General Information:
Chemical Formula:BaCa(CO3)2
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 297.42 gm)Barium 46.17 %
BaCalcium 13.48 %
CaCarbon 8.08 %
C Oxygen 32.28 %
O Empirical Formula: BaCa(CO3)2
Name Origin:Named from its chemical composition.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[110] Perfect, [101] Perfect, [001] Distinct
Color:white, yellow, gray, or greenish gray.
Density:3.64 - 3.66, Average = 3.65
Diaphaniety:Transparent to translucent
Habits:Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces., Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock., Prismatic - Cry stals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. t
Hardness:4 - Fluorite
Luminescence:None.
Luster:Vitreous - Resinous
Streak:white
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