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Bischofite Mineral Data
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General Bischofite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
MgCl2•6(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 203.30 gm |
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Magnesium 11.96 % Mg 19.82 % MgO |
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Hydrogen 5.95 % H 53.17 % H2O |
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Chlorine 34.88 % Cl 34.88 % Cl |
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Cl -7.87 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 47.22 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
MgCl2•6(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Marine evaporites. Terminal crystallization point in the K-Mg-Na salt sequence. Commonly enriched in Br. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1877 |
| Locality: |
Leopoldshall and Stassfut, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Karl Gustav Bischo (1792-1870), German geologist and mineral chemist, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Bischofite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 47161 |
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PDF 25-515 |
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