Nitratine
NaNO3 [CNMNC approved formula]
Named after its composition of containing nitrates.
| IMA status : | Approved Species 1845 () |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
18.01.01.01 |
| (18) Simple Nitrates | |
| (18.01) where A xNO3 · x(H2O), x can equal zero | |
| (18.01.01) | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
05.NA.0 |
| (05) Carbonates and Nitrates | |
| (05.N) Nitrates | |
| (05.NA) Without OH or H2O | |
| Crystal system: | Trigonal System |
| Point group (H-M): | 3m (or 3 2/m) — hexagonal-scalenohedral |
| Other Properties: | H2O Soluble. |