General Information:
Chemical Formula:K2Fe++Cl4·2(H2O)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 311.88 gm)Potassium 25.07 %
K Iron 17.91 %
FeHydrogen 1.29 %
H Chlorine 45.47 %
ClOxygen 10.26 %
O
Empirical Formula: K2Fe2+Cl4·2(H2O)
Environment:Altered marine evaporite rocks.
Locality:Found at Douglasschall, northwest of Stassfurt, Germany.
Name Origin:Named after its discovery locality.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:[???] Indistinct
Color:brown red or light green.
Density:2.162
Habits:Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock., ,
Luster:Vitreous (Glassy)
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