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Calcite (CaCO3) |
| Calcite, or Iceland Spar, is a strongly birefringent material and is used for polarisers and retardation plates. |
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Product Data |
| Transmission Range : |
0.3 to 2.3 μm |
| Refractive Index : |
No 1.6654 at 0.51 μm |
| Reflection Loss : |
11.7% at 0.51 μm (2 surfaces) |
| Absorption Coefficient : |
n/a |
| Reststrahlen Peak : |
n/a |
| dn/dT : |
3 (para) 13 (perp) x 10-6 /°C at 0.5 micron |
| dn/dμ = 0 : |
n/a |
| Density : |
2.71 g/cc |
| Melting Point : |
825°C (Decomposes) |
| Thermal Conductivity : |
5.526 (para) 4.646 (perp) W m-1 K-1 at 273K |
| Thermal Expansion : |
25 (para) 5.8 (perp) x 10-6 /°C at 273K |
| Hardness : |
Knoop 155 Moh 3 |
| Specific Heat Capacity : |
852 J Kg-1 K-1 |
| Dielectric Constant : |
8 (para) 8.5 (perp) at 10kHz at 293K |
| Youngs Modulus (E) : |
72.35 (perp) 88.19 (para) GPa |
| Shear Modulus (G) : |
35 GPa |
| Bulk Modulus (K) : |
129.53 GPa |
| Elastic Coefficients : |
C11=137; C12=45; C13=45; C14=(21); C33=79 |
| Apparent Elastic Limit : |
4.83 MPa (700 psi) |
| Poisson Ratio : |
n/a |
| Solubility : |
0.0014g/100g water at 25°C |
| Molecular Weight : |
100.09 |
| Class/Structure : |
Trigonal (hex), R3c, (1011) cleavage |
To download this data or our MSDS safety data sheet as a pdf, please click on the links at the top of the page. To expand the transmission graphs, please click on the image.
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Refractive Index |
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No |
Ne |
µm |
No |
Ne |
µm |
No |
Ne |
| 0.20 |
1.9028 |
1.5765 |
0.30 |
1.7196 |
1.5137 |
0.41 |
1.6801 |
1.4954 |
| 0.51 |
1.6653 |
1.4896 |
0.64 |
1.6550 |
1.4849 |
0.71 |
1.6521 |
1.4835 |
| 0.80 |
1.6487 |
1.4822 |
0.91 |
1.6458 |
1.4810 |
1.04 |
1.6428 |
1.4799 |
| 1.50 |
1.6346 |
1.4774 |
1.91 |
1.627 |
1.4757 |
2.10 |
1.622 |
1.4749 |
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Product Notes |
Calcite is often mined naturally. Crystran Ltd has a stock of small calcite "rhombs" of good clear optical quality. Calcite cuts and polishes well.
WEBLINKS:
Minerals.galleries.com - Has further information regarding Calcite.
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Data provided is extracted from our technical handbook of materials. While every attempt has been made to verify the source of the information, Crystran Ltd accept no responsibility for accuracy of data |
