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Klaprothite

A valid IMA mineral species
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About KlaprothiteHide

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Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Formula:
Na6(UO2)(SO4)4 · 4H2O
Colour:
yellowish green to greenish-yellow
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
Specific Gravity:
2.90
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named in honour of Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1 December 1743 – 1 January 1817), German chemist and discoverer of uranium, zirconium, and cerium.
Dimorph of:
Related to ottohahnite.

Also chemically related to belakovskiite, fermiite, meisserite, oppenheimerite, plášilite, and natrozippeite.

Found together with péligotite and ottohahnite; the three minerals are very similar in terms of physical and chemical properties (colour, fracture, hardness, water solubility, fluorescence); yet klaprothite is distinguished by a perfect cleavage.

The structure is similar to that of péligotite and is based on [(UO2)(SO4)4]6– clusters, with one of the sulphate tetrahedra being doubly (bidentate) linked to UO7 polyhedron; Na-O polyhedra provide two types of linkages: (1) for the clusters, to give thick heteropolyhedral layers, and (2) between the layers, to form the framework. The structural difference between the two minerals lies in the layer-linking Na-O polyhedra.

Note: The name was previously used (see Klaprothite (of Petersen) and Klaprothite (of Beudant)) but in all cases the name was later discredited.






Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
46969
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:46969:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
e676e83d-7fe6-43b6-8703-d8f68277aaf9

Classification of KlaprothiteHide

Approved
Approval year:
2015
First published:
2017
7.EC.70

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
E : Uranyl sulfates
C : With medium-sized and large cations

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference
KprIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of KlaprothiteHide

Vitreous
Transparency:
Transparent
Colour:
yellowish green to greenish-yellow
Hardness:
2½ on Mohs scale
Comment:
ca. 2.5
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
{100} and {001}
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven
Density:
2.90(2) g/cm3 (Measured)    2.923 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
Calculated value is based on empirical formula

Optical Data of KlaprothiteHide

Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.497(1) nβ = 1.517(1) nγ = 1.519(1)
2V:
Measured: 34° (1), Calculated: 34.7°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.022
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Low
Dispersion:
r>v, distinct
Pleochroism:
Visible
Comments:
X=colourless, Y=light yellowish green, Z=light yellowish green; X
Comments:
Y=b, X ∧ c=10° in obtuse angle β.

Chemical Properties of KlaprothiteHide

Formula:
Na6(UO2)(SO4)4 · 4H2O
IMA Formula:
Na6(UO2)(SO4)4(H2O)4

Crystallography of KlaprothiteHide

Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Class (H-M):
2/m - Prismatic
Space Group:
P21/b
Setting:
P21/c
Cell Parameters:
a = 9.8271(4) Å, b = 9.7452(3) Å, c = 20.872(1) Å
β = 98.743(7)°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.008 : 1 : 2.142
Unit Cell V:
1975.66 ų
Z:
4
Morphology:
Prisms are elongated on [010] and crystals exhibit the forms {100}, {001}, {110}, {011} and {012}.
Twinning:
None observed in type material

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
9.72 Å(68)
7.09 Å(97)
5.158 Å(77)
4.330 Å(58)
3.434 Å(100)
3.082 Å(65)
3.012 Å(61)
1.914 Å(48)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47b : [Sulfates and sulfites]
47f : [Uranyl (U⁶⁺) minerals]
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals<10 Ka
55 : Anthropogenic mine minerals

Type Occurrence of KlaprothiteHide

General Appearance of Type Material:
Equant to prismatic, up to ∼1 mm, but usually much smaller. Crystal faces often are skeletal with rounded edges. Typically occurs in parallel intergrowths with surfaces made up of many stepped faces.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Cotype material: collections of (1) the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA (catalogue numbers 65610,
65611, 65612 and 65613), and (2) the Fersman Mineralogical Museum of the Russian Academy
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Kampf, A.R., Plášil, J., Kasatkin, A.V., Marty, J., Čejka, J. (2017) Klaprothite, péligotite and ottohahnite, three new sodium uranyl sulfate minerals with bidentate UO7-SO4 linkages from the Blue Lizard mine, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Mineralogical Magazine: 81(4): 753-779.

Synonyms of KlaprothiteHide

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

7.EC.AdolfpateraiteK(UO2)(SO4)(OH)(H2O)Mon. 2/m : P21/b
7.EC.Beshtauite(NH4)2(UO2)(SO4)2 · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
7.EC.SeaborgiteLiK2Na6(UO2)(SO4)5(SO3OH)(H2O)Tric. 1 : P1
7.EC.Nitscheite(NH4)2[(UO2)2(SO4)3(H2O)2] · 3H2OMon. 2/m
7.EC.OldsiteK2Fe2+[(UO2)(SO4)2]2(H2O)8Orth. mm2 : Pmn21
7.EC.Libbyite(NH4)2(Na2◻)[(UO2)2(SO4)3(H2O)]2 · 7H2OTet. 4 2 2 : P41 21 2
7.EC.05CobaltzippeiteCo(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
7.EC.05MagnesiozippeiteMg(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
7.EC.05NickelzippeiteNi2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10 · 16H2O Mon.
7.EC.05NatrozippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3 · 12H2OMon. 2/m : P21/m
7.EC.05ZinczippeiteZn(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
7.EC.05ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2OMon. 2 : B2
7.EC.05PlavnoiteK0.8Mn0.6[(UO2)2O2(SO4)] · 3.5H2OMon. 2/m : B2/m
7.EC.05Redcanyonite(NH4)2Mn[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)4Mon. 2/m : B2/m
7.EC.05Ammoniozippeite(NH4)2[(UO2)2(SO4)O2] · H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
7.EC.10RabejaciteCa(UO2)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2OTric. 1 : P1
7.EC.10SvornostiteK2Mg[(UO2)(SO4)2]2 · 8H2OOrth. mm2 : Pmn21
7.EC.15MarécottiteMg3(UO2)8(SO4)4O6(OH)2 · 28H2OTric. 1 : P1
7.EC.15Sejkoraite-(Y)Y2(UO2)8(SO4)4O6(OH)2 · 26H2OTric. 1 : P1
7.EC.20PseudojohanniteCu3(OH)2[(UO2)4(SO4)2] · 12H2OTric. 1 : P1
7.EC.40BluelizarditeNa7(UO2)(SO4)4Cl(H2O)2Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.EC.45MeisseriteNa5(UO2)(SO4)3(SO3OH)(H2O)Tric. 1 : P1
7.EC.45FermiiteNa4(UO2)(SO4)3 · 3H2OOrth. mm2 : Pmn21
7.EC.45OppenheimeriteNa2(UO2)(SO4)2 · 3H2OTric. 1 : P1
7.EC.50PlášiliteNa(UO2)(SO4)(OH) · 2H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
7.EC.50FeynmaniteNa(UO2)(SO4)(OH) · 3.5H2OMon.
7.EC.55GeschieberiteK2(UO2)(SO4)2 · 2H2OOrth. mm2 : Pna21
7.EC.60OttohahniteNa6(UO2)2(SO4)5(H2O)7 · 1.5H2OTric. 1 : P1
7.EC.65PéligotiteNa6(UO2)(SO4)4 · 4H2OTric. 1 : P1
7.EC.75Lussierite Na10[(UO2)(SO4)4](SO4)2 · 3(H2O)Mon. m : Bb
7.EC.80NavrotskyiteK2Na10(UO2)3(SO4)9 · 2H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm
7.EC.85Pseudomeisserite-(NH4)(NH4)2Na4[(UO2)2(SO4)5] · 4H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b
7.EC.90WetherilliteNa2Mg(UO2)2(SO4)4 · 18H2OMon. 2/m : P21/b

Fluorescence of KlaprothiteHide

bright bluish-green under both longwave and shortwave ultraviolet light

Other InformationHide

Notes:
easily soluble in RT water; Raman spectrum is given (similar to that of péligotite and ottohahnite)
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 KlaprothiteHide

References for KlaprothiteHide

Reference List:

Localities for KlaprothiteHide

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Locality ListHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Turkey
 
  • Gümüşhane Province
    • Gümüşhane
USA (TL)
 
  • Utah
    • San Juan County
      • Red Canyon Mining District
 
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