Bäckströmite
A synonym of 'Hydrohausmannite'
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Formula:
Mn(OH)2
Name:
Named in 1919 by Gustav Aminoff in honor of Helge Mattias Bäckström [October 6, 1865 Örebro, Sweden - 1932 Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden], professor of Mineralogy, University of Stockholm and in retirement was elected as a member of Parlement and headed many important government posts. Bäckström published many petrographical as well as mineralogical papers, he was the first to synthesize aegirine and named dahllite.
Synonym:
A synonym of Hydrohausmannite
This page provides mineralogical data about Bäckströmite.
Name Encoding
ASCII-7:
Backstromite
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
9166 (as Bäckströmite)
9165 (as Hydrohausmannite)
9165 (as Hydrohausmannite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9166:0 (as Bäckströmite)
mindat:1:1:9165:3 (as Hydrohausmannite)
mindat:1:1:9165:3 (as Hydrohausmannite)
Similar Names
| Backstromite | A synonym of Hydrohetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 · H2O |
Internet Links for Bäckströmite
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References for Bäckströmite
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