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Ikaite is the mineral name for the hexahydrate of calcium carbonate, CaCO3·6H2O. Ikaite tends to form very steep or spiky pyramidal crystals, often radially arranged, of varied sizes from thumbnail size aggregates to gigantic salient spurs. It is only found in a metastable state and decomposes rapidly by losing most of its water content once removed from…
The analysis highlights Distribution, Structure and Pseudomorphs as prominent areas in the source structure around Ikaite.
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TTTA extracted 196 structured relationships around Ikaite. Examples in this analysis include Ikaite → Birefringence → d = 0.090 and Ikaite → Category → Carbonate mineral, hydrous carbonates subgroup. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikaite | Birefringence | d = 0.090 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Category | Carbonate mineral, hydrous carbonates subgroup | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Color | White when pure | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Crystal habit | Nearly square prism; pyramidal; sigmoidal: square prism capped with oppositely canted pyramids; massive, tubular (tinolite vr.) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Crystal system | Monoclinic | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Formula | .mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:l… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | IMA symbol | Ika | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Luster | Dull | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Mohs scale hardness | 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Optical properties | Biaxial (−) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Other characteristics | Decomposes into water and calcite above 8 °C | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Refractive index | nα = 1.455 nβ = 1.538 nγ = 1.545 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Space group | C2/c | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Specific gravity | 1.83 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Streak | White | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | Strunz classification | 5.CB.25 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ikaite | is a | mineral name for the hexahydrate of calcium carbonate | 0.90 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Ikaite bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Pseudomorphs, Mineral and Water. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Ikaite, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Ikaite with Distribution. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Ikaite to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Distribution, Structure & Pseudomorphs, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Ikaite · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout