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Mallardite

Collectors Summary

Color farblos, weiß, hellrosa
Streak color weiß
Hardness (Mohs) 2
Solubility +++ H2O, dehydratisiert schnell bei Raumtemperatur
Crystal System monoklin, P21/c

Chemism

Chem­ical formula

Mn2+SO4·7H2O

Chem­ical com­po­si­tion

Mangan, Sauerstoff, Schwefel, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 277.1085379 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 27

Info

Empirical formula:

MnSO4·7H2O

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

5.09

14

51.85

1.0079470

14.1112580
Oxygen

O

63.51

11

40.74

15.9994300

175.9937300
Sulfur

S

11.57

1

3.70

32.0655000

32.0655000
Manganese

Mn

19.83

1

3.70

54.9380499

54.9380499

Anal­y­sis wt%

CaO : 0.70, MgO : 0.60, MnO : 23.60, SO3 : 29.00, H2O : 44.50 (Ref: Dana, 7th ed. 2)

Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. updates

7.CB.35

7: Sulfate (Selenate, Tellurate, Chromate, Molybdate, Wolframate)
C: Sulfate (Selenate, etc.) ohne weitere Anionen, mit H2O
B: Mit ausschließlich mittelgroßen Kationen
35:Melanterit-Gruppe

Lapis Clas­sifica­tion

VI/C.06-020

VI: SULFATE, CHROMATE, MOLYBDATE UND WOLFRAMATE
C: Wasserhaltige Sulfate, ohne fremde Anionen
6: Mittelgroße Kationen; Melanterit-Gruppe

Clas­sifica­tion by Hölzel

7.CB.460

7: SULFATES CHROMATES MOLYBDATES WOLFRAMATES
C: Sulfates (-Anions +Water)
B: Vitriol-Group, Mg,Fe,Co,Ni,Mn,Cu,Zn-Sulfates with 4 to 7 Water
4: Epsomite-Group

Dana 8th edi­tion

29.06.10.05

29: Hydrated Acid and Sulfates
06: Hydrated Acid and Sulfates where A XO4 · x(H2O)
10: Melanterite Group (Heptahydrates, Monoclinic: P21/c)

IMA sta­tus

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), als Mineral meist anerkannt

Min­eral sta­tus

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

farblos, weiß, hellrosa

Streak color

weiß

Diaphane­ity (Trans­parency)

transparent

max. Birefrin­gence

0.012
Birefringence chart\! Mallardite title=Birefringence chart Mallardite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.462

RI value β

1.465

RI value γ / ε

1.474

Ri mean

1.467

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 60°

Optical Data Luminescence

Lumi­nes­cence

keine Fluoreszenz bekannt

Crystallography

Crystal Sys­tem

monoklin

Class (H-M)

2/m

Space Group number

14

Space Group

P21/c

Cell param­e­ters a (Å)

14.15

Cell param­e­ters b (Å)

6.50

Cell param­e­ters c (Å)

11.06

Cell param­e­ters a/b or c/a

2.177

Cell param­e­ters c/b

1.702

Cell param­e­ters α

90°

Cell param­e­ters β

105.60

Cell param­e­ters γ

90°

Z

4

Volumne (ų)

979.771

X-Ray Pow­der Diffrac­tion

5.49(70),
4.92(100),
4.88(50),
4.04(20),
3.79(40),
3.26(30),
3.13(30),
2.758(40)
XRD chart Mallardite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Physical Properties

Hard­ness (Mohs)

2

VHN (Hard­ness Vick­ers)

32 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

1.846

1.878 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Insta­bil­ity

+++ H2O, dehydratisiert schnell bei Raumtemperatur

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

USA/Utah/Juab Co./Tintic District/Butterfield Canyon/Lucky Boy Mine

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Carnot, 1879

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 5 (2003), 425

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Boothite

(Cu,Mg)(SO4)·7H2O

7.CB.35

Alpersite

(Mg)SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

7.CB.35

Bieberite

CoSO4·7 H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

7.CB.35

Mallardite

Mn2+SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

7.CB.35

Melanterite

Fe2+SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

7.CB.35

Zincmelanterite

(Zn,Fe2+)[SO4]·7H2O

7.CB.35

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Alpersite

(Mg)SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

VI/C.06-005

Melanterite

Fe2+SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

VI/C.06-010

Mallardite

Mn2+SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

VI/C.06-020

Bieberite

CoSO4·7 H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

VI/C.06-030

Boothite

(Cu,Mg)(SO4)·7H2O

VI/C.06-040

Zincmelanterite

(Zn,Fe2+)[SO4]·7H2O

VI/C.06-050

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Epsomite

MgSO4·7H2O

orthorhombisch : 222 : P212121

7.CB.400

Alpersite

(Mg)SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

7.CB.405

Boothite

(Cu,Mg)(SO4)·7H2O

7.CB.410

Goslarite

ZnSO4·7H2O

orthorhombisch : 222 : P212121

7.CB.420

Zincmelanterite

(Zn,Fe2+)[SO4]·7H2O

7.CB.425

Melanterite

Fe2+SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

7.CB.430

Morenosite

NiSO4·7H2O

orthorhombisch : 222 : P212121

7.CB.440

Bieberite

CoSO4·7 H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

7.CB.450

Mallardite

Mn2+SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

7.CB.460

Related minerals "Dana 8. Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Melanterite

Fe2+SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 29.06.10.01

Boothite

(Cu,Mg)(SO4)·7H2O

 29.06.10.02

Zincmelanterite

(Zn,Fe2+)[SO4]·7H2O

 29.06.10.03

Bieberite

CoSO4·7 H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 29.06.10.04

Mallardite

Mn2+SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 29.06.10.05

Alpersite

(Mg)SO4·7H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 29.06.10.06

Epsomite

MgSO4·7H2O

orthorhombisch : 222 : P212121

 29.06.11.01

Goslarite

ZnSO4·7H2O

orthorhombisch : 222 : P212121

 29.06.11.02

Morenosite

NiSO4·7H2O

orthorhombisch : 222 : P212121

 29.06.11.03

Minasragrite

V4+[O|SO4]·5H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 29.06.12.01

Bobjonesite

(V4+O)[SO4]·3H2O

monoklin : 2/m : P21/n

 29.06.12.02

Anorthominasragrite

V4+[O|SO4]·5H2O

triklin : 1 : P1

 29.06.12.03

Stanleyite

V4+[O|SO4]·6H2O

 29.06.13.01

Orthominasragrite

V4+[O|SO4]·5H2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Pmn21

 29.06.13.02

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