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Hydromolysite

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Formula:
FeCl
 
3
 · 6H
 
2
O
This page provides mineralogical data about Hydromolysite.

Classification of Hydromolysite

IMA status:Discredited 1968
Explanation of status:Discredited because "incompletely characterized".
Strunz 8th edition ID:3/A.13-30

3 : Halides
A : Simple halogenides, without water Metal : Halogen = 1 : 1
13 : Cadwaladerite - Hydromolysite series
Dana 8th edition ID:9.3.2.1

9 : NORMAL HALIDES
3 : AX3
Hey's CIM Ref.:8.11.2

8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
11 : Halides of Fe and Ni
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Chemical Properties of Hydromolysite

Formula:
FeCl
 
3
 · 6H
 
2
O
Essential elements:Cl, Fe, H, O
All elements listed in formula:Cl, Fe, H, O

Relationship of Hydromolysite to other Species

Related Minerals - Strunz Grouping):

- +
3/A.13-05Lesukite
Al
 
2
Cl(OH)
 
5
 · 2H
 
2
O
3/A.13-10Cadwaladerite
AlCl(OH)
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
3/A.13-20Chloraluminite
AlCl
 
3
 · 6H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
8.11.1Molysite
FeCl
 
3
8.11.3Rokühnite
FeCl
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
8.11.4Douglasite
K
 
2
[Fe
2+
 
Cl
 
4
(OH
 
2
)
 
2
]
8.11.5Erythrosiderite
K
 
2
[Fe
3+
 
Cl
 
5
(OH
 
2
)]
8.11.6Rinneite
K
 
3
Na[FeCl
 
6
]
8.11.7Kremersite
(NH
 
4
,K)
 
2
[Fe
3+
 
Cl
 
5
(H
 
2
O)]
8.11.8Iowaite
Mg
 
6
Fe
3+
2
(OH)
 
16
Cl
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
8.11.9Nickelbischofite
NiCl
 
2
 · 6H
 
2
O
8.11.10Lawrencite
(Fe
2+
 
,Ni)Cl
 
2

Other Names for Hydromolysite

Other Languages:
German:Hydromolysit
Spanish:Hydromolysita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Hydromolysite

Reference List:

- +
Mineral. Mag. (1968) 36: 1144 [discreditation]

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    		Talbot, C., Farhadi, R., and Aftabi, P. (2009): Ore Geology Reviews 35, 352-366.
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