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The natural hydrous sodium−magnesium sulfate blödite (astrakhanite) Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O from sediments of saline Lake Bai Shagyr (Russia) is studied. The stages of its decomposition on heating are distinguished using thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, IR and Raman spectroscopy. The enthalpy of formation of blödite from elements (\({{\Delta }_{f}}H_{{el}}^{0}\) (298.15 K) = –3845 ± 13 kJ/mol) is determined on a Tian-Calvet microcalorimeter using high-temperature melt solution calorimetry. The values of standard entropy and Gibbs energy of mineral formation are estimated.
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This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. mk 18-29-12128).
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Ogorodova, L.P., Melchakova, L.V., Gritsenko, Y.D. et al. Thermal and Thermochemical Study of Blödite (Astrakhanite). Geochem. Int. 58, 914–921 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702920070083
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