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Molecular Weight = 350.18 gm |
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Calcium 11.44 % Ca |
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Hydrogen 6.62 % H |
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Carbon 6.86 % C |
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Chlorine 20.25 % Cl |
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Oxygen 54.83 % O |
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100.00 % |
CaCl2C2H3O2•10(H2O) |
Found in oak museum cases, encrusting Ca-rich specimens with the acetic acid derived from oak wood. |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1945 |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for the composition Ca, Cl, and acetete. |
Calclacite + Pronunciation |
ICSD 76894 |
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PDF 12-869 |
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| | Calclacite Crystallographya:b:c =0.7587:1:0.497 |
a = 10.41, b = 13.72, c = 6.82, Z = 4; beta = 99.1° V = 961.81 Den(Calc)= 2.42 |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/a |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.43(1), 3.24(1), 8.27(1), |
| Physical Properties of CalclaciteWhite. |
| Optical Properties of Calclacite CI calc= 0.324 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) |
KPDcalc= 0.2021,KC= 0.2988 Ncalc = 1.72 Biaxial (+), a=1.468, b=1.484, g=1.515, bire=0.0470, 2V(Calc)=74, 2V(Meas)=80. |
| Calculated Properties of CalclaciteBulk Density (Electron Density)=2.56 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Calclacite =2.42 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.0011821928 |
Boson Index = 0.9988178072 PECalclacite = 2.78 barns/electron |
U=PECalclacite x rElectron Density= 7.11 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Calclacite is Not Radioactive | Calclacite Classification50.02.04.01 (50)Salts of Organic Acids |
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(50.02)(Mellitates, Citrates, Cyanates, and Acetates) |
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(50.02.04)Dana Group |
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10.AA.25 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS |
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10.A - Salts of Organic Acids |
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10.AA -Formates, Acetates, etc. |
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| Other Calclacite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
Links to other databases for Calclacite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Calclacite using: Visit our Advertisers for Calclacite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Calclacite Mineral Data : Ask about Calclacite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Calclacite Specimen Label here :
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