Friedel's Salt
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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About Friedel's Salt
Formula:
3CaO · Al2O3 · CaCl2 · 10H2O
Anthropogenic phase found in slag.
Well-known as a synthetic phase in cement mineralogy.
First prepared in 1897 by the French mineralogist and crystallographer Georges Friedel.
Well-known as a synthetic phase in cement mineralogy.
First prepared in 1897 by the French mineralogist and crystallographer Georges Friedel.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
43838
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:43838:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
4a9d96f0-3fd0-4ebf-8ca4-8f93b37dceab
Chemistry of Friedel's Salt
Mindat Formula:
3CaO · Al2O3 · CaCl2 · 10H2O
Other Language Names for Friedel's Salt
French:Sel de Friedel
German:Friedelsches Salz
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Friedel's Salt
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Localities for Friedel's Salt
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
France | |
| Chollet et al. (2013) |
Greece | |
| Kolitsch et al. (2014) |
Les Rats Mine slag dumps, Le Crozet, Roanne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France