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Lanmuchangite

Formula:
Tl
+
 
Al[SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
System:IsometricColour:pale yellow, white
Lustre:VitreousHardness:3 - 3½
Name:After the type locality: Lanmuchang Tl-Hg ore deposit, Guizhou, China.


Alum Group

Classification of Lanmuchangite

IMA status:Approved 2001
Strunz 8th edition ID:6/C.14-45
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:7.CC.20

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
C : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, with H2O
C : With medium-sized and large cations
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Type Occurrence of Lanmuchangite

Type Locality:Lanmuchang Tl-(Hg) deposit, Xingren Co., Qianxi'nan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
General Appearance of Type Material:Compact aggregates to 10 mm, consisting either of anhedral granular crystals with no distinct boundaries ranging in size from 40 µm to 90 µm or, rarely, of euhedral to subhedral columnar crystals ranging in diameter from 15 µm to 65 µm.
Geological Setting of type material:In the oxidation zone of a Tl-Hg deposit.
Associated Minerals at type locality:
SulphurPickeringiteMelanteriteJarositeGypsum
ArsenoliteAlum-(K)

Physical Properties of Lanmuchangite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:pale yellow, white
Streak:white
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 3½
Hardness (Vickers):VHN100=94 - 124
Hardness Data:Measured
Tenacity:Brittle
Density (measured):2.22 g/cm3
Density (calculated):2.35 g/cm3

Crystallography of Lanmuchangite

Crystal System:Isometric
Class (H-M):m3 (2/m 3) - Diploidal
Space Group:Pa3 (P21/a 3)
Cell Parameters:a = 12.212Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 1871 ų
Z:4
Morphology:Anhedral grains to 0.09 mm, also columnar.
Twinning:None mentioned.
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
7.03 (54)
6.11 (27)
4.314 (100)
3.524 (24)
2.801 (70)
2.731 (35)

Optical Data of Lanmuchangite

Type:Isotropic
RI values: n = 1.495
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.000 - Isotropic minerals have no birefringence
Surface Relief:Moderate

Chemical Properties of Lanmuchangite

Formula:
Tl
+
 
Al[SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Al, H, O, S, Tl
All elements listed in formula:Al, H, O, S, Tl
Analyical Data:Means of six sets of electron microprobe data (H2O by TGA)
Tl2O (33.25)
Na2O (0.00)
K2O (0.35)
MgO (0.06)
CaO (0.08)
FeO (0.04)
Al2O3 (8.07)
SiO2 (0.10)
SO3 (25.19)
H2O (33.46)

Total 100.60 wt.%
Empirical Formula:
(Tl
 
1.00
K
 
0.05
)
 
Σ1.05
(Al
 
1.01
Si
 
0.01
Mg
 
0.01
Ca
 
0.01
)
 
Σ1.04
(SO
 
4
)
 
2.01
·11.88H
 
2
O
Common Impurities:K,Mg,Ca,Fe,Si

Relationship of Lanmuchangite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
7.CC.05Krausite
KFe(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·H
 
2
O
7.CC.10Amarillite
NaFe(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·6H
 
2
O
7.CC.10Tamarugite
NaAl(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·6H
 
2
O
7.CC.15Kalinite
KAl(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·11H
 
2
O Not confirmed
7.CC.15Mendozite
NaAl(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·11H
 
2
O
7.CC.20Lonecreekite
(NH
 
4
)Fe
3+
 
[SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
7.CC.20Alum-(K)
KAl[SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
7.CC.20Alum-(Na)
NaAl[SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
7.CC.20Tschermigite
(NH
 
4
)Al[SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
7.CC.25Voltaite
K
 
2
Fe
2+
5
Fe
3+
3
Al[SO
 
4
]
 
12
 · 18H
 
2
O
7.CC.25Zincovoltaite
K
 
2
Zn
 
5
Fe
3+
3
Al[SO
 
4
]
 
12
 · 18H
 
2
O
7.CC.30Kröhnkite
Na
 
2
Cu(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·2H
 
2
O
7.CC.35Ferrinatrite
Na
 
3
Fe(SO
 
4
)
 
3
·3H
 
2
O
7.CC.40Goldichite
KFe(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
7.CC.45Löweite
Na
 
12
Mg
 
7
(SO
 
4
)
 
13
7.CC.50Blödite
Na
 
2
Mg(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
7.CC.50Nickelblödite
Na
 
2
(Ni,Mg)(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
7.CC.50Changoite
Na
 
2
Zn(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
7.CC.50Zincblödite
7.CC.55Leonite
K
 
2
Mg(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
7.CC.55Mereiterite
K
 
2
Fe(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O
7.CC.60Boussingaultite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
Mg(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·6H
 
2
O
7.CC.60Cyanochroite
K
 
2
Cu(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·6H
 
2
O
7.CC.60Konyaite
Na
 
2
Mg(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·5H
 
2
O
7.CC.60Mohrite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
Fe(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·6H
 
2
O
7.CC.60Nickelboussingaultite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
Ni(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·6H
 
2
O
7.CC.60Picromerite
K
 
2
Mg(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·6H
 
2
O
7.CC.65Polyhalite
K
 
2
Ca
 
2
Mg(SO
 
4
)
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
7.CC.65Wattevilleite
Na
 
2
Ca(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·4H
 
2
O (?)
7.CC.70Leightonite
K
 
2
Ca
 
2
Cu(SO
 
4
)
 
4
·2H
 
2
O

Other Names for Lanmuchangite

Synonyms:
IMA2001-018Thallium AlumTl-alum
German names:
Lanmuchangit
Russian names:
Ланьмучанит
Spanish names:
Lanmuchangita

Other Information

Health Warning:Although no particular details given, as a water-soluble Thallium salt this should be regarded as highly lethal, and any direct contact with this mineral should be avoided.

References for Lanmuchangite

Reference List:Chen Daiyan, Wang Guanxin, Zou Zhenxi, and Chen Yuming (2001): A new mineral - Lanmuchangite. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 21(3), 271-277 (in Chinese with English abstract). - American Mineralogist (2002), 87, 996-997 (abstract).

Mineralogical Record: 33: 354 (2002).

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    Localities for Lanmuchangite

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    • Guizhou Province
      • Qianxi'nan Autonomous Prefecture
        • Xingren Co.
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