Gunningite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Gunningite
Formula:
ZnSO4 · H2O
Colour:
White to colorless
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
2½
Specific Gravity:
3.195
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Member of:
Name:
Named in honor of Dr. Henry Cecil Gunning (9 September 1901, Belfast, Ireland - 1991, Canada), geologist with the Geological Survey Canada and Head of the geology department at The University of British Columbia.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1778
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1778:3
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
b1c19855-7638-42a1-8107-e9699e2e1c15
IMA Classification of Gunningite
Approved
IMA Formula:
Zn(SO4) · H2O
First published:
1962
Classification of Gunningite
7.CB.05
7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
C : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, with H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations
7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
C : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, with H2O
B : With only medium-sized cations
29.6.2.5
29 : HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
6 : AXO4·xH2O
29 : HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
6 : AXO4·xH2O
25.5.11
25 : Sulphates
5 : Sulphates of Zn and Hg
25 : Sulphates
5 : Sulphates of Zn and Hg
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Gnn | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Gunningite
Vitreous
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
White to colorless
Streak:
White
Hardness:
2½ on Mohs scale
Density:
3.195 g/cm3 (Measured) 3.369 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
On synthetic material
Optical Data of Gunningite
Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.570 nβ = 1.576 nγ = 1.630
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.060
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Low
Dispersion:
r > v
Chemistry of Gunningite
Mindat Formula:
ZnSO4 · H2O
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Gunningite
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
B2/b
Cell Parameters:
a = 7.5 Å, b = 7.58 Å, c = 6.93 Å
β = 116.24°
β = 116.24°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.989 : 1 : 0.914
Unit Cell V:
353.37 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Delicate, cryptocrystalline efflorescences.
Comment:
On synthetic material
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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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0014855 | Gunningite | Wildner M, Giester G (1991) The crystal structures of kieserite-type compounds. I. Crystal structures of Me(II)SO4*H2O (Me = Mn,Fe,Co,Ni,Zn) Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1991 296-306 | 1991 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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4.81 Å | (39) |
4.759 Å | (39) |
3.404 Å | (100) |
3.348 Å | (23) |
3.307 Å | (28) |
3.056 Å | (47) |
2.5185 Å | (46) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
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Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event | <2.4 |
45a : [Sulfates, arsenates, selenates, antimonates] | |
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals] | |
47b : [Sulfates and sulfites] | |
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere | <0.6 |
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals | <0.36 |
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals | <10 Ka |
54 : Coal and other mine fire minerals (see also #51 and #56) | |
57 : Other minerals formed by human processes |
Geological Setting:
Oxidation zone of sphalerite bearing deposits in dry zones. Alteration product in museums.
Type Occurrence of Gunningite
Co-Type Localities:
General Appearance of Type Material:
White effluorescence.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, number 12139.
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Post-mining effluorescence.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Jambor, J.L., Boyle, R.W. (1962) Gunningite, a new zinc sulphate from the Keno Hill – Galena Hill area, Yukon. The Canadian Mineralogist: 7: 209-218.
Other Language Names for Gunningite
Relationship of Gunningite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Cobaltkieserite | CoSO4 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Dwornikite | Ni(SO4) · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Ermeloite | Al(PO4) · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Serrabrancaite | MnPO4 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Szmikite | MnSO4 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : B2/b |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
2 photos of Gunningite associated with Boyleite | (Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O |
2 photos of Gunningite associated with Woodruffite | Zn2+x/2(Mn4+1-xMn3+x)O2 · yH2O |
2 photos of Gunningite associated with Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
7.CB. | Sarvodaite | Al2(SO4)3 · 5H2O |
7.CB.02 | Voudourisite | CdSO4 · H2O |
7.CB.05 | Dwornikite | Ni(SO4) · H2O |
7.CB.05 | Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
7.CB.05 | Poitevinite | (Cu,Fe)SO4 · H2O |
7.CB.05 | Szmikite | MnSO4 · H2O |
7.CB.05 | Szomolnokite | FeSO4 · H2O |
7.CB.05 | Cobaltkieserite | CoSO4 · H2O |
7.CB.07 | Sanderite | MgSO4 · 2H2O |
7.CB.10 | Bonattite | CuSO4 · 3H2O |
7.CB.12 | Belogubite | CuZn(SO4)2 · 10H2O |
7.CB.15 | Aplowite | (Co,Mn,Ni)SO4 · 4H2O |
7.CB.15 | Boyleite | (Zn,Mg)SO4 · 4H2O |
7.CB.15 | Ilesite | (Mn,Zn,Fe)SO4 · 4H2O |
7.CB.15 | Rozenite | FeSO4 · 4H2O |
7.CB.15 | Starkeyite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
7.CB.15 | Drobecite | CdSO4 · 4H2O |
7.CB.15 | Cranswickite | MgSO4 · 4H2O |
7.CB.20 | Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
7.CB.20 | Jôkokuite | MnSO4 · 5H2O |
7.CB.20 | Pentahydrite | MgSO4 · 5H2O |
7.CB.20 | Siderotil | FeSO4 · 5H2O |
7.CB.25 | Bianchite | Zn(SO4) · 6H2O |
7.CB.25 | Chvaleticeite | Mn(SO4) · 6H2O |
7.CB.25 | Ferrohexahydrite | FeSO4 · 6H2O |
7.CB.25 | Hexahydrite | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
7.CB.25 | Moorhouseite | Co(SO4) · 6H2O |
7.CB.25 | Nickelhexahydrite | Ni(SO4) · 6H2O |
7.CB.30 | Retgersite | NiSO4 · 6H2O |
7.CB.35 | Bieberite | CoSO4 · 7H2O |
7.CB.35 | Boothite | CuSO4 · 7H2O |
7.CB.35 | Mallardite | MnSO4 · 7H2O |
7.CB.35 | Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
7.CB.35 | Zincmelanterite | (Zn,Cu,Fe)SO4 · 7H2O |
7.CB.35 | Alpersite | (Mg,Cu)(SO4) · 7H2O |
7.CB.40 | Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
7.CB.40 | Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
7.CB.40 | Morenosite | NiSO4 · 7H2O |
7.CB.45 | Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
7.CB.45 | Meta-alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 12H2O |
7.CB.50 | Aluminocoquimbite | Al2Fe2(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
7.CB.50 | Lazaridisite | 3CdSO4 · 8H2O |
7.CB.52 | Pararaisaite | CuMg[Te6+O4(OH)2] · 6H2O |
7.CB.55 | Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
7.CB.55 | Paracoquimbite | Fe4(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
7.CB.55 | Rhomboclase | (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O |
7.CB.55 | Raisaite | CuMg[Te6+O4(OH)2] · 6H2O |
7.CB.57 | Caichengyunite | Fe2+3Al2(SO4)6 · 30H2O |
7.CB.60 | Kornelite | Fe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O |
7.CB.65 | Quenstedtite | Fe2(SO4)3 · 11H2O |
7.CB.70 | Lausenite | Fe2(SO4)3 · 5H2O |
7.CB.75 | Lishizhenite | ZnFe2(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
7.CB.75 | Römerite | Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
7.CB.80 | Ransomite | CuFe2(SO4)4 · 6H2O |
7.CB.85 | Apjohnite | Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
7.CB.85 | Bílinite | Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
7.CB.85 | Dietrichite | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
7.CB.85 | Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
7.CB.85 | Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
7.CB.85 | Redingtonite | (Fe2+,Mg,Ni)(Cr,Al)2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
7.CB.85 | Wupatkiite | (Co,Mg,Ni)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
7.CB.90 | Meridianiite | MgSO4 · 11H2O |
Other Information
Notes:
Rapidly soluble in cold water.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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References for Gunningite
Reference List:
Jambor, J. L., Boyle, R. W. (1962) Gunningite, a new zinc sulphate from the Keno Hill – Galena Hill area, Yukon. The Canadian Mineralogist, 7 (2) 209-218
Localities for Gunningite
Locality List
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- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
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.
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