Blödite

Sulfate mineral

Blödite or bloedite is a hydrated magnesium with formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O. The mineral is clear to yellow in color often darkened by inclusions and forms monoclinic.

Blödite was first described in 1821 for an occurrence in a salt deposit in Ischler Salzberg, Bad Ischl , Austria and named for German mineralogist and chemist Karl August Blöde

It is found worldwide in evaporitic sedimentary environments such as the Great Salt Lake.

Identification

Color of mineral

Yellow

Grey

Green

Red

Mohs scale ( mineral hardness )

2.5

Density ( specific gravity )

1.483

1.486

1.487

Luster ( interacts light )

Vitreous

Crystal ( diaphaneity )

Monoclinic