Antarcticite

Antarcticite

Bristol Dry Lake pit [1], Saltus, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Antarcticite

Bristol Dry Lake pit [1], Saltus, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Antarcticite

Bristol Dry Lake pit [1], Saltus, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Antarcticite

Bristol Dry Lake pit [1], Saltus, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Antarcticite

Bristol Dry Lake pit [1], Saltus, San Bernardino County, California, USA

Antarcticite

Bristol Dry Lake pit [1], Saltus, San Bernardino County, California, USA

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Antarctica

Antarctica

Formula:

CaCl₂ · 6H₂O

Colour:

Colourless

Lustre:

Vitreous

Hardness:

2 - 3

Specific Gravity:

1.715

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Name:

For its occurrence on the continent of Antarctica.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Don Juan Pond, Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

A highly hygroscopic mineral. May dehydrate to mesohydride under certain conditions.

A synthetic Sr analogue is known.

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Type:

Uniaxial (-)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.550 n_ε = 1.490 - 1.500

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.060

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and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Low

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009607	Antarcticite	Leclaire A, Borel M (1977) Le dichlorure et le dibromure de calcium hexahydrates _cod_database_code 1001770 Acta Crystallographica B33 2938-2940		1977		0	293
0010027	Antarcticite	Agron P A, Busing W R (1986) Calcium and strontium dichloride hexahydrates by neutron diffraction Acta Crystallographica C42 141-143		1986		0	293
0018193	Antarcticite	Jensen A (1940) On the structure of Sr Cl2 (H2 O)6 _cod_database_code 1011356 Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Matematisk-Fysike Meddelelser 17 1-27		1940		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Antarcticite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Leclaire A' 'Borel M' _journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section B' _journal_volume 33 _journal_year 1977 _journal_page_first 2938 _journal_page_last 2940 _publ_section_title ; Le dichlorure et le dibromure de calcium hexahydrates _cod_database_code 1001770 ; _database_code_amcsd 0009607 _chemical_formula_sum 'Ca Cl2 O6 H12' _cell_length_a 7.876 _cell_length_b 7.876 _cell_length_c 3.954 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 120 _cell_volume 212.412 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 1.713 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 3 2 1' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' 'y,x,-z' '-y,x-y,z' '-x,-x+y,-z' '-x+y,-x,z' 'x-y,-y,-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z Ca1 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 Cl1 0.66667 0.33333 0.42510 O1 -0.21250 0.00000 0.50000 O2 0.31120 0.00000 0.00000 H1 -0.22570 0.11730 0.50780 H2 0.43680 0.10760 0.08070

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- 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.

Antarctica
Eastern Antarctica Victoria Land Ross Archipelago Ross Island ⓘ Mount Erebus	Mineralogical Society of America - Handbook of Mineralogy
Wright Valley ⓘ Don Juan Pond (TL)	Torii, T., Ossaka, J. (1965) Antarcticite: a new mineral, calcium chloride hexahydrate, discovered in Antarctica. Science: 149: 975-977. Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. - Ed. (1997) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 3 - Halides, Hydroxides, Oxides. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona. p.1-682.
Australia
Queensland Cloncurry Shire Rosebud Station Mary Kathleen district ⓘ Mary Kathleen Mine	T. Kwak & P. Abeysinghe (1987): Rare earth and uranium minerals present as daughter crystals in fluid inclusions, Mary Kathleen U-REE skarn, Queensland, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine 51, 665-670.
Bahamas
North Andros District ⓘ North Andros Island ?	Eckstein Y., Manecki M., Matyjasik M., Rosenthal E. (1994): Hydrochemical stratification and processes in three “blue holes” on North Andros Island, Bahamas. Geological Society of America 1994 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Oct. 24-27, Abstracts with Programs, 26, 7, A-360. Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. - Ed. (1997) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 3 - Halides, Hydroxides, Oxides. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona. p.1-682.
Canada
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi RCM Preissac ⓘ Cadillac Moly Mine (Anglo American Mine) ?	Taner, H., Williams-Jones, A.E., and Wood, S.A. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 34, 579-590.
Chile
Antofagasta El Loa Province San Pedro de Atacama Cordillera de la Sal ⓘ Arco de la Paciencia Cave	De Waele, J., Carbone, C., Sanna, L., Vattano, M., Galli, E., & Forti, P. (2017). Secondary minerals from halite caves in the Atacama Desert (Chile). In 17th International Congress of Speleology (No. I, pp. 242-246). Australian Speleological Federation Inc.
China
Qinghai Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Golmud City (Ge'ermu Co.) ⓘ Qarhan salt lake (Chaerhan salt lake)	Shaoxiu Yang (1991): Journal of Lake Sciences 3(1), 1-10
Mangnai City (Mangya Co.) Lenghu Co. ⓘ Kunteyi salt lake	Bingxiao Li and Kejun Wang (1986): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 6(1), 59-62 Shaoxiu Yang (1991): Journal of Lake Sciences 3(1), 1-10 Xiyu Zheng (1994): Journal of Lake Sciences 6(3), 267-275 Mianping Zheng and Xifang Liu (2010): Acta Geologica Sinica 84(11), 1585-1600
Mexico
Hidalgo Zimapán Municipality Zimapán ⓘ Las Animas mine	González-Partida, E., Carrillo-Chávez, A., Levresse, G., Tritlla, J., & Camprubı, A. (2003). Genetic implications of fluid inclusions in skarn chimney ore, Las Animas Zn–Pb–Ag (–F) deposit, Zimapán, Mexico. Ore Geology Reviews, 23(1-2), 91-96.
Norway
Viken Bærum (Baerum) ⓘ Lommedalen ?	Hans-Jørgen Berg, NHM, Oslo 1999
Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Chelyabinsk coal basin	Cesnokov, B., Kotrly, M. and Nisanbajev, T. (1998): Brennende Abraumhalden und Aufschlüsse im Tscheljabinsker Kohlenbecken - eine reiche Mineralienküche. Mineralien-Welt, 9 (3), 54-63 (in German).
Irkutsk Oblast Nizhneilimsky District Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky ⓘ Korshunovskoye iron deposit	Mazurov, M.P., Grishina, S.N., Istomin, V.E., and Titov, A.T. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(4), 271-284. Mazurov et al (2007) Geology of Ore Deposits, 49, 271–284.
Perm Krai Solikamsky District Solikamsk ⓘ Verkhnekamskoe K deposit	Chaykovsky, I.I. [Чайковский, И.И]. (2011) Kalistrontite and görgeyite of the Verkhnekamskoe salt deposit [Калистронцит и гёргейит Верхнекамского месторождения солей]. Zapiski RMO (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society) [Записки РМО], 140, 3, 83-87 (in Russian).
South Africa
Limpopo Sekhukhune District Municipality Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality Burgersfort Sekhukhuneland ⓘ Driekop mine	Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. - Ed. (1997) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 3 - Halides, Hydroxides, Oxides. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona. p.1-682.
USA
California San Bernardino County Saltus ⓘ Bristol Dry Lake pit [1] (National Chloride Co. of America; National Chloride Co. salt evaporator; Hollar Chemical Co.; Saline Products Co.; Bristol Dry Lake)	Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 288-290. Dunning, G.E. and J.F. Cooper (1969b) A second occurrence of antarcticite from Bristol Dry Lake, California. American Mineralogist: 54: 1018-1021 Muehle, G.H. (1971) Antarcticite from California. Mineralogical Record: 2: 171-172 Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. Ansermet, S. (2011): Aus dem Salzsee in Kühlschrank: Antarcticit vom Bristol Dry Lake, Kalifornien, USA. Lapis. 36 (11), 33-36