Chloraluminite

Formula:  AlCl₃ ^. 6H₂O

Origin of name:  From composition

Crystal system:  Hexagonal

Crystal class:  -3 2/m

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Colour:  Colourless, white, yellowish

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Luster:

Habit:  Crystals rhombohedral; crystalline crusts; stalactites

Hardness:

Specific gravity:  1.67

Cleavage:  None

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Comments:  Deliquescent