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Vaterite is a mineral, a polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). It was named after the German mineralogist Heinrich Vater. It is also known as mu-calcium carbonate (μ-CaCO3). Vaterite belongs to the hexagonal crystal system, whereas calcite is trigonal and aragonite is orthorhombic.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaterite | Birefringence | δ = 0.100 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Category | Carbonate minerals | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Color | Colorless | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Crystal class | Dihexagonal dipyramidal (6mmm) H-M symbol: (6/m 2/m 2/m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Crystal habit | Fine fibrous crystals, typically less than 0.1 mm, in spherulitic aggregates. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Crystal system | Hexagonal | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Diaphaneity | Transparent to semi-transparent | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Formula | CaCO3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Fracture | Irregular to uneven, splintery | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | IMA symbol | Vtr | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Luster | Sub-vitreous, waxy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Mohs scale hardness | 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Optical properties | Uniaxial (+) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Refractive index | nω = 1.550 nε = 1.650 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Space group | P63/mmc {P63/m 2/m 2/c} | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Specific gravity | 2.54 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Strunz classification | 5.AB.20 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Tenacity | Brittle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | Unit cell | a = 4.13, c = 8.49 [Å]; Z = 6 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Vaterite | is a | mineral | 0.90 | text |
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