Dypingite

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Dypingite
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Dypingite (white rosettes) with other minerals, from Pedrera de l'Àngel, Montseny Massif, Gualba, Barcelona, Spain
General
CategoryCarbonate minerals
FormulaMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O
Strunz classification5.DA.05
Dana classification16b.07.02.01
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Unknown space group
Identification
Formula mass485.65 g/mol
ColorWhite
Crystal habitGlobular – spherical to rounded forms (e.g. wavellite)
TenacityBrittle
LusterPearly
StreakWhite to grey
DiaphaneitySemitransparent
Specific gravity2.15
Optical propertiesBiaxial (+)
Refractive indexnα = 1.508 nβ = 1.510 nγ = 1.516
Birefringenceδ = 0.0080
PleochroismColorless
Ultraviolet fluorescenceFluorescent and phosphorescent:
Short-wave UV = grey blue,
Long-wave UV = light blue
References[1][2][3]

Dypingite is a hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral with the formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O. Its type locality is the Dypingdal serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Norway. Synthetic dypingite is known as heavy magnesium carbonate.

It is found in the hardened cement paste of low-CO2 footprint MgO-cements after their hydration.[4]

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  1. ^ Handbook of Mineralogy
  2. ^ Webmineral data
  3. ^ Mindat
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Zhou, Zeyu; Bernard, Ellina; Rentsch, Daniel; Lothenbach, Barbara (2026-08-01). "Hydration and strength development of MgO-nesquehonite-metakaolin binders". Cement and Concrete Research. 206 108245. doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2026.108245. ISSN 0008-8846.

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