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Natrojarosite

Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

Natrojarosite

Graphite deposit, Hengstberg, Hafnerbach, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria

Natrojarosite

Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA

Natrojarosite

Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

Natrojarosite

Graphite deposit, Hengstberg, Hafnerbach, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria

Natrojarosite

Gilbert Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA

Natrojarosite

Lavrion Mining District, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece

Natrojarosite

Graphite deposit, Hengstberg, Hafnerbach, Sankt Pölten-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria

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About MisyHide

Name:

From the Greek μίσυ = Misy, the Greek name for the Island of Cyprus.

Synonym of:

Copiapite, Hydroniumjarosite, Jarosite, Natrojarosite

This page provides mineralogical data about Misy.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

6126

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:6126:7

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Mis

A synonym of Native Copper

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1
H₂O-	3.64 %
H₂O+	5.49 %
Fe₂O₃	11.50 %
CaO	0.42 %
Na₂O	0.50 %
K₂O	0.58 %
SO₃	10.15 %
Residue	67.63 %
Total:	99.91 %

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Eisden colliery, Eisden, Maasmechelen, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium	Van Tassel, R. (1956) Notes minéralogiques. VI. Occurrences de minéraux jarositiques en Belgique. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique: 32(24): 1-18.	Analysis by Van Tassel & Van Stiphoudt

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0004441	Hydroniumjarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004442	Hydroniumjarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004443	Hydroniumjarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004444	Hydroniumjarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004579	Hydroniumjarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy American Mineralogist 93 853-862	2008	synthetic	0	293
0004580	Hydroniumjarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy American Mineralogist 93 853-862	2008	synthetic	0	293
0004581	Hydroniumjarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy American Mineralogist 93 853-862	2008	synthetic	0	293
0004433	Jarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004434	Jarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004435	Jarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004436	Jarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004437	Jarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004438	Jarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004439	Jarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	Rio Tonto, Huelva, Spain	0	293
0004440	Jarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2007) Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry American Mineralogist 92 1464-1473	2007	Rio Tonto, Huelva, Spain	0	293
0004571	Jarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy American Mineralogist 93 853-862	2008	synthetic	0	293
0004572	Jarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy American Mineralogist 93 853-862	2008	synthetic	0	293
0004573	Jarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy American Mineralogist 93 853-862	2008	synthetic	0	293
0017748	Jarosite	Scarlett N V Y, Grey I E, Brand H E A (2010) Ordering of iron vacancies in monoclinic jarosites American Mineralogist 95 1590-1593	2010	synthetic	0	368
0020094	Jarosite	Mills S J, Nestola F, Kahlenberg V, Christy A G, Hejny C, Redhammer G J (2013) Looking for jarosite on Mars: The low-temperature crystal structure of jarosite American Mineralogist 98 1966-1971	2013	Jaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Andalusia, Almeria, Spain	0	297
0020095	Jarosite	Mills S J, Nestola F, Kahlenberg V, Christy A G, Hejny C, Redhammer G J (2013) Looking for jarosite on Mars: The low-temperature crystal structure of jarosite American Mineralogist 98 1966-1971	2013	Jaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Andalusia, Almeria, Spain	0	253
0020096	Jarosite	Mills S J, Nestola F, Kahlenberg V, Christy A G, Hejny C, Redhammer G J (2013) Looking for jarosite on Mars: The low-temperature crystal structure of jarosite American Mineralogist 98 1966-1971	2013	Jaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Andalusia, Almeria, Spain	0	213
0020097	Jarosite	Mills S J, Nestola F, Kahlenberg V, Christy A G, Hejny C, Redhammer G J (2013) Looking for jarosite on Mars: The low-temperature crystal structure of jarosite American Mineralogist 98 1966-1971	2013	Jaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Andalusia, Almeria, Spain	0	173
0020098	Jarosite	Mills S J, Nestola F, Kahlenberg V, Christy A G, Hejny C, Redhammer G J (2013) Looking for jarosite on Mars: The low-temperature crystal structure of jarosite American Mineralogist 98 1966-1971	2013	Jaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Andalusia, Almeria, Spain	0	133
0008600	Jarosite	Becker U, Gasharova B (2001) AFM observations and simulations of jarosite growth at the molecular scale: probing the basis for the incorporation of foreign ions into jarosite as a storage mineral Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 28 545-556	2001		0	293
0014420	Jarosite	Kato T, Miura Y (1977) The crystal structure of jarosite and svanbergite Mineralogical Journal 8 419-430	1977	Meadow Valley 1, Pinoche, Nevada, USA	0	293
0014756	Jarosite	Menchetti S, Sabelli C (1976) Crystal chemistry of the alunite series: crystal structure refinement of alunite and synthetic jarosite Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1976 406-417	1976	synthetic	0	293
0004574	Natrojarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy American Mineralogist 93 853-862	2008	synthetic	0	293
0004575	Natrojarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy American Mineralogist 93 853-862	2008	synthetic	0	293
0004576	Natrojarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy American Mineralogist 93 853-862	2008	synthetic	0	293
0004577	Natrojarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy American Mineralogist 93 853-862	2008	synthetic	0	293
0004578	Natrojarosite	Basciano L C, Peterson R C (2008) Crystal chemistry of the natrojarosite-jarosite and natrojarosite-hydronium jarosite solid-solution: A synthetic study with full Fe site occupancy American Mineralogist 93 853-862	2008	synthetic	0	293
0020119	Natrojarosite	Nestola F, Mills S J, Periotto B, Scandolo L (2013) The alunite supergroup under high pressure: the case of natrojarosite, NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 Mineralogical Magazine 77 3007-3017	2013	Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Western Australia, Australia	0.0001	293
0020120	Natrojarosite	Nestola F, Mills S J, Periotto B, Scandolo L (2013) The alunite supergroup under high pressure: the case of natrojarosite, NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 Mineralogical Magazine 77 3007-3017	2013	Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Western Australia, Australia	1.738	293
0020121	Natrojarosite	Nestola F, Mills S J, Periotto B, Scandolo L (2013) The alunite supergroup under high pressure: the case of natrojarosite, NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 Mineralogical Magazine 77 3007-3017	2013	Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Western Australia, Australia	3.368	293
0020122	Natrojarosite	Nestola F, Mills S J, Periotto B, Scandolo L (2013) The alunite supergroup under high pressure: the case of natrojarosite, NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 Mineralogical Magazine 77 3007-3017	2013	Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Western Australia, Australia	4.729	293
0020123	Natrojarosite	Nestola F, Mills S J, Periotto B, Scandolo L (2013) The alunite supergroup under high pressure: the case of natrojarosite, NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 Mineralogical Magazine 77 3007-3017	2013	Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Western Australia, Australia	5.701	293
0020124	Natrojarosite	Nestola F, Mills S J, Periotto B, Scandolo L (2013) The alunite supergroup under high pressure: the case of natrojarosite, NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 Mineralogical Magazine 77 3007-3017	2013	Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Western Australia, Australia	6.454	293
0020125	Natrojarosite	Nestola F, Mills S J, Periotto B, Scandolo L (2013) The alunite supergroup under high pressure: the case of natrojarosite, NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 Mineralogical Magazine 77 3007-3017	2013	Londonderry Li deposit, Nepean, Western Australia, Australia	8.779	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Hydroniumjarosite'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Basciano L C'
'Peterson R C'
_journal_name_full 'American Mineralogist'
_journal_volume 92 
_journal_year 2007
_journal_page_first 1464
_journal_page_last 1473
_publ_section_title
;
 Jarosite - hydronium jarosite solid solution series with
 full iron occupancy: Mineralogy and crystal chemistry
 Sample: A
;
_database_code_amcsd 0004441
_chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic'
_chemical_formula_sum 'H6.92 Fe3 S2 O14'
_cell_length_a 7.3552
_cell_length_b 7.3552
_cell_length_c 16.9945
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 796.211
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      2.895
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'R -3 m'
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  '1/3+y,2/3+x,2/3-z'
  '-x+y,y,z'
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  '-x,-x+y,-z'
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  'x-y,-y,-z'
  '2/3+x-y,1/3-y,1/3-z'
  '1/3+x-y,2/3-y,2/3-z'
  'y,-x+y,-z'
  '2/3+y,1/3-x+y,1/3-z'
  '1/3+y,2/3-x+y,2/3-z'
  '-x+y,-x,z'
  '2/3-x+y,1/3-x,1/3+z'
  '1/3-x+y,2/3-x,2/3+z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
  '2/3-x,1/3-y,1/3-z'
  '1/3-x,2/3-y,2/3-z'
  '-y,x-y,z'
  '2/3-y,1/3+x-y,1/3+z'
  '1/3-y,2/3+x-y,2/3+z'
  'x-y,x,-z'
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  '1/3+x-y,2/3+x,2/3-z'
loop_
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_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
_atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv
H3O   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.92000   0.04306
Fe   0.16667  -0.16667  -0.16667   1.00000   0.02520
S   0.00000   0.00000   0.30950   1.00000   0.01140
O1   0.00000   0.00000   0.39460   1.00000   0.03293
O2   0.22530  -0.22530  -0.05650   1.00000   0.01900
O3   0.12790  -0.12790   0.13680   1.00000   0.00633
H   0.16300  -0.16300   0.10000   1.00000   0.02533

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Pliny: 31: 34 (from Cyprus).

Wallerius, J.G (1747) Mineralogia, eller Mineralriket. Stockholm: 159.

Hausmann, Johann Friedrich Ludwig (1813) Handbuch der Mineralogie (1st ed.). Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht. p.1061

Haidinger, Wm. (1845): 512 (Jarosite).

Hausmann, J.F.L. (1847) Handbuch der Mineralogie 3 volumes, Göttingen. Second edition: vol. 2, in two parts: 1203.

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.

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