Hydrotalcite Group
A group of related mineral species
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About Hydrotalcite Group
Formula:
M6R3+2(OH)16Z · 4H2O, where M=Mg, Fe, Ni, R3+ = Al, Cr, Co or Fe, and Z=CO3, Cl
Member of:
A group within the hydrotalcite supergroup. The members of this group has brucite-like structure and layer-lattices based on a stacking of positively charged hydroxide layers along [0001], as in brucite, with interlayer anions and variable amounts of water molecules.
The hydrotalcite group was redefined by Mills et al. 2012.
The hydrotalcite group was redefined by Mills et al. 2012.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
29298
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:29298:0
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
71d166e9-c077-4dcd-8f06-70c363884a73
Pronunciation of Hydrotalcite Group
Pronunciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
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Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Chemistry of Hydrotalcite Group
Mindat Formula:
M6R3+2(OH)16Z · 4H2O, where M=Mg, Fe, Ni, R3+ = Al, Cr, Co or Fe, and Z=CO3, Cl
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0014738 | Hydrotalcite | Allmann R, Jepsen H P (1969) Die struktur des hydrotalkits Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1969 544-551 | 1969 | Vezna, Western Moravia | 0 | 293 | |
0000189 | Iowaite | Allmann R, Donnay J D H (1969) About the structure of iowaite American Mineralogist 54 296-299 | 1969 | 0 | 293 | ||
0014506 | Iowaite | Braithwaite R S W, Dunn P J, Pritchard R G, Paar W H (1994) Iowaite, a re-investigation Mineralogical Magazine 58 79-85 | 1994 | Palabora open pit mine, Phalaborwa, Transvaal | 0 | 293 | |
0014447 | Pyroaurite | Ingram L, Taylor H F W (1967) The crystal structures of sjoegrenite and pyroaurite Mineralogical Magazine 36 465-479 | 1967 | Sweden | 0 | 293 | |
0019806 | Takovite | Mills S J, Whitfield P S, Kampf A R, Wilson S A, Dipple G M, Raudsepp M, Favreau G (2012) Contribution to the crystallography of hydrotalcites: the crystal structures of woodallite and takovite Journal of Geosciences 58 273-279 | 2012 | Agoudal mine, Bou Azzer district, Tazenakht, Morocco | 0 | 293 | |
0019807 | Woodallite | Mills S J, Whitfield P S, Kampf A R, Wilson S A, Dipple G M, Raudsepp M, Favreau G (2012) Contribution to the crystallography of hydrotalcites: the crystal structures of woodallite and takovite Journal of Geosciences 58 273-279 | 2012 | Mount Keith Nickel Mine, Western Australia, Australia | 0 | 293 |
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Synonyms of Hydrotalcite Group
Relationship of Hydrotalcite Group to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Akopovaite | Al4Li2(OH)12(CO3)(H2O)3 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
Amoraite | Ca12Al6(OH)36(CO3)2(SO3) · 15H2O | Tric. 1 : P1 |
Brugnatellite | Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13 · 4H2O | Hex. |
Carbocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(CO3) · 6H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c |
Coalingite | Mg10Fe3+2(OH)24[CO3] · 2H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Cualstibite Group | M2R(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6], where M = Zn, Ni, Cu and R = Al or Fe3+ | |
Dritsite | Li2Al4(OH)12Cl2 · 3H2O | Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P63/mcm |
Fougèrite Group | ||
Glaucocerinite Group | ||
Hydrocalumite Group | ||
Karchevskyite | Mg18Al9(OH)54Sr2(CO3)9(H2O)6 (H3O)5 | Trig. |
Muskoxite | Mg7Fe4O13 · 10H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) |
Poellmannite | Ca6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6](SO4)2 · 6H2O | Trig. 3 : R3 |
Quintinite Group | ||
UM1987-05-OH:AlCMg | Mg4Al2(OH)12(CO3,SO4) · 3H2O | |
Wermlandite Group | M7R3+2(OH)18[Ca(H2O)6][SO4]2 · 6H2O, where = Mg, Fe, Zn and R= Al or Fe | |
Woodwardite Group | May be considered a subgroup of the Hydrotalcite Group. |
Group Members:
Desautelsite | Mg6Mn3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) |
Droninoite | Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Hydrotalcite | Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Hydrotalcite-3R | Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Iowaite | Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Kaznakhtite | Ni6Co3+2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O | Trig. 3 : R3 |
Meixnerite | Mg6Al2(OH)16(OH)2 · 4H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Reevesite | Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Stichtite | Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Takovite | Ni6Al2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
UM2002-02-COH:FeNi | (Fe2+,Ni)6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O | |
Woodallite | Mg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Hydrotalcite Group in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
Internet Links for Hydrotalcite Group
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References for Hydrotalcite Group
Localities for Hydrotalcite Group
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Argentina | |
| [Reevesite] |
Atlantic Ocean | |
[Iowaite] | |
| [Iowaite] |
Australia | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite-2H] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
[Pyroaurite] | |
| [Stichtite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Stichtite] |
[Stichtite] | |
[Pyroaurite] | |
[Stichtite] | |
[Pyroaurite] | |
[Stichtite] | |
| [Pyroaurite-2H] |
| [Stichtite-2H] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Takovite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Takovite] |
| [Reevesite] |
[Takovite] | |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Takovite] |
[Takovite] Sorrell, Steve (n.d.) Personal communication.Identification: Dealer/Collection Label | |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Iowaite] |
[Stichtite] | |
[Pyroaurite] | |
[Iowaite] | |
[Iowaite] | |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
Austria | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
| [Meixnerite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Bolivia | |
| [Reevesite] |
Brazil | |
| [Stichtite] |
| [Stichtite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Hydrotalcite-2H] |
[Hydrotalcite-2H] | |
Bulgaria | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Canada | |
| [Iowaite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Stichtite] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Iowaite] |
[Iowaite] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Stichtite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
| |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
China | |
| [Iowaite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
Czech Republic | |
| [Stichtite-2H] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
Eswatini | |
| [Stichtite] |
Finland | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
France | |
| [Takovite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Takovite] |
Germany | |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Takovite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite-2H] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite-2H] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
Greece | |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Takovite] |
Hungary | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
India | |
| [Stichtite] |
| [Stichtite] |
Iraq | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Italy | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Droninoite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Pyroaurite-2H] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
[Reevesite] | |
[Reevesite] | |
[Reevesite] | |
[Reevesite] | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Japan | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
[Pyroaurite-2H] | |
[Desautelsite] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Desautelsite] | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Desautelsite] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
Jordan | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Kazakhstan | |
| [Pyroaurite-2H] |
| [Droninoite] |
Lebanon | |
| |
Mexico | |
| [Stichtite] |
[Stichtite] | |
Middle East | |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
Morocco | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Stichtite] |
[Takovite] | |
[Stichtite] | |
[Stichtite] | |
[Stichtite] | |
[Stichtite] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
Myanmar | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
New Zealand | |
| [Stichtite-2H] |
| [Stichtite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Norway | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite-2H] |
| [Hydrotalcite-2H] |
| [Hydrotalcite-2H] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
Oman | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Pacific Ocean | |
| [Iowaite] |
| [Iowaite] |
[Iowaite] | |
Peru | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Poland | |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Iowaite] |
| [Meixnerite] |
| [Pyroaurite-2H] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Romania | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Takovite] |
| [Takovite] |
Russia | |
| [Stichtite] |
| [Iowaite] |
[Iowaite] | |
[Stichtite] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite-2H] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Iowaite] |
| [Takovite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Hydrotalcite-2H] | |
[Hydrotalcite-2H] | |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
| [Hydrotalcite] Locality descriptionIdentification: Visual Identification |
| [Meixnerite] |
| [Reevesite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Iowaite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Saudi Arabia | |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
Serbia | |
| [Takovite] |
| [UM2002-02-COH:FeNi] |
South Africa | |
| [Stichtite] |
| [Stichtite] |
[Stichtite] | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Stichtite-2H] |
[Reevesite] | |
[Stichtite] | |
[Stichtite-2H] | |
[Stichtite-2H] | |
[Stichtite] | |
[Stichtite] | |
| [Stichtite] |
[Stichtite] | |
[Stichtite] | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
South Korea | |
| [Reevesite] |
Spain | |
| [Iowaite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Sweden | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
[Pyroaurite] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
[Pyroaurite-2H] | |
[Pyroaurite] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
Switzerland | |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
Tajikistan | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Turkey | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite] Erik vercammen finds and collectionIdentified by Erik Vercammen: Visual Identification |
| [Takovite] |
UK | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Stichtite-2H] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
[Pyroaurite] | |
[Reevesite] Bish, D. L., Livingstone, A. (1981) The crystal chemistry and paragenesis of honessite and hydrohonessite: the sulphate analogues of reevesite. Mineralogical Magazine, 44 (335) 339-343 doi:10.1180/minmag.1981.044.335.15 | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
USA | |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Desautelsite] |
[Desautelsite] | |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Reevesite] |
[Reevesite] | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Reevesite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
| [Desautelsite] |
[Desautelsite] | |
[Pyroaurite] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
| [Pyroaurite-2H] |
[Pyroaurite-2H] | |
| [Iowaite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Desautelsite] |
| [Meixnerite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Iowaite] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Reevesite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Hydrotalcite-2H] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Hydrotalcite-2H] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
[Hydrotalcite] | |
| [Desautelsite] |
[Pyroaurite] | |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Pyroaurite] |
| [Takovite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
| [Hydrotalcite] |
Uzbekistan | |
| [Iowaite] |
Zimbabwe | |
| [Stichtite] |
Långban Mine, Långban Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden