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|mineralogical_Name = Pentahydrite, Allenite | |mineralogical_Name = Pentahydrite, Allenite | ||
|chemical_Name = Pentahydrite | |chemical_Name = Magnesiumsuphate Pentahydrite | ||
|Trivial_Name = | |Trivial_Name = | ||
|chemical_Formula = MgSO<sub>4</sub>•5H<sub>2</sub>O | |chemical_Formula = MgSO<sub>4</sub>•5H<sub>2</sub>O | ||
|Hydratforms = [[Kieserite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•H<sub>2</sub>O)<br>[[Sanderite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•2H<sub>2</sub>O)<br> [[Starkeyite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•4H<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]] | |Hydratforms = [[Kieserite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•H<sub>2</sub>O)<br>[[Sanderite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•2H<sub>2</sub>O)<br> [[Starkeyite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•4H<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_System = triclinic | ||
|Crystal_Structure = | |Crystal_Structure = | ||
|Deliqueszenzhumidity = | |Deliqueszenzhumidity = | ||
Revision as of 08:37, 10 June 2011
| Pentahydrite[1][2] | |
| Mineralogical name | Pentahydrite, Allenite |
| Chemical name | Magnesiumsuphate Pentahydrite |
| Trivial name | |
| Chemical formula | MgSO4•5H2O |
| Other forms | Kieserite (MgSO4•H2O) Sanderite (MgSO4•2H2O) Starkeyite (MgSO4•4H2O) Hexahydrite (MgSO4•6H2O) Epsomite (MgSO4•7H2O) Meridianite (MgSO4•11H2O) Magnesium 12-Hydrate |
| Crystal system | triclinic |
| Crystal structure | |
| Deliquescence humidity 20°C | |
| Solubility (g/l) at 20°C | |
| Density (g/cm³) | 1,9 g/cm3 |
| Molar volume | |
| Molar weight | |
| Transparency | |
| Cleavage | |
| Crystal habit | |
| Twinning | |
| Phase transition | |
| Chemical behavior | |
| Comments | not stable in air |
| Crystal Optics | |
| Refractive Indices | nx = 1,482 ny = 1,492 nz = 1,493 |
| Birefringence | Δ = 0,011 |
| Optical Orientation | negative |
| Pleochroism | |
| Dispersion | |
| Used Literature | |
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Weblinks[edit]
- ↑ http://webmineral.com/data/Pentahydrite.shtml viewed on 29/07/2010
- ↑ http://www.mindat.org/min-3153.html viewed on 29/07/2010