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Thénardite

Thénardite is an anhydrous sodium sulfate mineral, Na2SO4 which occurs in arid evaporite environments, specifically lakes and playas. It also occurs in dry caves and old mine workings as an efflorescence and as a crusty sublimate deposit around fumaroles. It occurs in volcanic caves on Mount Etna, Italy. It was first described in 1825 for an occurrence…

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2V angle
83°
Birefringence
δ = 0.013
Category
Sulfate mineral
Cleavage
{010} perfect, {101} fair, {100} incomplete
Color
White, grayish white, yellowish white, reddish white, brownish white
Crystal class
Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)

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Nodes21
Edges20
Triples36
Avg. degree1.9
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related to Gallery · 7
Thénardite → Boron, California, Cluster, Crystal, Soda Lake, Tan, Width
2V angle · 1
Thénardite → 83°
Birefringence · 1
Thénardite → δ = 0.013
Category · 1
Thénardite → Sulfate mineral
Cleavage · 1
Thénardite → {010} perfect, {101} fair, {100} incomplete
Color · 1
Thénardite → White, grayish white, yellowish white, reddish white, brownish white
Crystal class · 1
Thénardite → Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Crystal habit · 1
Thénardite → Forms crust-like prismatic aggregates on matrix
Crystal system · 1
Thénardite → Orthorhombic
Diaphaneity · 1
Thénardite → Transparent

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mineral occurs na2so4 white caves system orthorhombic crystals chemist casaseca fluorescent uv mirabilite sulfate also forms yellowish reddish prismatic yellow-green

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Thénardite2V angle83°1.00infobox
ThénarditeBirefringenceδ = 0.0131.00infobox
ThénarditeCategorySulfate mineral1.00infobox
ThénarditeCleavage{010} perfect, {101} fair, {100} incomplete1.00infobox
ThénarditeColorWhite, grayish white, yellowish white, reddish white, brownish white1.00infobox
ThénarditeCrystal classDipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)1.00infobox
ThénarditeCrystal habitForms crust-like prismatic aggregates on matrix1.00infobox
ThénarditeCrystal systemOrthorhombic1.00infobox
ThénarditeDiaphaneityTransparent1.00infobox
ThénarditeFormulaNa2SO41.00infobox
ThénarditeFormula mass142.04 g/mol1.00infobox
ThénarditeFractureSplintery, uneven, hackly1.00infobox
ThénarditeIMA symbolThn1.00infobox
ThénarditeLusterVitreous to resinous1.00infobox
ThénarditeMohs scale hardness2.51.00infobox
ThénarditeOptical propertiesBiaxial (+)1.00infobox
ThénarditeOther characteristicsSalty taste1.00infobox
ThénarditePleochroismnone1.00infobox
ThénarditeRefractive indexnα = 1.471, nβ = 1.477, nγ = 1.4841.00infobox
ThénarditeSolubilitySoluble in water1.00infobox
ThénarditeSpace groupFddd1.00infobox
ThénarditeSpecific gravity2.67–2.7, average = 2.681.00infobox
ThénarditeStreakWhite1.00infobox
ThénarditeStrunz classification7.AC.251.00infobox
ThénarditeTenacityBrittle1.00infobox
ThénarditeTwinningInterpenetration twinning on {001}; also on {100}; common on {110}; {011}1.00infobox
ThénarditeUltraviolet fluorescenceFluorescent and phosphorescent: short UV=bright white, long UV=yellow-green1.00infobox
ThénarditeUnit cella = 5.86 Å, b = 12.3 Å c = 9.82 Å; Z = 81.00infobox
Thénarditeis aanhydrous sodium sulfate mineral0.90text

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