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Boothite

boothite

CuSO4·7H2O

Boothite: Mineral information, data and localities.

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

Overview

Boothite is a very rare, naturally occurring mineral composed of the heptahydrate of copper sulfate: Cu(SO4)·7H2O. It was discovered in the Leona Heights region near Oakland, California before 1959. It is named for Edward Booth, a chemist at the University of California, who directed Waldemar Schaller, who described the mineral.

Scientific references

  1. Boothite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3642316 Link
  2. Boothite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boothite Link