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Mindat Short Description

See also the higher hydrate gaylussite.

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Pratt J H (1896) On northupite; pirssonite, a new mineral; gaylussite and hanksite from Borax Lake, San Bernardino County, California, The American Journal of Science 152, 123-135

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂ · 2H₂O

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·2H₂O

Additional References

• http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/pirssonite.pdf

• http://www.webmineral.com/data/Pirssonite.shtml