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Gaylussite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Colour:
Colourless, yellowish, greyish, white; colourless in transmitted light
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
2½
Specific Gravity:
1.991
Crystal System:
Monoclinic
Name:
Named in honor of Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (6 December 1778, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Kingdom of France - 9 May 1850, Paris, France), French chemist and physicist. He co-discovered that water is made of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen and also discovered two laws of gasses. He co-discovered the element boron and recognized iodine as a new element (and named it). In some older publications, the mineral name is written as gay-lussite, with a hyphen.
Type Locality:
ⓘLaguna de Urao, Lagunillas, Mérida, Venezuela
Dehydrates with efflorescence in dry air (compare the lower hydratepirsonnite).
Slowly decomposes in H2O leaving CaCO3 ascalcite oraragonite.


Unique Identifiers
First published:
1826
Type description reference:
Boussingault, J.B. (1826) Analyse d'une nouvelle substance minérale (la Gay-Lussite). Annales de Chimie et de Physique: 31: 270-276.

Classification of Gaylussite

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
C : Carbonates without additional anions, with H2O
B : With large cations (alkali and alkali-earth carbonates)
Dana 8th ed.:
15.2.2.1

15 : HYDRATED NORMAL CARBONATES
2 : AmBn(XO3)p·xH2O, with (m+n):p > 1:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:
11.1.14

11 : Carbonates
1 : Carbonates of the alkali metals and ammonium

Mineral Symbols
Transparency:
Transparent, Translucent
Colour:
Colourless, yellowish, greyish, white; colourless in transmitted light
Streak:
Uncoloured to greyish white
Hardness:
2½ onMohs scale
Tenacity:
Very brittle
Cleavage:
Perfect
On {110} perfect; {001} rather difficult.
Fracture:
Conchoidal
Density:
1.991 g/cm3 (Measured)    1.991 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of Gaylussite
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
Relatively strong, r < v.
Optical Extinction:
X = b; Z ∧ c = –15°.

Chemistry of Gaylussite

Crystallography of Gaylussite
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Gaylussite no.8 - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
Gaylussite no.13 - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
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Crystal StructureSearles Lake, Trona, San Bernardino County, California, USA 408
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
6.407 Å(57)
6.344 Å(10)
4.505 Å(16)
4.426 Å(14)
3.205 Å(100)
2.726 Å(51)
2.696 Å(11)
2.635 Å(54)
2.510 Å(26)
Comments:
Searles Lake, California. Data from Fang et al. 1967.

Geological Environment
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
No defined type material.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Lacustrine clay sediments in an alkali lake.
Reference:
Boussingault, J.B. (1826) Analyse d'une nouvelle substance minérale (la Gay-Lussite). Annales de Chimie et de Physique: 31: 270-276.

Synonyms of Gaylussite

Other Language Names for Gaylussite

Common AssociatesMon. 2/m :B2/b5.CB.05ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2OOrth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pmmm5.CB.10NatronNa2CO3 · 10H2OMon. 2/m :P2/m5.CB.15TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2OMon. 2/m5.CB.20MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2OTrig. 3 :P315.CB.25IkaiteCaCO3 · 6H2OMon. 2/m :B2/b5.CB.30PirssoniteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2OOrth.mm2 :Fdd25.CB.40ChalconatroniteNa2Cu(CO3)2 · 3H2OMon. 2/m5.CB.45BaylissiteK2Mg(CO3)2 · 4H2OMon. 2/m :P21/m5.CB.50TuliokiteNa6BaTh(CO3)6 · 6H2OTrig.3 :R3

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    • References for GaylussiteⓘHut Point PeninsulaBrowne
    Argentina
     
    Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry
    Canada
     
    Shang (2000)Greengrass et al. (1999)
    Central Africa
     
    Manfred Mader collection (see photo)
    Chad
     
    Maglione (1968)+1 other reference
    China
     
    Kezao Chen (1992)+1 other referenceShaoxiu (1991)Xiyu Zheng and Shengsong Yu (1981)+1 other referenceXiyu Zheng and Shengsong Yu (1981)+1 other referenceShaoxiu (1991)Mianping Zheng and Wengao Liu (1987)+3 other referencesBingxiao (1992)
    Czech Republic
     
    Plášil et al. (2013)
    Egypt
     
    Marchesini et al. (2009)+1 other referenceMarchesini et al. (2019)Marchesini et al. (2019)Marchesini et al. (2019)
    India
     
    Ambili et al. (2013)
    Italy
     
    R. Meli (1999)Brizzi G. et al. (1988)+1 other reference
    Kenya
     
    Bill Wall specimens (collected 1970s)
    Mexico
     
    L. Zürcher and D.A. Kring
    Mongolia
     
    Palache et al. (1951)
    Russia
     
    Vladykin et al. (2018) ...Sharygin et al. (2008)
    Slovakia
     
    Koděra (1986)
    South Africa
     
    Cairncross et al. (1995)
    Spain
     
    Vizcayno et al. (1995)González del Tánago et al. (2002)
    Sudan
     
    Mees et al. (1991)
    Switzerland
     
    Stalder et al. (1998)
    Tanzania
     
    Manega et al. (1987)ZAITSEV et al. (2006)Hay (1970)
    Tunisia
     
    Smykatz-Kloss et al. (2010)
    Turkey
     
    García-Veigas et al. (2013)
    Ukraine
     
    Nesterovskiy et al. (2015)Deyak M.A. Modern water-chemogenic ...
    USA
     
    Jones (1961)+3 other referencesSmith (1957)+5 other referencesSmith (1957)+4 other references- (2005)Vonsen (1935)+5 other referencesRussell (1889)+3 other referencesBailey (1902)+1 other referenceHanks (1892)+3 other referencesFarrington (1900)+3 other references- (2005)Castor et al. (2004)USBM Inf Circ 7093 (1939)USBM Inf Circ 7093 (1939)Castor et al. (2004)Kampf et al. (2015)Hay (1964)+4 other referencesKleinhampl et al. (1984)Castor et al. (2004)Rooney et al. (1969)Cannon (1975)Cannon (1975)www.dnr.wa.gov/geology/okanogan.htm.Palache et al. (1951)- (2005)- (2005)- (2005)- (2005)Fahey et al. (1941)
    Venezuela (TL)
     
    Boussingault (1826)+1 other reference
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