LAUSENITE


Meaning of LAUSENITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Fe+++2(SO4)3·6(H2O)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 507.98 gm)

Iron 21.99 % Fe

Hydrogen 2.38 % H

Sulfur 18.94 % S

Oxygen 56.69 % O

Empirical Formula:

Fe3+2(SO4)3·6(H2O)

Environment:

Formed as the result of a mine fire.

Locality:

United Verde mine, Jerome, Arizona, USA.

Name Origin:

Named for Carl Lausen, U. S. Mining engineer, who first described the species.

Physical Properties:

Color:

white.

Habits:

Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers., ,

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Silky

Streak:

white

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