- Source: Mascagnite
Mascagnite is a rare ammonium sulfate mineral (NH4)2SO4. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system typically forming as stalactitic masses exhibiting good cleavage. It is soft (not higher than 2.5 on the Mohs scale) and water-soluble. Optical properties are variable; the purest form is transparent and colorless, but opaque gray or yellow deposits are also known.
It occurs in fumaroles, as at Mount Vesuvius and associated with coal seam fires. It was named for Italian anatomist Paolo Mascagni (1752–1815) who first described the mineral.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Amonium sulfat
- Mascagnite
- Ammonium sulfate
- List of minerals
- List of mineral symbols
- Sulfate mineral
- Thallium(I) iodide
- List of minerals named after people
- Efremovite
- List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (M)
