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Formula: KAl(SO4)2.11H2O
Hydrated sulphate
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Specific gravity: 1.75 measured, 2 calculated
Hardness: 2
Colour: White to pale blue
Solubility: Soluble in water
Environments
Hydrothermal environments
Volcanic sublimates
Currently approved, but a discreditation proposal has been submitted to the IMA.
Kalinite is a rare secondary mineral observed in the
oxidised zone of mineral deposits, as efflorescences on slates, in caves
and as a volcanic sublimate
(HOM).
Localities
At the Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile,
kalinite has been found associated with jarosite and
pisanite
(HOM).
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