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Acmonidesite

acmonidesite

(NH4,K,Pb)8NaFe²⁺4(SO4)5Cl8

Acmonidesite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Acmonidesite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via zh.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Acmonidesite (NH4,K,Pb,Na)9Fe2+4(SO4)5Cl8) is a microscopic brown mineral, discovered in 2013 and described in 2019. Its name comes from the mythical Greek cyclops Acmonides, said to be one of the three helpers of the god Hephaestus, the god of fire and forging, with his forge said to be located at Vulcano, also the type locality of the mineral.

Scientific references

  1. Acmonidesite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19717059 Link
  2. Acmonidesite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acmonidesite Link