Sinjarite

Author: Amelie Stahlbuhk
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Sinjarite
Mineralogical name	Sinjarite
Chemical name	Calcium chloride dihydrate
Trivial name
Chemical formula	CaCl2•2H2O
Other forms	CaCl2•4H2O (Calcium chloride tetrahydrate) CaCl2•6H2O (Antarcticite)
Crystal system
Crystal structure
Deliquescence humidity 20°C
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C
Density (g/cm³)	1.85 g/cm3
Molar volume	79.47 cm3/mol
Molar weight	147.01 g/mol
Transparency
Cleavage
Crystal habit
Twinning
Phase transition
Chemical behavior
Comments
Crystal Optics
Refractive Indices
Birefringence
Optical Orientation
Pleochroism
Dispersion
Used Literature
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Literature

[Lide:1995]

Lide D.R. (eds.) Lide D.R. (1995): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, CRC Press

A phase is a physically distinctive form of matter and is characterized by having relatively uniform chemical and physical properties.