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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

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R060406

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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	Raman Data (Processed)
	RRUFF File

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

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

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

File Type Information

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

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	Cell Refinement Data
	Cell Refinement Output Data
	DIF File
	X-ray Data (XY - Processed)
	RRUFF File
	X-ray Data (XY - RAW)
	RRUFF File

REFERENCES for Natroalunite
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]
Fleischer M (1958) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 43, 1219-1225 [view file]
Moss A A (1958) Alumian and natroalunite, Mineralogical Magazine, 31, 884-885 [view file]
de Castro A H, Alías L J (1963) The identity of almeriïte with natroalunite, Mineralogical Magazine, 33, 353-357 [view file]
Fleischer M (1963) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 48, 1178-1184 [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
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]
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]
Jambor J L (1999) Nomenclature of the alunite supergroup, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1323-1341 [view file]
Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2001) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 86, 197-200 [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]
Sato E, Nakai I, Miyawaki R, Matsubara S (2009) Crystal structures of alunite family minerals: beaverite, corkite, alunite, natroalunite, jarosite, svanbergite, and woodhouseite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 185, 313-322
Bayliss P, Kolitsch U, Nickel E H, Pring A (2010) Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature, Mineralogical Magazine, 74, 919-927 [view file]
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]

REFERENCES for Natroalunite

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]

Fleischer M (1958) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 43, 1219-1225 [view file]

Moss A A (1958) Alumian and natroalunite, Mineralogical Magazine, 31, 884-885 [view file]

de Castro A H, Alías L J (1963) The identity of almeriïte with natroalunite, Mineralogical Magazine, 33, 353-357 [view file]

Fleischer M (1963) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 48, 1178-1184 [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

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]

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]

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

Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2001) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 86, 197-200 [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]

Sato E, Nakai I, Miyawaki R, Matsubara S (2009) Crystal structures of alunite family minerals: beaverite, corkite, alunite, natroalunite, jarosite, svanbergite, and woodhouseite, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 185, 313-322

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

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]