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Hydrohalite

hydrohalite

NaCl·2H2O

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Overview

Hydrohalite is a halide mineral that occurs in saturated halite brines at cold temperatures (below 0.1 °C) and is the most common form of hydrated sodium chloride. It was first described in 1847 from an occurrence in Dürrnberg, Austria.

Scientific references

  1. Hydrohalite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3787806 Link
  2. Hydrohalite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrohalite Link