Lime Mineral Data

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General Lime Information

Chemical Formula:

CaO

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 56.08 gm

Calcium 71.47 % Ca 100.00 % CaO

Oxygen 28.53 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

CaO

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1935

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

Calcium Oxide

Chaux

ICSD 75785

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Lime Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.797, Z = 4; V = 110.38 Den(Calc)= 3.37

Crystal System:

Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.405(1), 1.701(0.45), 2.778(0.34),

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Fiquet G , Richet P , Montagnac G , Physics and Chemistry of Minerals , 27 (1999) p.103-111, High-temperature thermal expansion of lime, periclase,, corundum and spinel, Sample: PtRh10% heating wire, T = 298 K

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Physical Properties of Lime

Color:

White.

Density:

3.345

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Optical Properties of Lime

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.193 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.184 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2487,KPDmeas= 0.2505,KC= 0.21

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=1.838.

Calculated Properties of Lime

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.37 gm/cc
note: r_Lime=3.37 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.0011
Boson Index = 0.9989

Photoelectric:

PE_Lime= 8.75 barns/electron
U=PE_Lime x r_electron= 29.44 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Lime is Not Radioactive

Lime Classification

Dana Class:

4.2.1.5 (4)Simple Oxides

(4.2)with a cation charge of 2+ (A++ O)

(4.2.1)Periclase group (Isometric, Fm3m)

4.2.1.1 Periclase MgO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

4.2.1.2 Bunsenite NiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

4.2.1.3 Manganosite MnO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

4.2.1.4 Monteponite CdO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

4.2.1.5 Lime CaO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

4.2.1.6 Wustite FeO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

4.2.1.7 Hongquiite* TiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

IV/A.04-60 IV - Oxides

IV/A - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 1:1 and 2:1 (M2O,MO)

IV/A.04 - Periclase Group, Periclase - Murdochite series

IV/A.04-10 Periclase MgO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

IV/A.04-20 Wustite FeO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

IV/A.04-30 Bunsenite NiO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

IV/A.04-40 Manganosite MnO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

IV/A.04-50 Monteponite CdO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

IV/A.04-60 Lime CaO F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

IV/A.04-70 Murdochite PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2x F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Lime Information

References:

NAME( Athena) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

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Lime

CaO
Dana No: 4.2.1.5 Strunz No: IV/A.04-60
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