Stercorite is the mineral form of microcosmic salt. The name comes from the Latin "stercus", meaning dung, since the mineral was originally discovered among guano.
Stercorite [1] | |
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General | |
Category | Phosphate minerals |
Formula (repeating unit) | (NH4)NaHPO4 |
IMA symbol | Stc[2] |
Strunz classification | 8.CJ.05 |
Crystal system | Triclinic |
Crystal class | Pinacoidal (1) (same H-M symbol) |
Space group | P1 |
Identification | |
Formula mass | 137.0077 g/mol |
Mohs scale hardness | 2 |
Luster | Vitreous |
Diaphaneity | Transparent |
Density | 1.615 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 79 °C (174 °F) |
Fusibility | Fusible |
Solubility | Water soluble |
References
edit- ^ "Stercorite". Mindat.org. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.