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Physical Properties of Nordenskioldine
Cleavage:
{0001} Perfect, {1011} Indistinct
Color:
Colorless, Yellow.
Density:
4.2
Diaphaneity:
Transparent
Habit:
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.
Hardness:
5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase
Luster:
Vitreous - Pearly
Optical Properties of Nordenskioldine
Gladstone-Dale:
CI meas= 0.02 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.029 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1696,KPDmeas= 0.1712,KC= 0.1747 Ncalc = 1.73 - 1.74
Optical Data:
Uniaxial (-), e=1.66, w=1.778, bire=0.1180.
Calculated Properties of Nordenskioldine
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.89 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Nordenskioldine =4.20 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.08 Boson Index = 0.92
Photoelectric:
PENordenskioldine = 129.70 barns/electron U=PENordenskioldine x rElectron Density= 504.53 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Nordenskioldine is Not Radioactive