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Xitieshanite

Formula:
Fe
3+
 
[Cl|SO
 
4
] · 6H
 
2
O
System:MonoclinicColour:Bright green, yellowish ...
Hardness:2½
Name:Named after its discovery locality, the Xitieshan Pb-Zn deposit, Qinghai Province, China.


Fibroferrite Group

Classification of Xitieshanite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:6/D.01-70
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:7.DC.20

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
D : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O
C : With only medium-sized cations; chains of edge-sharing octahedra
Dana 8th edition ID:31.9.6.3

31 : HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
9 : (AB)(XO4)Zq·xH2O
Hey's CIM Ref.:26.28

26 : Sulphates with Halide
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Type Occurrence of Xitieshanite

Type Locality:Xitieshan Pb-Zn deposit, Da Qaidam (Dachaidan) Co., Haixi Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai (Chinghai) Province, China
Year of Discovery:1983

Physical Properties of Xitieshanite

Lustre:Vitreous
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Translucent
Colour:Bright green, yellowish tint
Streak:Yellow
Hardness (Mohs):2½

Crystallography of Xitieshanite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 14.1Å, b = 6.9Å, c = 10.67Å
β = 111.26°
Ratio:a:b:c = 2.043 : 1 : 1.546
Unit Cell Volume:V 967.44 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Xitieshanite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.536 nβ = 1.570 nγ = 1.628
2V:Measured: 77° , Calculated: 78°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.092

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Low
Dispersion:r < v strong

Chemical Properties of Xitieshanite

Formula:
Fe
3+
 
[Cl|SO
 
4
] · 6H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Cl, Fe, H, O, S
All elements listed in formula:Cl, Fe, H, O, S

Relationship of Xitieshanite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
7.DC.05Aluminite
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
4
|SO
 
4
] · 7H
 
2
O
7.DC.05Meta-aluminite
Al
 
2
[(OH)
 
4
|SO
 
4
] · 5H
 
2
O
7.DC.10Butlerite
Fe
3+
 
[OH|SO
 
4
] · 2H
 
2
O
7.DC.10Parabutlerite
Fe
3+
 
[OH|SO
 
4
] · 2H
 
2
O
7.DC.15Fibroferrite
Fe
3+
 
[OH|SO
 
4
] · 5H
 
2
O
7.DC.25Botryogen
MgFe
3+
 
[OH|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 7H
 
2
O
7.DC.25Zincobotryogen
(Zn,Mg,Mn
2+
 
)Fe
3+
 
[OH|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 7H
 
2
O
7.DC.30Chaidamuite
ZnFe(SO
 
4
)
 
2
(OH)·4H
 
2
O
7.DC.30Guildite
CuFe
3+
 
[OH|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 4H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
26.1Kogarkoite
Na
 
3
[F|SO
 
4
]
26.2Sulphohalite
Na
 
6
[F|Cl|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
]
26.3Schairerite
Na
 
3
[(F,Cl)|SO
 
4
]
26.4Galeite
Na
 
15
[F
 
4
|Cl|(SO
 
4
)
 
5
]
26.5Connellite
Cu
 
19
[(OH)
 
32
|SO
 
4
|Cl
 
4
] · 3H
 
2
O
26.6Chlorothionite
K
 
2
Cu[Cl
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
26.7Kamchatkite
KCu
 
3
[O|Cl|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
]
26.8Spangolite
Cu
 
6
Al[(OH)
 
12
|Cl|SO
 
4
] · 3H
 
2
O
26.9Aubertite
CuAl[Cl|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 14H
 
2
O
26.10Magnesioaubertite
(Mg,Cu)Al[Cl|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 14H
 
2
O
26.11Svyazhinite
(Mg,Mn
2+
 
,Ca)(Al,Fe
3+
 
)[F|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 14H
 
2
O
26.12D'Ansite
Na
 
21
Mg(SO
 
4
)
 
10
Cl
 
3
26.13Anhydrokainite
KMgClSO
 
4
26.14Kainite
KMg[Cl|SO
 
4
] · 3H
 
2
O
26.15Mosesite
[Hg
 
2
N]
+
 
(Cl,SO
 
4
,MoO
 
4
) · H
 
2
O
26.16Kleinite
[Hg
 
2
N]
+
3
Cl
 
2
S
 
0.5
 · H
 
2
O
26.17Wilcoxite
MgAl[F|(SO
 
4
)
 
2
] · 18H
 
2
O
26.18Creedite
Ca
 
3
[SO
 
4
|Al
 
2
F
 
8
(OH)
 
2
] · 2H
 
2
O
26.19Lannonite
HCa
 
4
Mg
 
2
Al
 
4
(SO
 
4
)
 
8
F
 
9
·32H
 
2
O
26.20Chukhrovite-(Y)
Ca
 
3
(Y,Ce)[F|SO
 
4
|(AlF
 
6
)
 
2
] · 10H
 
2
O
26.21Chukhrovite-(Ce)
Ca
 
3
(Ce,Y)[F|SO
 
4
|(AlF
 
6
)
 
2
] · 10H
 
2
O
26.22Grandreefite
Pb
 
2
SO
 
4
F
 
2
26.23Pseudograndreefite
Pb
 
6
SO
 
4
F
 
10
26.24Sundiusite
Pb
 
10
[O
 
8
|SO
 
4
|Cl
 
2
]
26.25Caracolite
Na
 
3
Pb
 
2
[Cl|(SO
 
4
)
 
3
]
26.26Mammothite
Pb
 
6
Cu
 
4
AlSb[(OH)
 
9
|Cl
 
2
|SO
 
4
]
 
2
26.27Atlasovite
K(BiO)Cu
 
6
Fe
3+
 
[Cl|O
 
3
|(SO
 
4
)
 
5
]
26.29Nabokoite
KCu
 
7
Te
4+
 
[Cl|O
 
4
|(SO
 
4
)
 
5
]

Other Names for Xitieshanite

Other Languages:
German:Xitieshanit
Spanish:Xitieshanita

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 Xitieshanite

Reference List:Li Xilin, Zhou Jingliang, and Li Jiaju (1982): Xitieshanite - A new ferric sulfate mineral. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 2(4), 241-247 (in Chinese with English abstract). - American Mineralogist (1984), 69, 1194 (abstract).

Geochemistry China (1983), 2, 261-267.

Zhou Jingliang, Li Jiaju, and Dong Wei (1988): The crystal structure of xitieshanite. Chinese Science Bulletin [Kexue Tongbao] 33, 502-5. - American Mineralogist (1989), 74, 1404 (abstract).

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