Aquasidite
Valid as an unnamed mineral
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Formula:
CaCl2
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
A substance of anthropogenic origin (burning coal mine dumps). Current IMA regulations do not allow such substances to be validated as mineral species. The original proposal was therefore rejected, but the mineral and name were published nonetheless.
The natural form known from inclusions in Siberian halite has the Pbcn space group.
The natural form known from inclusions in Siberian halite has the Pbcn space group.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
40109
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40109:2
IMA Classification of Aquasidite
IMA status notes:
Unnamed (probably valid)
Approval history:
Unnamed, but probably valid.
Chemistry of Aquasidite
Mindat Formula:
CaCl2
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Aquasidite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Synonyms of Aquasidite
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 Aquasidite
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References for Aquasidite
Reference List:
Grishina, Svetlana, Koděra, Peter, Uriarte, Lucas M., Dubessy, Jean, Oreshonkov, Aleksandr, Goryainov, Sergey, Šimko, František, Yakovlev, Igor, Roginskii, Evgenii M. (2018) Identification of anhydrous CaCl2 and KCaCl3 in natural inclusions by Raman spectroscopy. Chemical Geology, 493. 532-543 doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.07.017
Localities for Aquasidite
Showing 3 localities.
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- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Russia | |
| Cesnokov et al. (1998) +1 other reference |
| Pekov (1998) |
| Avdontceva et al. (2024) |
