Boussingaultite is a rare ammonium magnesium hydrated sulfate mineral of the chemical formula: (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 · 6 H2O. The formula of boussingaultite is that of Tutton’s salts type. It was originally described from geothermal fields in Tuscany, Italy, where it occurs together with its iron analogue mohrite,[5] but is more commonly found on burning coal dumps.[6] The mineral possess monoclinic symmetry and forms clear, often rounded crystals.[3]
The mineral is named after the French chemist Jean-Baptiste Boussingault (1802–1887).[7]
Nickelboussingaultite has been found in a meteorite.[8]
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References
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- ^ Culka, Adam; Jehlička, Jan; Němec, Ivan (2009). “Raman and infrared spectroscopic study of boussingaultite and nickelboussingaultite”. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 73 (3): 420–3. Bibcode:2009AcSpA..73..420C. doi:10.1016/j.saa.2008.10.026. PMID 19062333.
- ^ Britvin, Sergey N.; Vereshchagin, Oleg S.; Vlasenko, Natalia S.; Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G.; Ivanova, Marina A.; Volkova, Irina A. (1 February 2026). “The first meteoritic ammonium mineral: Discovery of boussingaultite in the Orgueil CI1 carbonaceous chondrite”. American Mineralogist. 111 (2): 335–344. doi:10.2138/am-2025-9851.