Matter
Name
Aragonite from Laguna Chaxa, Atacama (2015_J1L1R2)
Family
Family
mineral
Database
Experimentalists
Level
local matter
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
CRPG, Jessica Flahaut
Local reference code
2015_J1L1R2
Body name
Earth
Terrain type
mineral surface
Place
Laguna Chaxa, Atacama desert , Chile , Chile

Coordinates

System
WGS84
Position type
point
Geolocation
Point Latitude Longitude Altitude
#1 -23.28932° 291.82592° 2292.0 m
Image
Field observation of aragonite and halite crust, laguna Chaxa, Salar de Atacama, northern Chile
Preparation
raw
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
sedimentary rock (carbonate sediment)
Type of porosity
porous
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Aragonite (2015_J1L1R2) 1.0 Material has a crystallinity of 83% according to XRD analyses. Amorphous component is not described hereafter. Constituents here only include the crystalline phases
Publications