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|Footnote            =
|Footnote            = <ref>http://webmineral.com/data/Starkeyite.shtml  viewed on 29/07/2010</ref><ref>http://www.mindat.org/min-3752.html  viewed on 29/07/2010</ref>
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|mineralogical_Name  =
|mineralogical_Name  = Starkeyite, Leonhardtite
|chemical_Name        =
|chemical_Name        = Magnesiumsulphate Tetrahydrate
|Trivial_Name        =
|Trivial_Name        =
|chemical_Formula     =
|chemical_Formula     = MgSO<sub>4</sub>•4H<sub>2</sub>O
|Hydratforms          =
|Hydratforms          = [[Kieserite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•H<sub>2</sub>O)<br>[[Sanderite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•2H<sub>2</sub>O)<br> [[Pentahydrite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•5H<sub>2</sub>O)<br>[[Hexahydrite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•6H<sub>2</sub>O)<br> [[Epsomite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•7H<sub>2</sub>O)<br> [[Meridianite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•11H<sub>2</sub>O)<br> [[Magnesium 12-Hydrate]]
|Crystal_Class        =
|Crystal_Class        = monoclinic
|Crystal_Structure    =
|Crystal_Structure    =
|Deliqueszenzhumidity =
|Deliqueszenzhumidity =
|Solubility          =
|Solubility          =
|Density              =
|Density              =
|MolVolume            =
|MolVolume            = 95,87 cm<sup>3</sup>/mol
|Molweight            =
|Molweight            = 192,3 g/mol
|Transparency        =
|Transparency        =
|Cleavage            =
|Cleavage            =
|Crystal_Habit        =
|Crystal_Habit        =
|Twinning            =
|Twinning            =
|Refractive_Indices  =
|Refractive_Indices  = n<sub>x</sub> = 1,49<br> n<sub>y</sub> = 1,491<br> n<sub>z</sub> = 1,497
|Birefringence        =
|Birefringence        = Δ = 0,007
|optical_Orientation  =
|optical_Orientation  = positive
|Pleochroism          =
|Pleochroism          =
|Dispersion          =
|Dispersion          =
|Phase_Transition    =
|Phase_Transition    =
|chemBehavior        =
|chemBehavior        =
|Comments            =
|Comments            = not stable in air
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Revision as of 19:07, 3 June 2011

Starkeyite[1][2]
Mineralogical name Starkeyite, Leonhardtite
Chemical name Magnesiumsulphate Tetrahydrate
Trivial name
Chemical formula MgSO4•4H2O
Other forms Kieserite (MgSO4•H2O)
Sanderite (MgSO4•2H2O)
Pentahydrite (MgSO4•5H2O)
Hexahydrite (MgSO4•6H2O)
Epsomite (MgSO4•7H2O)
Meridianite (MgSO4•11H2O)
Magnesium 12-Hydrate
Crystal system {{{Crystal_System}}}
Crystal structure
Deliquescence humidity 20°C
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C
Density (g/cm³)
Molar volume 95,87 cm3/mol
Molar weight 192,3 g/mol
Transparency
Cleavage
Crystal habit
Twinning
Phase transition
Chemical behavior
Comments not stable in air
Crystal Optics
Refractive Indices nx = 1,49
ny = 1,491
nz = 1,497
Birefringence Δ = 0,007
Optical Orientation positive
Pleochroism
Dispersion
Used Literature
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