alpersite
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Alpersite (IMA symbol: Aps) is a magnesium copper sulfate mineral with the chemical formula . It is named after United States Geological Survey geochemist Charles N. Alpers and was first described in 2006.
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- Subclass of
- sulfate mineral
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 7.CB.35
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 7.CB.35
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Aps
- chemical formula
- Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O
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Alpersite (IMA symbol: Aps) is a magnesium copper sulfate mineral with the chemical formula . It is named after United States Geological Survey geochemist Charles N. Alpers and was first described in 2006.
==References==
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