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Chlorocalcite

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Chlorocalcite is a rare potassium calcium chloride evaporite mineral with formula: KCaCl3. It is found in active volcanic fumaroles.

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It was first described in 1872 for an occurrence on Mount Vesuvius and given the name for its calcium content previous to discovering that it also contained potassium.[3][4] It has also been reported from the Desdemona Mine, Peine, Lower Saxony, Germany.[3]

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