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Nitratine

Nitratine or nitratite, also known as cubic niter (UK: nitre), soda niter or Chile saltpeter (UK: Chile saltpetre), is a mineral, the naturally occurring form of sodium nitrate, NaNO3. Chemically it is the sodium analogue of saltpeter. Nitratine crystallizes in the trigonal system, but rarely occurs as well-formed crystals. It is isostructural with…

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Birefringence
δ = 0.250–0.251
Category
Nitrate minerals
Cleavage
{1011} Perfect
Color
Colorless, white, gray, yellowish, brownish
Crystal class
Hexagonal scalenohedral (3m) H-M symbol: (3 2/m)
Crystal habit
Granular – Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix; massive – Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses

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Nodes25
Edges24
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Avg. degree1.92
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related to Uses · 10
Nitratine → Atacama Desert, Bosch, California, Chile, Confidence Hills, Haber, It, Southern Death Valley, The, US
related to Synthetic sodium nitrate · 8
Nitratine → After World War, H2O, NaNO, NaOH, NO, Shanks, The, Through
Birefringence · 1
Nitratine → δ = 0.250–0.251
Category · 1
Nitratine → Nitrate minerals
Cleavage · 1
Nitratine → {1011} Perfect
Color · 1
Nitratine → Colorless, white, gray, yellowish, brownish
Crystal class · 1
Nitratine → Hexagonal scalenohedral (3m) H-M symbol: (3 2/m)
Crystal habit · 1
Nitratine → Granular – Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix; massive – Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses
Crystal system · 1
Nitratine → Trigonal
Diaphaneity · 1
Nitratine → Transparent

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sodium chile nitrate mineral calcite saltpeter also fertilizer deposits form crystals used well nano3 water trigonal naturally occurring isostructural found

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NitratineBirefringenceδ = 0.250–0.2511.00infobox
NitratineCategoryNitrate minerals1.00infobox
NitratineCleavage{1011} Perfect1.00infobox
NitratineColorColorless, white, gray, yellowish, brownish1.00infobox
NitratineCrystal classHexagonal scalenohedral (3m) H-M symbol: (3 2/m)1.00infobox
NitratineCrystal habitGranular – Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix; massive – Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses1.00infobox
NitratineCrystal systemTrigonal1.00infobox
NitratineDiaphaneityTransparent1.00infobox
NitratineFormulaNaNO31.00infobox
NitratineFormula mass84.99 g/mol1.00infobox
NitratineIMA symbolNtt1.00infobox
NitratineLusterVitreous (glassy)1.00infobox
NitratineMohs scale hardness1.5 – 21.00infobox
NitratineOptical propertiesUniaxial (−)1.00infobox
NitratineOther characteristicsSlightly deliquescent1.00infobox
NitratineRefractive indexnω = 1.580 – 1.587 nε = 1.330 – 1.3361.00infobox
NitratineSolubilityReadily soluble in water1.00infobox
NitratineSpace groupR3c (no. 167)1.00infobox
NitratineSpecific gravity2.261.00infobox
NitratineStreakWhite1.00infobox
NitratineStrunz classification5.NA.05 (10th edition) 5/A.01-10 (8th edition)1.00infobox
NitratineTenacitySectile – curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade1.00infobox
NitratineUnit cella = 5.06 Å, c = 16.82 Å; Z = 61.00infobox

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