Bassanite: Difference between revisions

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Bassanite^[1]^[2]

Mineralogical name	Bassanite
Chemical name	Calciumsulfate hemihydrate
Trivial name
Chemical formula	CaSO₄•0.5H₂O
Other forms
Crystal system	monoclinic
Crystal structure
Deliquescence humidity 20°C
Solubility (g/l) at 20°C	3.0 g/l
Density (g/cm³)	2.64 g/cm³
Molar volume	55.04 cm³/mol
Molar weight	145.15 g/mol
Transparency	transparent to translucent
Cleavage
Crystal habit
Twinning
Phase transition
Chemical behavior
Comments	hardly soluble in water
Crystal Optics
Refractive Indices	n_o = 1.558 n_e = 1.586
Birefringence	Δ = 0.028
Optical Orientation	positive
Pleochroism
Dispersion
Used Literature
[Broul.etal:1981]Title: Solubility in organic two component systems Author: Broul M., Nyvlt J.; Soehnel O. [Dana:1951]Title: Dana's System of Mineralogy Author: Dana J.D.

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[Broul.etal:1981]	Elsevier (eds.) Broul M., Nyvlt J.; Soehnel O. (1981): Solubility in organic two component systems, Elsevier
[Dana:1951]	Dana E.S. (eds.) Dana J.D. (1951): Dana's System of Mineralogy, 7, Wiley & Sons

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