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Hydrophilite

Synonym of:Antarcticite, Sinjarite


Probably = to Antarcticite or Sinjarite.
Originally described from Kalkberg hill, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Classification of Hydrophilite

Dana 8th edition ID:9.2.7.2

9 : NORMAL HALIDES
2 : AX2
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Optical Data of Hydrophilite

Type:Biaxial (+)
RI values: nα = 1.600 nβ = 1.605 nγ = 1.613
2V:Measured: 50° , Calculated: 78°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.013

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Moderate
Dispersion:r < v weak

Other Names for Hydrophilite

Synonyms:
Idrofilite
Other Languages:
German:Hydrophilit
Idrofilit
Spanish:Hydrophilita
Idrofilita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Hydrophilite

Reference List:Hausmann, J.F.L. (1813) Handbuch der Mineralogie 3 volumes, Göttingen: 857 (as Hydrophilite).

Beudant (1832): Trailé élémentaire de Minéralogie, second edition: 2: 512 (as Chlorure de calcium).

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Seventh edition, Volume II: 41, 91.

National Bureau of Standards (U.S.) Monograph 25, sec. 11: 18.

Mineralogical Magazine: 43: 682.

American Mineralogist (1980): 65: 1070.

Burke, Ernest A.J. (2007) A Mass Discreditation of GQN Minerals. Canadian Mineralogist: 44(6): 1557-1560.

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    Localities for Hydrophilite

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    Chile
     
    Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 41.
    Germany
     
    • Lower Saxony
      • Lüneburg
    		J.W. Anthony, R.A. Bideaux, K.W. Bladh, M.C. Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. III (1997)
      • Peine
    		Dana 6:A3:40.
    India
     
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
      • Andaman Islands
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 41.
    Italy
     
    • Sicily
      • Catania Province
        • Etna Volcanic Complex
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 41; AA. VV., 1996. Collezionare minerali. Hobby & Work.
    Peru
     
    Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 41.
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Kamchatka Oblast'
    		No reference listed
    UK
     
    • England
      • Warwickshire
    		Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 41.
    USA
     
    • New Mexico
      • Eddy Co.
    		Northrop, Minerals of New Mexico, 3rd. rev. ed. (1996)
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