Chemical Formula:
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Al2SiO5 = Al[6]Al[4]OSiO4 |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 162.05 g |
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Oxygen |
49.37 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Aluminum |
33.30 % |
Al |
62.92 % |
Al2O3 |
0.00 % |
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Silicon |
17.33 % |
Si |
37.08 % |
SiO2 |
0.00 % |
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100.00 % |
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100.00 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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(Al2O3)(SiO2) |
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Environment:
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Metamorphosed peri-aluminous sedimentary rocks |
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Locality:
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Wide spread world wide occurrences.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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Named after the American chemist and mineralogist, B. Silliman (1779-1824) |
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Synonym:
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Fibrolite |
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