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Molecular Weight = 185.53 gm |
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Potassium 21.07 % K 25.39 % K2O |
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Calcium 21.60 % Ca 30.22 % CaO |
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Chlorine 57.33 % Cl 57.33 % Cl |
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Cl -12.94 % -O=Cl2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
KCaCl3 |
Volcanic sublimate. |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1872 |
Mt. Vesuvius, Campania, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for the composition, which was originally thought to be chloride of calcium alone. |
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| | Chlorocalcite Crystallographya:b:c =0.7246:1:0.6958 |
a = 7.551, b = 10.42, c = 7.251, Z = 4; V = 570.52 Den(Calc)= 2.16 |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.61(1), 3.14(0.4), 2.11(0.3),3.12(0.3), 3.7(0.3), 5.23(0.3), 2.38(0.2), 3.06(0.2), |
| Physical Properties of Chlorocalcite{001} Perfect, {010} Good, {100} Good |
Colorless, White, Light violet. |
Transparent |
Deliquescent - Crystals absorb water from the air and melt or otherwise deteriorate. |
Pseudo Cubic - Crystals show a cubic outline. |
Tastes Bitter - Bitter taste from water soluble Mg or Ca compounds. |
2.5-3 - Finger Nail-Calcite |
white |
| Optical Properties of ChlorocalciteBiaxial (?), b=1.52 |
| Calculated Properties of ChlorocalciteBulk Density (Electron Density)=2.10 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Chlorocalcite =2.16 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.0003169067 |
Boson Index = 0.9996830933 PEChlorocalcite = 8.61 barns/electron |
U=PEChlorocalcite x relectron= 18.04 barns/cc. |
GRapi = 294.98 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Chlorocalcite | Chlorocalcite Classification11.01.03.01 (11)Halide Complexes; Alumino-fluorides |
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(11.01)where (A)m B (X)3 |
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(11.01.03)Dana Group |
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03.AA.40 03 - HALIDES |
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03.A - Simple Halides, Without H2O |
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03.AA -M:X = 1:1, 2:3, 3:5, etc. |
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| Other Chlorocalcite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Larousse des Mineraux,1981) OPTIC PROP.(Larousse des Mineraux,1981) |
Links to other databases for Chlorocalcite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Chlorocalcite using: Visit our Advertisers for Chlorocalcite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Chlorocalcite Mineral Data : Ask about Chlorocalcite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Chlorocalcite Specimen Label here :
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