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alotrichite

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Also known as iron alum

minerale

Key facts

Mineral.name
Halotrichite
Mineral.image
Mineraly.sk - halotrichit.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
280px
Mineral.caption
A sample of halotrichite
Mineral.category
Sulfate minerals
Mineral.formula
FeAl2(SO4)4·22H2O
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Hth
Mineral.strunz
7.CB.85
Mineral.system
Monoclinic
Mineral.class
Prismatic (2m) (same H-M symbol)
Mineral.symmetry
P21/c
Mineral.unit cell
a = 20.51, b = 24.29 c = 6.18 [Å]; β = 100.99°; Z = 4
Mineral.color
Colorless to white, yellowish, greenish
Mineral.habit
Acicular to asbestiform clusters, incrustations and efflorescences
Mineral.cleavage
Poor on {010}
Mineral.fracture
Conchoidal
Mineral.tenacity
Brittle
Mineral.mohs
1.5–2

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Wikidata facts

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Image
Halotrichite-120998.jpg
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Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
7.CB.85
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
7.CB.85
Commons category
Halotrichite
IMA Mineral Symbol
Hth
chemical formula
Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
VI/C.06
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Article · Italiano

L'alotrichite è un minerale, solfato idrato di ferro e alluminio.Deriva dal greco άλς = sale e θρίξ = capello. Descritta per la prima volta da Ernst Friedrich Glocker nel 1839.

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