen	7	15.999	111.993	41.07%
15PPhosphorus	Phosphorus	2	30.974	61.948	22.71%
28NiNickel	Nickel	1	58.693	58.693	21.52%
20CaCalcium	Calcium	1	40.078	40.078	14.70%
	Total	272.712	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2021-014
Lisaniet

In other languages

German: IMA 2021-014 · Lisanit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

8.FA

8Phosphates, Arsenates, VanadatesClass
8.FPolyphosphates, Polyarsenates, [4]-PolyvanadatesDivision
8.FAPolyphosphates, etc., without OH and H₂O; dimers of corner-sharing RO₄ tetrahedra.Group
8.FALisaniteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2021Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2021) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 61. European Journal of Mineralogy, 33 (3) 299-304 doi:10.5194/ejm-33-299-2021 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-33-299-2021
2022(2022) Lisanite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Lisanite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/lisanite-55456},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}