Mineralienatlas Lexikon

Sauconite (Sauconit)

Introduction

Additional Functions

Chemism

Chemical formula

Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O

Additional chem. information

Chemical composition

Aluminium, Natrium, Silicium, Zink, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 580,43360926 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 33,3						Info
Calculation formula:	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si_0.75Al_0.25)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O
Element	Symbol	Weight%	Atoms	Atoms%	Atom weight (u)	Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen	H	1.74	10	30.03	1.0079470	10.0794700
Oxygen	O	44.10	16	48.05	15.9994300	255.9908800
Sodium	Na	1.19	0,3	0.90	22.9897702	6.8969311
Aluminium	Al	4.65	1	3.00	26.9815382	26.9815382
Silicon	Si	14.52	3	9.01	28.0855300	84.2565900
Zinc	Zn	33.81	3	9.01	65.4094000	196.2282000

Strunz 8th edition

VIII/H.20-50

Klasse/Gruppierung (Strunz 8)

VIII: Silikate
H: Schichtsilikate (Phyllosilikate)
20:

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

9.EC.45

Klasse/Gruppierung (Strunz 9)

9: Silikate (Germanate)
E: Schichtsilikate (Phyllosilikate)
C: Schichtsilikate (Phyllosilikate) mit Glimmer Tafeln, zusammengesetzt aus tetrahedralen oder octahedralen Netzen
45:Saponit-Gruppe

Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals

Dana 7th edition

Dana 8th edition

IMA status

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959)

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Variety / polytype of

Optical Properties

Colour	bläulichweiß, rötlichbraun
Streak color	weiß
Diaphaneity (Transparency)	durchscheinend
Lustre
Pleochroism
Refraction index
Luminescence
Optical data

Crystallography

Crystal System	monoklin
Class (H-M)
Space Group number
Space Group
Cell Parameters (Å)
Z	2
Kristall structure
X-Ray Powder Diffraction	15.4(100), 7.90(50), 5.48(50), 4.55(50), 3.16(30), 2.67(50), 2.590(30), 1.554(80)
	Errechnet aus dem d-Spacing und Intensität bei 0.1541838 nm (Cu)
Morphology

Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)	1 - 2 - zwischen [Talk] and [Gips]
VHN (Hardness Vickers)
Cleavages	{001} vollkommen
Fracture
Density (g/cm³)	2,45
Tenacity
Radioactivity
Melting point °C
Melting point K
Chem. Eigenschaften u. Tests

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality	USA /Pennsylvania /Lehigh Co./Saucon Valley /Ueberroth Mine
Type material
Collection number of type material
Paragenesis of type material

Preface

Occurrences
Generation conditions
Paragenesis
Rareness
Name from
Reference List	Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 2 (1995), 711
Corresponding author (Name, Year)	Roepper, 1875
Relevance, Usage
Collector information
Additional Information
Manipulation/Imitation

'Hectorite'	Na_0,3(Mg,Li)₃Si₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂	monoklin	VIII/H.20-10
Saponite	(Ca\|₂,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	monoklin	VIII/H.20-20
Ferrosaponite	Ca_0,3(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₃[(OH)₂\|(Si,Al)Si₃O₁₀]·4H₂O	monoklin	VIII/H.20-27
'Spadaite'	MgSiO₂(OH)₂·H₂O		VIII/H.20-30
'Stevensite'	(Ca\|₂)_0.3Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	monoklin	VIII/H.20-40
Sauconite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	monoklin	VIII/H.20-50
Zincsilite	Zn₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O		VIII/H.20-60

Ferrosaponite	Ca_0,3(Fe²⁺,Mg,Fe³⁺)₃[(OH)₂\|(Si,Al)Si₃O₁₀]·4H₂O	monoklin	9.EC.45
'Kerolite'	(Mg,Ni)₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·H₂O		9.EC.45
Sauconite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	monoklin	9.EC.45
'Spadaite'	MgSiO₂(OH)₂·H₂O		9.EC.45
'Stevensite'	(Ca\|₂)_0.3Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	monoklin	9.EC.45
Zincsilite	Zn₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O		9.EC.45

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German	Sauconit
Spanish	Sauconita
English	Sauconite
French	Sauconite

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