Aluminite R060691
Name: Aluminite
RRUFF ID: R060691
Ideal Chemistry: Al2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O
Locality: Newhaven, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Source: Michael Scott S101225 [view label]
Owner: Michael Scott
Description: Nodular masses of white fibers
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
Mineral Group: [ Aluminite (1) ]
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R060691
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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REFERENCES for Aluminite

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]

Haberle C C (1805) IV. Flóz- Trapp- Gebirgsarten, in Beitráge zu einer allgemeinen Einleitung in das Studium der Mineralogie Berlage des Landes - Industrie - Comptoirs Weimar 262, 335   [view file]

Stromeyer F (1821) Untersuchung des Aluminits, in Untersuchungen über die Mischung der Mineralkörper und anderer damit verwandten Substanzen Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht Göttingen 99-118   [view file]

Lassaigne J L (1823) Analyse de l'aluminite trouvée aux environs d'Epernay, département de la Marne, Annales de Chimie et de Physique, 24, 97-98   [view file]

Hollingworth S E, Bannister F A, (1950) Basaluminite and hydrobasaluminite, two new minerals from Northamptonshire, Mineralogical Magazine, 29, 1-17   [view file]

Sabelli C, Ferroni R T (1978) The crystal structure of aluminite, Acta Crystallographica, B34, 2407-2412   [link]