Kyrgyzstanite Mineral Data

General Kyrgyzstanite Information

Chemical Formula:

ZnAl4(SO4)(OH)12•3(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 527.51 gm

Aluminum 20.46 % Al 38.66 % Al₂O₃

Zinc 12.40 % Zn 15.43 % ZnO

Hydrogen 3.44 % H 30.74 % H₂O

Sulfur 6.08 % S 15.18 % SO₃

Oxygen 57.63 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

ZnAl₄SO₄(OH)₁₂•3(H₂O)

Environment:

Zn-dominant analogue of chalcoalumite

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Kara-Tangi, Fergana Valley, Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)

Synonym:

IMA2004-024

Kyrgyzstanite Image

Images:

Kyrgyzstanite

Comments: A small coating of greenish kyrgyzstanite..
Location: Kara-Tangi U deposit, Batken Oblast, Kyrgyzstan. Scale: Field of view 0.3 cm.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Kyrgyzstanite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.1547:1:1.9407

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.246, b = 8.873, c = 17.22, Z = 4; beta = 96.41° V = 1,555.73 Den(Calc)= 2.25

Crystal System:

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

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.27(1), 8.6(1), 1.998(0.95),2.292(0.8), 4.83(0.8), 2.516(0.7), 7.93(0.7), 1.896(0.65),

Optical Properties of Kyrgyzstanite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 1.53 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2358) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Kyrgyzstanite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.29 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Kyrgyzstanite =2.25 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0058199836
Boson Index = 0.9941800164

Photoelectric:

PE_{Kyrgyzstanite}= 6.89 barns/electron
U=PE_{Kyrgyzstanite} x rElectron Density= 15.75 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Kyrgyzstanite is Not Radioactive

Kyrgyzstanite Classification

Dana Class:

31.03.01.03 (31)Hydrated Sulfates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen

(31.03)where (A+ B++)5 (XO4) Zq·x(H2O)

(31.03.01)Dana Group

31.03.01.01 Chalcoalumite CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12•3(H2O) P 2₁ 2

31.03.01.02 Nickelalumite* (Ni,Cu)Al4[(SO4),(NO3)2](OH)12•3(H2O) P 2₁ 2

31.03.01.03 Kyrgyzstanite! ZnAl4(SO4)(OH)12•3(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

Strunz Class:

07.DD.07.5 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.D - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O

07.DD -With only medium-sized cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

07.DD.07.5 Kyrgyzstanite! ZnAl4(SO4)(OH)12•3(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

Other Kyrgyzstanite Information

See Also:

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

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Kyrgyzstanite

ZnAl4(SO4)(OH)12•3(H2O)
Dana No: 31.03.01.03 Strunz No: 07.DD.07.5
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