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| Name: | Halotrichite Hth |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #124: Coquimbite / Halotrichite Monte Arsicco Mine, Sant Anna di Stazzama, Tuscany, Italy |
| IMA Chemistry: | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4ยท22H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Halotrichite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Aluminum (Al) Sulfur (S) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
| Year First Published: | 1777 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Originally named halotrichum: Scopoli J A (1777) Basi Metallica. Halotrichum, in Fundementa Chemiae, Wolfgangum Gerle (Prague) 23-27 Renamed halotrichite: Glocker E F (1839) 18. Halotrichit, in Grundrib der Mineralogie, mit Einschlub der Geognosie und Petrefactenkunde, Schrag (Nurnberg) 691-691 |
| Structural Group Name: | Halotrichite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | halotrichite |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2600 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 1.75 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 1.89 |
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