General Information:
Chemical Formula:BaCO3
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 197.34 gm)Barium 69.59 %
BaCarbon 6.09 %
C Oxygen 24.32 %
O Empirical Formula: Ba(CO3)
Name Origin:Named after the English natural historian, W. Withering (1741-1799).
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[010] Distinct
Color:colorless, milky white, grayish white, pale yellowish white, or pale brownish white.
Density:4.3
Diaphaniety:Subtransparent to translucent
Habits:Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline., Columnar - Forms columns, Reniform - "Kidney like" in shape (e.g.. hematite).
Hardness:3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny
Luminescence:None.
Luster:Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:white
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