Saranchinaite
Saranchinaite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfate class, with the chemical formula Na₂Cu(SO₄)₂.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2_1).
Key properties: specific gravity 2.937; White streak; Vitreous luster; optically biaxial.
IMA symbol Src, IMA status: approved, named in 2015.
A sublimate from volcanic gases with temperature ~600 flC at a fumarole.
It is found associated with Euchlorine, anhydrite, itelmenite, hermannjahnite, chalcocyanite, thénardite, aphthitalite, hematite.
The mineral was named to honor Professor Galina M. Saranchina (1911-2004), St. Petersburg State University, Russia, for her distinguished teaching and scientific achievements in metamorphic petrology.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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