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nitratine

nitrate mineral
Class type of: calcite group Q2622967

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
mineral species
Subclass of
calcite group
Bulk modulus
+26795000000.0[18]
Chemical formula
NaNO₃[4]
Crystal system
trigonal crystal system[7]
Density
+2.35207[15]
Described by source
Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie[14]
Has part(s)
sodium nitrate[5]
IMA Mineral Symbol
Ntt[20]
IMA status and/or rank
approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[8]
Named after
Nitrate[3]
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
5.NA.05[13]
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
5.NA.05[12]
Point group
ditrigonal scalahedral[9]
Poisson's ratio
+0.3[17]
Shear modulus
+12399000000.0[19]
Space group
space group R-3c[10]
Streak color
white[6]
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
Va.01[11]
Type locality (geology)
Tarapacá Region[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en nitratine en nitratite en Chile saltpeter cs Nitronatrit de Natriumnitrat de Natronsalpeter es Nitratina fa نیتروناتریت fr Nitronatrite id Nitratin it nitratine it nitratina it nitro del Cile it nitronatrite it sodanitro ja ソーダ硝石 ja チリ硝石 nl chilisalpeter nl Chilisalpeter ru нитронатрит
🔖 Identifiers · 16
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85116898
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nitratine-548175.jpg ↗
COD ID
9009659
Elhuyar ZTH ID
008065
Freebase ID
/m/08kb1m
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
nitratina
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0126403
IMA Number, broad sense
IMA1980 s.p.
J9U entity ID
987007553422205171
Kivid.info ID
1392
Krugosvet article (archived)
Earth_sciences/geologiya/NITRATIN.html
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2776099532
Show all 16 identifiers +4
Mindat mineral ID
2916, 5921
Minerals.net mineral and gemstone ID
mineral/nitratine
NDL Authority ID
00573074
Yale LUX ID
concept/4337e862-e2b7-49ab-b84d-2e434515410e

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🔗 Connections
Crystal system 1
trigonal crystal system
Has part(s) 1
sodium nitrate
Streak color 1
white
Type locality (geology) 1
Tarapacá Region
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Summary

nitratine is a mineral species[1]. nitratine is a type of calcite group[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (May 2022). wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · İmmortalance · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added [tr] label: Nitratin, batch #292984"
  2. 11w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → 2.35207 gram per cubic centimetre
    Bulk modulus → 26,795,000,000 pascal
    Poisson's ratio → 0.3
    Shear modulus → 12,399,000,000 pascal
    "Changed reference: Bulk modulus: 26,795,000,000.0 pascal, см. / see autofix на / on P356"
  3. 11w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point group → ditrigonal scalahedral
    COD ID → 9009659
    Space group → space group R-3c
    "Created claim: COD ID: 9009659, batch #269343"
  4. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → sodium nitrate
    Type locality (geology) → Tarapacá Region
    Subclass of → calcite group
    Named after → Nitrate
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007553422205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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