About: Taranakite

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Taranakite is a hydrated alkali iron-aluminium phosphate mineral with chemical formula (K,Na)3(Al,Fe3+)5(PO4)2(HPO4)6·18 H2O. It forms from the reaction of clay minerals or aluminous rocks with solutions enriched in phosphate derived from bat or bird guano or, less commonly, from bones or other organic matter. Taranakite is most commonly found in humid, bat inhabited caves near the boundary of guano layers with the cave surface. It is also found in perennially wet coastal locations that have been occupied by bird colonies. The type location, and its namesake, the Sugar Loaf Islands off Taranaki, New Zealand, is an example of a coastal occurrence.

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  • La taranakita és un mineral de la classe dels fosfats. Rep el nom de la regió de Taranaki, a Nova Zelanda, on es troba la seva localitat tipus. (ca)
  • Taranakita fosfato motako minerala da. (eu)
  • La taranakite est un minéral phosphate de potassium et aluminium hydraté, de formule chimique K3Al5(PO4)2(HPO4)6·18H2O. Il se forme à partir de la réaction de minéraux argileux ou alumineux issus de rochers, avec des solutions enrichies en phosphate dérivées de guano de chauve-souris ou d'oiseaux ou, moins fréquemment, à partir d'os et d'autres matières organiques. La taranakite est le plus souvent trouvée dans les lieux humides. Elle est également trouvée dans les grottes humides côtières qui ont été occupées par des colonies d'oiseaux. (fr)
  • Taranakite is a hydrated alkali iron-aluminium phosphate mineral with chemical formula (K,Na)3(Al,Fe3+)5(PO4)2(HPO4)6·18 H2O. It forms from the reaction of clay minerals or aluminous rocks with solutions enriched in phosphate derived from bat or bird guano or, less commonly, from bones or other organic matter. Taranakite is most commonly found in humid, bat inhabited caves near the boundary of guano layers with the cave surface. It is also found in perennially wet coastal locations that have been occupied by bird colonies. The type location, and its namesake, the Sugar Loaf Islands off Taranaki, New Zealand, is an example of a coastal occurrence. Taranakite forms small white, pale yellow, or gray crystals, which are typically found in pulverulent nodular aggregates, or crusts. Taranakite crystallizes in the hexagonal system, and is noted as having the longest crystallographic axis of any known mineral: the c-axis of the taranakite unit cell is 9.505 nanometers long. (en)
  • La taranakite è un minerale idratato composto da fosfati, potassio e alluminio. Si forma dalla reazione di minerali argillosi e guano di volatili, in condizioni di elevata umidità. (it)
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  • H-M symbol: (en)
  • Hexagonal scalenohedral (en)
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  • White, pale yellow, or gray (en)
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  • Transparent (en)
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  • about 2.13 (en)
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  • Platy, massive, nodular (en)
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  • Tar (en)
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  • Taranakite (en)
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  • Uniaxial (en)
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  • nε = 1.500–1.503 (en)
  • nω = 1.506–1.510 (en)
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  • Insoluble in water (en)
  • Slightly soluble in acids (en)
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  • white (en)
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  • 8 (xsd:integer)
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  • Rc (en)
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  • Malleable, unctuous (en)
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  • a = 8.7025, c = 95.05 [Å]; Z = 6 (en)
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  • La taranakita és un mineral de la classe dels fosfats. Rep el nom de la regió de Taranaki, a Nova Zelanda, on es troba la seva localitat tipus. (ca)
  • Taranakita fosfato motako minerala da. (eu)
  • La taranakite est un minéral phosphate de potassium et aluminium hydraté, de formule chimique K3Al5(PO4)2(HPO4)6·18H2O. Il se forme à partir de la réaction de minéraux argileux ou alumineux issus de rochers, avec des solutions enrichies en phosphate dérivées de guano de chauve-souris ou d'oiseaux ou, moins fréquemment, à partir d'os et d'autres matières organiques. La taranakite est le plus souvent trouvée dans les lieux humides. Elle est également trouvée dans les grottes humides côtières qui ont été occupées par des colonies d'oiseaux. (fr)
  • La taranakite è un minerale idratato composto da fosfati, potassio e alluminio. Si forma dalla reazione di minerali argillosi e guano di volatili, in condizioni di elevata umidità. (it)
  • Taranakite is a hydrated alkali iron-aluminium phosphate mineral with chemical formula (K,Na)3(Al,Fe3+)5(PO4)2(HPO4)6·18 H2O. It forms from the reaction of clay minerals or aluminous rocks with solutions enriched in phosphate derived from bat or bird guano or, less commonly, from bones or other organic matter. Taranakite is most commonly found in humid, bat inhabited caves near the boundary of guano layers with the cave surface. It is also found in perennially wet coastal locations that have been occupied by bird colonies. The type location, and its namesake, the Sugar Loaf Islands off Taranaki, New Zealand, is an example of a coastal occurrence. (en)
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  • Taranakita (ca)
  • Taranakita (eu)
  • Taranakite (it)
  • Taranakite (fr)
  • Taranakite (en)
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