Chemical Formula:
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(Ca,Na2)Al2Si4O12·6(H2O) |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 558.04 g |
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Hydrogen |
2.17 % |
H |
19.37 % |
H2O |
0.00 % |
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Oxygen |
51.61 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Sodium |
2.06 % |
Na |
2.78 % |
Na2O |
0.00 % |
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Aluminum |
9.67 % |
Al |
18.27 % |
Al2O3 |
0.00 % |
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Silicon |
20.13 % |
Si |
43.07 % |
SiO2 |
0.00 % |
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Calcium |
14.36 % |
Ca |
20.10 % |
CaO |
0.00 % |
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100.00 % |
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103.59 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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Ca2Na0.5Al2Si4O12·6(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. The Ca-dominant member of the gelinite series |
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