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General Nitromagnesite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Mg(NO3)2·6(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 256.41 gm
   Magnesium   9.48 %  Mg   15.72 % MgO
   Hydrogen    4.72 %  H    42.16 % H2O
   Nitrogen   10.93 %  N    42.12 % N2O5
   Oxygen     74.88 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Mg(NO3)2·6(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1835
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 23220
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Nitromagnesite

Comments: Tan crystalline nitromagnesite grain, deliquescent.
Location: Baume, Jura, France. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Nitromagnesite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.4873:1:0.5192
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 6.194, b = 12.71, c = 6.6, Z = 2; beta = 93° V = 518.88 Den(Calc)= 1.64
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.295(1), 2.925(0.75), 4.43(0.55),
 

Physical Properties of Nitromagnesite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: [110] Perfect
Help on Color: Color: Colorless, White.
Help on Density: Density: 1.58
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Transparent
Help on Luster: Luster: Vitreous (Glassy)
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Nitromagnesite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.031 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.007 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2748,KPDmeas= 0.2852,KC= 0.2767
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (-), a=1.34, b=1.506, g=1.506, bire=0.1660, 2V(Calc)=0, 2V(Meas)=5.
 

Calculated Properties of Nitromagnesite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=1.71 gm/cc
note: rNitromagnesite =1.64 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.11869
Boson Index = 0.88131
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PENitromagnesite = 0.52 barns/electron
U=PENitromagnesite x relectron= 0.89 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Nitromagnesite is Not Radioactive

 

Nitromagnesite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 18.2.3.1 (18)Simple Nitrates
  (18.2)where A (NO3)2 · x(H2O), x can equal zero
  (18.2.3)Dana Group
 
18.2.3.1 Nitromagnesite Mg(NO3)2·6(H2O) P 21/c 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: V/A.02-30 V - Nitrates, Carbonates and Borates
  V/A - Nitrates [NO3]1-
  V/A.02 - Nitrocalcite - Nitromagnesite series
 
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
 

Other Nitromagnesite Information

Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Nitromagnesite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris

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Nitromagnesite

Mg(NO3)2·6(H2O)
Dana No: 18.2.3.1 Strunz No: V/A.02-30
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