General Alum-(Na) Information![]() NaAl(SO4)2•12(H2O) | ![]() Molecular Weight = 458.28 gm | | | | | | | | ![]() NaAl(SO4)2•12(H2O) | ![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) | ![]() Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ![]() Named for the composition. | ![]() Sodium alum - Renamed to Alum-(Na) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 | | Sodium-alum | | Search for Alum-(Na) Images![]()
| | Alum-(Na) Crystallography![]() a = 12.214, Z = 4; V = 1,822.11 Den(Calc)= 1.67 | ![]() Isometric - DiploidalH-M Symbol (2/m3) Space Group: P a3 | ![]() By Intensity(I/Io):4.314(1), 2.962(0.35), 3.526(0.14), | ![]()
| Physical Properties of Alum-(Na)![]() Colorless. | ![]() 1.67 | ![]() Transparent | ![]() Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers. | ![]() 3 - Calcite | ![]() Non-fluorescent. | ![]() Vitreous (Glassy) | ![]() Nonmagnetic | | Optical Properties of Alum-(Na)![]() CI meas= -0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) | CI calc= -0.018 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2628,KPDmeas= 0.2628,KC= 0.2581 Ncalc = 1.43 ![]() Isotropic, n=1.4388. | | Calculated Properties of Alum-(Na)![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.75 gm/cc | note: Specific Gravity of Alum-(Na) =1.67 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.0013926207 | Boson Index = 0.9986073793 ![]() PEAlum-(Na)= 1.22 barns/electron | U=PEAlum-(Na) x Electron Density= 2.14 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0(Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) | Alum-(Na) isNot Radioactive | Alum-(Na) Classification![]() 29.05.05.02(29)Hydrated Acid and Sulfates | | (29.05)where A B (XO4)2 · x(H2O) | | (29.05.05)Alum Group | | | | | | ![]() 07.CC.2007 - SULFATES (SELENATES, TELLURATES) | | 07.C - Sulfates (selenates, etc.) without Additional Anions, with H2O | | 07.CC -With medium-sized and large cations | | | | | | | Other Alum-(Na) Information![]() NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ![]() Links to other databases for Alum-(Na) : | 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -GeoScienceWorld 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 8 -Online Mineral Museum 9 -QUT Mineral Atlas 10 -Ruff.Info Search for Alum-(Na) using: Visit our Advertisers for Alum-(Na) : Ask about Alum-(Na) here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Alum-(Na) Specimen Label here :
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