This arrangement of mineral species is based on Danas New Mineralogy by Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig, with sections by Vandall T. King, Illustrations by Eric Dowty, (ISBN: 0471-19310-0) Copyright © 1997, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. This material is used by permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Follow this link for a short discussion on the Dana Classification Number.
Point Group in Green Space Group in Red
VI - 32 Compound Sulfates
32.1 Compound Sulfates (anhydrous) with simple bi-anionic formula
32.1.1
32.1.1.1 Burkeite Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 P mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m 32.1.2
32.1.2.1 Hectorfloresite Na9(IO3)(SO4)4 P 21/a 2/m 32.1.3
32.1.3.1 Olsacherite Pb2(SeO4)(SO4) P 2212 2 2 2 32.2 Compound Sulfates (hydrous) with simple bi-anionic formula
32.2.1
32.2.1.1 Rapidcreekite Ca2(SO4)(CO3)·4(H2O) Pcnb 2/m 2/m 2/m 32.2.2
32.2.2.1 Humberstonite K3Na7Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2·6(H2O) R 3 3 32.2.3
32.2.3.1 Ungemachite K3Na8Fe+++(SO4)6(NO3)2·6(H2O) R 3 3 32.3 Compound Sulfates (anhydrous) with poly-anionic formula
32.3.1
32.3.1.1 Hanksite KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl P 63/m 6/m 32.3.2
32.3.2.1 Caledonite Pb5Cu2(CO3)(SO4)3(OH)6 P mn21 mm2 32.3.3
32.3.3.1 Wherryite Pb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)2 C 2/m 2/m 32.3.4
32.3.4.1 Hauckite (Mg,Mn++)24Zn18Fe+++3(SO4)4(CO3)2(OH)81 (?) P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m 32.3.4.2 Philolithite! Pb12O6Mn(Mg,Mn)2(Mn,Mg)4(SO4)(CO3)4Cl4(OH)12 P 41/nnm 4/m 2/m 2/m 32.3.5
32.3.5.1 Heidornite Na2Ca3B5O8(SO4)2Cl(OH)2 C 2/c 2/m 32.4 Compound Sulfates (hydrous) with poly-anionic formula
32.4.1
32.4.1.1 Nakauriite (Mn,Ni,Cu)8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6·48(H2O) Unk Ortho 32.4.2
32.4.2.1 Tatarskite Ca6Mg2(SO4)2(CO3)2Cl4(OH)4·7(H2O) Unk Ortho 32.4.3
32.4.3.1 Mountkeithite (Mg,Ni)11(Fe+++,Cr)3(SO4,CO3)3.5(OH)24·11(H2O) Unk Hex 32.4.4
32.4.4.1 Charlesite Ca6(Al,Si)2(SO4)2B(OH)4(OH,O)12·26(H2O) P 31c 3m 32.4.4.2 Sturmanite Ca6(Fe+++,Al,Mn++)2(SO4)2[B(OH)4](OH)12·25(H2O) P 31c 3m 32.4.4.3 Jouravskite Ca3Mn++++(SO4,CO3)2(OH)6·12(H2O) P 63/m 6/m 32.4.4.4 Thaumasite Ca3Si(CO3)(SO4)(OH)6·12(H2O) P 63/m 6/m 32.4.4.5 Carraraite! Ca3Ge(OH)6(SO4)(CO3 )·12H2 O P 63/m, or P 63 Hex 32.4.5
32.4.5.1 Hotsonite-VI Al5(SO4)(PO4)(OH)10·8(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri 32.4.6
32.4.6.1 Chessexite (K,Na)4Ca2Mg3Al8(SiO4)2(SO4)10(OH)10·40(H2O) Unk Ortho 32.4.7
32.4.7.1 Gordaite! NaZn(SO4)(OH)6Cl·6(H2O) P 3 3
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