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Natrojarosite R080062

Name: Natrojarosite
RRUFF ID: R080062
Ideal Chemistry: NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Locality: Lavra do Tomé, Galiléja, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Source: Luiz Menezes [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Golden brown rhombohedral crystals associated with colorless to pale purple phosphosiderite
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Groups: [ alunite (46) ] [ Alunite (20) ]

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R080062

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R080062.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 7.316(7)Å b: 7.316(7)Å c: 16.63(2)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 770.7(7)Å³ Crystal System: hexagonal

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 Natrojarosite
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]
Hillebrand W F, Penfield S L (1902) Some additions to the alunite-jarosite group of minerals, American Journal of Science, 164, 211-220 [view file]
Larsen E S (1921) The microscopic determination of the nonopaque minerals, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 671, 5-294 [view file]
Brophy G P, Sheridan M F (1965) Sulfate studies IV: the jarosite—natrojarosite—hydronium jarosite solid solution series, American Mineralogist, 50, 1595-1607 [view file]
Menchetti S, Sabelli C (1976) Crystal chemistry of the alunite series: crystal structure refinement of alunite and synthetic jarosite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1976, 406-417
Scott K M (1987) Solid solution in, and classification of, gossan-derived members of the alunite-jarosite family, northwest Queensland, Australia, American Mineralogist, 72, 178-187 [view file]
Sasaki K, Tanaike O, Konno H (1998) Distinction of jarosite-group compounds by Raman spectroscopy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 36, 1225-1235 [view file]
Jambor J L (1999) Nomenclature of the alunite supergroup, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1323-1341 [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
Frost R L, Wills R A, Weier M L, Martens W, Mills S (2006) A Raman spectroscopic study of selected natural jarosites, Spectrochimica Acta, A63, 1-8
Lane M D (2007) Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of sulfate and sulfate-bearing minerals, American Mineralogist, 92, 1-18 [view file]
Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy, American Mineralogist, 93, 853-862 [view file]
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]
Bayliss P, Kolitsch U, Nickel E H, Pring A (2010) Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 919-927 [view file]
Nestola F, Mills S J, Periotto B, Scandolo L (2013) The alunite supergroup under high pressure: the case of natrojarosite, NaFe₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 3007-3017
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
Pitman K M, Noe Dobrea E Z, Jamieson C S, Dalton J B, Abbey W J, Joseph E C S (2014) Reflectance spectroscopy and optical functions for hydrated Fe-sulfates, American Mineralogist, 99, 1593-1603
Liu Y, Wang A (2015) Dehydration of Na-jarosite, ferricopiapite, and rhomboclase at temperatures of 50 and 95°C: implications for Martian ferric sulfates, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 46, 493-500
Sklute E C, Glotch T D, Piatek J L, Woerner W R, Martone A A, Kraner M L (2015) Optical constants of synthetic potassium, sodium, and hydronium jarosite, American Mineralogist, 100, 1110-1122
Cruells M, Roca A (2022) Jarosites: Formation, structure, reactivity and environmental, Metals, 12, 802 [view file]
Whitworth A J, Brand H E A, Wilson S, Grey I E, Stephen N R, Gozukara Y, Frierdich A J (2023) The occurrence of monoclinic jarosite in natural environments, American Mineralogist, 108, 584-594

REFERENCES for Natrojarosite

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]

Hillebrand W F, Penfield S L (1902) Some additions to the alunite-jarosite group of minerals, American Journal of Science, 164, 211-220 [view file]

Larsen E S (1921) The microscopic determination of the nonopaque minerals, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 671, 5-294 [view file]

Brophy G P, Sheridan M F (1965) Sulfate studies IV: the jarosite—natrojarosite—hydronium jarosite solid solution series, American Mineralogist, 50, 1595-1607 [view file]

Menchetti S, Sabelli C (1976) Crystal chemistry of the alunite series: crystal structure refinement of alunite and synthetic jarosite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1976, 406-417

Scott K M (1987) Solid solution in, and classification of, gossan-derived members of the alunite-jarosite family, northwest Queensland, Australia, American Mineralogist, 72, 178-187 [view file]

Sasaki K, Tanaike O, Konno H (1998) Distinction of jarosite-group compounds by Raman spectroscopy, The Canadian Mineralogist, 36, 1225-1235 [view file]

Jambor J L (1999) Nomenclature of the alunite supergroup, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1323-1341 [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

Frost R L, Wills R A, Weier M L, Martens W, Mills S (2006) A Raman spectroscopic study of selected natural jarosites, Spectrochimica Acta, A63, 1-8

Lane M D (2007) Mid-infrared emission spectroscopy of sulfate and sulfate-bearing minerals, American Mineralogist, 92, 1-18 [view file]

Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy, American Mineralogist, 93, 853-862 [view file]

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]

Bayliss P, Kolitsch U, Nickel E H, Pring A (2010) Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 919-927 [view file]

Nestola F, Mills S J, Periotto B, Scandolo L (2013) The alunite supergroup under high pressure: the case of natrojarosite, NaFe₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆, Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 3007-3017

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

Pitman K M, Noe Dobrea E Z, Jamieson C S, Dalton J B, Abbey W J, Joseph E C S (2014) Reflectance spectroscopy and optical functions for hydrated Fe-sulfates, American Mineralogist, 99, 1593-1603

Liu Y, Wang A (2015) Dehydration of Na-jarosite, ferricopiapite, and rhomboclase at temperatures of 50 and 95°C: implications for Martian ferric sulfates, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 46, 493-500

Sklute E C, Glotch T D, Piatek J L, Woerner W R, Martone A A, Kraner M L (2015) Optical constants of synthetic potassium, sodium, and hydronium jarosite, American Mineralogist, 100, 1110-1122

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

Whitworth A J, Brand H E A, Wilson S, Grey I E, Stephen N R, Gozukara Y, Frierdich A J (2023) The occurrence of monoclinic jarosite in natural environments, American Mineralogist, 108, 584-594