Species / Halides / #0232
Antarcticite
Halides trigonal #0232
Antarcticite is a mineral species described as halide mineral. It is classified under the Nickel-Strunz scheme and its reference data is listed below.
| Formula | CaCl₂·6H₂O |
| Strunz code | 3.BB.30 |
| Class | Halides |
| Crystal system | trigonal |
| Type locality | East Antarctica |
| Named after | Q56511691 |
| Streak | — |
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Composition
Cl
61.34%
Ca
26.67%
O
10.65%
H
1.34%
Molar mass 150.263 g/mol
Physical
Mohs
Density
1.715 g/cm³