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Chlorcalcium

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Antarcticite

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

Antarcticite

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

Sinjarite

Cheleken Peninsula, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan

Antarcticite

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

Antarcticite

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

Sinjarite

Cheleken Peninsula, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan

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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Synonym of:

Antarcticite, Sinjarite

This page provides mineralogical data about Chlorcalcium.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

32121

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:32121:9

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3b092c1b-3fc9-4ddc-8b22-f8fc4f8bf6f8

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	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		293
0010027	Antarcticite	Agron P A, Busing W R (1986) Calcium and strontium dichloride hexahydrates by neutron diffraction Acta Crystallographica C42 141-143	1986		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		293
0009590	Sinjarite	Leclaire A, Borel M M (1977) Le dichlorure de calcium dihydrate Acta Crystallographica B33 1608-1610	1977	synthetic	293

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Antarcticite'
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'Borel M'
_journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section B'
_journal_volume 33 
_journal_year 1977
_journal_page_first 2938
_journal_page_last 2940
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 Le dichlorure et le dibromure de calcium hexahydrates
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_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'
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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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References for ChlorcalciumHide

Reference List:

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

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- 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	[Antarcticite] Handbook of Mineralogy
Wright Valley ⓘ Don Juan Pond	[Antarcticite] Torii, T., Ossaka, J. (1965) Antarcticite: a new mineral, calcium chloride hexahydrate, discovered in Antarctica. Science: 149: 975-977. J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3 (1997).

Australia
Queensland Cloncurry Shire Rosebud Station Mary Kathleen district ⓘ Mary Kathleen Mine	[Antarcticite] 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.

Azerbaijan
Baku City ⓘ Bulla Island	[Sinjarite] Novgorodova M.I., Mamedov Yu.G.. Native aluminium from mud volcano at the Bulla island (caspian Sea), - Lithology and Mineral Resourses,1996,N4,p. 339-349

Bahamas
North Andros District ⓘ North Andros Island ?	[Antarcticite] 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. J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3 (1997)

Canada
Québec Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi RCM Preissac ⓘ Cadillac Moly Mine (Anglo American Mine) ?	[Antarcticite] 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	[Antarcticite] 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)	[Antarcticite] Shaoxiu Yang (1991): Journal of Lake Sciences 3(1), 1-10
Mangnai City (Mangya Co.) Lenghu Co. ⓘ Kunteyi salt lake	[Antarcticite] 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

Czech Republic
Ústí nad Labem Region Děčín District ⓘ Pravčice rock arch	[Sinjarite] Varilová, Z., Prikryl, R., & Cílek, V. (2011). Erratum to: Pravcice Rock Arch (Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Czech Republic) deterioration due to natural and anthropogenic weathering. Environmental Earth Sciences, 64(4), 1191.

Iraq
Nineveh Governorate Sinjar District ⓘ Sinjar Wadi	[Sinjarite] Aljubouri Z A, Aldabbagh S M (1980) Sinjarite, a new mineral from Iraq. Mineralogical Magazine 43, 643-645

Mexico
Hidalgo Zimapán Municipality Zimapán ⓘ Las Animas mine	[Antarcticite] 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 ?	[Antarcticite] Hans-Jørgen Berg, NHM, Oslo 1999

Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Chelyabinsk coal basin	[Antarcticite] 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 Zheleznogorsk ⓘ Korshunovskoye iron deposit	[Antarcticite] 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	[Antarcticite] 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	[Antarcticite] J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3 (1997)

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)	[Antarcticite] 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

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