Mereiterite Mineral Data

General Mereiterite Information

Chemical Formula:

K2Fe++(SO4)2•4(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 398.23 gm

Potassium 19.64 % K 23.65 % K₂O

Iron 14.02 % Fe 18.04 % FeO

Hydrogen 2.02 % H 18.10 % H₂O

Sulfur 16.10 % S 40.21 % SO₃

Oxygen 48.21 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

K₂Fe²⁺(SO₄)₂•4(H₂O)

Environment:

In a pocket in marble.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1995, Dana # Changed (28.4.3.3)

Locality:

The D-level of the Hilarion adit, Agios Konstadinos, Lavrion Mining District, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For Dr. Kurt Mereiter (1945- ), Technical University of Vienna, Austria.

Name Pronunciation:

Mereiterite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

Dana 28.4.3.3

ICSD 79854

IMA1993-045

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Mereiterite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.2395:1:1.0407

Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.841, b = 9.553, c = 9.942, Z = 4; beta = 94.9° V = 1,120.50 Den(Calc)= 2.36

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.444(1), 3.505(0.52), 2.39(0.49),

Physical Properties of Mereiterite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Pale yellow.

Density:

2.36

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals.

Hardness:

2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Mereiterite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.001 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.001 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2129,KPDmeas= 0.2129,KC= 0.213
Ncalc = 1.5

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=1.497, b=1.501, g=1.509, bire=0.0120, 2V(Calc)=72, 2V(Meas)=73. Dispersion very weak, r > v.

Calculated Properties of Mereiterite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.37 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Mereiterite =2.36 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0044388608
Boson Index = 0.9955611392

Photoelectric:

PE_Mereiterite= 7.02 barns/electron
U=PE_Mereiterite x r_electron= 16.64 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 284.59 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Concentration of Mereiterite per GRapi unit = 0.35 (%)

Estimated Radioactivity from Mereiterite - barely detectable

Mereiterite Classification

Dana Class:

29.03.03.04 (29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates

(29.03)where (A+)2 B (XO4)2 � x(H2O)

(29.03.03)Blodite Group

29.03.03.01 Blodite Na2Mg(SO4)2•4(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

29.03.03.02 Nickelblodite Na2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2•4(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

29.03.03.03 Leonite K2Mg(SO4)2•4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

29.03.03.04 Mereiterite! K2Fe(SO4)2•4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

29.03.03.05 Changoite! Na2Zn(SO4)2•4(H2O) P 2₁/a 2/m

Strunz Class:

07.CC.55 07 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES)

07.C - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, with H2O

07.CC -With medium-sized and large cations

07.CC.55 Mereiterite! K2Fe(SO4)2•4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

07.CC.55 Leonite K2Mg(SO4)2•4(H2O) C 2/m 2/m

Other Mereiterite Information

References:

NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.81,1996) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec)

See Also:

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

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Mereiterite

K2Fe++(SO4)2•4(H2O)
Dana No: 29.03.03.04 Strunz No: 07.CC.55
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