Chemical Formula:
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(Na2,Ca)Al2Si4O12·6(H2O) |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 552.45 g |
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Sodium |
8.32 % |
Na |
11.22 % |
Na2O |
0.00 % |
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Calcium |
7.25 % |
Ca |
10.15 % |
CaO |
0.00 % |
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Aluminum |
9.77 % |
Al |
18.46 % |
Al2O3 |
0.00 % |
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Silicon |
20.34 % |
Si |
43.50 % |
SiO2 |
0.00 % |
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Hydrogen |
2.19 % |
H |
19.57 % |
H2O |
0.00 % |
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Oxygen |
52.13 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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100.00 % |
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102.90 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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Na2CaAl2Si4O12·6(H2O) |
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Environment:
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Alteration product of basalts |
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Locality:
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Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza, Italy.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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Named after the German mineralogist and chemist, Christian Gottlob gelin (1792-1860) of Turbingen, Germany |
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