Structural and chemical characterization of Tl-bearing sulphates in the Tl–Fe–S–H₂O system: insights into dorallcharite formation and thallium retention

Tamara Đorđević; Sofija Miloš; Natalie Lammer; Michael Stöger-Pollach; Ljiljana Karanović

Structural and chemical characterization of Tl-bearing sulphates in the Tl–Fe–S–H₂O system: insights into dorallcharite formation and thallium retention

Tamara Đorđević
, Sofija Miloš
, Natalie Lammer
, Michael Stöger-Pollach
, Ljiljana Karanović

Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography

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Abstract

Minerals of the jarosite-group significantly influence the mobility and fate of trace elements in acidic, sulphate-rich environments, such as those impacted by mining. However, the interactions between these minerals and the highly toxic element thallium are not well understood. In the natural Tl(I)–Fe(III)–S(VI)–H₂O system, the formation of small (up to 10 µm) rhombohedral crystals of dorallcharite, a Tl-dominant member of the jarosite group, has been observed. Dorallcharite, nominally TlFe3⁺³(SO₄)₂(OH)₆, is the main Tl sink in the Tl and sulphate-rich, acidic environments affected by mining, as well as in associated soils and sediments. Due to its poor crystallinity, its structural and compositional characteristics have remained only partially understood.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MINERALOGIA ‒ SPECIAL PAPERS
Subtitle of host publication	Abstracts and field trip guide, 30th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland
Editors	Magdalena PAŃCZYK, Anna JANUSZEWSKA-KACPRZAK, Katarzyna DERKOWSKA
Place of Publication	Lubliniec, Poland
Pages	56
Number of pages	1
Volume	53
Edition	2025
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	30th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland: „How Can Mineralogical Sciences Support the Mineral Resources Industry?” - Lubliniec, Poland Duration: 16 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025 https://ptmin2025.uwr.edu.pl/

Publication series

Series	MINERALOGIA ‒ SPECIAL PAPERS
Volume	53
ISSN	1899-8518

Conference

Conference	30th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland
Abbreviated title	PTMin 2025
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Lubliniec
Period	16/10/25 → 19/10/25
Internet address	https://ptmin2025.uwr.edu.pl/

Funding

Financial support of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P 36828-N] to T. Đorđević

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

105116 Mineralogy
105113 Crystallography

Access to Document

https://www.ptmin.pl/mineralogia53.pdf

Cite this

Đorđević, T., Miloš, S., Lammer, N., Stöger-Pollach, M., & Karanović, L. (2025). Structural and chemical characterization of Tl-bearing sulphates in the Tl–Fe–S–H₂O system: insights into dorallcharite formation and thallium retention. In M. PAŃCZYK, A. JANUSZEWSKA-KACPRZAK, & K. DERKOWSKA (Eds.), MINERALOGIA ‒ SPECIAL PAPERS: Abstracts and field trip guide, 30th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland (2025 ed., Vol. 53, pp. 56). https://www.ptmin.pl/mineralogia53.pdf

Đorđević, Tamara ; Miloš, Sofija ; Lammer, Natalie et al. / Structural and chemical characterization of Tl-bearing sulphates in the Tl–Fe–S–H₂O system : insights into dorallcharite formation and thallium retention. MINERALOGIA ‒ SPECIAL PAPERS: Abstracts and field trip guide, 30th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland. editor / Magdalena PAŃCZYK ; Anna JANUSZEWSKA-KACPRZAK, ; Katarzyna DERKOWSKA. Vol. 53 2025. ed. Lubliniec, Poland, 2025. pp. 56 (MINERALOGIA ‒ SPECIAL PAPERS, Vol. 53).

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Đorđević, T, Miloš, S, Lammer, N, Stöger-Pollach, M & Karanović, L 2025, Structural and chemical characterization of Tl-bearing sulphates in the Tl–Fe–S–H₂O system: insights into dorallcharite formation and thallium retention. in M PAŃCZYK, A JANUSZEWSKA-KACPRZAK, & K DERKOWSKA (eds), MINERALOGIA ‒ SPECIAL PAPERS: Abstracts and field trip guide, 30th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland. 2025 edn, vol. 53, Lubliniec, Poland, MINERALOGIA ‒ SPECIAL PAPERS, vol. 53, pp. 56, 30th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland, Lubliniec, Poland, 16/10/25. <https://www.ptmin.pl/mineralogia53.pdf>

Structural and chemical characterization of Tl-bearing sulphates in the Tl–Fe–S–H₂O system: insights into dorallcharite formation and thallium retention. / Đorđević, Tamara; Miloš, Sofija; Lammer, Natalie et al.
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Đorđević T, Miloš S, Lammer N, Stöger-Pollach M, Karanović L. Structural and chemical characterization of Tl-bearing sulphates in the Tl–Fe–S–H₂O system: insights into dorallcharite formation and thallium retention. In PAŃCZYK M, JANUSZEWSKA-KACPRZAK, A, DERKOWSKA K, editors, MINERALOGIA ‒ SPECIAL PAPERS: Abstracts and field trip guide, 30th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland. 2025 ed. Vol. 53. Lubliniec, Poland. 2025. p. 56. (MINERALOGIA ‒ SPECIAL PAPERS, Vol. 53).