salammoniac

Name:

salammoniac

A photo of the mineral salammoniac

Class:

Halides

Chemistry:

(NH4) Cl

Color(s):

colorless, white, brownish, yellowish streak: white

Hardness:

1.5 - 2.0

SpecGrav:

1.5

Fracture:

conchoidal

Cleavage:

poor

Crystal:

cubic - often in aggregates, crusty or scaley coverings.

Envronment:

evaporate

Association:

phosphorite

Locals:

| Russia | Iceland | Ca., Hw., USA | Italy |

Misc:

The name derived from ancient alchemist's Latin name for the chemical, sal = salt

Photos
& Locals:

1.) Klyuchevskaya, Sopka Volcano, Kmchatka, Russia
2.) Klyuchevskaya, Sopka Volcano, Kmchatka, Russia

3.) Klyuchevskaya, Sopka Volcano, Kmchatka, Russia
4.) Klyuchevskaya, Sopka Volcano, Kmchatka, Russia

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Name:	salammoniac
Class:	Halides
Chemistry:	(NH4) Cl
Color(s):	colorless, white, brownish, yellowish streak: white
Hardness:	1.5 - 2.0	SpecGrav:	1.5
Fracture:	conchoidal	Cleavage:	poor
Crystal:	cubic - often in aggregates, crusty or scaley coverings.
Envronment:	evaporate
Association:	phosphorite
Locals:	\| Russia \| Iceland \| Ca., Hw., USA \| Italy \|
Misc:	The name derived from ancient alchemist's Latin name for the chemical, sal = salt

	Photos & Locals:
		1.) Klyuchevskaya, Sopka Volcano, Kmchatka, Russia 2.) Klyuchevskaya, Sopka Volcano, Kmchatka, Russia		3.) Klyuchevskaya, Sopka Volcano, Kmchatka, Russia 4.) Klyuchevskaya, Sopka Volcano, Kmchatka, Russia

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