Kalicinite

Kalicinite
Mineralogical name	Kalicinite
Chemical name	Potassium bicarbonate, Potassium hydrogen carbonate
Trivial name
Chemical formula	KHCO3
Other forms
Crystal system	monoclinic
Crystal structure
Deliquescence humidity 20°C
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C	333 g/l
Density (g/cm³)	2.17 g/cm³
Molar volume	46.14 cm³/mol
Molar weight	100.12 g/mol
Transparency	transparent
Cleavage
Crystal habit
Twinning
Phase transition
Chemical behavior
Comments	pH about 8
Crystal Optics
Refractive Indices	nx = 1.38 ny = 1.482 nz = 1.573
Birefringence	Δ = 0.193
Optical Orientation	biaxial negative
Pleochroism
Dispersion
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