Mooreite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

About MooreiteHide

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Formula:

Mg9◻2Mn2Zn4(SO4)2(OH)26 · 8H2O

Colour:

Colourless, light tan; colourless in transmitted light.

Lustre:

Sub-Vitreous, Pearly

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

Named in 1929 by Lawson H. Bauer and Harry Berman in honor of Gideon Emmet Moore [August 21, 1842 New York, New York, USA - April 13, 1895 New York, New York, USA], American chemist, originally an assayer at Virginia City, Nevada, USA and worked mostly with the Passaic Zinc Company (1872-1895), and who early investigated the minerals of Sterling Hill and Franklin, New Jersey. He named brushite, chalcophanite, cryptokallite, hetaerolite, and the first natural occurrence of metacinnabarite.

This page provides mineralogical data about Mooreite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2775:1

98c5333e-bb01-4528-9eb3-aa832ff7c031

IMA Classification of MooreiteHide

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Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

Mg15(SO4)2(OH)26 · 8H2O

Type description reference:

Classification of MooreiteHide

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7.DD.45

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
D : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O
D : With only medium-sized cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

31.1.3.1

31 : HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
1 : (AB)m(XO4)pZq·xH2O, where m:p > 6:1

25.9.10

25 : Sulphates
9 : Sulphates of Mn

Mineral SymbolsHide

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

Symbol	Source	Reference
Mre	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of MooreiteHide

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Pronunciation:

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Physical Properties of MooreiteHide

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Comment:

Pearly on cleavage

Colour:

Colourless, light tan; colourless in transmitted light.

Streak:

White to colorless

Cleavage:

Perfect
On {010}, perfect.

Density:

2.47 g/cm3 (Measured) 2.54 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of MooreiteHide

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RI values:

_n_α = 1.533 _n_β = 1.545 _n_γ = 1.547

δ = 0.014

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Optical Extinction:

X=b, Z^c =44°

Chemistry of MooreiteHide

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Mindat Formula:

Mg9◻2Mn2Zn4(SO4)2(OH)26 · 8H2O

Crystallography of MooreiteHide

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Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Cell Parameters:

a = 11.147 Å, b = 20.350 Å, c = 8.202 Å
β = 92.7°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.548 : 1 : 0.403

Unit Cell V:

1,858.49 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Crystals tabular to platy {010}. Frequently as sub-parallel aggregates grouped on {010}.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009711	Mooreite	Hill R J (1980) The structure of mooreite Acta Crystallographica B36 1304-1311		1980	Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA	0	293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Radiation - Copper Kα

Data Set:

Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
10.1 Å	(80)
5.08 Å	(100)
3.45 Å	(50)
2.67 Å	(40)
2.38 Å	(80)
1.732 Å	(50)
1.619 Å	(60)
1.546 Å	(30)

Comments:

ICDD 43-696; Note: Mooreite and torreyite differ in structure, although they are chemically similar.

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of MooreiteHide

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Geological Setting of Type Material:

Fracture fillings in calcite-willemite-franklinite ore

Reference:

Bauer, L.H., Berman, H. (1929) Mooreite, a new mineral and fluoborite from Sterling Hill, New Jersey. American Mineralogist: 14: 165-172.

Other Language Names for MooreiteHide

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Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

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7.DD.	Asagiite	NiCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.DD.05	Felsőbányaite	Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O	Mon. 2 : _P_21
7.DD.07	Llantenesite	Cu6Al[SeO4](OH)12Cl · 3H2O	Trig. 3_m_ : P_31_c
7.DD.10	Langite	Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O	Mon. m
7.DD.10	Posnjakite	Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O	Mon. m : P m
7.DD.10	Wroewolfeite	Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O	Mon. m : P m
7.DD.10	Gobelinite	CoCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
7.DD.10	Fehrite	MgCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.DD.15	Spangolite	Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O	Trig. 3_m_ : P_31_c
7.DD.15	Kobyashevite	Cu5(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O	Tric. 1 : _P_1
7.DD.15	Unnamed (Dimorph of Devilline)	CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.DD.20	Ktenasite	ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.DD.25	Christelite	Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O	Tric. 1 : _P_1
7.DD.30	Campigliaite	Mn2+Cu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O	Mon. 2 : _B_2
7.DD.30	Devilline	CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.DD.30	Orthoserpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O	Orth. m _m_2 : P c _a_21
7.DD.30	Serpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O	Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b
7.DD.30	Niedermayrite	CdCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
7.DD.30	Edwardsite	Cu3Cd2(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.DD.35	Carrboydite	(Ni1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2 · nH2O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Glaucocerinite	(Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Honessite	(Ni1-xFe3+x)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O	Trig.
7.DD.35	Hydrohonessite	(Ni1-xFe3+x)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Motukoreaite	Mg6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6][SO4]2 · 6H2O	Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.DD.35	Mountkeithite	[(Mg1-xFe3+x)(OH)2][SO4]x/2 · nH2O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Shigaite	Mn6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2 · 6H2O	Trig. 3 : _R_3
7.DD.35	Wermlandite	Mg7Al2(OH)18[Ca(H2O)6][SO4]2 · 6H2O	Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : _P_3_c_1
7.DD.35	Woodwardite	Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O	Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.DD.35	Zincaluminite	(Zn1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2 · nH2O
7.DD.35	Hydrowoodwardite	(Cu1-xAlx)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O	Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m
7.DD.35	Zincowoodwardite	Zn1-xAlx(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O	Trig.
7.DD.35	Natroglaucocerinite	Zn6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2 · 6H2O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Nikischerite	Fe2+6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2 · 6H2O	Trig. 3 : _R_3
7.DD.40	Isselite	Cu6(SO4)(OH)10(H2O)4 · H2O	Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21
7.DD.40	Lawsonbauerite	(Mn2+,Mg)9Zn4(SO4)2(OH)22 · 8H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.DD.40	Torreyite	(Mg,Mn2+)7◻2Mn2+2Zn4(SO4)2(OH)22 · 8H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.DD.45	Hodgesmithite	(Cu,Zn)6Zn(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O	Trig. 3 : _P_3
7.DD.47	Lahnsteinite	Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 3H2O	Tric. 1 : _P_1
7.DD.50	Namuwite	Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O	Trig. 3 : _P_3
7.DD.50	Minohlite	(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 8H2O	Hex.
7.DD.52	Lauraniite	Cu6Cd2(SO4)2(OH)12 · 5H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.DD.55	Bechererite	Zn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)]	Trig. 3 : _P_3
7.DD.60	Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O	Mon. 2/m
7.DD.65	Vonbezingite	Ca6Cu3(SO4)3(OH)12 · 2H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.DD.70	Redgillite	Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O	Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
7.DD.75	Chalcoalumite	CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O	Mon. 2 : _P_21
7.DD.75	Nickelalumite	NiAl4(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)3	Mon. 2/m
7.DD.75	Kyrgyzstanite	ZnAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O	Mon. 2/m
7.DD.80	Guarinoite	Zn6(SO4)(OH)10 · 5H2O	Hex.
7.DD.80	Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O	Trig. 3
7.DD.80	Thérèsemagnanite	NaCo4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O	Trig. 3 : _P_3
7.DD.80	UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn	(Zn,Cu)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10 · 3H2O	Trig. 3 : _P_3
7.DD.85	Montetrisaite	Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · 2H2O	Orth. m _m_2 : C m _c_21

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Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for MooreiteHide

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Reference List:

**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.**pp.574-575

Localities for MooreiteHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia Münster Recklinghausen Marl Hüls ⓘ Auguste Victoria coal mine	Weiß (1990)
USA (TL)
New Jersey Sussex County Ogdensburg Sterling Hill ⓘ Sterling Mine (TL)	Palache (1935) +5 other references
ⓘ North Ore Body	Peter Chin

Mooreite (original) (raw)

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