Glecklerite
A valid IMA mineral species
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Formula:
Na(C2H3O3)
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Member of:
Type Locality:
The fifth glycolate mineral to date, after lazaraskeite, jimkrieghite, stanevansite, and lianbinite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
470943
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:470943:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
a65fa65d-943c-43dc-8a5d-cc4d1a37cd5e
IMA Classification of Glecklerite
Approved, Pending publication
Approval history:
IMA No. 2023-071
Classification of Glecklerite
10.AA.
10 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
A : Salts of organic acids
A : Formates, Acetates, etc.
10 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
A : Salts of organic acids
A : Formates, Acetates, etc.
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Gkl | 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 Glecklerite
Mindat Formula:
Na(C2H3O3)
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Glecklerite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:
Pbcm
Setting:
Pbcm
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.3016(4) Å, b = 10.5814(9) Å, c = 6.4401(6) Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.501 : 1 : 0.609
Unit Cell V:
361.28 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 5.336 Å | (70 |
| 4.762 Å | (53) |
| 4.103 Å | (47) |
| 3.233 Å | (80) |
| 2.757 Å | (100) |
| 2.444 Å | (38) |
| 2.396 Å | (47) |
| 2.048 Å | (36) |
Type Occurrence of Glecklerite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
collections of (1) the University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum, 115 N Church Ave Ste 121, Tucson, AZ 85701, USA, catalogue no. 22733 (holotype), and (2) the RRUFF Project, deposition no. R230002 (cotype)
Relationship of Glecklerite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
| Jimkrieghite | Ca(C2H3O3)2 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca |
| Lazaraskeite | Cu(C2H3O3)2 | Mon. 2/m : P21/m |
| Lianbinite | (NH4)(C2H3O3)(C2H4O3) | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
| Stanevansite | Mg(C2H3O3)2 · 2H2O | Mon. 2/m : P21/b |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 10.AA. | Stanevansite | Mg(C2H3O3)2 · 2H2O |
| 10.AA. | Jimkrieghite | Ca(C2H3O3)2 |
| 10.AA. | Lianbinite | (NH4)(C2H3O3)(C2H4O3) |
| 10.AA.05 | Formicaite | Ca(HCOO)2 |
| 10.AA.10 | Dashkovaite | Mg(HCOO)2 · 2H2O |
| 10.AA.20 | Acetamide | CH3CONH2 |
| 10.AA.25 | Calclacite | Ca(CH3COO)Cl · 5H2O |
| 10.AA.30 | Paceite | CaCu(CH3COO)4 · 6H2O |
| 10.AA.35 | Hoganite | Cu(CH3COO)2 · H2O |
| 10.AA.40 | Lazaraskeite | Cu(C2H3O3)2 |
| 10.AA.45 | Marchettiite | C5H7N5O3 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Glecklerite
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References for Glecklerite
Localities for Glecklerite
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- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
USA (TL) | |
| Bosi et al. (2023) |
