Matteuccite Mineral Data

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General Matteuccite Information

Chemical Formula:

NaHSO4·(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 138.08 gm

Sodium 16.65 % Na 22.44 % Na₂O

Hydrogen 2.19 % H 19.57 % H₂O

Sulfur 23.22 % S 57.99 % SO₃

Oxygen 57.94 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NaH(SO₄)·(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1952

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 28259

PDF 22-1379

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Matteuccite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0513:1:0.9991

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.213, b = 7.812, c = 7.805, Z = 4; beta = 120.04° V = 433.50 Den(Calc)= 2.12

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - DomaticH-M Symbol (m) Space Group: Aa

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.557(1), 3.462(0.7), 3.422(0.55),

Physical Properties of Matteuccite

Color:

Colorless.

Density:

2.117

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Matteuccite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.017 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2154,KPDmeas= 0.2157,KC= 0.2118

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.43, b=1.46, g=1.48, bire=0.0500, 2V(Calc)=76, 2V(Meas)=86.

Calculated Properties of Matteuccite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.15 gm/cc
note: r_Matteuccite=2.12 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00202
Boson Index = 0.99798

Photoelectric:

PE_Matteuccite= 1.71 barns/electron
U=PE_Matteuccite x r_electron= 3.68 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Matteuccite is Not Radioactive

Matteuccite Classification

Dana Class:

29.1.2.1 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates

(29.1)(Hydrated, Acid)

(29.1.2)Dana Group

29.1.2.1 Matteuccite NaHSO4·(H2O) Aa m

Strunz Class:

VI/C.21-10 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates

VI/C - Water-bearing sulfates without unfamiliar anions. Cations of very big size

VI/C.21 - Matteuccite - Mirabilite series

VI/C.21-10 Matteuccite NaHSO4·(H2O) Aa m

VI/C.21-20 Lecontite (NH4,K)Na(SO4)·2(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

VI/C.21-30 Eugsterite Na4Ca(SO4)3·2(H2O) Unk. Mono

VI/C.21-40 Hydroglauberite Na4Ca(SO4)3·2(H2O) Unk. Ortho

VI/C.21-50 Wattevillite Na2Ca(SO4)2·4(H2O)(?) Unk Ortho

VI/C.21-60 Syngenite K2Ca(SO4)2·(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

VI/C.21-70 Koktaite (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2·(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

VI/C.21-80 Mirabilite Na2SO4·10(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

Other Matteuccite Information

References:

PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Matteuccite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas

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Matteuccite

NaHSO4·(H2O)
Dana No: 29.1.2.1 Strunz No: VI/C.21-10
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