Epsomite X050074

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Name: Epsomite
RRUFF ID: X050074
Ideal Chemistry: Mg(SO4)·7H2O
Locality: Death Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
Source: Caltech
Owner: Caltech
Description:
Status: The identification of this mineral has been determined only by Raman spectroscopy
Mineral Group: [ Epsomite (2) ]
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
Sample Description: de-polarized laser on unoriented sample
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REFERENCES for Epsomite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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Baur W H (1964) On the crystal chemistry of salt hydrates. IV. The refinement of the crystal structure of MgSO4·7H2O (epsomite), Acta Crystallographica, 17, 1361-1369

Mandarino J A, Harris D C (1965) New Canadian mineral occurrences: I. Eucryptite, pollucite, rozenite, epsomite, dawsonite, fairchildite and butschliite, The Canadian Mineralogist, 8, 377-381   [view file]

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Ferraris G, Jones D W, Yerkess J (1973) Refinement of the crystal structure of magnesium sulphate heptahydrate (epsomite) by neutron diffraction, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, Inorganic Chemistry, 1973, 816-821

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Peterson R C, Nelson W, Madu B, Shurvell H F (2007) Meridianiite (MgSO4·11H2O): a new mineral species observed on Earth and predicted to exist on Mars, Seventh International Conference on Mars, 7, 3124-3124   [view file]

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Lopez-Reyes G, Sobron P, Lefebvre C, Rull F (2014) Multivariate analysis of Raman spectra for the identification of sulfates: Implications for ExoMars, American Mineralogist, 99, 1570-1579

Mauro D, Biagioni C, Pasero M, Skogby H (2019) Crystal-chemistry of sulfates From the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy). III. Mg-rich sulfate assemblages from the Fornovolasco mining complex, Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, Serie A, 126, 33-44

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