Antarcticite: A New Mineral, Calcium Chloride Hexahydrate, Discovered in Antarctica

A new mineral, calcium chloride hexahydrate, was discovered in the Don Juan Pond in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The optical properties, chemical analysis, and powder patterns obtained by x-ray diffraction agree with those of artificial calcium chloride hexahydrate. The name Antarcticite is proposed f...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Authors: Torii, Tetsuya, Ossaka, Joyo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1965
Subjects:
Don Juan Pond
Victoria Land
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.149.3687.975
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.149.3687.975
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Summary:A new mineral, calcium chloride hexahydrate, was discovered in the Don Juan Pond in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The optical properties, chemical analysis, and powder patterns obtained by x-ray diffraction agree with those of artificial calcium chloride hexahydrate. The name Antarcticite is proposed for the new mineral.

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