Houghite
A variety of Hydrotalcite
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About Houghite
Formula:
Mg6Al2(OH)16[CO3] Β· 4H2O
Name:
For Franklin B. Hough (1822-1885), American physician, scientist, historian, statistician, and pioneer of forestry.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
27354 (as Houghite)
1987 (as Hydrotalcite)
1987 (as Hydrotalcite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:27354:1 (as Houghite)
mindat:1:1:1987:9 (as Hydrotalcite)
mindat:1:1:1987:9 (as Hydrotalcite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
30aecb7e-55b1-467a-8ef5-ead0ab9d191c (as Houghite)
5b240647-7cab-4e96-8943-3d25e3f5fcd6 (as Hydrotalcite)
5b240647-7cab-4e96-8943-3d25e3f5fcd6 (as Hydrotalcite)
Chemical Properties of Houghite
Formula:
Mg6Al2(OH)16[CO3] Β· 4H2O
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Houghite associated with Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Houghite
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References for Houghite
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Localities for Houghite
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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Somerville, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA