Meta-aluminite Mineral Data

Meta-aluminite Mineral Data

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General Meta-aluminite Information

Chemical Formula:

Al2(SO4)(OH)4·5(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 308.13 gm

Aluminum 17.51 % Al 33.09 % Al₂O₃

Hydrogen 4.58 % H 40.93 % H₂O

Sulfur 10.41 % S 25.98 % SO₃

Oxygen 67.50 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄·5(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1968

Locality:

Fumerole uranium mine, Temple Mountain, San Rafael Swell, Every County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named as the lower hydrate of aluminite.

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Meta-aluminite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.4698:1:0.4356

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.93, b = 16.879, c = 7.353, Z = 4; beta = 106.74° V = 942.49 Den(Calc)= 2.17

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/c ?

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.48(1), 8.35(0.79), 4.36(0.67),

Physical Properties of Meta-aluminite

Color:

Snow white.

Density:

1.85 - 2.18, Average = 2.01

Habit:

Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.

Habit:

Nodular - Tuberose forms having irregular protuberances over the surface.

Hardness:

1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum

Luster:

Silky

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Meta-aluminite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.007 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.078 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2338,KPDmeas= 0.2518,KC= 0.2536

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.497, b=1.512, g=1.513, bire=0.0160

Calculated Properties of Meta-aluminite

Electron Density:

r_electron=2.09 gm/cc
note: r_{Meta-aluminite}=2.02 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00111
Boson Index = 0.99889

Photoelectric:

PE_{Meta-aluminite}= 1.25 barns/electron
U=PE_{Meta-aluminite} x r_electron= 2.61 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Meta-aluminite is Not Radioactive

Meta-aluminite Classification

Dana Class:

31.7.5.1 (31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(31.7)where (A+ B++)2 (XO4) Zq·x(H2O)

(31.7.5)Dana Group

31.7.5.1 Meta-aluminite Al2(SO4)(OH)4·5(H2O) P 2₁/c ? 2/m

Strunz Class:

VI/D.06-30 VI - Sulfates,Chromates,Molybdates and Tungstates

VI/D - Water-bearing sulfates with unfamiliar anions. cations of medium size

VI/D.06 - Aluminite series, Jurbanite - Zaherite

VI/D.06-10 Jurbanite Al(SO4)(OH)·5(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

VI/D.06-20 Khademite Al(SO4)F·5(H2O) Pcab 2/m 2/m 2/m

VI/D.06-20* Rostite AlSO4(OH,F)·5(H2O) Pcba 2/m 2/m 2/m

VI/D.06-30 Meta-aluminite Al2(SO4)(OH)4·5(H2O) P 2₁/c ? 2/m

VI/D.06-40 Aluminite Al2(SO4)(OH)4·7(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

VI/D.06-50 Basaluminite Al4(SO4)(OH)10·5(H2O) P 2₁ 2

VI/D.06-60 Felsobanyaite Al4(SO4)(OH)10·5(H2O) Unk Hex

VI/D.06-70 Hydrobasaluminite Al4(SO4)(OH)10·12-36(H2O) Unk. Mono

VI/D.06-80 Zaherite Al12(SO4)5(OH)26·20H20 P1 or P1 Tri

Other Meta-aluminite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Meta-aluminite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - MinDAT
8 - MinMax(Deutsch)
9 - MinMax(English)
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Meta-aluminite

Al2(SO4)(OH)4·5(H2O)
Dana No: 31.7.5.1 Strunz No: VI/D.06-30
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