Species / Sulfates / #0131

Alterite

Sulfates monoclinic #0131

Alterite is a mineral species described as hydrous sulfate-oxalate mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula	Zn₂Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₄(C₂O₄)₂(OH)₄ * 17H₂O
Strunz code	7.DE.42
Class	Sulfates
Crystal system	monoclinic
Type locality	Cliff Dwellers Lodge
Named after	Malcolm Alter
Streak	—

Alterite specimen — Photo: David Hospital — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

Composition varies — this species has no single resolved formula.

Physical

Mohs

Density

g/cm³