mendozite
Sign in to saveMendozite is a sulfate mineral, one of the alum series, with formula NaAl(SO4)2·11H2O. It is a hydrated form of sodium aluminium sulfate (soda alum).
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Mendozite
- Mineral.category
- Sulfate minerals, alum series
- Mineral.image
- Mendozite.jpg
- Mineral.formula
- NaAl(SO4)2·11H2O
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Mz
- Mineral.molweight
- 440.26 g/mol
- Mineral.strunz
- 7.CC.15
- Mineral.dana
- 29.5.4.1
- Mineral.system
- Monoclinic
- Mineral.class
- Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
- Mineral.symmetry
- C2/c
- Mineral.color
- colorless
- Mineral.habit
- prismatic, pseudo-rhombohedral
- Mineral.cleavage
- {100} good{001} indistinct{010} indistinct
- Mineral.mohs
- 3
- Mineral.luster
- vitreous
- Mineral.streak
- white
- Mineral.diaphaneity
- transparent to translucent
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- Image
- Mendozite.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 7.CC.15
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 7.CC.15
- Commons category
- Mendozite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Mz
- chemical formula
- NaAl(SO₄)₂·11H₂O
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VI/C.07 – Anhang
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Mendozite | category = Sulfate minerals, alum series | image = Mendozite.jpg | formula = NaAl(SO4)2·11H2O | IMAsymbol = Mz | molweight = 440.26 g/mol | strunz = 7.CC.15 | dana = 29.5.4.1 | system = Monoclinic | class = Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = C2/c | color = colorless | habit = prismatic, pseudo-rhombohedral | cleavage = {100} good{001} indistinct{010} indistinct | mohs = 3 | luster = vitreous | streak = white | diaphaneity = transparent to translucent | density = 1.74 g/cm3 | refractive = nα = 1.449nβ = 1.461nγ = 1.463 | opticalprop = biaxial (-) | birefringence = δ = 0.014 | 2V = 56° (measured) | solubility = soluble in water | alteration = tamarugite | references = }}
Mendozite is a sulfate mineral, one of the alum series, with formula NaAl(SO4)2·11H2O. It is a hydrated form of sodium aluminium sulfate (soda alum).