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Bílinite

bílinite

Bílinite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Bílinite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Bílinite (Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4·22H2O) is an iron sulfate mineral. It is a product of the oxidation of pyrite in water. It is an acidic mineral that has a pH of less than 3 and is harmful to the environment when it comes from acid rock drainage (Keith et al., 2001). Bílinite was first discovered near Bílina, Czech Republic which is why the mineral was named 'bílinite' (Palache, et al., 1969). This mineral possibly occurs on Mars.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 2

Scientific references

  1. Bílinite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q422316 Link
  2. Bílinite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%ADlinite Link