Hydroscarbroite Mineral Data

General Hydroscarbroite Information

Chemical Formula:

Al14(CO3)3(OH)36•n(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,188.05 gm

Aluminum 31.80 % Al 60.08 % Al₂O₃

Hydrogen 3.22 % H 28.81 % H₂O

Carbon 3.03 % C 11.11 % CO₂

Oxygen 61.95 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Al₁₄(CO₃)₃(OH)₃₆•(H₂O)

Environment:

Vertical fissures in sandstone, intermixed with scarbroite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1965

Locality:

South Bay, near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named as a higher hydrate of scarbroite.

Name Pronunciation:

Hydroscarbroite + Pronunciation

Hydroscarbroite Image

Images:

Click Here for Larger Hydroscarbroite Image

Hydroscarbroite Scarbroite

Comments: White to tan nodular hydroscarbroite intermixed with scarbroite in sandstone.
Location: Weston Favell, Northamptonshire, England. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Hydroscarbroite Crystallography

Crystal System:

Triclinic

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 8.74(1), 9(1), 4.47(0.5),

Physical Properties of Hydroscarbroite

Color:

White.

Hardness:

1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Hydroscarbroite

Optical Data:

Calculated Properties of Hydroscarbroite

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0006358115
Boson Index = 0.9993641885

Photoelectric:

PE_{Hydroscarbroite}= 1.04 barns/electron
U=PE_{Hydroscarbroite} x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Hydroscarbroite is Not Radioactive

Hydroscarbroite Classification

Dana Class:

16b.07.09.01 (16b)Carbonates - Hydroxyl or Halogen

(16b.07)Dana Type

(16b.07.09)Dana Group

16b.07.09.01 Hydroscarbroite Al14(CO3)3(OH)36•n(H2O) Tri

Strunz Class:

05.DA.35 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES)

05.D - Carbonates with Additional Anions, with H2O

05.DA -With medium-sized cations

05.DA.35 Hydroscarbroite Al14(CO3)3(OH)36•n(H2O) Tri

05.DA.35 Scarbroite Al5(CO3)(OH)13•5(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri

Other Hydroscarbroite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Hydroscarbroite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Hydroscarbroite

Al14(CO3)3(OH)36•n(H2O)
Dana No: 16b.07.09.01 Strunz No: 05.DA.35
Locality:

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