Beaverite-(Zn)
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About Beaverite-(Zn)
Formula:
Pb(Fe3+2Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6
Colour:
Brownish yellow to yellow
Lustre:
Sub-Adamantine, Vitreous
Specific Gravity:
4.25 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Member of:
Name:
For the relation to beaverite-(Cu).
Classification of Beaverite-(Zn)
Approved
Approval Year:
2011
7.BC.10
7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
B : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H2O
C : With medium-sized and large cations
7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
B : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, without H2O
C : With medium-sized and large cations
30.2.5.9
30 : ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
2 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq
30 : ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
2 : (AB)2(XO4)Zq
Physical Properties of Beaverite-(Zn)
Sub-Adamantine, Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
Brownish yellow to yellow
Streak:
Yellow ochre
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
None Observed
Fracture:
None observed
Density:
4.25 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Chemical Properties of Beaverite-(Zn)
Formula:
Pb(Fe3+2Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6
Common Impurities:
Cu,Al
Crystallography of Beaverite-(Zn)
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Class (H-M):
3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Space Group:
R3m
Setting:
R3m
Cell Parameters:
a = 7.3028(2) Å, c = 17.0517(4) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 2.335
Unit Cell V:
787.56 ų
Z:
3
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
5.930 Å | (100) |
3.651 Å | (39) |
3.110 Å | (43) |
3.072 Å | (61) |
2.965 Å | (31) |
2.540 Å | (30) |
2.273 Å | (39) |
1.977 Å | (33) |
1.826 Å | (33) |
Type Occurrence of Beaverite-(Zn)
General Appearance of Type Material:
Powdery or earthy crust with beaverite-(Cu) on the surface or in the crack or cavity of the aggregate of anglesite, galena, pyrite, sphalerite, and quartz.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan, with the registered number NSM-M28910.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Oxidation zone of Pb-Zn-Cu deposit.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Other Language Names for Beaverite-(Zn)
German:Beaverit-(Zn)
Japanese:亜鉛ビーバー石
Relationship of Beaverite-(Zn) to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Ammonioalunite | (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Argentojarosite | AgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Dorallcharite | TlFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Huangite | Ca0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Jarosite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Natroalunite-2c | (Na,Ca0.5,K)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Schlossmacherite | (H3O)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
Walthierite | Ba0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
7.BC. | Adranosite-(Fe) | (NH4)4NaFe3+2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/acd |
7.BC. | Adranosite | (NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I41/acd |
7.BC.05 | D'Ansite | Na21Mg(SO4)10Cl3 | Iso. |
7.BC.10 | Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Ammonioalunite | (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
7.BC.10 | Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Argentojarosite | AgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Dorallcharite | TlFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Huangite | Ca0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
7.BC.10 | Hydroniumjarosite | (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Jarosite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Natroalunite-2c | (Na,Ca0.5,K)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Natroalunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Osarizawaite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
7.BC.10 | Schlossmacherite | (H3O)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
7.BC.10 | Walthierite | Ba0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. |
7.BC.15 | Ye'elimite | Ca4Al6(SO4)O12 | Iso. |
7.BC.20 | Atlasovite | K(BiO)Cu6Fe3+(SO4)5O3Cl | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/ncc |
7.BC.20 | Nabokoite | KCu7(SO4)5(Te4+O3)OCl | Tet. |
7.BC.25 | Chlorothionite | K2Cu(SO4)Cl2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
7.BC.30 | Euchlorine | KNaCu3(SO4)3O | Mon. |
7.BC.30 | Fedotovite | K2Cu3(SO4)3O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
7.BC.35 | Kamchatkite | KCu3(SO4)2OCl | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
7.BC.40 | Piypite | K4Cu4O2(SO4)4 · (Na,Cu)Cl | Tet. |
7.BC.45 | Klyuchevskite | K3Cu3(Fe3+,Al)(SO4)4O2 | Mon. |
7.BC.45 | Alumoklyuchevskite | K3Cu3(Al,Fe3+)(SO4)4O2 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
7.BC.50 | Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 | Orth. mm2 : Pmn21 |
7.BC.55 | Wherryite | Pb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
7.BC.60 | Mammothite | Pb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2 | Mon. 2 : B2 |
7.BC.65 | Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
7.BC.65 | Schmiederite | Pb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4 | Mon. |
7.BC.65 | Munakataite | Pb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)4 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
7.BC.70 | Chenite | Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6 | Tric. 1 : P1 |
7.BC.75 | Krivovichevite | Pb3Al(OH)6(SO4)(OH) | Trig. 3m : R3c |
7.BC.80 | Anhydrokainite | KMg(SO4)Cl |
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)
30.2.5.1 | Jarosite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
30.2.5.4 | Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
30.2.5.5 | Argentojarosite | AgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m : R3m |
30.2.5.6 | Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
30.2.5.7 | Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
30.2.5.8 | Dorallcharite | TlFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Other Information
IR Spectrum:
The spectrum exhibits absorption bands at 3400 cm–1 due to the OH group and at 1060 cm–1 and 1100 cm–1 due to the sulphate group. Weak absorption bands due to H-O-H bending are also observed at 1350 cm–1 and 1480 cm–1.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Beaverite-(Zn)
Reference List:
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E. Sato, I. Nakai, Y. Terada, Y. Tsutsumi, K. Yokoyama, R. Miyawaki and S. Matsubara (2008): Study of Zn-bearing beaverite Pb(Fe2Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 obtained from Mikawa mine, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 130, 141-144.
Bayliss, P., Kolitsch, U., Nickel, E.H. and Pring, A. (2010): Alunite supergroup: recommended nomenclature. Mineral. Mag. 74, 919-927.
Sato, E., Nakai, I., Terada, Y., Tsutsumi, Y., Yokoama, K., Miyawaki, R., Matsubara, S. (2011): Beaverite-(Zn), Pb(Fe2Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6, a new member of the alunite group, from Mikawa Mine, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 375-378. [Formula in paper title corrected according to erratum in Mineral. Mag. 75, 2541]
Internet Links for Beaverite-(Zn)
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Localities for Beaverite-(Zn)
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Chile | |
| Joan Rosell - Rosellminerals |
| samples analysed by Gerhard Mohn and Joy Desor |
Germany | |
| C.Auer (2019) |
Japan (TL) | |
| Eriko SATO, Izumi NAKAI, Yasuko TERADA, Yukiyasu TSUTSUMI, Kazumi YOKOYAMA, Ritsuro MIYAWAKI and Satoshi MATSUBARA (2008): Study of Zn-bearing beaverite Pb(Fe2Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6 obtained from Mikawa mine, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 103, 141-144; Sato, E., Nakai, I., Terada, Y., Tsutsumi, Y., Yokoama, K., Miyawaki, R., Matsubara, S. (2011): Beaverite-(Zn), Pb(Fe2Zn)(SO4)2(OH)6, a new member of the alunite group, from Mikawa Mine, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Mineralogical Magazine, 75, 375-378. |
Herzog Julius smelter slag locality, Astfeld, Goslar, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany