Name/Title
ThenaditeEntry/Object ID
2014.1.35Description
Chemical Composition: Al(OH)3
Crystal System: Hexagonal System
Description: Common Name: Thenadite
Chemistry: Na2SO4
Group: Sulfates
Location: Mexico
Description: Small, thin specimen with a rough surface with appearance of wet, sponged plaster. Color is white.
Physical Charateristics:
•Thenardite is an anhydrous sodium sulfate mineral, Na2SO4 which occurs in arid evaporite environments. It also occurs in dry caves and old mine workings as an efflorescence and as a crusty deposit around fumaroles.
Hardness: 7 Quartz
Rock Type: SedimentaryCollection
RAGM Mineral CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2014.1Source or Donor
Crater Rock Museum (unknown donors)Acquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Height
4-3/8 inWidth
11/16 inLength
2-1/2 inLocation
Location
Shelf
CS-I-2Room
Curation StorageBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumDate
January 31, 2024Location
Shelf
2nd shelfCabinet
Case# 20Wall
WestBuilding
Freida Smith HallCategory
Permanent
