hörnesite
Sign in to saveHörnesite is an arsenate mineral bearing magnesium. It is a member of the vivianite group of minerals, and constitutes the magnesium endpoint of a mineral series with nickel or cobalt replacing the magnesium, ending in annabergite or Erythrite.
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- Named after
- Moriz Hoernes
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- Hörnesite
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 8.CE.40
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 8.CE.40
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Hns
- chemical formula
- Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VII/C.10b
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Hörnesite is an arsenate mineral bearing magnesium. It is a member of the vivianite group of minerals, and constitutes the magnesium endpoint of a mineral series with nickel or cobalt replacing the magnesium, ending in annabergite or Erythrite.
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