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Name: Lausenite
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IMA Chemistry: Fe3+2(SO4)3·5H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Lausenite contains elements:
Iron (Fe)
Sulfur (S)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 1928
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Originally described with the name rogersite: Lausen C (1928) Hydrous sulphates formed under fumerolic conditions at the United Verde Mine, American Mineralogist 13, 203-229 Name changed to lausenite because rogersite was already in use: Butler G M (1928) Corrections to volume 13, American Mineralogist 13, 594-594 Chemical formula revised: Majzlan J, Botez C, Stephens P W (2005) The crystal structures of synthetic Fe2(SO4)3(H2O)5 and the type specimen of lausenite, American Mineralogist 90, 411-416
Structural Group Name: Not in a structural group
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
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