
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
BaCa(CO3)2

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 297.42 gm)
Barium 46.17 %
BaCalcium 13.48 %
CaCarbon 8.08 %
C Oxygen 32.28 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
BaCa(CO3)2

Name Origin:
Named from its chemical composition.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[110] Perfect, [101] Perfect, [001] Distinct

Color:
white, yellow, gray, or greenish gray.

Density:
3.64 - 3.66, Average = 3.65

Diaphaniety:
Transparent to translucent

Habits:
Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces., Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock., Prismatic - Cry stals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. t

Hardness:
4 - Fluorite

Luminescence:
None.

Luster:
Vitreous - Resinous

Streak:
white
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