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Alum Cave Bluff, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

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Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:Alunogen
Formula:Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
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Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunogen data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alum Cave Bluff, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID:26027
Long-form Identifier:1:3:26027:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
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Report (issue)
AlunogenAl2 (SO4 )3 • 17H2 Oc 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1Crystal Data: Triclinic...00(1) Pintado Canyon, Guadalupe Co., New Mexico,USA. (2) Al2 (SO4 )3 • 17H2 O.Occurrence: Forms by reaction...marcasite, halotrichite, pickeringite, epsomite,alum, melanterite, gypsum.Distribution: Many localities...IntheUSA, abundant at Smoky Mountain, Jackson Co., North Carolina; atAlum Cave Bluff,SevierCo., Tennessee;...Tennessee; extensive deposits in theAlum Mountain district, Grant Co., New Mexico; atThe Geysers, Sonoma
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Virginia 20192,USAU.S. Geological Survey, 973 Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225,USAcDartmouth...Dartmouth College, Dartmouth, New Hampshire,USAAccepted 1 June 2004AbstractWeathering of metal-sulfide...the Copper Basin (Ducktown) mining district ofTennessee, and where sulfide-bearingmetamorphic rocks undisturbed...Mountains National Park in North Carolina andTennessee.Dissolution experiments on composite salt samples...minerals; Mineralogy; Acid rock drainage; EasternUSA1. IntroductionSecondary sulfate minerals play
Report (issue)
PotassiumalumKAl(SO4)2 • 12H2 Oc 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1Crystal Data: Cubic...fumarolic or solfataric precipitate.Association:Alunogen, pickeringite, epsomite, melanterite, gypsum,...Bavaria. From Chuquicamata,Antofagasta, Chile. In theUSA, in California, at the Sulfur Bank cinnabar mine...fromAlum Cave Bluff,Sevier Co.,Tennessee. Noted in a number of caves, as at theMbobo MkuluCave, near...Germany.Name:For its content of potassium and as analum, alumen, Pliny, part.References: (1) Palache,
Journal (issue)
CooperNottingham, EnglandAnthony R. KampfL.A.County Mus. of Nat. Hist.Los Angeles, CAJoseph A. Mandarino...Uher, S. Michal & J. VitdlosThe minerals ofAlum Cave Bluff,Great Smoky Mountains, T ennessee...........Sodalite, elongated, twinned crystal,2.8 mm long, fromCave San Vito, MonteSomma, Napoli, Campania, Italy....National LaboratoryOak Ridge,Tennessee 37831-6085A lu m C aveBluff, a D a n a locality fo r apjohnite...apjohnite, epsomite,melanterite and potashalum , has yielded goodmicrocrystals o f several rare sulfate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science LtdPrinted in theUSA. All rights reserved0016-7037/01 $20.00 ⫹ .00Pergamon...Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063,USA26324 Sandchain Road, Columbia, MD 21045,USA3Metals & Ceramics Division...Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831,USA(Received March 23, 2000; accepted in revised form...evaporite assemblage atAlum Cave Bluff, Great SmokyMountains National Park,Tennessee. Electron microprobe...evaporiteassemblage atAlum Cave Bluff (ACB), Great Smoky Mountains Park,Tennessee, Coskren and Lauf (1996)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tennessee Mineral Locality Index300Tennessee covers an area of 41,220 squaremiles in the southeastern...part ofthe state. Just prior to crossing theTennessee River and continuing through the middle of the...TRAVIS A. PARIS5604 Malmsbury RoadKnoxville,Tennessee 37921taparis@msn.comFigure 1 (top left). Calcite...Calcite, 5.5cm high, Elmwood mine, SmithCounty. Terry Huizing specimen,Jeff Scovil photo.Figure 2...(above). Fluorite, 13.1cm wide, Elmwood mine, SmithCounty. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
identified epsomitefrom the Hlubina and Dukla mines.Alunogen,halotrichite, bı́linite and copiapite were found...the occurrence ofjarosite, gypsum, hexahydrite,alunogen andpickeringite in outcrops of Carboniferous...aluminocopiapite based on the lattice parameters.Alunogen [Al2(SO4)3·17H2O] is detected onlyin the diffraction...similarmineral assemblage at theAlum Cave Bluff,Tennessee,USA.Goethite [a-Fe3+O(OH)] is the only...mines and dumps, locations ofvolcanic activity andcave environments. Theclosest geochemical relationship
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Territory, Canada (Van Tassel 1972); andAlum Cave Bluff,Tennessee (Coskren and Lauf 2000; Hammarstrom et...and sometimes also melanterite, szomolnokite,alunogen, alums, and other minerals (Van Tassel 1972)....slavikite, gypsum, epsomite, melanterite, andalunogen (Parafiniuk 1996). Slavikite occurs at Wieściszowice... R.J. (2000) Minerals ofAlum Cave Bluff: Great Smoky Mountains,Tennessee. Mineralogical Record, 31
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALS FROM THE HYATT MINE, TALCVILLE, ST.LAWRENCECOUNTY, NEW YORK. S. C. Chamberlain,Department of Bioengineering...Talcville in the Town of Edwards, St. LawrenceCounty, New York. The orebody consists of massive iron-rich...continues.SECONDARY SULFATES OFALUM CAVE BLUFF,GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS,TENNESSEE. T D.Coskren and R. Luuj...secondary minerals at the Dana locality ofAlum Cave Bluff (ACB) in the Smokies has found a largesuite...and thenevaporates under the rock shelter ofAlumCave. Iron, magnesium, manganese, and aluminum are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with a number of other sulfate minerals such asalunogen, fibroferrite and tschermigite. Remarkably, slavikite...SO4OH5H2O, which is predominant, and minoramounts ofalunogen, Al2(SO4)317H2O (see Fig S1 in theSupplementary...amounts of other secondary sulfate minerals (e.g.alunogen,fibroferrite and tschermigite). Chemical and...R. J. (2000). Minerals ofAlum Cave Bluff:Great Smoky Mountains,Tennessee. Mineralogical Record, 31
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the presence of gypsum, melanterite, halotrichite,alum-(K), goslarite, and, possibly,coquimbite. Since...deposits of the southern Apuan Alps.MineralAlum-(K)AlunogenAnhydriteCopiapite groupCoquimbiteEpsomite...members of their own group or subgroup.3.1.Alum-(K)Alum-(K), ideally KAl(SO4 )2 (H2 O)12 , is a common...S-bearing vaporsin fumaroles [14]. It belongs to thealum group, a series of minerals and synthetic compounds...phases, T = S. In additiontoalum-(K), natural members of this group arealum-(Na) (X = Na, Y = Al), lanmuchangite
Report (article/chapter)
(MØ6)octahedra: (c) epsomite; (d) bieberite; (e)alunogen;(f) aubertite.14d), are characterized by (H2O)...-stitial (H2O) to both octahedra and tetrahedra. Inalunogen, {Al(H2O)6}2(SO4)3(H2O)4.4(Fig. 14e), there are...anions of the sulfate group. The structure of sodiumalum, Na{Al(H2O)6}(SO4)2(H2O)6, consists of {Al(H2O)6}...and (MØ6) octahedra:(a) cyanochroite; (b) sodiumalum; (c) tamarugite, with Na atoms shown as circles;...caminite (12)epsomite (5)hohmannite (8)alunogen (5)campigliaite (9)ettringite (6)honessite
Book (edition)
Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, MaricopaCounty, 4 cm high specimen, Evan andMelissa Jones Collection...gemandmineralmuseum.arizona.edu) is located in the old PimaCountyCourthouse building at 115 North Church Avenue...accessed through an impressivemanmade "naturalcave:'Portions of the collection are often displayed...were designed by ateam from the NMNH. A naturalcave display is a great educational tool. Thiscollection...on the market. The minesat Bisbee, in CochiseCounty, have produced large quantities of gem-quality
Report (volume)
(MØ6)octahedra: (c) epsomite; (d) bieberite; (e)alunogen;(f) aubertite.14d), are characterized by (H2O)...-stitial (H2O) to both octahedra and tetrahedra. Inalunogen, {Al(H2O)6}2(SO4)3(H2O)4.4(Fig. 14e), there are...anions of the sulfate group. The structure of sodiumalum, Na{Al(H2O)6}(SO4)2(H2O)6, consists of {Al(H2O)6}...and (MØ6) octahedra:(a) cyanochroite; (b) sodiumalum; (c) tamarugite, with Na atoms shown as circles;...caminite (12)epsomite (5)hohmannite (8)alunogen (5)campigliaite (9)ettringite (6)honessite
Book (edition)
abbreviations:Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic.(municipio), pref. (prefecture), dept...always included in text,except in the cases of theUSA, UK, and the provincesOntario and Quebec in Canada...UintahCounty. Utah. and m (2.B. acanthite group). Monoclinic, C2/m, a,b,cRio BlancoCounty. Colorado...29. 17AFGHANITERiver Formation in UintahCounty, Utah. Deer et al., v. Henderson molybdenum mine...565, 1984.rhyolites, and their lavas in SonomaCounty, Califor- Aeschynite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)z(O
Journal (issue)
CooperNottingham, EnglandAnthony R. KampfL.A.County Mus. of Nat. Hist.Los Angeles, CAJoseph A. Mandarino...Council ofthe Natural History Museum of Los AngelesCounty, and wasinstrumental in the growth of the Museum’s...July–August, 2003 Natural History Museumof Los AngelesCountyFax: (213) 749-4107Website: http://nhm.org/minsci...oxide-coated matrix. Colorless crystals of potassiumalum are not uncommon. Several other sulfates are also...Other fumarolic minerals present include potassiumalum, assharp, complex colorless crystals and as colorless
Book (volume)
abbreviations are used in thischapter:Mt.mountainCo.countyIRinfraredDdensityDmeasmeasured densityDcalc...Locality: Boron Open Pit, Boron, Kern Co., California,USA.Description: Colourless crystal from the association...Mn2+BO2(OH)Locality: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey,USA (type locality).Description: Pink massive aggregate...Locality: Billie mine, Death Valley, California,USA.Description: White platelets with pearly lustre...CaB6O10·5H2OLocality: Death Valley, California,USA.Description: White fibrous aggregate. Specimen No
Book
IndiaJ. R. Helliwell, UKT. Mak, ChinaP. Müller,USAP. Paufler, GermanyH. Schenk, The NetherlandsP...new mineral species from TempleMountain, EmeryCounty, Utah, U.S.A.: description, crystal structure and...Pertlik, F. (1996). Kleinite from Terlingua, BrewsterCounty, Texas: investigations by single crystal X-ray...360–364.Menchetti, S. and Sabelli, C. (1974).Alunogen. Its structure and twinning.Tscherm.Mineral....structure and role as a soilmineral atAlum Cave Bluff,Tennessee. Clay and Clay Miner. 47, 1–11.Pelloquin
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IndiaJ. R. Helliwell, UKT. Mak, ChinaP. Müller,USAP. Paufler, GermanyH. Schenk, The NetherlandsP...new mineral species from TempleMountain, EmeryCounty, Utah, U.S.A.: description, crystal structure and...Pertlik, F. (1996). Kleinite from Terlingua, BrewsterCounty, Texas: investigations by single crystal X-ray...360–364.Menchetti, S. and Sabelli, C. (1974).Alunogen. Its structure and twinning.Tscherm.Mineral....structure and role as a soilmineral atAlum Cave Bluff,Tennessee. Clay and Clay Miner. 47, 1–11.Pelloquin
 
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