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Chlorocalcite

chlorocalcite

KCaCl3

Chlorocalcite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Chlorocalcite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Chlorocalcite is a rare potassium calcium chloride evaporite mineral with formula: KCaCl3. It is found in active volcanic fumaroles. It was first described in 1872 for an occurrence on Mount Vesuvius and given the name for its calcium content previous to discovering that it also contained potassium. It has also been reported from the Desdemona Mine, Peine, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Scientific references

  1. Chlorocalcite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3680946 Link
  2. Chlorocalcite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorocalcite Link