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Palmierite

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Äußere Wimitz, St Veit an der Glan, Gurktaler Alpen, Carinthia, Austria
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Formula:
(K,Na)
 
2
Pb(SO
 
4
)
 
2
System:TrigonalColour:Colourless, white; ...
Hardness:2
Name:
After Luigi Palmieri (1807-1896), Italian scientist and Director, Vesuvius Observatory.
Isostructural with:Kalistrontite


The lead analogue of Kalistrontite.

Classification of Palmierite

IMA status:Valid - first described prior to 1959 (pre-IMA) - "Grandfathered"
Strunz 8th edition ID:6/A.08-30
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:28.4.3.1

28 : ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
4 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:25.7.5

25 : Sulphates
7 : Sulphates of Pb
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Type Occurrence of Palmierite

Type Locality:Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy
Year of Discovery:1907
Geological Setting of type material:Volcanic fumaroles
Associated Minerals at type locality:
Aphthitalite

Physical Properties of Palmierite

Lustre:Vitreous, Pearly
Colour:Colourless, white; colourless in transmitted light
Hardness (Mohs):2

Crystallography of Palmierite

Crystal System:Trigonal
Class (H-M):3m (3 2/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral
Space Group:R3m {R3 2/m}
Cell Parameters:a = 5.49Å, c = 20.84Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 3.796
Unit Cell Volume:V 543.97 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:3
Morphology:Crystals are microscopic micaceous plates {0001}, with hexagonal outlines.
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
6.948 (35)
4.333 (45)
3.138 (100)
2.749 (70)
2.557 (35)
2.156 (30)
2.068 (35)

Optical Data of Palmierite

Type:Uniaxial (-)

Chemical Properties of Palmierite

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

Relationship of Palmierite 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
(SeO
 
4
)(SO
 
4
)
7.AD.40Kalistrontite
K
 
2
Sr(SO
 
4
)
 
2
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
25.7.1Schaurteite
Ca
 
3
Ge(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
 · 4H
 
2
O
25.7.2Zircosulfate
(Zr,Ti)(SO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
25.7.3Anglesite
PbSO
 
4
25.7.4Lanarkite
Pb
 
2
(SO
 
4
)O
25.7.6Linarite
PbCu(SO
 
4
)(OH)
 
2
25.7.7Elyite
Pb
 
4
Cu(SO
 
4
)O
 
2
(OH)
 
4
 · H
 
2
O
25.7.8Chenite
Pb
 
4
Cu(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
25.7.9Osarizawaite
Pb(Al,Cu)
 
3
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
25.7.10Itoite
Pb
 
3
Ge
4+
 
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
O
 
2
(OH)
 
2
25.7.11Fleischerite
Pb
 
3
Ge(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
 · 3H
 
2
O
25.7.12Beaverite-(Cu)
Pb(Fe
3+
 
,Cu)
 
3
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6
25.7.13Plumbojarosite
Pb
 
0.5
Fe
3+
3
(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)
 
6

Other Names for Palmierite

Other Languages:
German:Palmierit
Russian:Пальмиерит
Simplified Chinese:钾钠铅矾
Spanish:Palmierita

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 Palmierite

Reference List:

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Lacroix (1907) Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie: 30: 234.

Lacroix (1907) Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences de Paris: 144: 1397.

Lacroix (1908) Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie: 31: 261.

Zanbonini (1921) Rendus comitato geologico d’Italia, Rome, Bollettino: 48(3).

American Mineralogist (1922): 7: 195.

Cesàro (1934) Bull. Académie royale des sciences de Belgique, Brussels: (5): 20: 683.

Bellanca, A. (1946): La struttura della palmierite. Periodico di Mineralogia 15, 5-25 (in Italian).

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Seventh edition, Volume II: 403-404.

Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte (1973): 75-78.

Periodico di Mineralogia (1985): 54: 34.

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry: 10: 1-112.

Tissot, R. G., Rodriguez, M. A., Sipola, D. L. & Voigt, J. A. (2001): X-ray powder diffraction study of synthetic Palmierite, K2Pb(SO4)2. Powder Diffraction 16, 92-97.

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    • Localities for Palmierite

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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.
    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Gurktaler Alpen
        • St Veit an der Glan
          • Äußere Wimitz
    		G. Blass, A. Pichler: Carinthia II 191./111.: 43-55 (2001)
    Germany
     
    • North Rhine-Westphalia
      • Aachen
        • Stolberg
    		Blaß, G. & Graf, H. W. (1995): Neufunde von Schlackenhalden in der nördlichen Eifel (II). Mineralien-Welt, 6 (3), 28-31.
      • Sauerland
        • Meschede
    		Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001
    SCHNORRER, G. (1995): Mineralogische Neuheiten von bekannten deutschen Fundorten. Lapis 20 (12), 43-48; 62.
    Italy
     
    • Campania
      • Naples Province
        • Somma-Vesuvius Complex
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 404; Russo, M., 2006: I minerali di formazione fumarolica della grande eruzione vesuviana del 1906
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