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Name: Hydrowoodwardite
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IMA Chemistry: (Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Hydrowoodwardite contains elements:
Copper (Cu)
Aluminum (Al)
Sulfur (S)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Germany
Year First Published: 1996
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Witzke T (1999) Hydrowoodwardite, a new mineral of the hydrotalcite group from Königswalde near Annaberg, Saxony/Germany and other localities, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1999, 75-86 Chemical formula changed from (Cu^2+^,Al)_9_(S^6+^O_4_)_2_(OH)_18_·nH_2_O: Mills S J, Christy A G, Génin J -M R, Kameda T, Colombo F (2012) Nomenclature of the hydrotalcite supergroup: natural layered double hydroxides. Mineralogical Magazine 76, 1289-1336
Structural Group Name: Woodwardite, Hydrotalcite
Fleischer's Group Name: woodwardite
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 600 Million Years Ago
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