Whewellite

Whewellite
Mineralogical name	Whewellite
Chemical name
Trivial name
Chemical formula	Ca(C2O4)•H2O
Other forms
Crystal system	monoclinic
Crystal structure
Deliquescence humidity 20°C
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C
Density (g/cm³)	2,21 g/cm³
Molar volume
Molar weight	146,12 g/mol
Transparency	transparent to translucent
Cleavage	very good
Crystal habit
Twinning
Phase transition
Chemical behavior
Comments
Crystal Optics
Refractive Indices	nx = 1,491 ny = 1,555 nz = 1,650
Birefringence	Δ = 0,159
Optical Orientation
Pleochroism
Dispersion
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