Chemical Formula:
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BaCa2Si3O9 |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 445.73 g |
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Barium |
30.81 % |
Ba |
34.40 % |
BaO |
0.00 % |
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Calcium |
17.98 % |
Ca |
25.16 % |
CaO |
0.00 % |
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Silicon |
18.90 % |
Si |
40.44 % |
SiO2 |
0.00 % |
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Oxygen |
32.31 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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100.00 % |
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100.00 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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BaCa2Si3O9 |
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Environment:
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Metamorphosed metasediments |
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Locality:
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Big Creek - Rush Creek sanbornite deposit, 5 miles NE of Trimmer, Fresno Co., California.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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Named for Robert E. Walstrom (1920-), American mineral collector, who discovered the mineral |
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