huemulite
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Huemulite is a mineral with formula Na4Mg(V10O28)·24H2O that is yellow to orange in color. It was first discovered in Argentina in 1959 and described in 1966. The mineral is named for the Huemul mine in which it was discovered.
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Hml
- chemical formula
- Na₄Mg(V₁₀O₂₈)·24H₂O
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- IV/F.08
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 4.HG.10
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 4.HG.10
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Huemulite is a mineral with formula Na4Mg(V10O28)·24H2O that is yellow to orange in color. It was first discovered in Argentina in 1959 and described in 1966. The mineral is named for the Huemul mine in which it was discovered.
==Occurrence and properties== Huemulite is yellowish orange to orange and bright in color. The mineral occurs as thin films, aggregates of fine fibers, botryoidal masses, and interstitial filling in host sandstone. Huemulite has been found in Argentina, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It occurs in association with epsomite, gypsum, hummerite, rossite, and thenardite.