General Information:
Chemical Formula:
BaCO3
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 197.34 gm)
Barium 69.59 % Ba
Carbon 6.09 % C
Oxygen 24.32 % O
Empirical Formula:
Ba(CO3)
Name Origin:
Named after the English natural historian, W. Withering (1741-1799).
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[010] Distinct
Color:
colorless, milky white, grayish white, pale yellowish white, or pale brownish white.
Density:
4.3
Diaphaniety:
Subtransparent to translucent
Habits:
Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline., Columnar - Forms columns, Reniform - "Kidney like" in shape (e.g.. hematite).
Hardness:
3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny
Luminescence:
None.
Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:
white
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