Hydrophilite
A synonym
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About Hydrophilite
Synonym of:
Probably identical with Antarcticite or Sinjarite.
Originally described from Kalkberg hill, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Originally described from Kalkberg hill, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1984
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1984:8
Classification of Hydrophilite
9.2.7.2
9 : NORMAL HALIDES
2 : AX2
9 : NORMAL HALIDES
2 : AX2
Optical Data of Hydrophilite
Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 1.6 nβ = 1.605 nγ = 1.613
2V:
Measured: 50° , Calculated: 78°
Max. Birefringence:
δ = 0.013
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
Based on recorded range of RI values above.
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Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
r < v weak
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0009590 | Sinjarite | Leclaire A, Borel M M (1977) Le dichlorure de calcium dihydrate Acta Crystallographica B33 1608-1610 |  | 1977 | synthetic | 0 | 293 |
| 0010027 | Antarcticite | Agron P A, Busing W R (1986) Calcium and strontium dichloride hexahydrates by neutron diffraction Acta Crystallographica C42 141-143 | | 1986 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0009607 | Antarcticite | Leclaire A, Borel M (1977) Le dichlorure et le dibromure de calcium hexahydrates _cod_database_code 1001770 Acta Crystallographica B33 2938-2940 | | 1977 | 0 | 293 | |
| 0018193 | Antarcticite | Jensen A (1940) On the structure of Sr Cl2 (H2 O)6 _cod_database_code 1011356 Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Matematisk-Fysike Meddelelser 17 1-27 | 1940 | 0 | 293 |
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Synonyms of Hydrophilite
Other Language Names for Hydrophilite
German:Hydrophilit
Idrofilit
Idrofilit
Spanish:Hidrofilita
Idrofilita
Idrofilita
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Hydrophilite
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References for Hydrophilite
Reference List:
Hausmann, Johann Friedrich Ludwig (1813) Handbuch der Mineralogie (1st ed.). Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht. p.857 - as Hydrophilite
Beudant, François-Sulpice (1832) Traité élémentaire de minéralogie. Deuxiéme Edition [Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy. Second Edition] (2nd ed.) Vol. 2 - Tome II [Volume II]. Chez Verdière. p.512 - as Chlorure de calcium
Dana, James D. (1854) A System of Mineralogy (4th ed.). p.1-849.p.506 - as chloride of calcium
Dana, James D., Brush, George Jarvis (1868) A System of Mineralogy (5th ed.). p.882p.29 - as chloride of calcium
Localities for Hydrophilite
Showing 33 localities.
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(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Antarctica | |
| [Antarcticite] Mineralogical Society of America - ... |
| [Antarcticite] Torii et al. (1965) +1 other reference |
Australia | |
| [Antarcticite] Kwak et al. (1987) |
Azerbaijan | |
| [Sinjarite] Novgorodova M.I. (caspian Sea) |
Bahamas | |
| [Antarcticite] Eckstein Y. et al. (1994) +1 other reference |
Brazil | |
| Kaminsky et al. (2015) |
Canada | |
| [Antarcticite] Taner et al. (1998) |
Chile | |
| [Antarcticite] De Waele et al. (2017) |
| Palache et al. (1951) | |
China | |
| [Antarcticite] Shaoxiu (1991) |
| [Antarcticite] Bingxiao Li and Kejun Wang (1986) +3 other references |
Czech Republic | |
| [Sinjarite] Varilová et al. (2011) |
El Salvador | |
| Stoiber et al. (1974) |
Germany | |
| Dana 6:A3:40. |
| Hausmann (1813) +2 other references |
India | |
| Palache et al. (1951) |
Iraq | |
| [Sinjarite] Aljubouri et al. (1980) |
Italy | |
| Pelloux (1927) +1 other reference |
| - (n.d.) +1 other reference |
Mexico | |
| [Antarcticite] GONZALEZPARTIDA et al. (2003) |
Norway | |
| [Antarcticite] Hans-Jørgen Berg |
Peru | |
| Palache et al. (1951) |
Russia | |
| [Antarcticite, Sinjarite] Cesnokov et al. (1998) |
| [Antarcticite] Mazurov et al. (2007) |
| Vergasova L P et al. (1996) |
| [Antarcticite] Chaykovsky et al. (2011) |
South Africa | |
| [Antarcticite] Anthony et al. (1997) |
UK | |
| Palache et al. (1951) |
USA | |
| [Antarcticite] Dunning et al. (1969) +4 other references |
| Northrop et al. (1996) |
| Hawley +5 other references |
Cheleken Peninsula, Balkan Region, Turkmenistan