Alum-(Na)

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Alum-(Na), etc.

Recsk Mine, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary

Alum-(Na)

Wayne County, Utah, USA

Alum-(Na), etc.

Recsk Mine, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary

Alum-(Na)

Wayne County, Utah, USA

Alum-(Na), etc.

Recsk Mine, Recsk, Pétervására District, Heves County, Hungary

Alum-(Na)

Wayne County, Utah, USA

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Formula:

NaAl(SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O

Colour:

Colourless

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

3

Specific Gravity:

1.64

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Alum Group

Name:

The name reflects its sodium content and alum, a hydrous aluminium sulfate. Renamed from sodium alum to alum-(Na) in 2008.

Alum Group.

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Mindat ID:

3703

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3703:3

GUID
(UUID V4):

5b2f0c73-b091-4e7b-995d-902f033b4cf0

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009307	Alum-(Na)	Cromer D T, Kay M I, Larson A C (1967) Refinement of the alum structures. II. X-ray and neutron diffraction of NaAl(SO4)2*12H2O, gamma alum Acta Crystallographica 22 182-187		1967	synthetic	0	293
0019047	Alum-(Na)	Larson A C, Cromer D T (1967) Refinement of the alum structures. III. X-ray study of the a alums, K, Rb and NH4Al(SO4)2*12H2O Acta Crystallographica 22 793-800		1967	Synthetic	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Alum-(Na)' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Cromer D T' 'Kay M I' 'Larson A C' _journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica' _journal_volume 22 _journal_year 1967 _journal_page_first 182 _journal_page_last 187 _publ_section_title ; Refinement of the alum structures. II. X-ray and neutron diffraction of NaAl(SO4)2*12H2O, gamma alum ; _database_code_amcsd 0009307 _chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic' _chemical_formula_sum 'Na Al S2 O20 H24' _cell_length_a 12.213 _cell_length_b 12.213 _cell_length_c 12.213 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 1821.659 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 1.671 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P a 3' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '1/2+z,x,1/2-y' 'z,1/2-x,1/2+y' '1/2-z,1/2+x,y' '-z,-x,-y' '1/2+y,1/2-z,-x' '1/2-y,-z,1/2+x' '-y,1/2+z,1/2-x' 'y,z,x' 'x,1/2-y,1/2+z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,z' '1/2+x,y,1/2-z' '-x,-y,-z' '1/2-z,-x,1/2+y' '-z,1/2+x,1/2-y' '1/2+z,1/2-x,-y' 'z,x,y' '1/2-y,1/2+z,x' '1/2+y,z,1/2-x' 'y,1/2-z,1/2+x' '-y,-z,-x' '-x,1/2+y,1/2-z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z' '1/2-x,-y,1/2+z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv Na 0.50000 0.50000 0.50000 ? Al 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ? S 0.26520 0.26520 0.26520 ? OSl 0.33430 0.33430 0.33430 ? OS2 0.29570 0.27830 0.15080 ? Ow3 0.07670 0.04030 0.31880 ? Ow4 0.13710 0.95960 0.05730 ? H1 0.58500 0.31900 0.37800 0.04306 H2 0.48600 0.30800 0.38300 0.05066 H3 0.55500 0.20200 0.50200 0.04053 H4 0.58800 0.33900 0.11300 0.03040 loop_ _atom_site_aniso_label _atom_site_aniso_U_11 _atom_site_aniso_U_22 _atom_site_aniso_U_33 _atom_site_aniso_U_12 _atom_site_aniso_U_13 _atom_site_aniso_U_23 Na 0.03113 0.03113 0.03113 -0.00227 -0.00227 -0.00227 Al 0.02146 0.02146 0.02146 0.00378 0.00378 0.00378 S 0.03000 0.03000 0.03000 0.00332 0.00332 0.00332 OSl 0.05191 0.05191 0.05191 -0.02199 -0.02199 -0.02199 OS2 0.10707 0.05471 0.04043 -0.07458 0.05539 -0.01269 Ow3 0.04677 0.04466 0.03166 -0.02773 0.00363 0.00831 Ow4 0.02554 0.03310 0.03763 0.00582 -0.00733 0.01307

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Reference List:

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pp.474-474

Cromer, D.T., Kay, M.I., Larson, A.C. (1967) Refinement of the alum structures. II. X-ray and neutron diffraction of NaAl(SO4)2·12H2O, γ alum. Acta Crystallographica, 22, 182-187.

Burke, E.A.J. (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks. The Mineralogical Record, 39, 131-135.

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Cape Verde
Sotavento Islands Fogo Island ⓘ Mount Fogo	Silva, T. P., De Oliveira, D. P., Veiga, J. P., Ávila, P., Candeias, C., Salas-Colera, E., & Caldeira, R. (2019). Mineralogy and chemistry of incrustations resulting from the 2014–2015 eruption of Fogo volcano, Cape Verde. Bulletin of Volcanology, 81(4), 1-17.
Chile
Antofagasta Antofagasta Province Sierra Gorda ⓘ Alcaparrosa Mine	Chukanov, N.V., Aksenov, S.M., Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Möhn, G., Rusakov, V.S., Pekov, I.V., Scholz, R., Eremina, T.A., Belakovskiy, D.I. and Lorenz, J.A. (2016): Magnesiovoltaite K2Mg5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12•18H2O, a new mineral from the Alcaparrosa mine, Antofagasta region, Chile. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28, 1005-1017
Germany
Lower Saxony Goslar District Langelsheim Lautenthal ⓘ Lautenthal smelter slag locality	No reference listed
Thuringia Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District Probstzella ⓘ Arnsbach	Van King
Guatemala
Quetzaltenango Department El Palmar Santiaguito Dome (Santiaguito Volcano) ⓘ Sapper Fumarole	www.excaliburmineral.com/
Hungary
Heves County Pétervására District Recsk ⓘ Recsk Mine (Deep Level)	Handbook of Mineralogy
Nógrád County Bátonyterenye ⓘ Szorospatak	ACTA MIN. PETR. Suppl. Tomus XXXVIII., 1997
Italy
Sicily Metropolitan City of Messina Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands) Lipari Vulcano Island ⓘ La Fossa crater	Cossa, A. (1881): Allume potassico dell'isola di Vulcano. In: Ricerche chimiche e microscopiche su roccie e minerali d'Italia (1875-1880). Regia Stazione Agraria Sperimentale di Torino, Tip. V. Bona, Torino, pages 208-221.
Porto Levante Faraglioni di Levante Faraglione Nico ⓘ Grotta dell'Allume	Campostrini, I., Demartin, F., Gramaccioli, C. M., Russo, M. (2011): Vulcano - Tre secoli di mineralogia. Associazione Micro-mineralogica Italiana, Cremona, 344 pp.
Lebanon
South Governorate Jezzine District ⓘ Bhanine Valley ?	Kruszewski, Ł., 2018/2019. Secondary sulfate minerals from Bhanine valley coals (South Lebanon) – a crystallochemical and geochemical study. Geological Quarterly (in press)
Nicaragua
León Department ⓘ Cerro Negro volcano	Stoiber, R.E., Rose Jr., W.I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active Central American volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38, 495-516.
Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Kłodzko County Nowa Ruda Słupiec Mine ⓘ Słupiec heap ?	Ciesielczukk, J., Kruszewski, Ł., Fabiańska, M.J., Misz-Kennan, M., Kowalski, A., Mysza, B., 2014: Efflorescences and gas composition emitted from the burning coal-waste dump in Słupiec, Lower Silesian Coal Basin, Poland. Proceedings of the International Symposium CEMC 2014, Skalský Dvůr, April 23-26th, 26-27
Silesian Voivodeship Wodzisław County Radlin ⓘ Marcel mine heap ?	Łukasz Kruszewski (2012) Unique chloride assemblage of exhalative origin from burning coal-mining dump in Radlin (Rybnik Coal Area, S Poland). Mineralogical Society of Poland Special Papers 40
Russia
Kamchatka Krai Yelizovsky District ⓘ Mutnovskoe	Okrugin, V. M. (2004). Miocene to Quaternary center volcanic, hydrothermal and ore-forming activity in the Southern Kamchatka. In Metallogeny of the Pacific Northwest (Russian Far East)-Tectonics, Magmatism and Metallogeny of Active Continental Margin, Interim IAGOD Conference, Excursion Guidebook, Dalnauka, Vladivostok, 2004 (pp. 147-176).
USA
Arizona Coconino County San Franciscan volcanic field (San Francisco Peaks; San Francisco Mts) ⓘ Sunset Crater (Sunset Peak)	Hanson, S. L., A. U. Fastner, W. B. Simmons (2008) Mineralogy of the Fumerole deposits at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Northern Arizona. Rocks & Mnerals 83:6 pp 534-544.
Santa Cruz County Patagonia Mountains Harshaw Mining District Alum Gulch Flux Gulch ⓘ Flux Mine (Goshen Mine)	RRUFF database- specimen I.D R110204
ⓘ North Carolina
Swain County ⓘ Great Smoky Mountains	Mineralogical Record March - April 2000