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Mindat Short Description

Epsomite Group; Epsomite-Goslarite Series

A complete series exists between goslarite and its Mg analogue epsomite in artificial material. There is apparently only limited substitution of Zn for Mg in natural material.

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Haidinger W (1845) Erste Klasse: Akrogenide. IV. Ordnung. Salze. VII. Vitriolsalze. Goslarit., in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie, Bei Braumüller and Seidel (Wien) 487-492

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Zn(SO₄) · 7H₂O

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Zn²⁺S⁶⁺O₄·7H₂O

Additional References

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

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