Mineral name
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Fehrite
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Holotype sample of fehrite and detail of fehrite crystals (Photo: C. Rewitzer; width of the picture 0.6 mm). |
Hölzel-No.
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Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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IMA 2018-125a |
Chemical formula
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MgCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O |
Type locality
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Spain, Andalusia, Almería, Pechina, Baños de Alhamilla, Casualidad mine |
Associated minerals
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Clinoatacamite, kapellasite, gordaite, serpierite, connellite and gypsum |
Collection
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Mineralogisches Museum - Universität Hamburg |
Contact person
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Dr. Stefan Peters |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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MM 1544 |
Nature of
type specimen
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Mineral specimen |
References
Fehrite, MgCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O, the magnesium analogue of ktenasite from the Casualidad mine near Baños de Alhamilla, Almeria, Spain.
Schlüter, J., Malcherek, T. Mihailova, B., Rewitzer, C., Hochleitner, R., Müller, D. and Günther, A. (2020)
N. Jb. Miner. Abh. (J. Min. Geochem.), ... |
Notes / Further information
Discovered and recovered from the mine between 1999 and 2008 by Christian Rewitzer, Rupert Hochleitner and Thomas Fehr. |
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