Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Series Formula:
FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O to MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8715
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8715:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
c05e1e5d-b2ac-470a-acda-7f2bb93311ca
Crystallography of Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Crystal Structure
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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure
ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0011972 | Halotrichite | Lovas G A (1986) Structural study of halotrichite from Recsk (Matra Mts., N-Hungary) Acta Geologica Hungarica 29 389-398 | 1986 | Recsk, Matra Mountains, Hungary | 0 | 293 | |
0006848 | Pickeringite | Quartieri S, Triscari M, Viani A (2000) Crystal structure of the hydrated sulphate pickeringite (MgAl2(SO4)4.22H2O): X-ray powder diffraction study European Journal of Mineralogy 12 1131-1138 | 2000 | 0 | 293 |
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Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
5 photos of Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series associated with Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH) · 7H2O |
3 photos of Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series associated with Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
2 photos of Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series associated with Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
2 photos of Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series associated with Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
1 photo of Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series associated with Jarosite-Natrojarosite Series | |
1 photo of Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series associated with Ferrinatrite | Na3Fe(SO4)3 · 3H2O |
1 photo of Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series associated with Pyrite | FeS2 |
1 photo of Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series associated with Amarillite | NaFe(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
1 photo of Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series associated with Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
1 photo of Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series associated with Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series
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Localities for Halotrichite-Pickeringite Series
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Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Faraglione Ranni, Faraglioni di Levante, Porto Levante, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy