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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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