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Ilsemannite

ilsemannite

Mo3O8·nH2O (?)

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Overview

Ilsemannite is an uncommon amorphous complex heterovalent molybdenum oxide, that was first published in 1871, and has been a valid species since pre-IMA. It is a grandfathered mineral, meaning the name ilsemannite is still believed to refer to a valid species. However, it is likely that specimens formed under different conditions, in different localities do not have the same composition, and may even be a mixture of compounds. Furthermore, it is hard to analyze the specimens due to them being a mixture, hence why adequate analyses are lacking of said mineral. Ilsemannite is believed to be identical to synthetic molybdic oxide.

Scientific references

  1. Ilsemannite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3796518 Link
  2. Ilsemannite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilsemannite Link