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To: E. Charters who wrote (82868)	3/4/2002 2:17:56 PM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116796

Millosevichite is (AlFe)2(SO4)3 Mikasaite is also (FeAl)2(SO4)3 Both above minerals use iron III and are not hydrated. The formulae are correct. They appear charge imbalanced I will admit. -------------------------- The charges are balanced IF 1. Al has a 0 charge (that is, it is in metal form which is unlikely in nature) and the Fe ion has a 3+ charge; OR 2. Fe is neutral as a metal (unlikely) while each Al functions as Al3+ (3+ is the charge carried by an Al ion). I tend to suspect that the ancient Incas/Quechas subjected whichever alum they mined to a treatment that ensured the Fe was converted to Fe3+ before they used it to make their equivalent of "aqua regia". In other words there was an intermediate step which was not reported. <ggg>

To: E. Charters who wrote (82868)	3/5/2002 8:34:32 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116796

Weren't we discussing honest bankers, and also those not so honest? Tuesday March 5, 12:34 am Eastern Time Associated Press Ex-Bank Exec Pleads Guilty to Fraud Former Bank Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) -- A former executive of the failed First National Bank of Keystone pleaded guilty Monday to bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, the third and final set of charges in the case. Terry Church, 49, faces up to 40 years in prison and a fine of at least $1.25 million when she is sentenced May 20 for the latest charges. The former executive vice president already is serving a sentence of four years and nine months for her conviction in April 2000 for obstructing federal bank examiners by burying bank records at her McDowell County farm. Church also is to be sentenced March 26 for her October 2001 conviction on mail fraud and conspiracy charges. In exchange for Monday's plea, Church will not face any more criminal prosecutions related to the Sept. 1, 1999, collapse of the bank, which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says may ultimately cost its insurance fund as much as $870 million. biz.yahoo.com