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Mallardite Mineral Data

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General Mallardite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Mn++SO4•7(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 277.11 gm
   Manganese  19.83 %  Mn   25.60 % MnO
   Hydrogen    5.09 %  H    45.51 % H2O
   Sulfur     11.57 %  S    28.89 % SO3
   Oxygen     63.51 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mn2+(SO4)•7(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1879
Help on Locality: Locality: Locky Boy mine, Butterfield Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Name for Ernest Mallard (1833-1894), French crystallographer.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Mallardite + Pronunciation Say MALLARDITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Zinc-fauserite - probably Zn-Mg-bearing mallardite