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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Silky, fibrous pink to violet color crystals of hydrated ferrous sulfate. Kornelite crystals were named after Kornel Hlavacsek, Hungarian geologist. It occurs naturally as a rare, and commercially unimportant, mineral.  It generally occurs from the oxidation of iron sulfides.
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Silky, fibrous pink to violet color crystals of hydrated ferrous sulfate. Kornelite crystals were named after Kornel Hlavacsek, Hungarian geologist. It occurs naturally as a rare, and commercially unimportant, mineral.  It generally occurs from the oxidation of iron sulfides ([[pyrite|pyrites]]).
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
==Resources and Citations==
 
* Mindat.org: [https://www.mindat.org/min-2253.html Kornelite] Accessed Dec 2022
 
* Mindat.org: [https://www.mindat.org/min-2253.html Kornelite] Accessed Dec 2022
Web Mineral: [http://webmineral.com/data/Kornelite.shtml Kornelite] Accessed Dec 2022
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* Web Mineral: [http://webmineral.com/data/Kornelite.shtml Kornelite] Accessed Dec 2022
 
* Website: http://labs.sci.qut.edu.au/minerals/mineral%20general%20descriptions/K/Kornelitepcd.htm
 
* Website: http://labs.sci.qut.edu.au/minerals/mineral%20general%20descriptions/K/Kornelitepcd.htm
 
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron(III)_sulfate Iron(III)sulfate] Accessed Dec 2022
 
* Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron(III)_sulfate Iron(III)sulfate] Accessed Dec 2022

Latest revision as of 15:55, 20 December 2022

Kornelite

Description

Silky, fibrous pink to violet color crystals of hydrated ferrous sulfate. Kornelite crystals were named after Kornel Hlavacsek, Hungarian geologist. It occurs naturally as a rare, and commercially unimportant, mineral. It generally occurs from the oxidation of iron sulfides (pyrites).

Synonyms and Related Terms

kornellite (sp); iron (III) sulfate; ferric sulfate heptahydrate

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Composition = Fe2(SO4)3.7H2O
  • Soluble in water
  • Affected by moisture in air
  • Density = 2.306 g/ml
  • Monoclinic crystals generally occurring as needles or aggregates
  • Cleavage = good in one direction
  • Streak = pale red
  • Fluorescence = none

Resources and Citations

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