Chemical Formula:
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(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5Al10Si35O90·45(H2O) |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 1804.02 g |
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Potassium |
4.77 % |
K |
5.74 % |
K2O |
0.00 % |
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Barium |
0.76 % |
Ba |
0.85 % |
BaO |
0.00 % |
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Sodium |
0.64 % |
Na |
0.86 % |
Na2O |
0.00 % |
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Calcium |
2.22 % |
Ca |
3.11 % |
CaO |
0.00 % |
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Aluminum |
7.33 % |
Al |
13.85 % |
Al2O3 |
0.00 % |
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Silicon |
25.06 % |
Si |
53.62 % |
SiO2 |
0.00 % |
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Hydrogen |
2.46 % |
H |
21.97 % |
H2O |
0.00 % |
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Oxygen |
56.76 % |
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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K2.2CaNa0.5Ba0.1Si16.1Al4.9O42·22(H2O) |
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Environment:
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Occurs in tholeiitic basalt and sandstone xenoliths in basalt |
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Locality:
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Rock Island Dam, on the Columbia River, Wenatchee, Douglas Co., WA, USA.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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Named after Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994), professor of chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA |
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