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Ferropickeringite

A variety of Pickeringite
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Formula:
(Mg,Fe)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Name:
For its iron content and the relation to pickeringite
An iron-rich variety of pickeringite.
Originally reported from Dientnergraben, Eschenau, Lend, Schwarzach, Salzburg, Austria.


Unique IdentifiersHide

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Mindat ID:
26650 (as Ferropickeringite)
3204 (as Pickeringite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:26650:5 (as Ferropickeringite)
mindat:1:1:3204:5 (as Pickeringite)

Chemistry of FerropickeringiteHide

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Mindat Formula:
(Mg,Fe)Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O70.789 %
S14.934 %
Al6.283 %
H5.164 %
Mg2.830 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Other Language Names for FerropickeringiteHide

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Simplified Chinese:铁镁明矾

Other InformationHide

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Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for FerropickeringiteHide

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References for FerropickeringiteHide

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Localities for FerropickeringiteHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria
  • Salzburg
    • Zell am See District
      • Lend
        • Eschenau
Meixner et al. (1937)
Poland
  • Lower Silesian Voivodeship
    • Kamienna Góra County
      • Gmina Marciszów
Mochnacka et al. (2012) +1 other reference
          • Colourful Lakelets
Mochnacka et al. (2015)
Slovakia
  • Prešov Region
    • Prešov District
      • Červenica
        • Dubník
Koděra (1986)
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