Chemical Formula:
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Ca2SiO2(OH,F)4 |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 205.25 g |
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Calcium |
39.05 % |
Ca |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Silicon |
13.68 % |
Si |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Hydrogen |
0.49 % |
H |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Oxygen |
46.77 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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99.99 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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Ca2SiO5(OH) |
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Environment:
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In a large "horse" of diabase and shale fragments in a kimberlite pipe |
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Locality:
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In South Africa, in Cape Province, in the Bultfontein and Dutoitspan diamond mines, Kimberley.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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For the Bultfontein mine, Kimberley, South Africa, where it was first discovered |
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