Matter
Name
Magnesium chloride hexahydrate powder (0-250µm grains)
Family
solid
Parent matter
MgCl2-6H2O - Sigma-Aldrich
Level
local matter
Origins
commercial
Provider
IAPS
Local reference code
Magnesium chloride hexahydrate_0-250
Preparation
sieved fraction
Method
sieving between 2 sieve sizes: 0 and 250µm
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
mineral (non-silicate mineral)
Texture
loose granular
Type of porosity
porous
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 0.0 ${\mu}m$ 250.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 irregular
Size method
sieving between 2 sieve sizes: 0 and 250µm
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
MgCl2-6H2O 1.0
Title
Magnesium chloride hexahydrate 0-250 µm powder preparation

Precursors

Matters

Produced matter

Matter
Magnesium chloride hexahydrate powder (0-250µm grains) (this matter)
Processing steps
Step Date Type Process Changes
#1 2017-02-01 mechanical Commercial Magnesium chloride hexahydrate crystals have been crushed powdered Magnesium chloride hexahydrate
#2 2017-03-01 mechanical powder has been sieved between 2 sieves of size 250 and 0 µm Magnesium chloride hexahydrate powder 0-250 µm grain size
Comments
sample's powders have been produced at IAPS Sample Preparation Facility