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Misenite

Year of discovery: 1849 (Grotta dello Zolfo, Italy), 1930 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of misenite

• K₈H₆(SO₄)₇
• [K⁺₈][H⁺₆][(SO₄)₇]^14-

• Class: Sulfate
• Soluble in: Water
• Radioactive: Very weak
• Taste: Sour, Bitter

• Color: Colorless
• Streak: White
• Luster: Silky
• Diaphaneity: Transparent-Translucent

• Cleavage: Distinct on {010} (1 plane)
• Density: 2.3

• System: Monoclinic
• Lattice: a=23.0, b=7.1, c=8.7, β=102.7