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Mooreite

Year of discovery: 1929 (Sterling mine, USA), 1982 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of mooreite

• Mg₉Mn₂Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₆,8H₂O
• (Mg,Zn,Mn)₁₅(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₆,8H₂O
• [Mg²⁺₉][][Mn²⁺₂][Zn²⁺₄][(OH)₂₆|(SO₄)₂]^30-,8H₂O

• Class: Sulfate - Hydroxide - Hydrate
• Soluble in: HCl, HNO₃, H₂SO₄

• Color: Colorless, Pale brown
• Streak: White
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Transparent

• Cleavage: Perfect on {010} (1 plane)
• Hardness: 3
• Density: 2.5

• System: Monoclinic
• Group: 2/m, P2₁/m
• Lattice: a=11.1, b=20.4, c=8.2, β=92.7