Baylissite Mineral Data

General Baylissite Information
Chemical Formula:	K2Mg(CO3)2•4(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 294.58 gm
	Potassium 26.55 % K 31.98 % K₂O
	Magnesium 8.25 % Mg 13.68 % MgO
	Hydrogen 2.74 % H 24.46 % H₂O
	Carbon 8.15 % C 29.88 % CO₂
	Oxygen 54.31 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	K₂Mg(CO₃)₂•4(H₂O)
Environment:	Secondary mineral in fractures in aplite granite and granodiorite.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1976
Locality:	Gerstenegg-Sommerloch cable tunnel, north of the Grimsel Pass, Bern, Switzerland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Noel Stanley Bayliss, Professor of Chemistry, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, who characterized the synthetic compound.
Name Pronunciation:	Baylissite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	ICSD 200006
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