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Alum Cave Bluff, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

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Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:Pickeringite
Formula:MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pickeringite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alum Cave Bluff, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:26043
Long-form Identifier:1:3:26043:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND ROLE AS A SOlL MINERAL ATALUM CAVE BLUFF, TENNESSEEtDONALD R. PEACOR,I ROLAND C. ROUSE...Arbor, Michigan 48109,USA26324 Sandchain Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045,USAAbstract-A new occurrence...is describedfromAlum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mountains National Park,Tennessee, where it occurs in...associated with other hydrated sulfatessuch aspickeringite-apjohnite. Destinezite is triclinic, pI, with...unreported locality,Alum CaveBluff, Great Smoky Mountains National Park,Tennessee (Coskren and Lauf
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)
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
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)
Report (issue)
PotassiumalumKAl(SO4)2 • 12H2 Oc 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1Crystal Data: Cubic...solfataric precipitate.Association:Alunogen,pickeringite, epsomite, melanterite, gypsum, sulfur.Distribution:...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,
Report (issue)
00(1) Pintado Canyon, Guadalupe Co., New Mexico,USA. (2) Al2 (SO4 )3 • 17H2 O.Occurrence: Forms by reaction...Association:Pyrite, marcasite, halotrichite,pickeringite, epsomite,alum, melanterite, gypsum.Distribution:...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...South Wales, Australia.Name:From the Latin foralum and the Greek for to make.References: (1) Palache
Report (issue)
slates.Association:gypsum.Halotrichite,pickeringite, fibroferrite, copiapite, melanterite, epsomite...Juan Province, Argentina. AtAlumCave Bluff,Sevier Co.,Tennessee,USA.Name: In honor of František
Report (issue)
acting on earlier phosphates, may be post-mine; incave deposits, the phosphate derivedfrom guano; widespread...El Laco volcano.Association:Pickeringite-apjohnite (Alum Cave Bluff); hematite (El Laco volcano).Distribution:...Belgium [TL] andAlum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky MountainsNational Park,Tennessee,USA. At the El Laco...structure and role as a soil mineralatAlum Cave Bluff,Tennessee. Clays Clay Minerals, 47, 1-11. (3) (1999)
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)
and Cl is the major anion. The minerals of thepickeringite–halotrichite series with coexisting magnesiocopiapite...magnesiocopiapite, metasideronatrite, natrojarosite,pickeringite, rozenite, sideronatrite, siderotil, starkeyite...(1999) described the occurrence ofhalotrichite,pickeringite, melanterite, tamarugiteand Mg- and/or Fe3+-rich...jarosite, gypsum, hexahydrite, alunogen andpickeringite in outcrops of Carboniferous rocksat Landek...could only be performed for the minerals of thepickeringite halotrichite series. The observationsand analyses
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Territory, Canada (Van Tassel 1972); andAlum Cave Bluff,Tennessee (Coskren and Lauf 2000; Hammarstrom et...rocks. It may be associated with halotrichite,pickeringite, fibroferrite, botryogen, copiapite, jarosite...magnesio- and alumino-copiapite, fibroferrite,pickeringite, slavikite, gypsum, epsomite, melanterite, and...is invariably accompanied by a few percent ofpickeringite, gypsum, or fibroferrite. Slavikite also occurs...an admixture in aggregates of fibroferrite,pickeringite, and other sulfate minerals. Slavikite aggregates
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
containing admixtures of slavikite, gypsum andpickeringite. The subsequentcorrection of the chemical analysis...analysis by extracting bothsulfates, gypsum andpickeringite, could easily result in anunderestimation of...R. J. (2000). Minerals ofAlum Cave Bluff:Great Smoky Mountains,Tennessee. Mineralogical Record, 31...Parafiniuk, J. (1991). Fibroferrite, slavikite andpickeringite from theoxidation zone of pyrite-bearing schists
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
São José de Brejaúba, Conceição do Mato DentroCounty, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Occurrence: Associated minerals...ONOCLINIC Locality:Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mountains National Park,Tennessee, U.S.A. Occurrence:...zugshunstite-(Ce), melanterite, halotrichite,pickeringite, apjohnite, epsomite and other hydrated sulfates...ONOCLINIC Locality:Alum Cave Bluff, Great Smoky Mountains National Park,Tennessee, U.S.A. Occurrence:... levinsonite(Y), melanterite, halotrichite,pickeringite, apjohnite, epsomite and other hydrated sulfates
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the presence of gypsum, melanterite, halotrichite,alum-(K), goslarite, and, possibly,coquimbite. Since...ore deposits of the southern Apuan Alps.MineralAlum-(K)AlunogenAnhydriteCopiapite groupCoquimbite...KhademiteKrausiteMagnanelliiteMelanteritePickeringiteRhomboclaseRömeriteScordariiteVolaschioite...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
December 2014THE FENGJIASHAN WOLLASTONITE MINE, DAYECOUNTY, HUBEI PROVINCE, CHINA. B. Ottens,Klingenbrun-Banhof...visited the Fengjiashan Wollastonite mine inDayeCounty, and a huge number of well-developed minerals have...WISCONSIN MINERALS FROM THE NINE MILE PLUTON, MARATHONCOUNTY, WISCONSIN. T. W. Buchholz1, A. U. Falster2,and...ferberite-hübnerite from the Nine Mile pluton, MarathonCounty,Wisconsin. Program notes. In 31st Rochester Mineralogical...THEBOWER POWERS FARM, PIERREPONT, ST. LAWRENCECOUNTY, NEW YORK. S. C. Chamberlain,Center for Mineralogy
Show/Event (guide)
2:45 R a r e - e a r t h mineralogy of the MohaveCounty pegmatites, NW Arizona byS.L. Hanson, A U.Falam;...FremontCounty, CObyM. I. Jacobson,.1, WNizamoff,A. U. Falster and IV. B. Simmons4:30 A l u mCave Bluff...10:30 T h e Fengjiashan Wollastonite mine, DayeCounty, Hubei Province, China by B. Opens10:45 N e w...Wisconsin minerals from the Nine Mile Pluton, MarathonCounty, Wisconsin by T W BuchholzA. U. Falster and WB...District in the town of Parishville, St. LawrenceCounty,NewYork. Mike earned a bachelor's degree ingeology
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
parabutlerite, goslarite, gypsum, epsomite,pickeringite,coquimbite, jarosite, natroalunite, hexaydrite...structureand role as a soil mineral atAlum Cave Bluff,Tennessee. Clays and Clay Minerals, 47, 1 11.Paktunc
Journal (issue)
CooperNottingham, EnglandAnthony R. KampfL.A.County Mus. of Nat. Hist.Los Angeles, CAJoseph A. Mandarino...found.The Natural History Museum of Los AngelesCounty has aninteresting specimen consisting of fractured...Anthony Kampf (Natural History Museum of Los AngelesCounty) for reviewing the manuscript, andfor graciously...largest of which is theXikuangshan mine in XinhuaCounty. Other deposits are found inthe provinces of Guangdong...was established in the mid-1980’s by the WulingCounty government, whichowned the mine until 1998. Since
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 (article/chapter)
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;...(7)matteuccite (14)pentahydrite (8)sodiumalum (6)yavapaite (11)melanterite (5)peretaite...starkeyite (7)zincocopiapite (8)mercallite (14)pickeringite (7)sturmanite (6)zincosite (12)mereiterite...szomolnokite (12)minasragrite (7)potassiumalum (6)tamarugite (6)mineevite-(Y) (14)poughite
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
Report (volume)
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;...(7)matteuccite (14)pentahydrite (8)sodiumalum (6)yavapaite (11)melanterite (5)peretaite...starkeyite (7)zincocopiapite (8)mercallite (14)pickeringite (7)sturmanite (6)zincosite (12)mereiterite...szomolnokite (12)minasragrite (7)potassiumalum (6)tamarugite (6)mineevite-(Y) (14)poughite
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
(+31) (0)475 561660Rest of the world:pshire,USAUPNE, Lebanon, New Ham).compnew.u(wwDesign...magnesium silicate was namedattapulgite in theUSA (after the town Attapulgus,Georgia) and palygorskite...on the web by Materials Data Inc., Livermore, CA,USA (www.materialsdata.com).2.d. For evident reasons...( 1 920). In this capacity, he travelled to theUSA, theMiddle East, North Africa and Romania. Next...structure and role as a soil mineral atAlum Cave Bluff,Tennessee. Clays and Clay Miner,1 -1 1 .Grice
Journal (issue)
Descubridora(“Discovery Hole”) opening directly under thebluff and near thebottom of the arroyo, is easily imagined...thus resemble fluoritefrom the Elmwood mine,Tennessee; some crystals exhibit abeautiful spiraling pattern...collected in the Platosa mine: these came from agypsumcave encountered in the mine workings, where swordshaped...hexahydrite, bianchite, epsomite, goslarite,pickeringite andhalotrichite; these have crystallized as...arseniosiderite,from the Ojuela mine. Los AngelesCountyMuseum of Natural History collection; Anthony Kampf
 
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