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Alum-(K)

Sulfates cubic #0135

Alum-(K) is a mineral species described as sulfate mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.

Formula KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O
Strunz code 7.CC.20
Class Sulfates
Crystal system cubic
Type locality
Named after alum
Streak
Alum-(K) specimen
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Composition

O
52.71%
S
23.62%
K
13.59%
Al
9.38%
H
0.7%

Molar mass 287.734 g/mol

Physical

Mohs
Density
g/cm³