Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Monte Arsiccio Mine
- Sant'Anna di Stazzema
- Stazzema
- Lucca Province
- Tuscany
- Italy
43.9654°, 10.2836°
1recorded occurrences
Physical
Crystallography
- Space group
- P21/c
- Cell parameters
- a = 9.4797(2) Å · b = 18.4454(5) Å · c = 18.0540(4) Å
- Cell angles
- β = 92.626(2) °
- Ratio a:b:c
- 1 : 1.946 : 1.904
- Z
- 4
- Type-locality form
Orange–brown prismatic crystals, up to 0.1 mm long.
Crystal structure
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- Giacovazzoiet
- IMA2018-165
In other languages
- German
- Giacovazzoit · IMA 2018-165
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.7.DF.55
- 7SulfatesClass
- 7.DSulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2ODivision
- 7.DFWith large and medium-sized cationsGroup
- 7.DF.55GiacovazzoiteSpecies
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 2019Biagioni, C., Mauro, D., Bindi, L., Hålenius, U., & Pasero, M. (2019). Giacovazzoite and scordariite, two new minerals related to metavoltine. In Il tempo del Pianeta Terra e il tempo dell'uomo: Le geoscienze fra passato e futuro. ITA.
- 2019Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Mills, Stuart J. (2019) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2019. CNMNC Newsletter 49. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (3) 479-483 doi:10.1180/mgm.2019.35 DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2019.35
- 2020Biagioni, Cristian; Bindi, Luca; Mauro, Daniela; Pasero, Marco (2020) Crystal-chemistry of sulfates from the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy). IV. Giacovazzoite, K5Fe3+3O(SO4)6(H2O)9·H2O, the natural analogue of the β-Maus’s Salt and its dehydration product. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 47 (1). 7 doi:10.1007/s00269-019-01076-4DOI: 10.1007/s00269-019-01076-4
- 2022(2022) Giacovazzoite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Giacovazzoite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/giacovazzoite-53567},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}