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Revision as of 14:59, 20 December 2011
Lansfordite[1][2] | |
Mineralogical name | Lansfordite |
Chemical name | Magnesium carbonate pentahydrate |
Trivial name | |
Chemical formula | MgCO3•5H2O |
Other forms | |
Crystal system | monoclinic |
Crystal structure | |
Deliquescence humidity 20°C | |
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C | |
Density (g/cm³) | 1.73 g/cm³ |
Molar volume | |
Molar weight | 174.4 g/mol |
Transparency | translucent |
Cleavage | perfect |
Crystal habit | |
Twinning | |
Phase transition | |
Chemical behavior | |
Comments | hardly soluble in water pH about 10 |
Crystal Optics | |
Refractive Indices | nx = 1.456 ny = 1.476 nz = 1.502 |
Birefringence | Δ = 0.052 |
Optical Orientation | negative |
Pleochroism | |
Dispersion | |
Used Literature | |
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Weblinks[edit]
- ↑ http://webmineral.com/data/Lansfordite.shtml viewed on 09/07/2011
- ↑ http://www.mindat.org/min-2324.html viewed on 09/06/2011