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Sulphohalite Subgroup

A group of related mineral species

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Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Sulphohalite

Searles Lake, San Bernardino County, California, USA

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About Sulphohalite SubgroupHide

Formula:

B₂XX'A₆

Member of:

Stoichiometric Perovskites Group > Perovskite Supergroup

The Sulphohalite Subgroup is a subgroup of the Stoichiometric Perovskites in the Perovskite Supergroup. Defined as double antiperovskites with the structural formula D₂XX’A₆.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

50396

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:50396:5

IMA Classification of Sulphohalite SubgroupHide

IMA status notes:

IMA Approved Group Name

Approval year:

2016

First published:

2016

Approval history:

Approved by the IMA March 2016.

Chemistry of Sulphohalite SubgroupHide

Mindat Formula:

B₂XX'A₆

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0010549	Sulphohalite	Pabst A (1934) The crystal structure of sulphohalite Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 89 514-517	1934		293
0018630	Sulphohalite	Sakamoto Y (1968) The size, atomic charges, and motion of the sulfate radical of symmetry -43m in the crystal of sulfohalite, Na6ClF(SO4)2 Journal of Science of the Hiroshima University, Series A-II: Physics and Chemistry 32 101-108	1968	not provided	293
0018057	Sulphohalite	Watanabe T (1934) The crystal structure of sulphohalite _cod_database_code 1011182 Proceedings of the Japan Academy 10 575-577	1934		293

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 The crystal structure of sulphohalite
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Na   0.22600   0.00000   0.00000
S   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000
O   0.16400   0.16400   0.16400
Cl   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000
F   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000

Relationship of Sulphohalite Subgroup to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Stoichiometric Perovskites Group > Perovskite Supergroup

Other Members of Stoichiometric Perovskites Group:

Bridgmanite Subgroup	ABSiO₃
Chlorocalcite Subgroup	ABCl₃
Cryolite Subgroup	A₂BBF₆
Neighborite Subgroup	ABF₃
Perovskite Subgroup	ABO₃
Vapnikite Subgroup	A₂BBO₆

Sulphohalite Subgroup Members:

Sulphohalite

Na₆(SO₄)₂FCl

Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m

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References for Sulphohalite SubgroupHide

Reference List:

Mitchell, Roger H., Welch, Mark D., Chakhmouradian, Anton R. (2017) Nomenclature of the perovskite supergroup: A hierarchical system of classification based on crystal structure and composition. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (3) 411-461 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.156

Localities for Sulphohalite SubgroupHide

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Antarctica
East Antarctica Victoria Land Ross Archipelago Ross Island ⓘ Mount Erebus ?	[Sulphohalite] Kammerer (2011)

China
ⓘ Inner Mongolia	[Sulphohalite] Kezao Chen (1992)

Italy
Veneto Metropolitan City of Venice Venice ⓘ Santa Maria dei Miracoli	[Sulphohalite] De Vecchi et al. (pp. 417-443)

Namibia
Oshana Region Uuvudhiya ⓘ Otjivalunda salt pan (Otjiwalundo salt pan)	[Sulphohalite] Specimen in the collection of the ... +2 other references

Tanzania
Arusha Region Monduli District ⓘ Kerimasi volcano	[Sulphohalite] Kaldos et al. (2015)

USA
California San Bernardino County ⓘ Searles Lake	[Sulphohalite] Hidden (1888) +10 other references

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