copiapite

English

Copiapite

Noun

copiapite (plural copiapites)

  1. (mineralogy) A basic ferric sulfate mineral found in oxidized iron sulfide deposits, with the chemical formula Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O.

Further reading

  • “Copiapite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • copiapite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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