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Kalistrontite

Formula:
K
 
2
Sr(SO
 
4
)
 
2
System:TrigonalHardness:2
Name:In allusion to its composition, containing potassium (Latin = KALIum), and STRONTium.
Isostructural with:Palmierite


The strontium analogue of Palmierite.

Classification of Kalistrontite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:6/A.08-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:7.AD.40

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
A : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without additional anions, without H2O
D : With only large cations
Dana 8th edition ID:28.4.3.2

28 : ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
4 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:25.4.16

25 : Sulphates
4 : Sulphates of Ca, Sr and Ba
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Type Occurrence of Kalistrontite

Type Locality:Alshtan Village, Sterlitamak District, Bashkortostan (Bashkiria) Republic, Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1962

Physical Properties of Kalistrontite

Hardness (Mohs):2

Crystallography of Kalistrontite

Crystal System:Trigonal
Cell Parameters:a = 5.46Å, c = 20.84Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 3.817
Unit Cell Volume:V 538.04 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Kalistrontite

Type:Uniaxial (-)
RI values: nω = 1.569 nε = 1.549
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.020

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Low

Chemical Properties of Kalistrontite

Formula:
K
 
2
Sr(SO
 
4
)
 
2
Essential elements:K, O, S, Sr
All elements listed in formula:K, O, S, Sr

Relationship of Kalistrontite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
7.AD.05Arcanite
K
 
2
SO
 
4
7.AD.05Mascagnite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
SO
 
4
7.AD.10Mercallite
KHSO
 
4
7.AD.15Misenite
K
 
8
H
 
6
(SO
 
4
)
 
7
7.AD.20Letovicite
(NH
 
4
)
 
3
H(SO
 
4
)
 
2
7.AD.25Glauberite
Na
 
2
Ca(SO
 
4
)
 
2
7.AD.30Anhydrite
CaSO
 
4
7.AD.35Anglesite
PbSO
 
4
7.AD.35Baryte
BaSO
 
4
7.AD.35Celestine
SrSO
 
4
7.AD.35Olsacherite
Pb
 
2
SO
 
4
SeO
 
4
7.AD.40Palmierite
(K,Na)
 
2
Pb(SO
 
4
)
 
2
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
25.4.1Anhydrite
CaSO
 
4
25.4.2Bassanite
Ca[SO
 
4
] · 0.5H
 
2
O
25.4.3Gypsum
Ca[SO
 
4
] · 2H
 
2
O
25.4.4Glauberite
Na
 
2
Ca(SO
 
4
)
 
2
25.4.5Cesanite
Na
 
3
Ca
 
2
[OH|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
]
25.4.6Eugsterite
Na
 
4
Ca(SO
 
4
)
 
3
·2H
 
2
O
25.4.7Hydroglauberite
Na
 
10
Ca
 
3
(SO
 
4
)
 
8
·6H
 
2
O
25.4.8Syngenite
K
 
2
Ca(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·H
 
2
O
25.4.9Görgeyite
K
 
2
Ca
 
5
(SO
 
4
)
 
6
·H
 
2
O
25.4.10Polyhalite
K
 
2
Ca
 
2
Mg(SO
 
4
)
 
4
·2H
 
2
O
25.4.11Koktaite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
Ca(SO
 
4
)
 
2
·H
 
2
O
25.4.12Ye'elimite
Ca
 
4
Al
 
6
[O
 
12
|SO
 
4
]
25.4.13Ettringite
Ca
 
6
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
4
|SO
 
4
]
 
3
 · 26H
 
2
O
25.4.14Bentorite
Ca
 
6
(Cr
3+
 
,Al)
 
2
[(OH)
 
4
|SO
 
4
]
 
3
 · 26H
 
2
O
25.4.15Celestine
SrSO
 
4
25.4.17Baryte
BaSO
 
4

Other Names for Kalistrontite

Other Languages:
German:Kalistrontit
Spanish:Kalistrontita

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 Kalistrontite

Reference List:Voronova, M. L. (1962): Kalistrontite, a new mineral of potassium and strontium sulfate Zapiski Vserossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 91, 712-717. (in Russian)

American Mineralogist: 48: 708.

Periodico de Mineralogia-Roma (1979): 48: 195-203.


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    Localities for Kalistrontite

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Germany
     
    • Lower Saxony
      • Lüneburg
    		Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
    Italy
     
    • Latium
      • Rome Province
        • Bracciano Lake
          • Cesano geothermal field
    		Maras A. (1979) - Studi sui minerali del Lazio: la Kalistrontite di Cesano - Periodico di Mineralogia, Roma, Vol. 48, pp. 1195-1203
    Namibia
     
    • Omaheke Region
      • Kalahari desert
    		Mees, F. (1999): Distribution patterns of gypsum and kalistrontite in a dry lake basin of the southwestern Kalahari (Omongwa pan, Namibia). Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 24, 731-744.
    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Southern Urals
        • Bashkortostan (Bashkiria) Republic
          • Sterlitamak District
    		Am Min 48 (1963), 708; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Ukraine
     
    • L'viv Oblast' (Lviv Oblast'; Lwiw Oblast')
      • Drohobych
    		Griniv, S. P., Iorysh, Z. I. & Skul'skaya, L. I. (1986): Kalistrontite from the Stebnik deposit of potassium salts. Mineralogicheskii Sbornik (Lvov) 40, 74-78. (in Russian)
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