Nitromagnesite
Mg(NO3)2 • 6H2O [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for NITROgen and MAGNESium in the composition.
| IMA status : | Valid species (Pre-IMA 1835) Grandfathered |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
18.02.03.01 |
| (18) Simple Nitrates | |
| (18.02) where A (NO3)2 · x(H2O), x can equal zero | |
| (18.02.03) | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
05.NC.05 |
| (05) Carbonates and Nitrates | |
| (05.N) Nitrates | |
| (05.NC) With H2O | |
| Crystal system: | Monoclinic System |
| Point group (H-M): | 2/m — prismatic |
| Other Properties: | H2O Soluble. |