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Shortite

Shortite is a sodium-calcium carbonate mineral, with the chemical formula Na2Ca2(CO3)3. It was discovered by J. J. Fahey in well cuttings from the Green River Formation, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, US, and was named to honor Maxwell N. Short (1889–1952), Professor of Mineralogy, University of Arizona.

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Birefringence
0.039
Category
Carbonate minerals
Cleavage
Distinct/good on {010}
Colour
Colourless, light yellow, light green
Crystal class
Pyramidal (mm2) H-M symbol: (mm2)
Crystal system
Orthorhombic

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Shortite

Nodes14
Edges13
Triples21
Avg. degree1.86
Density0.142857
Components1

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Shortite

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Birefringence · 1
Shortite → 0.039
Category · 1
Shortite → Carbonate minerals
Cleavage · 1
Shortite → Distinct/good on {010}
Colour · 1
Shortite → Colourless, light yellow, light green
Crystal class · 1
Shortite → Pyramidal (mm2) H-M symbol: (mm2)
Crystal system · 1
Shortite → Orthorhombic
Density · 1
Shortite → 2.6
Diaphaneity · 1
Shortite → Transparent
Dispersion · 1
Shortite → r v moderate
Formula · 1
Shortite → Na2Ca2(CO3)3

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trona carbonate formula na2ca2 co3 green wyoming mineralogy sodium-calcium mineral chemical discovered fahey well cuttings river formation sweetwater county us

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShortiteBirefringence0.0391.00infobox
ShortiteCategoryCarbonate minerals1.00infobox
ShortiteCleavageDistinct/good on {010}1.00infobox
ShortiteColourColourless, light yellow, light green1.00infobox
ShortiteCrystal classPyramidal (mm2) H-M symbol: (mm2)1.00infobox
ShortiteCrystal systemOrthorhombic1.00infobox
ShortiteDensity2.61.00infobox
ShortiteDiaphaneityTransparent1.00infobox
ShortiteDispersionr < v moderate1.00infobox
ShortiteFormulaNa2Ca2(CO3)31.00infobox
ShortiteFractureConchoidal1.00infobox
ShortiteIMA symbolSot1.00infobox
ShortiteLustreVitreous1.00infobox
ShortiteMohs scale hardness31.00infobox
ShortiteOptical propertiesBiaxial (−)1.00infobox
ShortiteRefractive indexnα = 1.531 nβ = 1.555 nγ = 1.5701.00infobox
ShortiteSpace groupAmm21.00infobox
ShortiteSpecific gravity2.61.00infobox
ShortiteStrunz classification5.AC.251.00infobox
Shortiteis asodium-calcium carbonate mineral0.90text

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