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Zugshunstite-(Ce)

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Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA
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Formula:
(Ce,Nd,La)Al(C
 
2
O
 
4
)(SO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:Light pink
Lustre:Vitreous
Name:Named after the anglicised version of the term "Tsu-g-shv-sdi", the Cherokee Indian word for the Great Smoky Mountains.
This page provides mineralogical data about Zugshunstite-(Ce).

Classification of Zugshunstite-(Ce)

IMA status:Approved 1996
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:10.AB.75

10 : ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
A : Salts of organic acids
B : Oxalates
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Type Occurrence of Zugshunstite-(Ce)

Type Locality:Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mts, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA

Physical Properties of Zugshunstite-(Ce)

Lustre:Vitreous
Colour:Light pink
Streak:White

Crystallography of Zugshunstite-(Ce)

Crystal System:Monoclinic

Optical Data of Zugshunstite-(Ce)

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.455 nβ = 1.485 nγ = 1.528
2V:Measured: 85° , Calculated: 82°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.073

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate
Dispersion:medium

Chemical Properties of Zugshunstite-(Ce)

Formula:
(Ce,Nd,La)Al(C
 
2
O
 
4
)(SO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Al, C, Ce, H, O, S
All elements listed in formula:Al, C, Ce, H, La, Nd, O, S

Relationship of Zugshunstite-(Ce) to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
10.AB.05Humboldtine
Fe
2+
 
(C
 
2
O
 
4
) · 2H
 
2
O
10.AB.05Lindbergite
Mn
2+
 
(C
 
2
O
 
4
) · 2H
 
2
O
10.AB.10Glushinskite
Mg(C
 
2
O
 
4
) · 2H
 
2
O
10.AB.15Moolooite
Cu(C
 
2
O
 
4
) · 0.4H
 
2
O
10.AB.20Stepanovite
NaMgFe
3+
 
(C
 
2
O
 
4
)
 
3
 · 8-9H
 
2
O
10.AB.25Minguzzite
K
 
3
Fe
3+
 
(C
 
2
O
 
4
)
 
3
 · 3H
 
2
O
10.AB.30Wheatleyite
Na
 
2
Cu(C
 
2
O
 
4
)
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
10.AB.35Zhemchuzhnikovite
NaMg(Fe
3+
 
,Al)(C
 
2
O
 
4
)
 
3
 · 8H
 
2
O
10.AB.40Weddellite
Ca(C
 
2
O
 
4
) · 2H
 
2
O
10.AB.45Whewellite
Ca(C
 
2
O
 
4
) · H
 
2
O
10.AB.50Caoxite
Ca(C
 
2
O
 
4
) · 3H
 
2
O
10.AB.55Oxammite
(NH
 
4
)
 
2
(C
 
2
O
 
4
) · H
 
2
O
10.AB.60Natroxalate
Na
 
2
(C
 
2
O
 
4
)
10.AB.65Coskrenite-(Ce)
(Ce,Nd,La)
 
2
(C
 
2
O
 
4
)(SO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
10.AB.70Levinsonite-(Y)
(Y,Nd,La)Al(C
 
2
O
 
4
)(SO
 
4
)
 
2
 · 12H
 
2
O
10.AB.80Novgorodovaite
Ca
 
2
(C
 
2
O
 
4
)Cl
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O

Other Names for Zugshunstite-(Ce)

Synonyms:
IMA1996-055
Other Languages:
German:Zugshunstit-(Ce)

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 Zugshunstite-(Ce)

Reference List:

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Geochemica et Cosmochimica Acta (2001): 65: 1101.

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    • Tennessee
      • Sevier Co.
        • Great Smoky Mts
    		Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta (2001): 65: 1101-1115; Coskren, T. D. & Lauf, R. J. (2000): The Minerals of Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee. Mineralogical Record, 31, 163-175.
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