Formula: Mg(NO3)2.6H2O
Origin of name: from composition
Crystal system: monoclinic
Crystal class: 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell:
Colour: colourless, white
Diaphaneity: transparent
Luster: vitreous
Habit: an efflorescence
Hardness:
Specific gravity: 1.58
Cleavage: 1; {110} perfect
Tenacity:
Streak:
Synonyms/varieties:
Comments: like all nitrates, highly soluble in water
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