Sylvite [ KCl ]
Images of Sylvite
Material properties
| Formula | KCl |
| Abbreviation | Syl |
| IMA Status | Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1832 |
| Classifications | Potassium chloride, Halite (group) |
| Luminescence emitters | O2, Pb, S2, Unspecified, Yb |
| Reflectance line | Unspecified |
| Spectra | Luminescence (3) |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, fluomin.org, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Tags | Halide, Mineral |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| K | 1 |
| Cl | 1 |
| Total: | 2 |
References for Sylvite
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorenbos 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gaft et al. 2018 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moenke 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| CSIRO CL spectra 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Specimens of Sylvite
| Name | Owner | Materials | Spectra | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-0182 KCl | CSIRO | Sylvite | 2 | CL/SEM |