General Information:
Chemical Formula:Na2Ca(CO3)2·5(H2O)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 296.15 gm)Sodium 15.53 %
NaCalcium 13.53 %
CaHydrogen 3.40 %
H Carbon 8.11 %
C Oxygen 59.43 %
O Empirical Formula: CaNa2(CO3)2·5(H2O)
Name Origin:Named after the French chemist and physicist, J. L. Gay-Lussac (1778-1850).
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[110] Perfect, [001] Indistinct
Color:colorless, gray, gray white, yellow, or yellowish white.
Density:1.93 - 1.99, Average = 1.96
Diaphaniety:Translucent
Habits:Disseminated - Occurs in small, distinct particles dispersed in matrix., Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.,
Hardness:2.5 - Finger Nail
Luminescence:None.
Luster:Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:white
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