Admontite
Encyclopedia
Admontite is a magnesium
borate mineral
with formula MgB6O10·7H2O.
Occurrence - In a gypsum deposit.
Association - Gypsum, anhydrite, hexahydrite, l¨oweite, eugsterite, pyrite, quartz.
It is named after Admont
, Austria
. Its Mohs scale
rating is 2 to 3.
Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and common oxidation number +2. It is an alkaline earth metal and the eighth most abundant element in the Earth's crust and ninth in the known universe as a whole...
borate mineral
Borate mineral
The borate minerals are minerals which contain a borate anion group. The borate units may be polymerised similar to the SiO4 unit of the silicate mineral class. This results in B2O5, B3O6, B2O4 anions as well as more complex structures which include hydroxide or halogen anions...
with formula MgB6O10·7H2O.
Occurrence - In a gypsum deposit.
Association - Gypsum, anhydrite, hexahydrite, l¨oweite, eugsterite, pyrite, quartz.
It is named after Admont
Admont
Admont is a town in Styria, Austria, with a population of 2775 . It is historically most notable for Admont Abbey, a monastery founded in 1074.-External links:* *...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. Its Mohs scale
Mohs scale of mineral hardness
The Mohs scale of mineral hardness characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. It was created in 1812 by the German geologist and mineralogist Friedrich Mohs and is one of several definitions of hardness in...
rating is 2 to 3.