Matter
Name
Mixed halite and gypsum from salar de Aguas Calientes 3, Atacama desert (2015_J5L1R4)
Family
Family
mineral
Database
Experimentalists
Level
local matter
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
CRPG, Jessica Flahaut
Local reference code
2015_J5L1R4
Body name
Earth
Terrain type
mineral surface
Place
Salar de Aguas Calientes 3 , Chile , Chile

Coordinates

System
WGS84
Position type
point
Geolocation
Point Latitude Longitude Altitude
#1 -23.91834° 292.30185° 3995.0 m
Image
Field observation of mixed halite and gypsum, salar de Aguas Calientes 3, Atacama desert, northern Chile
Preparation
raw
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
sedimentary rock (non-carbonate salt)
Type of porosity
porous
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Halite-gypsum(2015_J5L1R4) 1.0 Material has a crystallinity of 82% according to XRD analyses. Amorphous component is not described hereafter. Constituents here only include the crystalline phases
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