Calcium Fluoride
CaF2
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Chemical name
Calcium Fluoride |
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Mineral name
Fluorit |
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Chemical formula
CaF2 |
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Melting point [°C]
1423 |
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Crystal system
cubic |
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Crystal Class
O5h |
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Space Group
Fm3m |
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Unit cell
a [Å]:5.46 b [Å]:5.46 c [Å]:5.46 |
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Molecular weight [g/mol]
78,07 |
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Formula units
Z=4 |
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Frequent crystal surfaces
(100), (111) |
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Twinning
twinfree |
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Mohs hardness
4 |
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Density [g/cm3]
3,18 |
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Cleavage
perfect (111) |
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Color
colorless |
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Refractive Index
nd=1,4338 |
