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Szmikite Mineral Data
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General Szmikite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
MnSO4•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 169.02 gm |
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Manganese 32.50 % Mn 41.97 % MnO |
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Hydrogen 1.19 % H 10.66 % H2O |
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Sulfur 18.97 % S 47.37 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 47.33 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Mn2+(SO4)•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Post-mining incrustation. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1877 |
| Locality: |
Baia Sprie (Felsob�nya) and in the Borza�s gold mine, Gutai Mountains, Romainia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Ignaz Nathaniel Szmik (1815-1881), Hungarian mining official at Felsobanya, Hungary (now Baia Sprie, Romania), who discovered the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Szmikite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 71344 |
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PDF 33-906 |
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