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|Crystal_Habit = | |Crystal_Habit = | ||
|Twinning = | |Twinning = | ||
|Refractive_Indices = n<sub>x</sub> = 1.501<br> n<sub>y </sub>= 1. | |Refractive_Indices = n<sub>x</sub> = 1.501<br> n<sub>y </sub>= 1.516<br> n<sub>z</sub> = 1.517 | ||
|Birefringence = Δ = 0. | |Birefringence = Δ = 0.016 | ||
|optical_Orientation = biaxial negative | |optical_Orientation = biaxial negative | ||
|Pleochroism = | |Pleochroism = | ||
|Dispersion = | |Dispersion =28.3° | ||
|Phase_Transition = | |Phase_Transition = | ||
|chemBehavior = | |chemBehavior = | ||
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<bibprint citation="Dana:1951"/> | |||
[[Category:Syngenite]][[Category:Sulphate]][[Category:Salt]][[Category:InProgress]][[Category:Sulfate]] | [[Category:Syngenite]][[Category:Sulphate]][[Category:Salt]][[Category:InProgress]][[Category:Sulfate]] | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 13 February 2015
| Syngenite[1][2] [3] | |
| Mineralogical name | Syngenite, Kaluszite |
| Chemical name | Potassium calcium sulfate hydrate |
| Trivial name | |
| Chemical formula | K2Ca(SO4)2•H2O |
| Other forms | |
| Crystal system | monoclinic |
| Crystal structure | |
| Deliquescence humidity 20°C | |
| Solubility (g/l) at 20°C | 2.5 g/l |
| Density (g/cm³) | 2.57 g/cm3 |
| Molar volume | 127.8 cm3/mol |
| Molar weight | 328.42 g/mol |
| Transparency | transparent to translucent |
| Cleavage | perfect to distinct |
| Crystal habit | |
| Twinning | |
| Phase transition | |
| Chemical behavior | |
| Comments | |
| Crystal Optics | |
| Refractive Indices | nx = 1.501 ny = 1.516 nz = 1.517 |
| Birefringence | Δ = 0.016 |
| Optical Orientation | biaxial negative |
| Pleochroism | |
| Dispersion | 28.3° |
| Used Literature | |
| {{{Literature}}} | |
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Weblinks[edit]
- ↑ http://webmineral.com/data/Syngenite.shtml viewed on 29/07/2010
- ↑ http://www.mindat.org/min-3856.html viewed on 29/07/2010
- ↑ <bib id="Lide:1995">
Literature[edit]
| [Dana:1951] | Dana E.S. (eds.) Dana J.D. (1951): Dana's System of Mineralogy, 7, Wiley & Sons |  |
| [Lide:1995] | Lide D.R. (eds.) Lide D.R. (1995): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, CRC Press | |
| [Dana:1951] | Dana E.S. (eds.) Dana J.D. (1951): Dana's System of Mineralogy, 7, Wiley & Sons | |