Abstract
A hydrous zinc- and sodium-rich hydroxy-chlorosulfate, discovered in a sulfide sample collected by the Deep Sea Recovery Vehicle (DSRV) Alvin in 1984, is identified as gordaite, Zn4Na(OH)6SO4Cl·6H2O, recently described as a new mineral species from Antofagasta, Chile. Results of re-examination of the original Alvin dive sample from the Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeastern Pacific Ocean, and additional data on gordaite, including vibrational and luminescence spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry and thermal analysis, are presented.
Received: 1997-8-19
Accepted: 1998-3-29
Published Online: 2015-11-13
Published in Print: 1998-9-1
© 2015 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
