Halotrichite Mineral Data

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General Halotrichite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe++Al2(SO4)4·22(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 890.40 gm

Aluminum 6.06 % Al 11.45 % Al₂O₃

Iron 6.27 % Fe 8.07 % FeO

Hydrogen 4.98 % H 44.51 % H₂O

Sulfur 14.41 % S 35.97 % SO₃

Oxygen 68.28 % O

______ ______

100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1839

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

From the Latin, halotrichum ="hairy salt."

Synonym:

Feather Alum

Haarsalz

Iron Alum

Halotrichite Image

Images:

Halotrichite

Comments: White, fibrous halotrichite on rock.
Location: Willi Agatz Mine, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4.5 cm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Images:

Halotrichite Boothite

Comments: Pale blue earthy boothite with white halotrichite.
Location: Copiapo, Atacama, Chile. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Images:

Halotrichite Szomolnokite

Comments: Tan powdery szomolnokite crust on silky fibrous halotrichite with yellow metavoltine.
Location: Markey Mine, Red Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Halotrichite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.8445:1:0.2543

Cell Dimensions:

a = 20.519, b = 24.297, c = 6.181, Z = 4; beta = 100.9° V = 3,025.94 Den(Calc)= 1.95

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - SphenoidalH-M Symbol (2) Space Group: P 2

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

Physical Properties of Halotrichite

Cleavage:

[010] Indistinct

Color:

Colorless, Green, Gray white, Yellow, White.

Density:

1.78 - 1.9, Average = 1.84

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to translucent

Fracture:

Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.

Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Habit:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.

Hardness:

1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum

Luminescence:

None.

Luster:

Silky

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Halotrichite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.039 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.02 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2489,KPDmeas= 0.2638,KC= 0.2539

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.48, b=1.486, g=1.49, bire=0.0100, 2V(Calc)=78, 2V(Meas)=35. Dispersion none.

Pleochroism (x):

none.

Pleochroism (y):

none.

Pleochroism (z):

none.

Calculated Properties of Halotrichite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.03 gm/cc
note: r_Halotrichite=1.95 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00274
Boson Index = 0.99726

Photoelectric:

PE_Halotrichite= 2.92 barns/electron
U=PE_Halotrichite x r_electron= 5.93 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Halotrichite is Not Radioactive

Halotrichite Classification

Dana Class:

29.7.3.2 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates

(29.7)where A (B)2 (XO4)4 · x(H2O)

(29.7.3)Halotrichite Group (Monoclinic with 22 H2O)

29.7.3.1 Pickeringite MgAl2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2 2

29.7.3.2 Halotrichite FeAl2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2 2

29.7.3.3 Apjohnite MnAl2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

29.7.3.4 Dietrichite (Zn,Fe,Mn)Al2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

29.7.3.5 Bilinite FeFe2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

29.7.3.6 Redingtonite (Fe,Mg,Ni)(Cr,Al)2(SO4)4·22(H2O) Mono

29.7.3.7 Wupatkiite (Co,Mg,Ni)Al2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

VI/C.12-20 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates

VI/C - Water-bearing sulfates without unfamiliar anions. cations of medium and very big size

VI/C.12 - Halotrichite group, Pickeringite - Bilinite

VI/C.12-10 Pickeringite MgAl2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2 2

VI/C.12-12 Wupatkiite (Co,Mg,Ni)Al2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

VI/C.12-20 Halotrichite FeAl2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2 2

VI/C.12-30 Apjohnite MnAl2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

VI/C.12-40 Dietrichite (Zn,Fe,Mn)Al2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

VI/C.12-50 Redingtonite (Fe,Mg,Ni)(Cr,Al)2(SO4)4·22(H2O) Mono

VI/C.12-60 Bilinite FeFe2(SO4)4·22(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

Other Halotrichite Information

References:

NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Halotrichite :
1 - Alkali-Nuts(English)
2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais)
3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
4 - Athena
5 - EUROmin Project
6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
7 - Franklin Minerals(Dunn)
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - MinMax(Deutsch)
14 - MinMax(English)
15 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
16 - QUT Mineral Atlas
17 - Ruff.Info

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Halotrichite

Fe++Al2(SO4)4·22(H2O)
Dana No: 29.7.3.2 Strunz No: VI/C.12-20
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