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Mooreite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Mooreite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Mooreite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Mooreite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Mooreite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Mooreite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Mooreite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Mooreite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Mooreite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

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About MooreiteHide

Gideon Emmet Moore

Formula:

Mg₉◻₂Mn₂Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₆ · 8H₂O

Colour:

Colourless, light tan; colourless in transmitted light.

Lustre:

Sub-Vitreous, Pearly

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

2.47

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Name:

Named in 1929 by Lawson H. Bauer and Harry Berman in honor of Gideon Emmet Moore [August 21, 1842 New York, New York, USA - April 13, 1895 New York, New York, USA], American chemist, originally an assayer at Virginia City, Nevada, USA and worked mostly with the Passaic Zinc Company (1872-1895), and who early investigated the minerals of Sterling Hill and Franklin, New Jersey. He named brushite, chalcophanite, cryptokallite, hetaerolite, and the first natural occurrence of metacinnabarite.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

This page provides mineralogical data about Mooreite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2775

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2775:1

Similar NamesHide

Marrite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	AgPbAsS₃
Mohrite	A valid IMA mineral species	(NH₄)₂Fe(SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
Moiraite	A valid IMA mineral species - pending publication	Pb₁₂Sb₈As₈S₃₆
Moreauite	A valid IMA mineral species	Al₃(UO₂)(PO₄)₃(OH)₂ · 13H₂O
Mourite	A valid IMA mineral species	UMo₅O₁₂(OH)₁₀
Muirite	A valid IMA mineral species	Ba₁₀(Ca₂Mn²⁺Ti)[Si₈O₂₄]O₂Cl₁₀

IMA Classification of MooreiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

Mg₁₅(S⁶⁺O₄)₂(OH)₂₆·8H₂O

First published:

1929

Type description reference:

Bauer, L. H., Berman, Harry (1929) Mooreite, a new mineral, and fluoborite from Sterling Hill, New Jersey. American Mineralogist, 14 (5) 165-172

Classification of MooreiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

7.DD.45

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
D : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H₂O
D : With only medium-sized cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

Dana 8th ed.:

31.1.3.1

31 : HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
1 : (AB)_m(XO₄)_pZ_q·xH₂O, where m:p > 6:1

Hey's CIM Ref.:

25.9.10

25 : Sulphates
9 : Sulphates of Mn

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Mre	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of MooreiteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of MooreiteHide

Lustre:

Sub-Vitreous, Pearly

Transparency:

Transparent

Comment:

Pearly on cleavage

Colour:

Colourless, light tan; colourless in transmitted light.

Streak:

White to colorless

Hardness:

3 on Mohs scale

Tenacity:

Flexible

Cleavage:

Perfect
On {010}, perfect.

Fracture:

Micaceous

Density:

2.47 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.54 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of MooreiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (-)

RI values:

n_α = 1.533 n_β = 1.545 n_γ = 1.547

2V:

Measured: 50° to 50°

Birefringence:

0.014

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.014
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

Interference Colours:
The colours simulate birefringence patterns seen in thin section under crossed polars. They do not take into account mineral colouration or opacity.

Michel-Levy Bar The default colours simulate the birefringence range for a 30 µm thin-section thickness. Adjust the slider to simulate a different thickness.

Grain Simulation You can rotate the grain simulation to show how this range might look as you rotated a sample under crossed polars. Each grain retains its interference colour (retardation) while its brightness falls to black at extinction and reaches a maximum between extinction positions.

Thickness: 30 µm Order divisions

Rotation:

Surface Relief:

None to Very Low
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Interference Figure:

This shows the idealized biaxial acute bisectrix (Bxa) interference figure - the conoscopic view for a grain cut perpendicular to the acute bisectrix, using this mineral's 2V. The two small white dots mark the melatopes - the points where the two optic axes emerge - and are shown only when they fall within the field of view. The coloured bands are isochromatics, and the dark bands are isogyres.

Rotate the stage: at 0°/90° the isogyres form a cross through the melatopes; at 45° they pull apart into curved hyperbolas. That splitting on rotation - absent in a uniaxial figure - is the standard diagnostic test for telling biaxial minerals from uniaxial ones. If 2V is large, the melatopes may fall outside the field of view, as they often do at the microscope too.

Thickness: 30 µm

Stage rotation: 0°

Dispersion:

weak

Optical Extinction:

X=b, Z^c =44°

Chemistry of MooreiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Mg₉◻₂Mn₂Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₆ · 8H₂O

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	49.100 %
Zn	19.109 %
Mg	15.983 %
Mn	8.029 %
S	4.686 %
H	3.093 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

H, Mg, Mn, O, S, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of MooreiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

P2/b

Cell Parameters:

a = 11.147 Å, b = 20.350 Å, c = 8.202 Å
β = 92.7°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.548 : 1 : 0.403

Unit Cell V:

1,858.49 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Crystals tabular to platy {010}. Frequently as sub-parallel aggregates grouped on {010}.

Comment:

P21/a

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009711	Mooreite	Hill R J (1980) The structure of mooreite Acta Crystallographica B36 1304-1311		1980	Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA	0	293

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 The structure of mooreite
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Mg3   0.13643  -0.00408   0.54463   1.00000 ?
Mg4   0.40908   0.00041   0.63507   1.00000 ?
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Zn2   0.27372   0.40940   0.09073   1.00000 ?
Mn   0.36743   0.24605   0.98358   0.94100 ?
S   0.12580   0.22529   0.46938   1.00000 ?
O1   0.03420   0.18080   0.40900   1.00000 ?
O2   0.24000   0.19260   0.46120   1.00000 ?
O3   0.11660   0.28360   0.36810   1.00000 ?
O4   0.10740   0.23960   0.63250   1.00000 ?
O-h5   0.24520   0.31460   0.07680   1.00000 ?
O-h6   0.22860   0.18080   0.90990   1.00000 ?
O-h7   0.16760   0.04630   0.32980   1.00000 ?
O-h8   0.43790   0.05040   0.42130   1.00000 ?
O-h9  -0.01090   0.05100   0.60690   1.00000 ?
O-h10   0.07180   0.05420  -0.02930   1.00000 ?
O-h11   0.25800   0.05670   0.68030   1.00000 ?
O-h12   0.35270   0.05590   0.06700   1.00000 ?
O-h13   0.11700   0.44230   0.15520   1.00000 ?
O-h14   0.21090   0.44620   0.51300   1.00000 ?
O-h15   0.30670   0.43800   0.86910   1.00000 ?
O-h16   0.40080   0.43930   0.24690   1.00000 ?
O-h17   0.02770   0.45030   0.79070   1.00000 ?
Ow18   0.01740   0.18770   0.06060   1.00000 ?
Ow19   0.39870   0.19030   0.21530   1.00000 ?
Ow20   0.02870   0.31100   0.88840   1.00000 ?
Ow21   0.36020   0.29560   0.74050   1.00000 ?
H5   0.23100   0.30700   0.15300   1.00000   0.05000
H6   0.21400   0.18700   0.85700   1.00000   0.05000
H7   0.17100   0.08200   0.34100   1.00000   0.05000
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H12   0.37500   0.08300   0.10500   1.00000   0.05000
H13   0.08500   0.41800   0.16400   1.00000   0.05000
H14   0.22400   0.41400   0.50000   1.00000   0.05000
H15   0.31600   0.40300   0.81800   1.00000   0.05000
H16   0.43100   0.40600   0.28700   1.00000   0.05000
H17   0.03000   0.40900   0.80000   1.00000   0.05000
H181   0.02500   0.19900   0.12800   1.00000   0.05000
H186   0.09700   0.18000   0.00300   1.00000   0.05000
H192   0.35500   0.18900   0.30200   1.00000   0.05000
H193   0.44200   0.20400   0.24300   1.00000   0.05000
H204   0.03200   0.29800   0.79200   1.00000   0.05000
H205   0.08400   0.31600   0.97000   1.00000   0.05000
H214   0.40400   0.29200   0.68700   1.00000   0.05000
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Mg1 0.00690 0.01730 0.00820 -0.00040 0.00190 0.00180
Mg2 0.00800 0.01810 0.00790 -0.00110 0.00200 -0.00070
Mg3 0.00480 0.01380 0.00930 0.00060 0.00200 -0.00120
Mg4 0.00770 0.01650 0.00790 0.00080 0.00090 -0.00090
Mg5 0.00920 0.01550 0.00470 -0.00010 0.00010 0.00100
Zn1 0.00860 0.01150 0.01050 0.00030 0.00130 -0.00010
Zn2 0.01040 0.01240 0.01030 -0.00100 0.00200 -0.00120
Mn 0.01190 0.01330 0.01690 -0.00050 0.00250 -0.00010
S 0.02160 0.02730 0.01680 0.00210 0.00460 0.00070
O1 0.08900 0.04900 0.21700 -0.03600 -0.08500 0.03100
O2 0.03400 0.10500 0.08200 0.04100 0.03700 0.04500
O3 0.04900 0.08000 0.06100 0.01200 0.00600 0.05200
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O-h5 0.01600 0.01300 0.01500 0.00000 0.00500 -0.00100
O-h6 0.01800 0.01900 0.01900 -0.00500 0.00400 -0.00300
O-h7 0.01300 0.01100 0.01000 0.00000 0.00400 -0.00100
O-h8 0.01400 0.01000 0.01100 0.00300 0.00300 0.00100
O-h9 0.00900 0.01400 0.00800 0.00100 -0.00200 0.00000
O-h10 0.00900 0.01700 0.00900 -0.00100 0.00200 -0.00200
O-h11 0.01200 0.01100 0.00800 -0.00100 0.00200 0.00000
O-h12 0.00900 0.01200 0.01400 -0.00100 0.00300 0.00000
O-h13 0.00800 0.01500 0.01700 0.00100 0.00600 -0.00300
O-h14 0.00800 0.01500 0.01000 0.00100 0.00200 0.00200
O-h15 0.01100 0.01500 0.01100 -0.00100 0.00100 0.00100
O-h16 0.01300 0.01300 0.01100 0.00100 0.00100 -0.00100
O-h17 0.01200 0.00800 0.00400 0.00100 0.00200 -0.00100
Ow18 0.02100 0.02500 0.02600 0.01000 0.00600 -0.00600
Ow19 0.02300 0.02600 0.02400 -0.00400 0.00200 0.00900
Ow20 0.02100 0.02200 0.02400 0.00000 -0.00100 -0.00300
Ow21 0.03000 0.04600 0.02600 -0.00400 0.00600 0.00400

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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2θ (degrees) d-spacing (Å)

Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
10.1 Å	(80)
5.08 Å	(100)
3.45 Å	(50)
2.67 Å	(40)
2.38 Å	(80)
1.732 Å	(50)
1.619 Å	(60)
1.546 Å	(30)

Comments:

ICDD 43-696; Note: Mooreite and torreyite differ in structure, although they are chemically similar.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
32 : Ba/Mn/Pb/Zn deposits, including metamorphic deposits
Stage 7: Great Oxidation Event	<2.4
47a : [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]
47b : [Sulfates and sulfites]

Type Occurrence of MooreiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Fracture fillings in calcite-willemite-franklinite ore

Reference:

Bauer, L. H., Berman, Harry (1929) Mooreite, a new mineral, and fluoborite from Sterling Hill, New Jersey. American Mineralogist, 14 (5) 165-172

Other Language Names for MooreiteHide

Dutch:Mooreiet

German:Mooreit

Russian:Мурит

Spanish:Mooreita

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

23 photos of Mooreite associated with Pyrochroite	Mn(OH)₂
16 photos of Mooreite associated with Torreyite	(Mg,Mn²⁺)₇◻₂Mn²⁺₂Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₂ · 8H₂O
14 photos of Mooreite associated with Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
11 photos of Mooreite associated with Fluoborite	Mg₃(BO₃)(F,OH)₃
9 photos of Mooreite associated with Willemite	Zn₂SiO₄
8 photos of Mooreite associated with Zincite	ZnO
7 photos of Mooreite associated with Sussexite	Mn²⁺BO₂(OH)
4 photos of Mooreite associated with Franklinite	Zn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
4 photos of Mooreite associated with Lawsonbauerite	(Mn²⁺,Mg)₉Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₂ · 8H₂O
3 photos of Mooreite associated with Hauckite	Fe³⁺₃(Mg,Mn²⁺)₂₄Zn₁₈(SO₄)₄(CO₃)₂(OH)₈₁

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

7.DD.	Asagiite	NiCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.05	Felsőbányaite	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
7.DD.07	Llantenesite	Cu₆Al[SeO₄](OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
7.DD.10	Langite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. m
7.DD.10	Fehrite	MgCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.10	Posnjakite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · H₂O	Mon. m : Pm
7.DD.10	Wroewolfeite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. m : Pm
7.DD.10	Gobelinite	CoCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.DD.15	Kobyashevite	Cu₅(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DD.15	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl · 3H₂O	Trig. 3m : P31c
7.DD.15	'Unnamed (Dimorph of Devilline)'	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.20	Ktenasite	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.25	Christelite	Cu₂Zn₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DD.30	Edwardsite	Cu₃Cd₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.30	Niedermayrite	CdCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
7.DD.30	Serpierite	Ca(Cu²⁺,Zn²⁺)₄(S⁶⁺O₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
7.DD.30	Campigliaite	Mn²⁺Cu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Mon. 2 : B2
7.DD.30	Orthoserpierite	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
7.DD.30	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.35	Shigaite	Mn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.DD.35	Zincaluminite	(Zn_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂ · nH₂O
7.DD.35	Zincowoodwardite	Zn_1-xAl_x(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig.
7.DD.35	Natroglaucocerinite	Zn₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Hydrowoodwardite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
7.DD.35	Honessite	(Ni_1-xFe³⁺_x)(OH)₂[SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig.
7.DD.35	Carrboydite	(Ni_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂ · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Glaucocerinite	(Zn_1-xAl_x)(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Wermlandite	Mg₇Al₂(OH)₁₈[Ca(H₂O)₆][SO₄]₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3c1
7.DD.35	Nikischerite	Fe²⁺₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆](SO₄)₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : R3
7.DD.35	Hydrohonessite	(Ni_1-xFe³⁺_x)(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.35	Woodwardite	Cu_1-xAl_x(OH)₂(SO₄)_x/2 · nH₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
7.DD.35	Motukoreaite	Mg₆Al₃(OH)₁₈[Na(H₂O)₆][SO₄]₂ · 6H₂O	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m
7.DD.35	Mountkeithite	[(Mg_1-xFe³⁺_x)(OH)₂][SO₄]_x/2 · nH₂O	Hex.
7.DD.40	Lawsonbauerite	(Mn²⁺,Mg)₉Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.40	Torreyite	(Mg,Mn²⁺)₇◻₂Mn²⁺₂Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₂ · 8H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.40	Isselite	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀(H₂O)₄ · H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
7.DD.45	Hodgesmithite	(Cu,Zn)₆Zn(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.47	Lahnsteinite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 3H2O	Tric. 1 : P1
7.DD.50	Namuwite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 4H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.50	Minohlite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 8H₂O	Hex.
7.DD.52	Lauraniite	Cu₆Cd₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₂ · 5H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.55	Bechererite	Zn₇Cu(OH)₁₃[(SiO(OH)₃(SO₄)]	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.60	Ramsbeckite	(Cu,Zn)₁₅(SO₄)₄(OH)₂₂ · 6H₂O	Mon. 2/m
7.DD.65	Vonbezingite	Ca₆Cu₃(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.70	Redgillite	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.75	Nickelalumite	NiAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₃	Mon. 2/m
7.DD.75	Kyrgyzstanite	ZnAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
7.DD.75	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O	Mon. 2 : P2₁
7.DD.80	Schulenbergite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3
7.DD.80	'UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn'	(Zn,Cu)₇(SO₄,CO₃)₂(OH)₁₀ · 3H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.80	Thérèsemagnanite	NaCo₄(SO₄)(OH)₆Cl · 6H₂O	Trig. 3 : P3
7.DD.80	Guarinoite	Zn₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 5H₂O	Hex.
7.DD.85	Montetrisaite	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀ · 2H₂O	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁

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McKenna, C.F. (1895) [Memorial of] Dr. Gideon E. Moore. Journal of the American Chemical Society: 17(2): 659-663.

Bauer, L. H., Berman, Harry (1929) Mooreite, a new mineral, and fluoborite from Sterling Hill, New Jersey. American Mineralogist, 14 (5) 165-172

Prewitt-Hopkins, Joan (1949) X-ray study of holdenite, mooreite and torreyite. American Mineralogist, 34 (7-8) 589-595

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.pp.574-575

Finney, J. J. (1969) The unit cell of mooreite. American Mineralogist, 54 (5-6) 973-975

Hill, R. J. (1980) The structure of mooreite. Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, 36 (6) 1304-1311 doi:10.1107/s0567740880005985

Treiman, A. H., Peacor, D. R. (1982) The crystal structure of lawsonbauerite, (Mn,Mg)₉Zn₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₂₂·8H₂O, and its relation to mooreite. American Mineralogist, 67 (9-10) 1029-1034

Dunn, Pete J., Fleischer, Michael, Burns, Roger G., Pabst, Adolf (1983) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 68 (3-4) 471-475

(2005) Mooreite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia Münster Recklinghausen Marl Hüls ⓘ Auguste Victoria coal mine	Weiß (1990)

USA (TL)
New Jersey Sussex County Ogdensburg Sterling Hill ⓘ Sterling Mine (TL)	Palache (1935) +5 other references
ⓘ North Ore Body	Peter Chin

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