Kalicinite

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Kalicinite[1][2] [3]
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]

  1. http://webmineral.com/data/Kalicinite.shtml viewed on 09/06/2011
  2. http://www.mindat.org/min-2305.html viewed on 09/06/2011
  3. <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, ElsevierLink to Google Scholar