General Hydrohalite Information![]() NaCl•2(H2O) |
![]() Molecular Weight = 94.47 gm |
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Sodium 24.33 % Na 32.80 % Na2O |
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Hydrogen 4.27 % H 38.14 % H2O |
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Chlorine 37.53 % Cl 37.53 % Cl |
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Cl -8.47 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 33.87 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
![]() NaCl•2(H2O) |
![]() Halite saturated brines in cold weather (-5 deg. C). |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1847 |
![]() Salzburg, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for its water content and similarity to halite in composition. |
![]() Hydrohalite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() ICSD 2313 |
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Hydrohalite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =0.6257:1:0.6427 |
![]() a = 6.331, b = 10.118, c = 6.503, Z = 4; beta = 114.4° V = 379.36 Den(Calc)= 1.65 |
![]() Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.52(1), 2.67(1), 2.98(1), |
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| Physical Properties of Hydrohalite![]() Colorless, White. |
![]() 1.605 - 1.63, Average = 1.61 |
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| Calculated Properties of Hydrohalite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.68 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Hydrohalite =1.65 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0001689814 |
Boson Index = 0.9998310186 ![]() PEHydrohalite = 2.85 barns/electron |
U=PEHydrohalite x rElectron Density= 4.78 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Hydrohalite is Not Radioactive | Hydrohalite Classification![]() 09.01.02.01 (09)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides |
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(09.01)where A X |
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(09.01.02)Dana Group |
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![]() 03.BA.05 03 - HALIDES |
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03.B - Simple Halides, with H2O |
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03.BA -M:X = 1:1 and 2:3 |
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| Other Hydrohalite Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
![]() Links to other databases for Hydrohalite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Hydrohalite using: Visit our Advertisers for Hydrohalite : A Bijoux Google Search for HydrohaliteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Hydrohalite Cape Minerals Google Search for Hydrohalite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Hydrohalite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Hydrohalite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Hydrohalite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Hydrohalite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Hydrohalite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Hydrohalite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Hydrohalite Ask about Hydrohalite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Hydrohalite Specimen Label here :
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