Mineral name
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Sassolite
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Sassolite sample (1997-4022) of Prof. Mascagni from the collection of M. H. Klaproth, to the left sample fragments from the glass (7 x 4 cm) with original labels of Klaproth (above) and unknown origin (below) |
Hölzel-No.
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6.AA.100 |
Type of specimen
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vermutl. T |
IMA-No. / Accepted
|
prä-IMA |
Chemical formula
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H3[BO3] |
Type locality
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Italy, Tuscany, Pisa province, Castelnuovo Val di Cecina, Sasso Pisano |
Associated minerals
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Collection
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Museum für Naturkunde - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
Contact person
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Dr. Ralf-Thomas Schmitt |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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Probe 1997-4022 |
Nature of
type specimen
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Glass with mineral fragments |
References
Sassolin – Die natürlich vorkommende Boraxsäure wird analysiert.
Schmitt, R. T. (2025)
In: Damaschun, F. & Schmitt, R. T.: Uranentdeckung und Mineralanalysen – Die Sammlung Martin Heinrich Klaproth im Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. Göttingen, 164–167 |
Notes / Further information
Description as a natural depressant by Estner (1799), named after the type location by Karsten (1800) regarding samples and chemical data of Klaproth (1802). |
