5010 - Blödite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Staßfurt
Germany

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

5010

Mineral Name

Blödite

Chemical Formula

Na2Mg(SO4)2•4(H2O)
Specimen Number
002

Layered gray and white mass of evaporites, altered by dehydration

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Leopoldshall, Germany

Locality Lat/Long

51.8455877, 11.6064698
Original Attributed Locality
Prussia
Stassfurt
Leopoldshall
Geographic Features
Stassfurt Potash Deposit