General Information: Chemical Formula:Na3(CO3)(HCO3)·2(H2O)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 226.03 gm)
Sodium 30.51 %
NaHydrogen 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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