| 词条 | Nitratine |
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| name = Nitratine | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = Nitratine-548175.jpg | imagesize = 260px | alt = | caption = | category = Nitrate minerals | formula = NaNO3 | molweight = 84.99 g/mol | strunz = 5.NA.05 (10th edition) 5/A.01-10 (8th edition) | system = Trigonal | class = Hexagonal scalenohedral ({{overline|3}}m) H-M symbol: ({{overline|3}} 2/m) | symmetry = R{{overline|3}}/c | unit cell = a = 5.06 Å, c = 16.82 Å; Z = 6 | color = Colorless, White, Gray, Yellowish, Brownish | habit = Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix; Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses | cleavage = {1011} Perfect | fracture = | tenacity = Sectile - curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade | mohs = 1.5 - 2 | luster = Vitreous (Glassy) | refractive = nω = 1.580 - 1.587 nε = 1.330 - 1.336 | opticalprop = Uniaxial (-) | birefringence = δ = 0.250-0.251 | pleochroism = | streak = White | gravity = 2.26 | density = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = Readily soluble in water | diaphaneity = Transparent | other = Slightly deliquescent | references = [1][2]}}Nitratine or nitratite, also known as cubic niter (UK: nitre), soda niter or Chile saltpeter (UK: Chile saltpetre), is a mineral, the naturally occurring form of sodium nitrate, NaNO3. Chemically it is the sodium analogue of saltpeter. Nitratine crystallizes in the trigonal system, but rarely occurs as well formed crystals. It is isostructural with calcite. It is quite soft and light with a Mohs hardness of 1.5 to 2 and a specific gravity of 2.24 to 2.29. Its refractive indices are nω=1.587 and nε=1.336.[3] The typical form is as coatings of white, grey to yellowish brown masses. The rare crystals when found typically have the scalenohedral form of the calcite structure. It is found only as an efflorescence in very dry environments. It is very soluble in water such that it is deliquescent and will absorb water out of the air and turn into a puddle of sodium nitrate solution when exposed to humid air. Nitratine was once an important source of nitrates for fertilizer and other chemical uses including fireworks. It has been known since 1845 from occurrences in the Confidence Hills, Southern Death Valley, California and the Atacama Desert, Chile. It is still used in organic farming (where Haber-Bosch ammonia is forbidden) in the US, but prohibited in international organic agriculture.[4] See also
References1. ^Nitratine page on mindat.org 2. ^Nitratine page on webmineral.com 3. ^Nesse, W, introduction to Optical Mineralogy, Fourth Edition (Oxford, New York, Oxford University Press) 2013. appendix II, B.3 4. ^The Omnivores Dilemma - Michael Pollan External links
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