boussingaultite

{{Infobox mineral | name = Boussingaultite | image = | alt = | caption = | category = Sulfate mineral | formula = (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O | IMAsymbol=Bsg | molweight = 360.60 g/mol | strunz = 7.CC.60 | dana = 29.03.07.02 | system = Monoclinic | class = Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = P21/a | unit cell = a = 9.324(7) Å, b = 12.597(9) Å, c = 6.211(5) Å; β = 1.472°; Z = 2 | color = Colorless, yellow pink, light yellow, pink; colorless in transmitted light | colour = | habit = | twinning = | cleavage = {201} perfect (synthetic) | fracture = | tenacity = | mohs = 2 | luster = Vitreous (glassy), silky | streak = White | diaphaneity = Transparent to translucent | gravity = 1.73 | density = | polish = | opticalprop = Biaxial (+) | refractive = | birefringence = | pleochroism = | 2V = 51°11′ | dispersion = r > v, perceptible | extinction = | length fast/slow = | fluorescence = | absorption = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = Soluble in H2O | impurities = | alteration = | other = | prop1 = | prop1text = | references = | var1 = | var1text = }} thumb | right | alt=boussingaultite | boussingaultite Boussingaultite is a rare ammonium magnesium hydrated sulfate mineral of the chemical formula: (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6 H2O. The formula of boussingaultite is that of Tutton's salts type. It was originally described from geothermal fields in Tuscany, Italy, where it occurs together with its iron analogue mohrite, but is more commonly found on burning coal dumps. The mineral possess monoclinic symmetry and forms clear, often rounded crystals.

The mineral is named after the French chemist Jean-Baptiste Boussingault (1802–1887).