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ransomite Min.|ˈrænsəmaɪt|
[f. the name of F. L. Ransome (1868–1935), U.S. mining geologist + -ite1.]
A hydrated sulphate of copper, ferric iron, and aluminium, Cu(Fe,Al)2(SO4)4·7H2O, formed as blue monoclinic crystals in a mine fire.
1928C. Lausen in Amer. Mineralogist XIII. 221 Ransomite occurs as crusts lining cavities in the crushed rocks and also as small tufts of radiating crystals. 1970Ibid. LV. 729 Ransomite..occurs only in the United Verde mine at Jerome, Arizona where it formed as the result of a mine fire. |