General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Na3(CO3)(HCO3)·2(H2O)
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 226.03 gm)
Sodium 30.51 % Na
Hydrogen 2.23 % H
Carbon 10.63 % C
Oxygen 56.63 % O
Empirical Formula:
Na3(HCO3)(CO3)·2(H2O)
Name Origin:
From Arabic origins meaning "natron."
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[100] Perfect, [111] Indistinct, [001] Indistinct
Color:
colorless, gray white, grayish, yellowish, or yellowish white.
Density:
2.11 - 2.17, Average = 2.13
Diaphaniety:
Translucent
Habits:
Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers., Columnar - Forms columns, Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.
Hardness:
2.5 - Finger Nail
Luminescence:
None.
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
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