Quenstedtite
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Quenstedtite is an uncommon iron
sulfate
mineral with formula Fe2(SO4)3·10H20. It forms violet or white triclinic crystals. It and has been found at a couple of localities in Chile
. It was named by G. Linck in 1889 after the German mineralogist F. A. von Quenstedt
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Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
sulfate
Sulfate
In inorganic chemistry, a sulfate is a salt of sulfuric acid.-Chemical properties:...
mineral with formula Fe2(SO4)3·10H20. It forms violet or white triclinic crystals. It and has been found at a couple of localities in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. It was named by G. Linck in 1889 after the German mineralogist F. A. von Quenstedt
Friedrich August von Quenstedt
Friedrich August von Quenstedt , was a German geologist and palaeontologist.-Life:Von Quenstedt was born at Eisleben in Saxony, and educated at the Humboldt University of Berlin...
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