Nitromagnesite

Nitromagnesite
Mineralogical name	Nitromagnesite
Chemical name	Magnesium Nitrate Hexahydrate
Trivial name
Chemical formula	Mg(NO3)2•6H2O
Other forms
Crystal system	monoclinic
Crystal structure
Deliquescence humidity 20°C	57.4% (10°C), 54.4 (20°C), 51.4% (30°C)
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C	705 g/l
Density (g/cm³)	1.58 g/cm3
Molar volume	157.7 cm3/mol
Molar weight	256.43 g/mol
Transparency	transparent
Cleavage	perfect
Crystal habit
Twinning
Phase transition
Chemical behavior	soluble in alcohol
Comments
Crystal Optics
Refractive Indices	nx = 1.34 ny = 1.506 nz = 1.506
Birefringence	Δ = 0.166
Optical Orientation	negative
Pleochroism
Dispersion
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