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Minerals

Huntite

huntite

CaMg3(CO3)4

Photographs of mineral No. 45102: Huntite from Cimarron District ...

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Overview

Huntite is a carbonate mineral with the chemical formula Mg3Ca(CO3)4. Huntite crystallizes in the trigonal system and typically occurs as platy crystals and powdery masses. For most of recorded history its main use was as a white pigment. Today the most common industrial use of huntite is as a natural mixture with hydromagnesite as a flame retardant or fire retardant additive for polymers.

Scientific references

  1. Huntite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1063231 Link
  2. Huntite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntite Link