Adranosite Explained

Adranosite
Category:ammonium sulfate chloride
Formula:(NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2
Imasymbol:Arn[1]
System:Tetragonal
Class:Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
References:[2] [3]

Adranosite is a mineral discovered in the La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy, with the formula (NH4)4NaAl2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2. Adranosite-(Fe) is the Fe3+ analogue of adranosite, with the formula (NH4)4NaFe2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 291–320.
  2. Demartin, Francesco, Carlo Maria Gramaccioli, and Italo Campostrini. "Adranosite,(NH4) 4NaAl2 (SO4) 4Cl (OH) 2, a new ammonium sulfate chloride from La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy." The Canadian Mineralogist48.2 (2010): 315-321.
  3. Web site: Adranosite: Adranosite mineral information and data.. www.mindat.org. 2017-12-30.
  4. Mitolo, Donatella, et al. "Adranosite-(Fe),(NH4) 4NaFe2 (SO4) 4Cl (OH) 2, a new ammonium sulfate chloride from La Fossa Crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy." The Canadian Mineralogist 51.1 (2013): 57-66.