Nahcolite
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| Nahcolite[1][2] [3] | |
| Mineralogical name | Sodium hydrogen carbonate |
| Chemical name | Nahcolite |
| Trivial name | |
| Chemical formula | NaHCO3 |
| Other forms | |
| Crystal system | monoclinic |
| Crystal structure | |
| Deliquescence humidity 20°C | |
| Solubility (g/l) at 20°C | 96 g/l |
| Density (g/cm³) | 2.21 g/cm³ |
| Molar volume | 37.99 cm3/mol |
| Molar weight | 84.01 g/mol |
| Transparency | transparent to translucent |
| Cleavage | perfect |
| Crystal habit | |
| Twinning | |
| Phase transition | |
| Chemical behavior | |
| Comments | pH about 8 |
| Crystal Optics | |
| Refractive Indices | nx = 1.376 ny = 1.500 nz = 1.582 |
| Birefringence | Δ = 0.206 |
| Optical Orientation | biaxial negative |
| Pleochroism | |
| Dispersion | |
| Used Literature | |
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Weblinks[edit]
- ↑ http://webmineral.com/data/Nahcolite.shtml viewed on 09/06/2011
- ↑ http://www.mindat.org/min-2831.html viewed on 09/06/2011
- ↑ <bib id="Broul.etal:1981">
Literature[edit]
| [Broul.etal:1981] | Elsevier (eds.) Broul M., Nyvlt J.; Soehnel O. (1981): Solubility in organic two component systems, Elsevier |  |