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Nahcolite
Chemical
Formula
NaHCO3
Species
Carbonates
Crystal
System
Monoclinic
Mohs
Scale
2
Specific
Gravity
2.16
Color
Colourless, white, greyish; colourless in transmitted light.
Streak
White
Luster
Vitreous, Resinous
Refractive
Index
n = 1.377 n = 1.503 n = 1.583
Diaphaneity
Transparent
Cleavage
PerfectOn perfect; on good; on distinct.
Fracture
Conchoidal
Crystal Habit:Elongated crystals, fibrous masses, friable porous aggregates
Geological Setting:Precipitate from hot springs; as efflorescences around saline lakes and in brines; formed at a late stage in differentiated alkalic massifs; as tiny daughter crystals in fluid inclusions in a variety of hydrothermally formed mineral species.
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