Natroalunite R060406


Name: Natroalunite
RRUFF ID: R060406
Ideal Chemistry: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Locality: Sugar Loaf Butte, Arizona, USA
Source: American Museum of Natural History 28347 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Tan colored consolidated powder
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by X-ray diffraction
Mineral Groups: [ alunite (46) ] [ Alunite (20) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R060406.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060406
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R060406.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 6.9845(2)Å    b: 6.9845(2)Å    c: 17.3234(8)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 731.88(5)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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

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REFERENCES for Natroalunite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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Okada K, Hirabayashi J, Ossaka J (1982) Crystal structure of natroalunite and crystal chemistry of the alunite group, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1982, 534-540

Schoch A E, Beukes G J, Praekelt H E (1985) A natroalunite - zaherite - hotsonite paragenesis from Pofadder, Bushmanland, South Africa, The Canadian Mineralogist, 23, 29-34   [view file]

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Murphy P J, Smith A M L, Hudson-Edwards K A, Dubbin W E, Wright K (2009) Raman and IR spectroscopic studies of alunite-supergroup compounds containing Al, Cr3+, Fe3+ and V3+ at the B site, The Canadian Mineralogist, 47, 663-681   [view file]

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McCollom T M, Ehlmann B L, Wang A, Hynek B M, Moskowitz B, Berquó T S (2014) Detection of iron substitution in natroalunite-natrojarosite solid solutions and potential implications for Mars, American Mineralogist, 99, 948-964

Cruells M, Roca A (2022) Jarosites: Formation, structure, reactivity and environmental, Metals, 12, 802   [view file]