| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
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| Species: | Natroalunite |
| Formula: | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Comments: | Occurs in the Wortel formation of the Bushmanland Group. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hotsonite | ⓘ9 photos of Natroalunite associated with Hotsonite at this locality. |
| Sillimanite | ⓘ7 photos of Natroalunite associated with Sillimanite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Natroalunite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hotson 6 Mine, Koenabib farm, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 68655 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:68655:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 02a5a520-5352-4c06-89ac-4c1d87cd4c67 |
| References |
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Beukes, G. J., Schoch, A. E., de Bruiyn, H., Van der Westhuizen, W. A., Bok, L. D. C. (1984) A new occurrence of the hydrated aluminium sulphate zaherite, from Pofadder, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (346) 131-135 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.346.18 |
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 | | Report (issue) | | c = 10.550(67) X-ray Powder Pattern: Koenabib, South Africa. 10.05 (100), 8.45 (40), 4.63 (20), 5.20...36.58 0.33 100.21 99.94 100.00 (1) Koenabib, South Africa; by X-ray fluorescence, average of four...and SO3 by wet chemical methods. (2) Blyavinski mine, Russia. (3) Al5 (PO4 )(SO4 )(OH)10 • 8H2 O. Occurrence:...product derived from natroalunite and zaherite in an arid climate (Koenabib, South Africa). Association: ...Zaherite, natroalunite, sillimanite (Koenabib, South Africa). Distribution: Found in the Hotson 6 quarry |  | | Report (issue) | | Natroalunite NaAl3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Hexagonal...725–16.905 Z=3 X-ray Powder Pattern: Koenabib, South Africa. 2.96 (100), 4.90 (70), 2.98 (70), 2.22...80 13.31 0.50 100.48 100.00 (1) National Belle mine, Colorado, USA. (2) Matanumad, India; remnant SiO2...(Al2.98 Fe3+ 0.02 )Σ=3.00 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 . (3) (Na, K)Al3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 with Na:K = 1:1. Polymorphism & Series:...In the USA, from the National Belle mine, Red Mountain district, Ouray Co., and in the Rosita Hills, |
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