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General Chloraluminite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
AlCl3•6(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 241.43 gm | ||
| Aluminum 11.18 % Al 21.12 % Al2O3 | |||
| Hydrogen 5.01 % H 44.77 % H2O | |||
| Chlorine 44.05 % Cl 44.05 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -9.94 % -O=Cl2 | |||
| Oxygen 39.76 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
AlCl3•6(H2O) | ||
| Environment: |
Volcanic fumaroles. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1874 | ||
| Locality: |
Vesuvius, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for CHLORine and ALUMINum in its composition. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 22071 | ||
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Chloraluminite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.00667 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 11.831, c = 11.91, Z = 6; V = 1,443.73 Den(Calc)= 1.67 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3c | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Chloraluminite |
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| Color: |
Colorless, White, Yellowish white. | ||
| Density: |
1.67 | ||
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Chloraluminite |
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| Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=1.507, w=1.56, bire=0.0530. | ||
Calculated Properties of Chloraluminite |
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.72 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Chloraluminite =1.67 gm/cc. |
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0001983693 Boson Index = 0.9998016307 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEChloraluminite = 3.21 barns/electron U=PEChloraluminite x rElectron Density= 5.50 barns/cc. |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Chloraluminite is Not Radioactive |
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Chloraluminite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
09.03.03.01 (09)Anhydrous and Hydrated Halides | ||
| (09.03)Dana Type | |||
| (09.03.03)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
03.BC.05 03 - HALIDES | ||
| 03.B - Simple Halides, with H2O | |||
| 03.BC -M:X = 1:3 | |||
Other Chloraluminite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Chloraluminite : 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 - MinDAT 10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 - Online Mineral Museum 12 - QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - Ruff.Info 14 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Chloraluminite using: Visit our Advertisers for Chloraluminite : A Bijoux Google Search for ChloraluminiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Chloraluminite Cape Minerals Google Search for Chloraluminite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Chloraluminite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Chloraluminite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Chloraluminite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Chloraluminite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Chloraluminite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Chloraluminite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Chloraluminite Ask about Chloraluminite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Chloraluminite Specimen Label here :
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