European Journal of Mineralogy
European Journal of Mineralogy
European Journal of Mineralogy
Articles | Volume 35, issue 5
Articles | Volume 35, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-703-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-35-703-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 35, issue 5
New minerals, nomenclature, and classification
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31 Aug 2023
New minerals, nomenclature, and classification |  | 31 Aug 2023

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

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

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Batoniite is a new mineral species belonging to the Al2O3–SO3–H2O ternary system, first found in the Cetine di Cotorniano Mine (Tuscany, Italy). This hydrated Al sulfate shows a novel crystal structure, characterized by Al octamers, so far reported in only synthetic compounds.
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