Halotrichite R070673 - RRUFF Database: Raman, X-ray, Infrared, and Chemistry

Halotrichite R070673

Name: Halotrichite
RRUFF ID: R070673
Ideal Chemistry: Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O
Locality: Orphan mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Source: Malcolm Alter [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Loose aggregates of pale blue silky fibers
Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis.

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CHEMISTRY

RRUFF ID:	R070673.2
Sample Description:	Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry:	(Fe_0.98Ni_0.02)_Σ=1Al_2.00(S_1.00O₄)₄·22H₂O; H₂O estimated by difference
Microprobe Data File:	[ Download Excel File ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070673

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070673.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 6.203(7)Å b: 24.32(3)Å c: 21.32(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 100.37(3)° gamma: 90° Volume: 3165(18) Crystal System: monoclinic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Halotrichite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]
Scopoli J A (1777) Basi Metallica. Halotrichum, in Fundementa Chemiae Wolfgangum Gerle Prague 23-27 [view file]
Glocker E F (1839) 18. Halotrichit, in Grundrib der Mineralogie, mit Einschlub der Geognosie und Petrefactenkunde Schrag Nurnberg 691-691 [view file]
Cody R D, Biggs D L (1973) Halotrichite, szomolnokite, and rozenite from Dolliver State Park, Iowa, The Canadian Mineralogist, 11, 958-970 [view file]
Lovas G A (1986) Structural study of halotrichite from Recsk (Mátra Mts., N-Hungary), Acta Geologica Hungarica, 29, 389-398
Williams S A, Cesbron F P (1995) Wupatkiite from the Cameron Uranium District, Arizona, a new member of the halotrichite group, Mineralogical Magazine, 59, 553-556 [view file]
Frost R L, Wills R, Weier M L, Martens W (2005) Comparison of the Raman spectra of natural and synthetic K- and Na-jarosites at 298 and 77 K, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 36, 435-444

REFERENCES for Halotrichite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Scopoli J A (1777) Basi Metallica. Halotrichum, in Fundementa Chemiae Wolfgangum Gerle Prague 23-27 [view file]

Glocker E F (1839) 18. Halotrichit, in Grundrib der Mineralogie, mit Einschlub der Geognosie und Petrefactenkunde Schrag Nurnberg 691-691 [view file]

Cody R D, Biggs D L (1973) Halotrichite, szomolnokite, and rozenite from Dolliver State Park, Iowa, The Canadian Mineralogist, 11, 958-970 [view file]

Lovas G A (1986) Structural study of halotrichite from Recsk (Mátra Mts., N-Hungary), Acta Geologica Hungarica, 29, 389-398

Williams S A, Cesbron F P (1995) Wupatkiite from the Cameron Uranium District, Arizona, a new member of the halotrichite group, Mineralogical Magazine, 59, 553-556 [view file]

Frost R L, Wills R, Weier M L, Martens W (2005) Comparison of the Raman spectra of natural and synthetic K- and Na-jarosites at 298 and 77 K, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 36, 435-444