Natroglaucocerinite Mineral Data

General Natroglaucocerinite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Na,Zn,Cu)10Al6(SO4)3(OH)32•18(H2O)?

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,673.84 gm

Sodium 9.61 % Na 12.96 % Na₂O

Aluminum 9.67 % Al 18.27 % Al₂O₃

Zinc 7.81 % Zn 9.72 % ZnO

Copper 3.80 % Cu 4.75 % CuO

Hydrogen 4.09 % H 36.59 % H₂O

Sulfur 5.75 % S 14.35 % SO₃

Oxygen 59.26 % O

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100.00 % 96.65 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Na₇Zn₂CuAl₆(SO₄)₃(OH)₃₂•18(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 1995 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Hilarion Mine, Kamariza near Laurion, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

Synonym:

IMA1995-025

Natroglaucocerinite Crystallography

Crystal System:

Unk

Optical Properties of Natroglaucocerinite

Optical Data:

Calculated Properties of Natroglaucocerinite

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0039250293
Boson Index = 0.9960749707

Photoelectric:

PE_{Natroglaucocerinite}= 6.12 barns/electron
U=PE_{Natroglaucocerinite} x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Natroglaucocerinite is Not Radioactive

Natroglaucocerinite Classification

Dana Class:

31.04.08.02 (31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(31.04)where (A+ B++)4 (XO4) Zqï¿½x(H2O)

(31.04.08)Dana Group

31.04.08.01 Glaucocerinite (Zn,Cu)5Al3(SO4)1.5(OH)16•9(H2O) Unk (HEX-R) Trig

31.04.08.02 Natroglaucocerinite! (Na,Zn,Cu)10Al6(SO4)3(OH)32•18(H2O)? Unk

Strunz Class:

07.DD.35 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.D - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O

07.DD -With only medium-sized cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

07.DD.35 Carrboydite (Ni,Cu)14Al9(SO4,CO3)6(OH)43•7(H2O) Unk Hex

07.DD.35 Glaucocerinite (Zn,Cu)5Al3(SO4)1.5(OH)16•9(H2O) Unk (HEX-R) Trig

07.DD.35 Honessite Ni6Fe2(SO4)(OH)16•4(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

07.DD.35 Hydrowoodwardite! Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2•n(H2O)with0<x<0.67andn>3x/2 R 3m 3 2/m

07.DD.35 Zincowoodwardite! [Zn1-xAlx(OH)2][(SO4)x/2(H2O)n] P 3- or R 3m 3

07.DD.35 Hydrohonessite Ni6Fe2(SO4)(OH)16•7(H2O) Unk Hex

07.DD.35 Motukoreaite Na2Mg38Al24(CO3)13(SO4)8(OH)108•56(H2O) R 3m 3 2/m

07.DD.35 Mountkeithite (Mg,Ni)11(Fe,Cr)3(SO4,CO3)3.5(OH)24•11(H2O) Unk Hex

07.DD.35 Shigaite Mn7Al4(SO4)2(OH)22•8(H2O) R 3 3

07.DD.35 Natroglaucocerinite! (Na,Zn,Cu)10Al6(SO4)3(OH)32•18(H2O)? Unk

07.DD.35 Wermlandite (Ca,Mg)Mg7(Al,Fe)2(SO4)2(OH)18•12(H2O) P 3c1 3 2/m

07.DD.35 Nikischerite! NaFe6Al3(SO4)2(OH)18(H2O)12 R 3 3

07.DD.35 Zincaluminite Zn6Al6(SO4)2(OH)26•5(H2O) Unk Hex

07.DD.35 Woodwardite Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12•2-4(H2O) Unk Hex

07.DD.35 Zincowoodwardite-3R! [Zn1BxAlx(OH)2][(SO4)x/2•n(H2O)],0.32<x<0.50,n=0.59 R 3m 3 2/m

07.DD.35 Zincowoodwardite-1T! [Zn1BxAlx(OH)2][(SO4)x/2•n(H2O)],x=0.33,n.0.96 P 3 3

Other Natroglaucocerinite Information

See Also:

Links to other databases for Natroglaucocerinite :
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8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Natroglaucocerinite

(Na,Zn,Cu)10Al6(SO4)3(OH)32•18(H2O)?
Dana No: 31.04.08.02 Strunz No: 07.DD.35
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