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Blödite

blödite

Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O

Blödite: Mineral information, data and localities.

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

Overview

Blödite or bloedite is a hydrated sodium magnesium sulfate mineral with the formula Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O. The mineral is clear to yellow in color often darkened by inclusions and forms monoclinic crystals. Blödite was first described in 1821 for an occurrence in a salt deposit in Ischler Salzberg, Bad Ischl, Gmunden, Austria and named for German mineralogist and chemist Karl August Blöde (1773–1820). It is found worldwide in evaporitic sedimentary environments such as the Great Salt Lake, Utah.

Scientific references

  1. Blödite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q419103 Link
  2. Blödite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl%C3%B6dite Link