Tachyhydrite
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| Tachyhydrite[1][2] | |
| Mineralogical name | Tachyhydrite |
| Chemical name | Calciummagnesiumchloride dodecahydrate |
| Trivial name | |
| Chemical formula | CaMg2Cl6•12H2O |
| Other forms | |
| Crystal system | trigonal |
| Crystal structure | |
| Deliquescence humidity 20°C | |
| Solubility (g/l) at 20°C | |
| Density (g/cm³) | 1.667 g/cm3 |
| Molar volume | 309.9 cm3/mol |
| Molar weight | 517.7 g/mol |
| Transparency | transparent |
| Cleavage | perfect |
| Crystal habit | |
| Twinning | |
| Phase transition | |
| Chemical behavior | |
| Comments | hygroscopic and deliquescent |
| Crystal Optics | |
| Refractive Indices | no= 1.520-1.522 ne = 1.512-1.513 |
| Birefringence | Δ = 0.008-0.009 |
| Optical Orientation | negative |
| Pleochroism | |
| Dispersion | |
| Used Literature | |
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Weblinks[edit]
- ↑ http://webmineral.com/data/Tachyhydrite.shtml viewed on 29/07/2010
- ↑ http://www.mindat.org/min-3865.html viewed on 29/07/2010