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Pirssonite from
John Hay Jr. Well No. 1, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Well
Classification
Species:Pirssonite
Formula:Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pirssonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view John Hay Jr. Well No. 1, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:507408
Long-form Identifier:1:3:507408:2
GUID (UUID V4):0e6aef97-8d28-4af8-9f13-8da6ef5f2c01
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Report (issue)
)2 Cl c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Cubic. Point Group: 2/m 3. Octahedra... Z = 16 X-ray Powder Pattern: John Hay, Jr. Well No. 1, Wyoming, USA. 2.488 (100), 2.706 (71), 8.132...CO2 MgO CaO Na2 O Cl H2 O insol. −O = Cl2 Total (1) 0.08 35.12 16.08 (2) (3) 35.38 16.20 36.99 14...3.22 (1) Searles Lake, California, USA; average of two analyses. (2) John Hay, Jr. Well No. 1, Wyoming...Wyoming, USA. (3) Na3 Mg(CO3 )2 Cl. Occurrence: An uncommon mineral, formed probably between 20◦ C and 50◦
Report (issue)
Pirssonite Na2 Ca(CO3 )2 • 2H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic...00(2) Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: John Hay, Jr. Well No. 1, Wyoming, USA. 2.506 (100), 2.654 (90), 2.565...O (1) 0.29 36.07 0.13 23.38 25.70 0.15 14.73 (2) 36.35 23.16 25.61 14.88 Total 100.45 100.00 (1) Searles...Searles Lake, California, USA; average of two analyses. (2) Na2 Ca(CO3 )2 • 2H2 O. Occurrence: A rare...California, USA); shortite, bradleyite, northupite, gaylussite, trona (John Hay, Jr. Well No. 1, Wyoming, USA)
Report (issue)
Properties: Color: Light gray. Luster: Vitreous. = b; Z 1\ c = 7°. Dispersion: r < v. 0: = 1.487(2) f3 = 1.546(2)...Space Group: P21/m. X a = 8.85(1) b = 6.63(1) c = 5.16(1) f3 = 90°25(5)' Z=2 X-ray Powder...Powder Pattern: Westvaco mine, Wyoming, USA. 2.655 (100), 3.312 (71), 8.85 (50), 2.576 (35), 1.839 (30), 3...S03 P205 Si02 C02 Al203 Fe203 MgO Na20 Cl H20- (1) 0.55 26.34 0.02 18.39 0.29 0.62 15.44 37.57 0.42...37.45 Total [100.00] 100.00 (1) John Hay, Jr. Well No.1, Wyoming, USA; recalculated to 100% after deduction
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SEARLESITE FROM THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION OF WYOMING* Josrrn J. Farruvt Wrru X-Rev Norus nv Josnru M...in the Green River formation of soutirwestern Wyoming. It is found in flat anhedral crystals in the oil...The optical properties of the searlesite from Wyoming are in close agreement with those previously published...the Wyoming mineral as searlesite. fNrnonucrroN The Green River formation in southwestern Wyoming affords...searlesdeep well at SearlesLake, san Bernardino county, california, and named after Mr. John W. Searles
Report (issue)
5H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point Group: 2/m. As flattened...5â—¦ Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: John Hay, Jr. Well No. 1, Wyoming, USA. 6.403 (100), 3.18 (80), 2.70 (80)...Chemistry: CO2 SiO2 Fe2 O3 MnO MgO CaO Na2 O H2 O insol. (1) 30.02 0.08 0.03 0.01 0.01 19.02 20.40 30.47 0.16...(2) 29.72 18.94 20.93 30.41 Total 100.20 100.00 (1) Taboos-nor salt lake, Mongolia. (2) Na2 Ca(CO3 )2...Association: Shortite, northupite, pirssonite, trona (Green River Formation, Wyoming, USA); thermonatrite, shortite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the oil shale of the drill core of the John Hay Jr. Well No. 1 from which shortite,2Na2Ca2(COe)a, was...was obtained and recently described.This well, in the Green River formation, is on government land about...miles west of the city of Green River, Sweetwater county, wyoming. Because of the unusual association of...drill core so far determined are trona, shortite, pirssonite, gaylussite, bromlite, and northupite. Montmorillonite...of productive geologicinvestigation in this area well merit this recognition. I Published by permission
 
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