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Motukoreaite

A valid IMA mineral species - questionable

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Motukoreaite

Stradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria

Motukoreaite

Stradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria

Motukoreaite

Stradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria

Motukoreaite

Stradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria

Motukoreaite

Stradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria

Motukoreaite

Stradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria

Motukoreaite

Stradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria

Motukoreaite

Stradner Kogel, Wilhelmsdorf, Bad Gleichenberg, Südoststeiermark District, Styria, Austria

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About MotukoreaiteHide

Motukorea (Browns Island)

Browns Island, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Formula:

Mg₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆][SO₄]₂ · 6H₂O

Colour:

Colorless, white, yellow

Lustre:

Dull

Hardness:

1 - 1½

Specific Gravity:

1.48 - 1.53

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Member of:

Wermlandite Group > Hydrotalcite Supergroup

Name:

Named by K.A. Rodgers, J.E. Chisholm, R.J. Davis, and C.S. Nelson in 1977 for the Maori name of the type locality, Motukorea, meaning 'island of cormorants'.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Browns Island, Auckland Region, New Zealand

Partial dehydration readily occurs.

As part of the recent re-evaluation of the nomenclature of the hydrotalcite supergroup (Mills et al., 2012), motukoreaite was identified as a questionable species which needs further investigation. The range of composition currently ascribed to motukoreaite may represent more than one species.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2793

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2793:5

GUID
(UUID V4):

4a02cac0-82a5-40c2-854e-7c625e635d90

IMA Classification of MotukoreaiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, Questionable

IMA Formula:

Mg₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O

First published:

1977

Type description reference:

Rodgers, K. A., Chisholm, J. E., Davis, R. J., Nelson, C. S. (1977) Motukoreaite, a new hydrated carbonate, sulphate, and hydroxide of Mg and Al from Auckland, New Zealand. Mineralogical Magazine, 41 (319) 389-390 doi:10.1180/s0026461x00038147

Classification of MotukoreaiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

7.DD.35

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
D : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H₂O
D : With only medium-sized cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

Dana 8th ed.:

17.1.7.1

17 : COMPOUND CARBONATES
1 : Miscellaneous

Hey's CIM Ref.:

12.2.4

12 : Carbonates with other anions
2 : Carbonates with sulphate

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Mtu	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Mtu	Warr (2020)	Warr, L.N. (2020) Recommended abbreviations for the names of clay minerals and associated phases. Clay Minerals, 55, 261–264 doi:10.1180/clm.2020.30

Physical Properties of MotukoreaiteHide

Lustre:

Dull

Transparency:

Translucent

Colour:

Colorless, white, yellow

Streak:

White

Hardness:

1 - 1½ on Mohs scale

Density:

1.48 - 1.53 g/cm³ (Measured) 1.478 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of MotukoreaiteHide

Type:

Uniaxial

RI values:

n_α = 1.510 n_β = 1.510

Max Birefringence:

δ = 1.510

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Low

Chemistry of MotukoreaiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Mg₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆][SO₄]₂ · 6H₂O

Elements listed:

Al, H, Mg, Na, O, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1
Na₂O	1.6 %
MgO	16 %
Al₂O₃	20 %
SO₃	15 %
CaO	0 %
Rest	48 %
Total:	100.6 %

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Motukoreaite occurrence, Hoyo Azul, Playa Blanca, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Dillen, Rik, Van Opstal, Simon, Mestrom, Paul (2021) Een nieuwigheid voor Lanzarote: motukoreaiet. Geonieuws: 46(4): 93-96 (in Dutch).	average of 2 semiquantitative point analyses performed by Joy Desor.

Crystallography of MotukoreaiteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral

Space Group:

R3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.172(2) Å, c = 33.51(1) Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 3.654

Unit Cell V:

2,441.37 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0014801	Motukoreaite	Rius J, Plana F (1986) Contribution to the superstructure resolution of the double layer mineral motukoreaite Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1986 263-272		1986	the Emile Baudot bank, western Mediterranean	0	293

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Mg2 0.00990 0.00620 0.02570 0.00310 0.00005 0.00010
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
11.32 Å	(vvs)
5.58 Å	(s)
4.59 Å	(s)
3.72 Å	(s)
2.578 Å	(s)
2.386 Å	(s)
2.158 Å	(s)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
8 : Mafic igneous rocks
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals

Type Occurrence of MotukoreaiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Browns Island, Auckland Region, New Zealand

General Appearance of Type Material:

White, clay-like. A box-work of plate-like crystals with a hexagonal form in which individuals measured about 3 × 3 × 0.02 microns.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1977,422.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 142971.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Clay-like cement in both beach-rock and basaltic volcanic tuffs.

Reference:

Rodgers, K.A., Chisholm, J.E., Davis, R.J., Nelson, C.S. (1977) Motukoreaite, a new hydrated carbonate, sulphate, and hydroxide of Mg and Al from Auckland, New Zealand. Mineralogical Magazine: 41: 389–390.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/MM41_389.pdf

Synonyms of MotukoreaiteHide

IMA1976-033

Other Language Names for MotukoreaiteHide

German:Motukoreait

Russian:Мотукореаит

Spanish:Motukoreaita

Relationship of Motukoreaite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Wermlandite Group > Hydrotalcite Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Erssonite	Mg₇Fe³⁺₂(OH)₁₈[Ca(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3c1
Natroglaucocerinite	Zn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Hex.
Nikischerite	Fe²⁺₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
Shigaite	Mn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
Wermlandite	Mg₇Al₂(OH)₁₈[Ca(H₂O)₆][SO₄]₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3c1

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

29 photos of Motukoreaite associated with Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
17 photos of Motukoreaite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
12 photos of Motukoreaite associated with Phillipsite Subgroup
3 photos of Motukoreaite associated with Gismondine Subgroup
2 photos of Motukoreaite associated with Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
1 photo of Motukoreaite associated with Nordstrandite	Al(OH)₃
1 photo of Motukoreaite associated with Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
1 photo of Motukoreaite associated with Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

7.DD.	Asagiite	NiCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.05	Felsőbányaite	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
7.DD.07	Llantenesite	Cu₆Al[SeO₄](OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
7.DD.10	Langite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. m
7.DD.10	Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O	Mon. m : Pm
7.DD.10	Wroewolfeite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. m : Pm
7.DD.10	Gobelinite	CoCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.DD.10	Fehrite	MgCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.15	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P3 1c
7.DD.15	Kobyashevite	Cu₅(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DD.15	Unnamed (Dimorph of Devilline)	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.20	Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.25	Christelite	Cu₂Zn₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DD.30	Campigliaite	Mn²⁺Cu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2
7.DD.30	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.30	Orthoserpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
7.DD.30	Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.DD.30	Niedermayrite	CdCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.DD.30	Edwardsite	Cu₃Cd₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.35	Carrboydite	(Ni_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Glaucocerinite	(Zn_1-xAl_x)(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Honessite	(Ni_1-xFe³⁺_x)(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig.
7.DD.35	Hydrohonessite	(Ni_1-xFe³⁺_x)(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Mountkeithite	[(Mg_1-xFe³⁺_x)(OH)₂][SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Shigaite	Mn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.DD.35	Wermlandite	Mg₇Al₂(OH)₁₈[Ca(H₂O)₆][SO₄]₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3c1
7.DD.35	Woodwardite	Cu_1-xAl_x(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
7.DD.35	Zincaluminite	Zn₆Al₆(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₆ · 5H₂O
7.DD.35	Hydrowoodwardite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
7.DD.35	Zincowoodwardite	Zn_1-xAl_x(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig.
7.DD.35	Natroglaucocerinite	Zn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Nikischerite	Fe²⁺₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.DD.40	Isselite	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 5H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
7.DD.40	Lawsonbauerite	(Mn²⁺,Mg)₉Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.40	Torreyite	(Mg,Mn²⁺)₇◻₂Mn²⁺₂Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.45	Mooreite	Mg₉◻₂Mn₂Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₆ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
7.DD.45	Hodgesmithite	(Cu,Zn)₆Zn(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.47	Lahnsteinite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 3H2O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DD.50	Namuwite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.50	Minohlite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 8H₂O	Hex.
7.DD.52	Lauraniite	Cu₆Cd₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₂ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.55	Bechererite	Zn₇Cu(OH)₁₃[(SiO(OH)₃(SO₄)]	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.60	Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m
7.DD.65	Vonbezingite	Ca₆Cu₃(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.70	Redgillite	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.75	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
7.DD.75	Nickelalumite	NiAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₃	Mon. 2/m
7.DD.75	Kyrgyzstanite	ZnAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m
7.DD.80	Guarinoite	Zn₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 5H₂O	Hex.
7.DD.80	Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3
7.DD.80	Thérèsemagnanite	NaCo₄(SO₄)(OH)₆Cl · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.80	UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn	(Zn,Cu)₇(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.85	Montetrisaite	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 2H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁

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Health Risks:

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References for MotukoreaiteHide

Reference List:

Fleischer, Michael, Cabri, Louis J. (1978) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 63 (5-6) 598-600

Rius, J., Plana, F. (1986) Contribution to the superstructure resolution of the double layer mineral motukoreaite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 263–272.

Hawthorne, Frank C., Jambor, John L., Bladh, Kenneth W., Burke, Ernst A. J., Grice, Joel D., Phillips, Don, Roberts, Andrew C., Schedler, Robert A., E., James (1987) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 72 (9-10) 1023-1028

Zamarreño, I., Plana, F., Vazquez, A., Clague, D.A. (1989) Motukoreaite: a common alteration product in submarine basalts. American Mineralogist: 74: 1054–1058.

Bryner, V., Rodgers, K.A., Courtney, S.F., Postl, W. (1991) Motukoreaite from Brown’s Island, New Zealand, and Stradner Kogel, Austria: a scanning electron microscope study. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abh.: 163: 291–304.

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(2023) Motukoreaite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Australia
Western Australia Coolgardie Shire Widgiemooltha ⓘ 132 North Ni Mine	Clissold (2007)

Austria
Styria Südoststeiermark District Bad Gleichenberg Wilhelmsdorf ⓘ Stradner Kogel	Alker et al. (1981) +3 other references

Italy
Veneto Vicenza Province Crespadoro Chiampo Valley ⓘ "La Piatta" Quarry	Daleffe et al. (2008)

New Zealand (TL)
Auckland Region ⓘ Browns Island (TL)	Rodgers et al. (1977)

Poland
Greater Poland Voivodeship Koło County Gmina Kłodawa ⓘ Kłodawa salt deposit	Wachowiak et al. (2016)

Spain
Canary Islands Las Palmas Province Lanzarote Yaiza Playa Blanca Hoyo Azul ⓘ Motukoreaite occurrence	Van Opstal (2021) +2 other references

Motukoreaite

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