Blödite or bloedite is a
hydrate
In chemistry, a hydrate is a substance that contains water or its constituent elements. The chemical state of the water varies widely between different classes of hydrates, some of which were so labeled before their chemical structure was understo ...
d sodium magnesium
sulfate mineral
The sulfate minerals are a class of minerals that include the sulfate ion () within their structure. The sulfate minerals occur commonly in primary evaporite depositional environments, as gangue minerals in hydrothermal Vein (geology), veins and as ...
with the formula Na
2Mg(SO
4)
2·4H
2O. The mineral is clear to yellow in color often darkened by inclusions and forms monoclinic
crystal
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macros ...
s.
Blödite was first described in 1821 for an occurrence in a salt deposit in Ischler Salzberg,
Bad Ischl,
Gmunden
Gmunden () is a town in Upper Austria, in the district of Gmunden (district), Gmunden. It has 13,204 inhabitants (estimates 2016 ).
Geography
Gmunden covers an area of and has a median elevation of . It is situated next to the lake Traunsee on t ...
,
Austria
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and named for German mineralogist and chemist
Karl August Blöde Karl may refer to:
People
* Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name
* Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne
* Karl of Austria, last Austrian Emperor
* Karl (footballer) (born 1993), Karl Cac ...
(1773–1820).
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It is found worldwide in evaporitic sedimentary environments such as the ]Great Salt Lake
The Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere and the eighth-largest terminal lake in the world. It lies in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah and has a substantial impact upon the local climate, partic ...
, Utah
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.
See also
*List of minerals
This is a list of minerals which have Wikipedia articles.
Minerals are distinguished by various chemical and physical properties. Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish the various ''species''. Within a mineral speci ...
*List of minerals named after people
This is a list of minerals named after people. The chemical composition of the mineral follows the name.
A
* Abelsonite: – American physicist Philip Hauge Abelson (1913–2004)
* Abswurmbachite: – German mineralogist Irmgard Abs-Wurmbac ...
References
Sodium minerals
Magnesium minerals
Sulfate minerals
Tetrahydrate minerals
Monoclinic minerals
Minerals in space group 14
Minerals described in 1821
Evaporite
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