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- 18.2.2.1 Nitrocalcite Ca(NO3)2·4(H2O) P 21/n 2/m
- V/A.02-20 Nitrocalcite Ca(NO3)2·4(H2O) P 21/n 2/m
- V/A.02-30 Nitromagnesite Mg(NO3)2·6(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
General Nitrocalcite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca(NO3)2·4(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 236.15 gm | ||
| Calcium 16.97 % Ca 23.75 % CaO | |||
| Hydrogen 3.41 % H 30.52 % H2O | |||
| Nitrogen 11.86 % N 45.74 % N2O5 | |||
| Oxygen 67.75 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca(NO3)2·4(H2O) | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1835 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 970 | ||
| PDF 26-1406 | |||
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Nitrocalcite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.5804:1:0.6861 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 14.477, b = 9.16, c = 6.285, Z = 4; beta = 98.42° V = 824.47 Den(Calc)= 1.90 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/n | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 5.14(1), 3.58(0.7), 7.72(0.7), | ||
Physical Properties of Nitrocalcite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Gray, Gray white, White. | ||
| Density: |
1.9 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent | ||
| Habit: |
Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses. | ||
| Hardness: |
1-2 - Between Talc and Gypsum | ||
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Magnetism: |
Nonmagnetic | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Nitrocalcite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2574,KPDmeas= 0.2574,KC= 0.2643 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.465, b=1.498, g=1.504, bire=0.0390 | ||
Calculated Properties of Nitrocalcite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=1.96 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.11874 Boson Index = 0.88126 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PENitrocalcite = 2.30 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Nitrocalcite is Not Radioactive |
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Nitrocalcite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
18.2.2.1 (18)Simple Nitrates | ||
| (18.2)where A (NO3)2 · x(H2O), x can equal zero | |||
| (18.2.2)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
V/A.02-20 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates | ||
| V/A - Nitrates [NO3]1- | |||
| V/A.02 - Nitrocalcite - Nitromagnesite series | |||
Other Nitrocalcite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Nitrocalcite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Nitrocalcite using: Visit our Advertisers for Nitrocalcite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals T G Fine Minerals Wrights Rock Shop Translate Nitrocalcite Mineral Data : Ask about Nitrocalcite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Nitrocalcite Specimen Label here :
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