Nesquehonite

Nesquehonite
Mineralogical name
Chemical name	Magnesium carbonate trihydrate
Trivial name
Chemical formula	MgCO3•3H2O
Other forms
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Crystal structure	{{{Crystal_Structure}}}
Deliquescence humidity 20°C
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C
Density (g/cm³)	1,83-1,85 g/cm³
Molar volume
Molar weight	138,37 g/mol
Transparency	transparent to translucent
Cleavage	perfect to good
Crystal habit
Twinning
Phase transition
Chemical behavior
Comments
Crystal Optics
Refractive Indices	nx = 1,417 ny = 1,503 nz = 1,527
Birefringence	Δ = 0,110
Optical Orientation	negative
Pleochroism
Dispersion
Used Literature
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