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Classification

Species:

Kalinite

Formula:

KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O

Comments:

panichi (1914) classified as "kalinite" a mineral appearing as an asbestous felt or a white compact furlike coating, consisting of an assembly of fibres of variable length with a slightly sericeous lustre, in association with alunogen, gypsum, salammoniac, and other sulfates. According to Campostrini et al. (2011), "kalinite" of Panichi is verisimilarly a mixture of alum-K, pickeringite, and gypsum.

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Kalinite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Grotta dell'Allume, Faraglione Nico, Faraglioni di Levante, Porto Levante, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

673444

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:673444:2

GUID (UUID V4):

c437d134-7f80-4743-8f87-6ce5c4a69033

References