Syngenite: Difference between revisions

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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	n_x = 1.501 n_y= 1.517 n_z = 1.518
Birefringence	Δ = 0.017
Optical Orientation	biaxial negative
Pleochroism
Dispersion
Used Literature
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-|Footnote             = <ref>http://webmineral.com/data/Syngenite.shtml viewed on 29/07/2010</ref><ref>http://www.mindat.org/min-3856.html viewed on 29/07/2010</ref>
+|Footnote             = <ref>http://webmineral.com/data/Syngenite.shtml viewed on 29/07/2010</ref><ref>http://www.mindat.org/min-3856.html viewed on 29/07/2010</ref> <ref><bib id="Lide:1995"></ref>
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 |mineralogical_Name   = Syngenite, Kaluszite
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 |Deliqueszenzhumidity =
 |Solubility           = 2.5 g/l
-|Density              = 2.58 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
+|Density              = 2.57 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
 |MolVolume            = 127.8 cm<sup>3</sup>/mol
 |Molweight            = 328.42 g/mol