General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Mg2Cl(OH)3·3.5-4(H2O)
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 207.15 gm)
Magnesium 23.47 % Mg
Hydrogen 5.35 % H
Chlorine 17.11 % Cl
Oxygen 54.07 % O
Empirical Formula:
Mg2Cl(OH)3·4(H2O)
Environment:
Veinlets in dolomitic marble.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1982
Locality:
Korshunov iron ore deposti, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia.
Name Origin:
Named after it's locality.
Physical Properties:
Color:
colorless.
Density:
1.798 - 1.787, Average = 1.79
Diaphaniety:
Transparent
Habits:
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline)., Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.,
Hardness:
2 - Gypsum
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
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