7.DE.

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
D : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H₂O
E : With only medium-sized cations; unclassified

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

Symbol	Source	Reference
Lju	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Chemistry of LiangjuniteHide

Mindat Formula:

K₂(Mo₂O₅)(SO₄)₂ · 3H₂O

Elements listed:

H, K, Mo, O, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of LiangjuniteHide

Crystal System:

Triclinic

Class (H-M):

1 - Pinacoidal

Space Group:

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.48124(8) Å, b = 9.5360(2) Å, c = 14.1235(2) Å
α = 97.401(1)°, β = 99.906(1)°, γ = 90.080(1)°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.575 : 1 : 1.481

Unit Cell V:

720.95 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
13.87 Å	(00)
6.921 Å	(41)
5.379 Å	(98)
4.760 Å	(56)
3.936 Å	(46)
3.468 Å	(57)
3.166 Å	(49)
3.000 Å	(71)

Comments:

From Type Description.

Type Occurrence of LiangjuniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Freedom No. 2 Mine, Marysvale Mining District, Piute County, Utah, USA

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the collections of the University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum, 115 N Church Ave Ste 121, Tucson, AZ 85701, USA, catalogue# 22719 (holotype), and the RRUFF Project, deposition #R220001 (cotype)

Synonyms of LiangjuniteHide

IMA2022-060

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

7.DE.	Cossaite	(Mg_0.5,◻)Al₆(SO₄)₆(HSO₄)F₆ · 36H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.DE.	Magnesioalterite	Mg₂Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₄(C₂O₄)₂(OH)₄ · ₁₇H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.DE.	Fabritzite	Zn₉(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₂Cl₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.DE.	Downsite	K₂(MoO₃)₃(SO₄) · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
7.DE.05	Mangazeite	Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₄ · 3H₂O	Tric.
7.DE.10	Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
7.DE.10	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
7.DE.10	UKI-1975-(SO:AlCu)	(Cu, Al, SO₄, H₂O)
7.DE.15	Schwertmannite	Fe³⁺₁₆(OH,SO₄)_12-13O₁₆ · 10-12H₂O	Tet.
7.DE.20	Tlalocite	Cu₁₀Zn₆(Te⁶⁺O₄)₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)(OH)₂₅Cl · 27H₂O	Orth.
7.DE.25	Utahite	MgCu₄Zn₂Te⁶⁺₃O₁₄(OH)₄ · 6H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DE.35	Coquandite	Sb_6+xO_8+x(SO₄)(OH)_x(H₂O)_{1- x} (x = 0.3)	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DE.40	Osakaite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 5H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DE.42	Alterite	Zn₂Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₄(C₂O₄)₂(OH)₄ · 17H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.DE.45	Wilcoxite	MgAl(SO₄)₂F · 17H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DE.45	Barrotite	Cu₉Al(HSiO₄)₂[(SO₄)(HAsO₄)_0.5](OH)₁₂ · 8H₂O	Trig. 3
7.DE.47	Tiberiobardiite	{Cu₉Al[SiO₃(OH)]₂(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₆}(SO₄)_1.5 · 10H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.DE.50	Stanleyite	(V⁴⁺O)(SO₄) · 6H₂O	Orth.
7.DE.50	Bouškaite	(MoO₂)₂O(SO₃OH)₂(H₂O)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DE.57	Khangalasite	Fe(SO₄)(OH) · 2H₂O	Tric.
7.DE.60	Hydrobasaluminite	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 12-36H₂O	Mon.
7.DE.62	Volaschioite	Fe₄(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
7.DE.65	Zaherite	Al₁₂(SO₄)₅(OH)₂₆ · 20H₂O	Tric.
7.DE.75	Camérolaite	Cu₆Al₃(OH)₁₈(H₂O)₂[Sb(OH)₆](SO₄)	Tric. 1 : P1

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References for LiangjuniteHide

Reference List:

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 70. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (6) 591-601 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-591-2022

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