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Stock List Crystals & Substrates
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Calcite - Calcium Carbonate ( CaCO3 )
Crystal symmetry
Trigonal 32/m
Unit cell
a = 4,9896(2)Åc = 17,0610(11) ÅZ = 6
Identification
Color
Colorless or
Crystal system
Trigonal hexagonal scalenohedral(32/m), Space Group (R3 2/c)
Lattice constant
arh = 6,37Å a` 101°.55`ahex = 4,99 Åchex = 17,04 Å
Cleavage
Perfect on [1011] three directions with angle of 55` 74°Rh. [1014] Hex
Mohs scale hardness
3
Diaphaneity
Transparent to translucent
Specific gravity
2,71
Optical properties
Uniaxial (-)
Refractive index
nಎ = 1.640 -1.660nԑ = 1.486
Birefringence
δ = 0.154 - 0.174