Classification of Pertlikite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2005 |
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 7.CC.25
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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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 29.9.1.3
29 : HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES 9 : Miscellaneous |
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Type Occurrence of Pertlikite |
| Type Locality: | Zagh Mine (Tangeh Zagh mine; Madeni Zakh), Haji Abad town, Abumusa County, Bandar Abbas (Bandar-e Abbas), Hormozgan Province, Iran |
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Crystallography of Pertlikite |
| Crystal System: | Tetragonal |
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| Class (H-M): | 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal |
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| Space Group: | I41/acd {I41/a 2/c 2/d} |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 19.2080Å, c = 27.2158Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 1.417 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 10,041.19 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 5.543 | | (28) | | 3.396 | | (100) | | 3.136 | | (21) | | 3.038 | | (39) | | 2.848 | | (31) | | 2.534 | | (21) | | 2.078 | | (29) | | 1.601 | | (21) |
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Chemical Properties of Pertlikite |
| Formula: | | K | | (Fe | | ,Mg) | | Mg | | Fe | | Al(SO | | ) | | · 18H | | O |
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| Essential elements: | Al, Fe, H, K, Mg, O, S |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Al, Fe, H, K, Mg, O, S |
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Relationship of Pertlikite to other Species |
| Member of: | Voltaite Group |
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Other Names for Pertlikite |
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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. |
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References for Pertlikite |
Reference List:
- + | Ertl, A.; Dyar, M.D.; Hughes, J.M.; Brandstätter, F.; Gunter, M.E.; Prem, M.; Peterson, R.C. (2008): Pertlikite, a new tetragonal Mg-rich member of the voltaite group from Madeni Zakh, Iran. Canadian Mineralogist, 46, 661-669. |
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