General Information:
Chemical Formula:
BaCa(CO3)2
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 297.42 gm)
Barium 46.17 % Ba
Calcium 13.48 % Ca
Carbon 8.08 % C
Oxygen 32.28 % O
Empirical Formula:
BaCa(CO3)2
Name Origin:
Named from its chemical composition.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[110] Perfect, [101] Perfect, [001] Distinct
Color:
white, yellow, gray, or greenish gray.
Density:
3.64 - 3.66, Average = 3.65
Diaphaniety:
Transparent to translucent
Habits:
Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces., Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock., Prismatic - Cry stals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. t
Hardness:
4 - Fluorite
Luminescence:
None.
Luster:
Vitreous - Resinous
Streak:
white
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