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Epsomite-Morenosite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Epsomite-Morenosite Series
Series Formula:
MgSO4 · 7H2O to NiSO4 · 7H2O
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
31068
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:31068:4
Chemical Analysis
Oxide wt%:
| 1 | |
|---|---|
| SO3 | 32.35 % |
| MgO | 16.20 % |
| FeO | 0.47 % |
| Fe2O3 | 0.78 % |
| H2O | 49.66 % |
| Total: | 99.46 % |
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0007157 | Epsomite | Fortes A D, Wood I G, Alfredsson M, Vocadlo L, Knight K S (2006) The thermoelastic properties of MgSO4*7D2O (epsomite) from powder neutron diffraction and ab initio calculation European Journal of Mineralogy 18 449-462 | 2006 | synthetic | 0 | 293 | |
| 0009290 | Epsomite | Baur W H (1964) On the crystal chemistry of salt hydrates. IV. The refinement of the crystal structure of MgSO4*7H2O (epsomite) Acta Crystallographica 17 1361-1369 |  | 1964 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0010551 | Morenosite | Beevers C A, Schwartz C M (1935) The crystal structure of nickel sulphate heptahydrate NiSO4*7H2O Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 91 157-169 |  | 1935 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0018144 | Morenosite | Beevers C, Schwartz C (1935) The crystal structure of nickel sulphate heptahydrate Ni S O4 (H2 O)7 _cod_database_code 1011297 Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 91 157-169 | | 1935 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0015589 | Morenosite | Iskhakova L D, Dubrovinskii L S, Charushnikova I A (1991) Crystal structure, theoretical parameters of potential of atomic interaction (PPAI), and thermochemical properties of NiSO4*nH2O (n=7,6) Soviet Physics Crystallography 36 360-363 | 1991 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
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References for Epsomite-Morenosite Series
Localities for Epsomite-Morenosite Series
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Algeria | |
| [Epsomite] Vogt (1977) |
Antarctica | |
| [Epsomite] Gore et al. (2000) |
| [Epsomite] Watanuki/ Torii/ Nishiyama/ Morikawa |
Argentina | |
| [Epsomite] American Mineralogist: 51: 1-13 +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Palache et al. (1951) |
Asia | |
| [Epsomite] Crétaux et al. (2009) | |
Australia | |
| [Epsomite] L. McClatchie |
| [Epsomite] Leverett et al. (2005) |
| [Epsomite] Geosciences |
| [Epsomite] Thienenkamp (2004) |
| [Epsomite] Sielecki (1988) |
| [Epsomite] Sielecki (1988) | |
| [Epsomite] Harris et al. (2003) |
| [Epsomite] |
| [Epsomite] |
| [Epsomite] Pring (1988) |
| [Epsomite] Rob Fitzpatrick et al. (2010) | |
| [Epsomite] Noble et al. (1983) |
| [Epsomite] Pers. comm. M. Willoughby. +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Bottrill & Baker Catalogue of Minerals ... |
| [Epsomite] R Bottrill (in prep 2018) |
| [Epsomite] Mark Raven |
| [Epsomite] Henry (1988) |
| [Epsomite] |
| [Epsomite] |
| [Epsomite] Simpson (1948) |
| [Epsomite] Simpson Mineral Collection of the ... |
| [Epsomite] Simpson Mineral Collection of the ... | |
| [Epsomite] Government Chemical Laboratories. In: ... +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Simpson (1948) |
| [Epsomite] Bridge et al. (1979) |
| [Epsomite] Simpson et al. (1948) |
| [Epsomite] Wilson et al. (2014) |
| [Morenosite] Grguric (2003) | |
Austria | |
| [Epsomite] Postl et al. (1991) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Blaß et al. (2002) |
| [Epsomite] Meixner (1950) |
| [Epsomite] Niedermayr et al. (1995) |
| [Morenosite] Meixner (1956) | |
| [Epsomite] Niedermayr et al. (1995) |
| [Morenosite] Pichler (2009) |
| [Epsomite] Niedermayr et al. (1995) | |
| [Epsomite] Meixner (1950) |
| [Morenosite] Meixner (1958) |
| [Epsomite] Tufar (1982) |
| [Epsomite] Exel (1993) |
| [Epsomite] Strasser (1989) |
| [Epsomite] Strasser (1989) |
| [Epsomite] Strasser (1989) |
| [Epsomite] Exel (1993) |
| [Epsomite] Strasser (1989) | |
| [Epsomite] Strasser (1989) |
| [Morenosite] Strasser (1989) |
| [Epsomite] C. Auer (2022) |
| [Epsomite] Hackenberg (2003) |
| [Epsomite] Gerald Gesselbauer (06.2010) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Gerald Gesselbauer (2010) |
| [Epsomite] Postl et al. (2014) |
| [Epsomite] Postl et al. (2011) |
| [Epsomite] Aufschluss 1972 (SB) |
| [Epsomite] Sigmund 1912 | |
| [Epsomite] Meixner (1977) |
| [Epsomite] Pribitzer (1956) |
| [Epsomite] Spötl (1989) |
| [Epsomite] Meixner (1975) |
| [Epsomite] Exel (1993) |
| [Epsomite] Zirkl (1948) +2 other references |
| [Epsomite] |
| [Epsomite] Reiter (2010) |
Belgium | |
| [Epsomite] Van Tassel (1973) +4 other references |
| [Epsomite] Van Tassel (1973) +2 other references |
| [Epsomite] de Limbourg-Stirum (1923) +2 other references |
| [Epsomite] Hatert et al. (2002) |
| [Epsomite] Mélon (1943) +3 other references |
Bolivia | |
| [Epsomite] Federico Ahlfeld and Jorge Muñoz Reyes (1955) |
| [Morenosite] Dr. Fritz Berndt collection (Dr. Frank Keutsch analysis) |
| [Epsomite] Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Petrov et al. (2006) |
Brazil | |
| [Epsomite] Rocks & Min.: 63:43. |
| [Epsomite] Atencio et al. (2011) |
Bulgaria | |
| [Epsomite] Lips (2006) |
| [Epsomite] Младенова et al. (2007) |
| [Epsomite] Sabeva et al. (2017) |
Canada | |
| [Epsomite] Kohut et al. (1993) | |
| [Epsomite] Renaut et al. (1994) |
| [Epsomite] Walker (1921) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Peatfield (n.d.) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Peatfield (n.d.) +1 other reference | |
| [Epsomite] Peatfield (n.d.) | |
| [Epsomite] Peatfield (n.d.) | |
| [Epsomite] JOHNSTON (1911) |
| [Epsomite] Peatfield (n.d.) | |
| [Epsomite] Woodside collection |
| [Epsomite] Mauthner et al. (1996) |
| [Epsomite] Palache et al. (1951) |
| [Epsomite] Zodrow et al. (1978) |
| [Epsomite] How (1861) |
| [Morenosite] Hawley et al. (1962) |
| [Morenosite] Reiner Mielke 2011 | |
| [Morenosite] Hawley et al. (1962) |
| [Morenosite] Reiner Mielke 2014 |
| [Epsomite] Reiner Mielke 2014 |
| [Epsomite] Mielke (n.d.) |
| [Morenosite] 157-158. +1 other reference |
| [Morenosite] Dana 6: 940 +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Thirty - First Annual Report of the ... +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Knight (1922) | |
| [Morenosite] Sabina (2003) |
| [Morenosite] Staveley (1976) | |
| [Epsomite] Last (1990) |
| [Epsomite] Shang (2000) | |
| [Epsomite] Greengrass et al. (1999) | |
| [Epsomite] Robinson et al. (1992) |
| [Epsomite] Robinson et al. (1992) | |
| [Epsomite] 150-152. +1 other reference | |
Chile | |
| [Epsomite] Ericksen et al. (1970) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Kampf et al. (2013) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Pueyo et al. (2021) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] British Natural History Museum online ... |
| [Epsomite var: Aromite (of Darapsky)] Clark (1993) |
China | |
| [Epsomite] Zhaolong Li et al. (1981) |
| [Epsomite] Zhaolong Li et al. (1981) | |
| [Epsomite] Sun Da-peng et al. (2002) |
| [Epsomite] Shaoxiu (1991) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Dongsheng Hu (1990) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Shaoxiu (1991) +2 other references |
| [Epsomite] Shaoxiu (1991) +1 other reference | |
| [Epsomite] Xiying Zhang et al. (2007) |
| [Epsomite] Shaoxiu (1991) | |
| [Epsomite] Xiyu Zheng and Shengsong Yu (1981) |
| [Epsomite] Mianping Zheng and Xifang Liu (2010) |
| [Epsomite] Yanling Tang (2005) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Bingxiao (1992) |
| [Epsomite] Bingxiao (1992) +1 other reference |
| [Epsomite] Bingxiao (1992) |
Costa Rica | |
| [Epsomite] Rodríguez et al. (2017) |
| [Epsomite] Ulloa et al. (2018) |
Czech Republic | |
| [Epsomite] Zemek +5 other references |
| [Epsomite] Vtělenský J. (1959) |
| [Epsomite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference | |
| [Epsomite] Velebil |
| [Epsomite] Vtělenský J. (1959) |
| [Epsomite] Jirásek (2001) |
| [Epsomite] Lapis 2002 (7/8) |
| [Epsomite] Beran (Ag, Au, Co) +2 other references |
| [Epsomite] Matýsek et al. (2014) |
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