bílinite
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Bílinite (Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4·22H2O) is an iron sulfate mineral. It is a product of the oxidation of pyrite in water. It is an acidic mineral that has a pH of less than 3 and is harmful to the environment when it comes from acid rock drainage (Keith et al., 2001).
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Bílinite
- Mineral.category
- Sulfate mineral
- Mineral.image
- Bilinite.jpg
- Mineral.formula
- Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·22H2O
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Bli
- Mineral.strunz
- 7.CB.85
- Mineral.dana
- 29.07.03.05
- Mineral.system
- Monoclinic
- Mineral.class
- Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
- Mineral.symmetry
- P21/c
- Mineral.color
- White to yellowish
- Mineral.habit
- Fibrous in radial aggregates
- Mineral.mohs
- 2
- Mineral.luster
- Vitreous - silky
- Mineral.streak
- White
- Mineral.diaphaneity
- Semitransparent
- Mineral.gravity
- 1.87
- Mineral.opticalprop
- Biaxial (+/-)
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Bilinite.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 7.CB.85
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Bli
- Commons category
- Bílinite
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VI/C.06
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 7.CB.85
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Bílinite (Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4·22H2O) is an iron sulfate mineral. It is a product of the oxidation of pyrite in water. It is an acidic mineral that has a pH of less than 3 and is harmful to the environment when it comes from acid rock drainage (Keith et al., 2001).
Bílinite was first discovered near Bílina, Czech Republic which is why the mineral was named 'bílinite' (Palache, et al., 1969). This mineral possibly occurs on Mars.
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