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    Starkeyite
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    Mg(SO4)·4H2O
    MgS6+O4·4H2O
    Mg S6+ O H
    Grawe O R (1945) Pyrite deposits of Missouri. Starkeyite [FeSO4·4H2O], a new mineral. Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources 1945, 209-210  [view file]
    Chemical formula redefined from Fe(SO4)·4H2O to Mg(SO4)·4H2O:
    Grawe O R (1956) Notes and news: starkeyite, a correction. American Mineralogist 41, 662-662  [view file]
    The IMA Nomenclature Commission accepts starkeyite as the name of this mineral species:
    Snetsinger K G (1975) What's in a name: starkeyite vs. leonhardite. The Mineralogical Record 6, 144-145  [view file]
    Snetsinger K G (1975) What's in a name: starkeyite vs. leonhardite. The Mineralogical Record 6, 144-145  [view file]
    Baur W H (1964) On the crystal chemistry of salt hydrates. II. A neutron diffraction study of MgSO4·4H2O. Acta Crystallographica 17, 863-869
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    Baur W H (1964) On the crystal chemistry of salt hydrates. II. A neutron diffraction study of MgSO4·4H2O. Acta Crystallographica 17, 863-869
    Baur W H (1962) Zur kristallchemie der salzhydrate. Die kristallstrukturen von MgSO4·4(H2O) (leonhardtit) und FeSO4·4(H2O) (rozenit). Acta Crystallographica 15, 815-826
    Berdesinski W (1952) Sanderit, Leonhardtit, Allenit und Hexahydrit, neue Mineralien der marinen Kalisalzlagerstätten. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1952, 28-29
    Celestian A J, Xu W, Kubicki J D, Perl S M (2026) Molecular mechanisms of magnesium sulfate crystallization: Bond-length inversion and the role of hydration in mineral formation. American Mineralogist 111, 1333-1343
    Chipera S J, Vaniman D T, Bish D L, Carey J W, Feldman W C (2005) Experimental stability and transformation kinetics of magnesium sulfate hydrates that may be present on Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science 36, 1497  [view file]
    Chipera S J, Vaniman D T, Carey J W (2006) Dehydration and metastable states of Mg-sulfate hydrates that may be present on Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science 37, 1457  [view file]
    Fleischer M (1957) New mineral names. American Mineralogist 42, 440-444  [view file]
    Grawe O R (1956) Notes and news: starkeyite, a correction. American Mineralogist 41, 662-662  [view file]
    Grawe O R (1945) Pyrite deposits of Missouri. Starkeyite [FeSO4·4H2O], a new mineral. Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources 1945, 209-210  [view file]
    Hazen R M, Downs R T, Morrison S M, Tutolo B M, Blake D F, Bristow T F, Chipera S J, McSween H Y, Ming D, Morris R V, Rampe E B, Thorpe M T, Treiman A H, Tu V M, Vaniman D T (2023) On the diversity and formation modes of Martian minerals. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 128, e2023JE007865 ; https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE007865  [view file]
    Hughes E B, Buffo J J, Rivera‐Hernández F, Wray J J, Fleming A, Pontefract A, Lynch K (2025) Seasonally dependent formation of sulfates in the Basque Lakes, British Columbia, as analogous to “cold and wet” and “warm and wet” Mars. Earth and Space Science 12, e2025EA004571 ; https://doi.org/10.1029/2025EA004571  [view file]
    Jambor J L, Grew E S, Roberts A C (2000) New mineral names. American Mineralogist 85, 1561-1565  [view file]
    Lopez-Reyes G, Sobron P, Lefebvre C, Rull F (2014) Multivariate analysis of Raman spectra for the identification of sulfates: Implications for ExoMars. American Mineralogist 99, 1570-1579  [view file]
    Meusburger J M, Bristow T F, Vaniman D T, Rampe E B, Chipera S J, Blake D F, Simpson S L, Sheppard R Y, Berlanga G (2026) Rover‐induced mineral transformations: Extent of the effect for the Mars Science Laboratory and opportunities for future landed mission. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 131, e2025JE009631. ; https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JE009631  [view file]
    Morrison S M, Blake D F, Bristow T F, Castle N, Chipera S J, Craig P I, Downs R T, Eleish A, Hazen R M, Meusburger,J M, Ming D W, Morris R V, Pandey A, Prabhu A, Rampe E B, Sarrazin P C, Simpson S L, Thorpe M T, Treiman A H, Tu V, Tutolo B M, Vaniman D T, Vasavada A R, Yen A S (2024) Expanded insights into Martian mineralogy: Updated analysis of Gale Crater’s mineral composition via CheMin crystal chemical investigations. Minerals 14, 773 ; https://doi.org/10.3390/min14080773  [view file]
    Robbson H L (1927) The system MgSO4·H2O from 68 to 240°. Journal of the American Chemical Society 49, 2772-2783  [view file]
    Snetsinger K G (1973) Ferroan starkeyite from Del Norte County, California. The Canadian Mineralogist 12, 229-229  [view file]
    Snetsinger K G (1975) What's in a name: starkeyite vs. leonhardite. The Mineralogical Record 6, 144-145  [view file]