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Kalinite

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Kalinite from Mt. Vesuvius, Somma Complex, Napoli, Campania, Italy - PD48073
Kalinite from Mt. Vesuvius, Somma Complex, Napoli, Campania, Italy - PD48073

Kalinite

#PD48073
Availability
Sold
Size
4 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm - Miniature 
Formula
KAl(SO4)2·11H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Mt. Vesuvius, Somma Complex, Napoli, Campania, Italy

This mineral is listed with Lobley in "Mount Vesuvius" in 1889 and states that it is "not rare in the crater" and can crystallize in octahedrons, but is usually in fibrous crust. It was a valid mineral in the early days but Mindat states it is a "non-existent species" and may be discredited.

Kalinite

Formula
KAl(SO4)2·11H2O 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Fibrous, Water Soluble 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, white 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
2 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Don Phillips Collection
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