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General Nitrobarite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ba(NO3)2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 261.34 gm | ||
| Barium 52.55 % Ba 58.67 % BaO | |||
| Nitrogen 10.72 % N 41.33 % N2O5 | |||
| Oxygen 36.73 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Ba(NO3)2 | ||
| Environment: |
Noted on a museum specimen, probably from a nitrate deposit. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1882 | ||
| Locality: |
Unknown location, Chile. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for NITRate and BARium in the composition. | ||
| Name Pronunciation: |
Nitrobarite + Pronunciation  |
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| Synonym: |
ICSD 35495 | ||
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Nitrobarite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.1184, Z = 4; V = 535.07 Den(Calc)= 3.24 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: P 213 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.689(1), 2.447(0.75), 2.344(0.45), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Nitrobarite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Colorless. | ||
| Density: |
3.25 | ||
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent | ||
| Hardness: |
3 - Calcite | ||
| Luster: |
Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Nitrobarite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.004 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.007 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1764,KPDmeas= 0.1758,KC= 0.1751 Ncalc = 1.57 |
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| Optical Data: |
Isotropic, n=1.5714. | ||
Calculated Properties of Nitrobarite |
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.93 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Nitrobarite =3.25 gm/cc. |
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.2 Boson Index = 0.8 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PENitrobarite = 233.41 barns/electron U=PENitrobarite x rElectron Density= 685.04 barns/cc. |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Nitrobarite is Not Radioactive |
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Nitrobarite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
18.02.01.01 (18)Simple Nitrates | ||
| (18.02)where A (NO3)2 · x(H2O), x can equal zero | |||
| (18.02.01)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
05.NA.20 05 - CARBONATES (NITRATES) | ||
| 05.N - NITRATES | |||
| 05.NA -Without OH or H2O | |||
Other Nitrobarite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Nitrobarite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Nitrobarite using: Visit our Advertisers for Nitrobarite : A Bijoux Google Search for NitrobariteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Nitrobarite Cape Minerals Google Search for Nitrobarite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Nitrobarite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Nitrobarite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Nitrobarite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Nitrobarite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Nitrobarite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Nitrobarite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Nitrobarite Ask about Nitrobarite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Nitrobarite Specimen Label here :
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