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|Footnote            =
|Footnote            = <ref>http://webmineral.com/data/Arcanite.shtml viewed on 20/07/2010</ref><ref>http://www.mindat.org/min-314.html viewed on 20/07/2010</ref>
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|mineralogical_Name  =
|mineralogical_Name  = Arcanite
|chemical_Name        =
|chemical_Name        = Potassium sulfate
|Trivial_Name        =
|Trivial_Name        = Sulfate of Potash
|chemical_Formula     =
|chemical_Formula     = K<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>
|Hydratforms          =
|Hydratforms          =
|Crystal_Class        =
|Crystal_System      = orthorhombic
|Crystal_Structure    =
|Crystal_Structure    =
|Deliqueszenzhumidity =
|Deliqueszenzhumidity = 98.2% (10°C), 97.6% (20°C), 97% (30°C)
|Solubility          =
|Solubility          = 111.5 g/l
|Density              =
|Density              = 2.660 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
|MolVolume            =
|MolVolume            = 65.5 cm<sup>3</sup>/mol
|Molweight            =
|Molweight            = 174.26 g/mol
|Transparency        =
|Transparency        =
|Cleavage            =
|Cleavage            = destinct to good
|Crystal_Habit        =
|Crystal_Habit        =
|Twinning            =
|Twinning            =
|Refractive_Indices  =
|Refractive_Indices  = n<sub>x</sub> = 1.494<br> n<sub>y</sub> = 1.495<br> n<sub>z</sub> = 1.497
|Birefringence        =
|Birefringence        = Δ = 0.003
|optical_Orientation  =
|optical_Orientation  = positive
|Pleochroism          =
|Pleochroism          =
|Dispersion          =
|Dispersion          =
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|chemBehavior        =
|chemBehavior        =
|Comments            =
|Comments            =
|Literature = <bib id="Robie.etal:1978"/>
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 14 February 2015

Arcanite[1][2]
Mineralogical name Arcanite
Chemical name Potassium sulfate
Trivial name Sulfate of Potash
Chemical formula K2SO4
Other forms
Crystal system orthorhombic
Crystal structure
Deliquescence humidity 20°C 98.2% (10°C), 97.6% (20°C), 97% (30°C)
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C 111.5 g/l
Density (g/cm³) 2.660 g/cm3
Molar volume 65.5 cm3/mol
Molar weight 174.26 g/mol
Transparency
Cleavage destinct to good
Crystal habit
Twinning
Phase transition
Chemical behavior
Comments
Crystal Optics
Refractive Indices nx = 1.494
ny = 1.495
nz = 1.497
Birefringence Δ = 0.003
Optical Orientation positive
Pleochroism
Dispersion
Used Literature
[Robie.etal:1978]Title: Thermodynamic properties of minerals and related substances at 298.15 K and 1 bar pressure and higher temperatures
Author: Robie R.A., Hemingway B.S.; Fisher J.A.
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Literature[edit]

[Robie.etal:1978]Robie R.A., Hemingway B.S.; Fisher J.A. (1978): Thermodynamic properties of minerals and related substances at 298.15 K and 1 bar pressure and higher temperatures. In: U.S. Geol. Surv. Bull, 1452 ()Link to Google Scholar