Kalicinite
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| Kalicinite[1][2] | |
| Mineralogical name | Kalicinite |
| Chemical name | Potassium bicarbonate, Potassium hydrogen carbonate |
| Trivial name | |
| Chemical formula | KHCO3 |
| Other forms | |
| Crystal system | monoclinic |
| Crystal structure | |
| Deliquescence humidity 20°C | |
| Solubility (g/l) at 20°C | 333 g/l |
| Density (g/cm³) | 2.17 g/cm³ |
| Molar volume | 46.14 cm³/mol |
| Molar weight | 100.12 g/mol |
| Transparency | transparent |
| Cleavage | |
| Crystal habit | |
| Twinning | |
| Phase transition | |
| Chemical behavior | |
| Comments | pH about 8 |
| Crystal Optics | |
| Refractive Indices | nx = 1.38 ny = 1.482 nz = 1.573 |
| Birefringence | Δ = 0.193 |
| Optical Orientation | biaxial negative |
| Pleochroism | |
| Dispersion | |
| Used Literature | |
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Weblinks[edit]
- ↑ http://webmineral.com/data/Kalicinite.shtml viewed on 09/06/2011
- ↑ http://www.mindat.org/min-2305.html viewed on 09/06/2011