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Lahnsteinite

lahnsteinite

Zn4(SO4)(OH)6·3H2O

Lahnsteinite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Lahnsteinite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via zh.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Lahnsteinite is a basic sulfate mineral first discovered in the Friedrichssegen Mine, Germany in a goethite cavity. Though found in goethite, the crystals of Lahnsteinite are few millimeters in size, and are tabular shaped. Lahnsteinite was the first mineral discovered in the Lahn Valley deposits. The empirical formula for lahnsteinite is (Zn3.3,Fe0.27,Cu0.11)3.91(S0.98O4)(OH)5*3H2.10O.

Scientific references

  1. Lahnsteinite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19860928 Link
  2. Lahnsteinite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahnsteinite Link