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Mikasaite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Fe2(SO4)3
Colour:
White to light brown
Lustre:
Dull
Hardness:
2
Specific Gravity:
3.06 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Trigonal
Name:
Named for Mikasa City, Japan near the type locality.
Type Locality:
ⓘIkushunbetsu, Mikasa City, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
A sublimation formed from coal-gas escape; gas temperature was 307°C (Mineral. Rec. 27, 203). The Fe analogue ofmillosevichite.

A monoclinic dimorph is known as a synthetic phase.


Unique Identifiers
IMA Formula:
Fe3+2(SO4)3
First published:
1994
Type description reference:
Miura, Hiroyuki, Niida, Kiyoaki, Hirama, Tadao (1994) Mikasaite, (Fe3+, Al)2(SO4)3, a new ferric sulphate mineral from Mikasa city, Hokkaido, Japan.Mineralogical Magazine, 58 (393) 649-653doi:10.1180/minmag.1994.058.393.15

Classification of Mikasaite
Dana 8th ed.:
28.4.5.2

28 : ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
4 : Miscellaneous

Mineral Symbols
Comment:
Semitransparent
Colour:
White to light brown
Streak:
White to light brown
Hardness:
2 onMohs scale
Density:
3.06 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of Mikasaite
Surface Relief:
Low

Chemistry of Mikasaite
Common Impurities:
Mn

Crystallography of Mikasaite
General Appearance of Type Material:
Aggregates of porous spherical crystals.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
From fracture near burning coal seam.
Reference:
Miura, Hiroyuki, Niida, Kiyoaki, Hirama, Tadao (1994) Mikasaite, (Fe3+, Al)2(SO4)3, a new ferric sulphate mineral from Mikasa city, Hokkaido, Japan.Mineralogical Magazine, 58 (393) 649-653doi:10.1180/minmag.1994.058.393.15

Synonyms of Mikasaite

Other Language Names for Mikasaite

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    • References for MikasaiteⓘHeřmanice dump ?Dalibor Matýsek+1 other reference
    Germany
     
    Witzke et al. (1998)
    Hungary
     
    Geoda 2012/I.
    Japan (TL)
     
    Miura et al. (1994)
    Lebanon
     
    Poland
     
    CiesielczukkKruszewski (2012)
    Russia
     
    Cesnokov et al. (1998)Tamara Yu. Yakich * et al. (2024)+1 other reference
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