| Name: | Kainite Kai |
| IMA Chemistry: | KMg(SO4)Cl·2.75H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Kainite contains elements: Potassium (K) Magnesium (Mg) Sulfur (S) Oxygen (O) Chlorine (Cl) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Germany |
| Year First Published: | 1865 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Zincken C (1865) Ueber ein neues Salz von Leopoldshall bei Stassfurth, Berg- und Huttenmannische Zeitung 24, 79-80 Chemical formula changed from KMg(SO_4_)Cl·3H_2_O: Borisov A S, Siidra O I, Ugolkov V L, Kuznetsov A N, Firsova V A, Charkin D O, Platonova N V, Pekov I V (2022) Complex hydrogen bonding and thermal behaviour over a wide temperature range of kainite KMg(SO_4_)Cl⋅2.75H_2_O. Mineralogical Magazine 86, 37-48 |
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| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 411 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 2.75 |
| Diaphaneity: | 3.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 2.15 |
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