Boussingaultite

Boussingaultite is a rare mineral of the chemical formula: (NH₄)₂Mg(SO₄)₂^.6H₂O. The formula of boussingaultite is that of Tutton's salts type. It was originally described from geothermal fields in Tuscany (Italy), where it occurs together with its iron analogue mohrite [1], but is more commonly found on burning coal dumps [2]. The mineral possess monoclinic symmetry and forms clear, often rounded crystals [3].

References

1. ^ Fleischer M. 1965: New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 50, pp. 805
2. ^ Chesnokov B. V. and Shcherbakova E. P. 1991: Mineralogiya gorelykh otvalov Chelyabinskogo ugolnogo basseina - opyt mineralogii tekhnogenesa. Nauka, Moscow
3. ^ Mindat





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