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General Retgersite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: NiSO4•6(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 262.85 gm
   Nickel    22.33 %  Ni   28.42 % NiO
   Hydrogen   4.60 %  H    41.12 % H2O
   Sulfur    12.20 %  S    30.46 % SO3
   Oxygen    60.87 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ni(SO4)•6(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Oxidization zone of nickel-bearing hydrothermal mineral deposits, formed from H2O solution between 31.5 deg C and 53.5 deg C. Dimorphous with nickelhexahydrite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1949
Help on Locality: Locality: Cottonwood Canyon, Nevada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Jan Willem Retgers (1856-1896), Dutch physical chemist and chemical crystallographer.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Retgersite + Pronunciation Say RETGERSITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 62051
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