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Gianellaite

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Mariposa Mine (California Mountain Mine), Terlingua District, Brewster Co., Texas, USA
© 2005 M. Kampf

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Formula:
[Hg
 
2
N]
+
2
SO
 
4
System:IsometricColour:Translucent straw-yellow
Hardness:3
This page provides mineralogical data about Gianellaite.

Classification of Gianellaite

IMA status:Approved 1972
Strunz 8th edition ID:3/D.06-60
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:3.DD.30

3 : HALIDES
D : Oxyhalides, hydroxyhalides and related double halides
D : With Hg
Dana 8th edition ID:28.2.4.1

28 : ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
2 : A2XO4
Hey's CIM Ref.:25.5.18

25 : Sulphates
5 : Sulphates of Zn and Hg
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Type Occurrence of Gianellaite

Type Locality:Mariposa Mine (California Mountain Mine), Terlingua District, Brewster Co., Texas, USA
Year of Discovery:1977

Physical Properties of Gianellaite

Colour:Translucent straw-yellow
Hardness (Mohs):3

Crystallography of Gianellaite

Crystal System:Isometric
Cell Parameters:a = 9.52Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 862.80 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Gianellaite

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Gianellaite

Formula:
[Hg
 
2
N]
+
2
SO
 
4
Essential elements:Hg, N, O, S
All elements listed in formula:Hg, N, O, S

Relationship of Gianellaite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
3.DD.05Eglestonite
[Hg
1+
2
]
 
3
[O|OH|Cl
 
3
]
3.DD.05Kadyrelite
Hg
 
4
(Br,Cl)
 
2
O
3.DD.10Poyarkovite
Hg
 
3
ClO
3.DD.15Hanawaltite
Hg
 
6
Hg[Cl,(OH)]
 
2
O
 
3
3.DD.20Terlinguaite
Hg
 
2
ClO
3.DD.25Pinchite
Hg
 
5
O
 
4
Cl
 
2
3.DD.30Mosesite
[Hg
 
2
N]
+
 
(Cl,SO
 
4
,MoO
 
4
) · H
 
2
O
3.DD.35Kleinite
[Hg
 
2
N]
+
3
Cl
 
2
S
 
0.5
 · H
 
2
O
3.DD.40Tedhadleyite
Hg
2+
 
Hg
1+
10
O
 
4
I
 
2
(Cl,Br)
 
2
3.DD.45Vasilyevite
[Hg
1+
2
]
 
10
[O
 
6
|I
 
3
|Br
 
2
|Cl|CO
 
3
]
3.DD.50Aurivilliusite
(Hg-Hg)
2+
 
Hg
2+
2
[O|(I,Br,Cl)]
 
2
3.DD.55Terlinguacreekite
Hg
2+
3
O
 
2
Cl
 
2
3.DD.60Kelyanite
Hg
 
36
Sb
 
3
(Cl,Br)
 
9
O
 
28
3.DD.65Comancheite
Hg
 
13
(Cl,Br)
 
8
O
 
9
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
25.5.1Zinkosite
ZnSO
 
4
25.5.2Goslarite
ZnSO
 
4
·7H
 
2
O
25.5.3Namuwite
(Zn,Cu)
 
4
[(OH)
 
6
|SO
 
4
] · 4H
 
2
O
25.5.4Ktenasite
(Cu,Zn)
 
5
[(OH)
 
6
|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 6H
 
2
O
25.5.5Ramsbeckite
(Cu,Zn)
 
15
[(OH)
 
22
|(SO
 
4
)
 
4
] · 6H
 
2
O
25.5.6Boyleite
(Zn,Mg)SO
 
4
·4H
 
2
O
25.5.7Serpierite
Ca(Cu,Zn)
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
·3H
 
2
O
25.5.8Orthoserpierite
Ca(Cu,Zn)
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
·3H
 
2
O
25.5.9Zincaluminite
Zn
 
6
Al
 
6
[(OH)
 
13
|SO
 
4
]
 
2
 · 5H
 
2
O
25.5.10Glaucocerinite
(Zn,Cu)
 
10
Al
 
6
[(OH)
 
32
|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
] · 18H
 
2
O
25.5.11Gunningite
(Zn,Mn)SO
 
4
·H
 
2
O
25.5.12Chaidamuite
ZnFe(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)·4H
 
2
O
25.5.13Bianchite
(Zn,Fe)SO
 
4
·6H
 
2
O
25.5.15Zincmelanterite
(Zn,Cu,Fe)SO
 
4
·7H
 
2
O
25.5.16Zincobotryogen
(Zn,Mg,Mn
2+
 
)Fe
3+
 
[OH|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 7H
 
2
O
25.5.17Schuetteite
Hg
2+
3
[O
 
2
|SO
 
4
]

Other Names for Gianellaite

Synonyms:
IMA1972-020
Other Languages:
German:Gianellait
Spanish:Gianellaita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Gianellaite

Reference List:American Mineralogist: 62: 1057.

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    Localities for Gianellaite

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    • California
      • San Benito Co.
        • New Idria District
    		Dunning, Hadley, Cooper, Magnasco collections
    • Texas
      • Brewster Co.
        • Terlingua District
    		Neues Jahrb. Min., Mh. (1977): 119-131.
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