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    Ghiaraite
    Ghi
    CaCl2·4H2O
    CaCl2·4H2O
    Ca Cl H O
    Rossi M, Nestola F, Zorzi F, Lanza A, Peruzzo L, Guastoni A, Kasatkin A (2014) Ghiaraite: A new mineral from Vesuvius volcano, Naples (Italy). American Mineralogist 99, 519-524  [view file]
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    Leclaire A, Borel M M (1979) Liaisons hydrogène et coordination du calcium dans les cristaux de CaCl2·4H2Oα. Acta Crystallographica B35, 585-588
    Rossi M, Nestola F, Zorzi F, Lanza A, Peruzzo L, Guastoni A, Kasatkin A (2014) Ghiaraite: A new mineral from Vesuvius volcano, Naples (Italy). American Mineralogist 99, 519-524  [view file]
    Thewalt U, Bugg C E (1973) Crystal structure of calcium chloride tetrahydrate. Acta Crystallographica B29, 615-617
    Williams P A, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2013) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Newsletter 15. New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012 and 2013. Mineralogical Magazine 77, 1-12  [view file]