Lanmuchangite, a New Thallium ( H ydrous) Sulphate from Lanmuchang, Guizhou Province, China

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Lanmuchangite is a new thallium hydrous sulfate from the oxidation zone hosting rich thallium ore bodies in the Lanmuchang thallium(mercury) ore deposit, Xinren County, Guizhou Province, China. This new mineral is named after the locality where it was discovered. The mineral is associated with melanterite, pickeringite, potassium alum, jarosite, gypsum, arsenic blanc, sulphur and some unknown minerals. The aggregates of lanmuchangite range from 2 to 10 mm in size. In general, the aggregates are compact and massive in form and are composed of anhedral granular crystals measuring in size from 40 to 90μm, but the single crystal grains show distinct boundaries. Parallel columnar aggregates are occasionally seen, which are composed of subhedral to euhedral columnar crystals ranging in size from 15 to 65 μm. White, light yellow to white in color, glassy in luster and transparent. Hv = 94 - 124 kg/mm2 , Hm = 3.1 - 3.4,density = 2.22 g/cm3. Under the polarization microscope the mineral is colorless and homogeneous, with N = 1. 495. It is easily water-soluble. The average chemical composition is: Tl2O=33.25, Al203 =8.07, SO3 =25.19, SiO2 =0.10, K2O =0.35, CaO =0.08, MgO =0.06,FeO = 0.04 and H2 O = 33.46 [ the crystal water ( H2O) was measured by thermogravimetery(TG) while the other composition were determined by electron microprobe ], totaling100.60%. The empirical formula is ( Tl1.00K0.05 ) 1.05 ( Al1.01 Si0. 01 Ca0.01Mg0. 01 ) 1.04 [ SO4 ] 2.01 @11.88 H20 and the simplified formula is TlAl [ SO4 ]2 @ 12H2O. The compatibility of lanmuehangite is - 0.03 and its value falls within the range of + 0. 020 - + 0. 039, so the compatibility is excellent. Its TG curve demonstrated that the crystal water was lost ( i. e. , dewatering)in stages at 101, 130 and 230°C. At the temperature of 243°C the process of dewatering came to the end and the sum of lost crystal water reaches 33.30 wt%. IR spectroscopic analysis showed that the absorption bands 3374 -3147 cm- 1 and 1655 -1648 cm- 1 are due to tensile and bending vibration of crystal water molecules (H20) whereas those at 1131 cm -1 and 605 cm -1 are attributed to tensile and bending vibration of group [ SO4 ] 2 -. Lanmuchangite is of the isometric system, with space group= Pa3, a= 12. 212 ( 5 ) A, v= 1821 ( 2 ) A3, and Z = 4. The strongest diffraction lines [ d( I, hkl)] from the X-ray power diffraction data are 4.314 (100, 220),2.801(70, 331), 7.03(54, 111), 2.731(35, 420), 6.11(27, 200), 3.524(24, 222),3.676(22, 311), 3.051(22,400), 2.350(21,511), 3.263(20, 321), 2.494(20,422),1.932(19,620).

作者：	陳代演[1]王冠鑫[2]鄒振西[1]陳郁明[3]
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作者單位：	The Faculty of Resources and Environment, Guizhou University of Technology, Guiyang 550003, China Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China Computer Center, Guizhou University of Technology, Guiyang 550003, China
期 刊：	中國地球化學學報(英文版)
Journal：	CHINESE JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMISTRY
年，卷(期)：	2003, 22(2)
分類號：	P5
Keywords：	lanmuchangite    a new mineral    thallium hydrous sulphate    Lanmuchang    Guizhou
機標分類號：	R4 O4
機標關鍵詞：	bending vibration    spectroscopic analysis    chemical composition    electron microprobe    empirical formula    columnar crystals    water molecules    single crystal    oxidation zone    measuring in    space group    new mineral    range of
基金項目：	國家自然科學基金