Hydrophilite

Hydrophilite

Hydrophilite is a mineral formed from anhydrous calcium chloride. It is very soft and it forms crystal structures that are not used as gems. In Alaska, hydrophilite is spread on dirt roads to reduce dust. Hydrophilite crystallizes in the form of encrustations and as crystals configrued similar to cubes. The colour is white.

References

* [http://webmineral.com/data/Hydrophilite.shtml Hydrophilite Mineral Data] , webmineral.com
* [http://www.mindat.org/min-1984.html Hydrophilite] , mindat.org
* [http://database.iem.ac.ru/mincryst/s_carta.php?HYDROPHILITE+2074 Hydrophilite] , Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russia


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