Batoniite, (Al<sub>8</sub>(OH)<sub>14</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>18</sub>)(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>5</sub>&thinsp; ⋅ &thinsp;5H<sub>2</sub>O, a new mineral with the (Al<sub>8</sub>(OH)<sub>14</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>18</sub>)<sup>10+</sup> polyoxocation from the Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Tuscany, Italy

Abstract 8 (OH) 14 (H2 O) 18 ](SO4) 5 ⋅ 2 O, was discovered in the Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Chiusdino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. It occurs as hemispherical aggregates composed of brittle tabular crystals, up to 1 mm in size, white to colorless in color, with a white streak and a vitreous to greasy luster. Batoniite is biaxial negative, with α =  1.4833 (6), β =  1.4948 (6), γ =  1.5019 (5) (589 nm), and 2V (meas. ) =  71 (1)∘. Electron microprobe analysis, affected by the dehydration of batoniite under the chamber vacuum, gave (in wt %) the following: Al2 O3 33.48, Fe2 O3 0.05, SO3 33.00, and H2 Ocalc 44.41, total 110.94. It corresponds to the chemical formula (Al7.98 Fe0.01 3 +) Σ 7.99 (SO4) 5.01 13.95 (H2 O) 18  ⋅ 2 O. Batoniite is triclinic, belonging to space group P 1 ‾ a =  9.1757 (6), b =  12.0886 (9), c =  20.9218 (15) Å, α =  82.901 (3), β =  87.334 (3), γ =  86.999 (2)∘, V =  2297.8 (3) Å3, and Z =  2. The crystal structure was refined to R 1 =  0.0916 for 8118 unique reflections with F o > 4 σ (F o) and 811 refined parameters and 60 restraints. Batoniite is characterized by isolated [Al8 (OH) 14 (H2 O) 18 ]10 + 4) 2 - 2 O groups. In type material, it is associated with gypsum and a poorly crystallized Al–Fe sulfate. The crystallization of batoniite is probably due to the action of H2 SO4 on Al-bearing rocks of Paleozoic age cropping out in the Garibaldi Tunnel, the lowest mining level of the Cetine di Cotorniano Mine.

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Batoniite, (Al8(OH)14(H2O)18)(SO4)5  ⋅  5H2O, a new mineral with the (Al8(OH)14(H2O)18)10+ polyoxocation from the Cetine di Cotorniano Mine, Tuscany, Italy ; volume:35 ; number:5 ; year:2023 ; pages:703-714 ; extent:12
European journal of mineralogy ; 35, Heft 5 (2023), 703-714 (gesamt 12)

Creator
Mauro, Daniela
Biagioni, Cristian
Sejkora, Jiří
Dolníček, Zdeněk
Škoda, Radek

DOI
10.5194/ejm-35-703-2023
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023090704554393619583
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  • Mauro, Daniela
  • Biagioni, Cristian
  • Sejkora, Jiří
  • Dolníček, Zdeněk
  • Škoda, Radek

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