Bischofite

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Bischofite[1][2]
Mineralogical name Bischofite
Chemical name Magnesium chloride hexahydrate
Trivial name
Chemical formula MgCl2•6H2O
Other forms
Crystal system monoclinic
Crystal structure
Deliquescence humidity 20°C 33.1% [Steiger etal: 2014]Title: Weathering and Deterioration
Author: Steiger, Michael; Charola A. Elena; Sterflinger, Katja
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Solubility (g/l) at 20°C 543 g/l
Density (g/cm³) 1.56 g/cm3
Molar volume 129.6 cm3/mol
Molar weight 203.33 g/mol
Transparency transparent to translucent
Cleavage none
Crystal habit
Twinning
Phase transition
Chemical behavior
Comments decomposes at 116-118°C
hygroscopic and deliquescent
Crystal Optics
Refractive Indices nx =1.494
ny = 1.507
nz = 1.528
Birefringence Δ = 0.034
Optical Orientation positive
Pleochroism
Dispersion
Used Literature
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Hygroscopicity[edit]


Table 1: Deliquescence humidities of bischofite at different roud temperatures [Steiger etal: 2014]Title: Weathering and Deterioration
Author: Steiger, Michael; Charola A. Elena; Sterflinger, Katja
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0°C 10°C 20°C 30°C 40°C 50°C
34.1%r.h. 33.7%r.h. 33.1%r.h. 32.4%r.h. 31.5%r.h. 30.5%r.h.


Weblinks[edit]

Literature[edit]

[Steiger etal: 2014]Steiger, Michael; Charola A. Elena; Sterflinger, Katja (2014): Weathering and Deterioration. In:: Stone in Architecture, Siegesmund S. and Snethlage R., 10.1007/978-3-642-45155-3_4.Link to Google Scholar