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Salammoniac Mineral Data
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General Salammoniac Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
NH4Cl |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 53.49 gm |
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Hydrogen 7.54 % H - % Calc as (NH4)2O |
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Nitrogen 26.19 % N 48.68 % (NH4)2O |
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Chlorine 66.28 % Cl 66.28 % Cl |
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- % Cl -14.96 % -O=Cl2
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
(NH4)Cl |
| Environment: |
Volcanic fumaroles, burning coal seams and quano deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1546 |
| Locality: |
Etna, Vesuvius, Italy Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Alchemist's Latin name for "salt of Ammon", used by early writers for common rock salt from near the Oracle of Ammon in Egypt. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Salammoniac + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Sal Ammoniac - Renamed to Salammoniac by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 |
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Salmiac |
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