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Millosevichite

Millosevichite is a rare mineral with the chemical formula Al2(SO4)3.[1] Aluminium is often substituted by iron. It forms white to yellowish cryptocrystalline, often porous, masses. The mineral is mainly known from burning coal dumps, acting as one of the main minerals forming sulfate crust. It can be also found in volcanic environments.[2][3]

References

1. ^ Mindat
2. ^ Chesnokov B. V. and Shcherbakova E. P. 1991: Mineralogiya gorelykh otvalov Chelyabinskogo ugolnogo basseina - opyt mineralogii tekhnogenesa. Nauka, Moscow
3. ^ Handbook of Mineralogy

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