Constituent
Name
Kalicinite
IMA name
Kalicinite
Class
non-silicate mineral
Compound type
carbonate
Chemical composition
Formula
KHCO3
Chemical formula
KHCO3
Elemental formula
(K+) C O2 (O-) H
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
K⁺ Potassium(1+) cation element 1 constituent cation main
(HCO3)- Bicarbonate anion chemical function 1 anionic radical main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
(HCO3)- 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
K⁺ · O-- 1
…C…O-1/2 2
……C-O 1
-O-H 1
Oxides
Formula K2O H2O CO2
Mass fraction (%) 47.04 9.0 43.96

Strunz

Class
carbonates - nitrates (05)
Division
carbonates without additional anions, without H2O (05.A)
Family
Alkali carbonates (05.AA)
Code
05.AA.20

Dana

Major class
carbonates, nitrates, borates (V)
Class
acid carbonates (13)
Type
with miscellaneous formulae (13.01)
Group
-Kalicinite- group (13.01.02)
Code
13.01.02.01
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
monoclinic
Crystal class
prismatic
Crystal class symbol
2/m (C2h)
Crystal spacegroup
P2(1)/c
Molar mass
100.115 g/mol
Density
2.168 g/cm3
Refringence type
biaxial
Refringence sign
negative
Birefringence
0.1980
Refraction index nα
1.38
Refraction index nβ
1.482
Refraction index nγ
1.578
Color
colorless, yellowish, yellowish white, white
Diaphaneity
transparent
Luster
vitreous