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Mohrite

Mohrite, (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2·6 H2O, is a rare ammonium iron(II) sulfate mineral originally found in the geothermal fields of Tuscany, Italy. This Fe-dominant analogue of boussingaultite is sometimes reported from burning coal dumps where it is a product of pyrite oxidation.

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Mohrite
A close up of the yellowish microcrystals of the mohrite mineral
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Formula(NH4)2Fe(SO4)2·6 H2O

Mohrite, (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2·6 H2O, is a rare ammonium iron(II) sulfate mineral originally found in the geothermal fields of Tuscany, Italy.1 This Fe-dominant analogue of boussingaultite is sometimes reported from burning coal dumps where it is a product of pyrite oxidation.234

The mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group P21/a.5

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References

References

  1. Fleischer M. 1965: New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 50, 805
  2. Chesnokov B. V. and Shcherbakova E. P. 1991: Mineralogiya gorelykh otvalov Chelyabinskogo ugolnogo basseina - opyt mineralogii tekhnogenesa. Nauka, Moscow
  3. Mindat - Mohrite
  4. "Handbook of Mineralogy - Mohrite" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  5. Figgis, B. N.; Kucharski, E. S.; Reynolds, P. A.; Tasset, F. (15 June 1989). "The structure of (ND4)2Fe(SO4)2 · 6 D2O at 4.3 K by neutron diffraction". Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 45 (6): 942–944. Bibcode:1989AcCrC..45..942F. doi:10.1107/S0108270188013903.