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Name: Kieserite
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IMA Chemistry: Mg(SO4)·H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Kieserite contains elements:
Magnesium (Mg)
Sulfur (S)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Germany
Year First Published: 1861
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Reichardt E (1860) Das Steinsalzbergwerk Stassfurth Bei Magdeburg. Novorum Actorum Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum 27, 609-659
Structural Group Name: Kieserite
Fleischer's Group Name: kieserite
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 2500 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 3.5
Diaphaneity: 2.0
Specific Gravity: 2.57
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