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Thermonatrite Mineral Data |
General Thermonatrite Information |
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Na2CO3•(H2O) | ||
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Molecular Weight = 124.00 gm | ||
Sodium 37.08 % Na 49.98 % Na2O | |||
Hydrogen 1.63 % H 14.53 % H2O | |||
Carbon 9.69 % C 35.49 % CO2 | |||
Oxygen 51.61 % O | |||
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Na2(CO3)•(H2O) | ||
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Dry lakes in arid regions. | ||
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 | ||
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Vesuvius, Campania, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named from the Greek for heat and natron, as the dehydration product from heating natron. | ||
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ICSD 6293 | ||
PDF 8-448 | |||
Thermonatrite Image | |||
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Thermonatrite Crystallography |
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a:b:c =2.0422:1:1.2324 | ||
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a = 10.72, b = 5.249, c = 6.469, Z = 4; V = 364.01 Den(Calc)= 2.26 | ||
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Orthorhombic - Pyramidal H-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: P ca21 | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 2.768(1), 2.372(0.6), 2.753(0.55), | ||
Physical Properties of Thermonatrite |
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{100} Indistinct | ||
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Colorless, Grayish yellow, Grayish, Yellowish, White. | ||
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2.255 | ||
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Transparent to translucent | ||
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Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite). | ||
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1 - Talc | ||
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Vitreous - Dull | ||
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white | ||
Optical Properties of Thermonatrite |
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CI meas= 0.022 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.025 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2139,KPDmeas= 0.2143,KC= 0.2192 Ncalc = 1.49 - 1.5 |
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Biaxial (-), a=1.42, b=1.506, g=1.524, bire=0.1040, 2V(Calc)=46, 2V(Meas)=48. | ||
Calculated Properties of Thermonatrite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.25 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Thermonatrite =2.26 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0013156205 Boson Index = 0.9986843795 |
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PEThermonatrite = 0.74 barns/electron U=PEThermonatrite x rElectron Density= 1.68 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Thermonatrite is Not Radioactive |
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Thermonatrite Classification |
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15.01.01.01 (15)Hydrated Carbonates | ||
(15.01)where A+ (XO3) � x(H2O) | |||
(15.01.01)Dana Group | |||
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05.CB.05 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES) | ||
05.C - Carbonates without Additional Anions, with H2O | |||
05.CB -With large cations (alkali and alkali-earth carbonates) | |||
Other Thermonatrite Information |
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NAME( Ford32) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32) | ||
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Links to other databases for Thermonatrite : 1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 - Athena 5 - EUROmin Project 6 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 7 - GeoScienceWorld 8 - Google Images 9 - Google Scholar 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 12 - MinDAT 13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 - Online Mineral Museum 15 - QUT Mineral Atlas 16 - Ruff.Info Search for Thermonatrite using: Visit our Advertisers for Thermonatrite : Ask about Thermonatrite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Thermonatrite Specimen Label here :
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