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=== Hydratationsverhalten === | === Hydratationsverhalten === |
Revision as of 16:41, 26 December 2011
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Gypsum[1][2] | |
Mineralogical name | Gypsum, Selenite |
Chemical name | Calcium sulfate dihydrate |
Trivial name | Gypsite, Sulfate of Lime |
Chemical formula | Ca[SO4]•2H2O |
Other forms | Anhydrite (CaSO4) Hemihydrate (CaSO4•0.5H2O) |
Crystal system | monoclinic |
Crystal structure | |
Deliquescence humidity 20°C | |
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C | 2.14 g/l |
Density (g/cm³) | 2.2-2.4 g/cm³ |
Molar volume | 74.69 cm3/mol |
Molar weight | 172.17g /mol |
Transparency | transparent to opaque |
Cleavage | perfect |
Crystal habit | |
Twinning | |
Phase transition | |
Chemical behavior | |
Comments | hardly soluble in water |
Crystal Optics | |
Refractive Indices | α = 1.519-1.521 β = 1.522-1.523 γ = 1.529-1.530 |
Birefringence | Δ = 0.010 |
Optical Orientation | biaxial positive |
Pleochroism | |
Dispersion | 58° |
Used Literature | |
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Authors: Hans-Jürgen Schwarz , Nils Mainusch, Tim Müller
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Calciumsulfate and Gipsum[edit]
Solubility properties[edit]
Photos of gypsum crystals and deterioration pattern caused by gypsum[edit]
On a object[edit]
Under the polarising microscope[edit]
Under the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)[edit]
Weblinks[edit]
- ↑ http://webmineral.com/data/Gypsum.shtml seen on 30.07.2010
- ↑ http://www.mindat.org/min-1784.html seen on 30.07.2010
Literatur[edit]
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