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Chabazite-Ca Mineral Data |
General Chabazite-Ca Information |
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(Ca0.5,Na,K)4[Al4Si8O24]•12H2O | ||
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Molecular Weight = 1,039.07 gm | ||
Potassium 0.75 % K 0.91 % K2O | |||
Sodium 0.07 % Na 0.09 % Na2O | |||
Strontium 0.25 % Sr 0.30 % SrO | |||
Calcium 7.17 % Ca 10.04 % CaO | |||
Magnesium 0.05 % Mg 0.08 % MgO | |||
Aluminum 10.23 % Al 19.33 % Al2O3 | |||
Silicon 21.70 % Si 46.43 % SiO2 | |||
Hydrogen 2.55 % H 22.82 % H2O | |||
Oxygen 57.22 % O | |||
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100.00 % 99.99 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
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Ca1.86Na0.03K0.2Mg0.02Sr0.03Al3.94Si8.03O24•13.16(H2O) | ||
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Amygdaloidal cavities of basalt and related rocks. Renamed chabazite-Ca by IMA zeolite committee. | ||
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Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1792 | ||
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Col de Lares, Val di Fassa, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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From Gk. chabazios, tune or melody, one of twenty stones named in the poem Peri lithos, which extolled the virtues of minerals. The poem is ascribed to Orpheus, legendary founder of the Orphic cult, which flourished in | ||
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Chabazite-Ca + Pronunciation ![]() |
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Acadialite | ||
Adipite | |||
Chabazite | |||
Chabazite-Ca Image | |||
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Chabazite-Ca Crystallography |
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a:b:c =1.001:1:0.9957 | ||
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a = 9.45, b = 9.44, c = 9.4, Z = 1; alpha = 91.18°, beta = 94.08°, gamma = 94.07° V = 834.14 Den(Calc)= 2.07 | ||
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Triclinic - Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1 | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 2.925(1), 4.32(0.75), 9.35(0.5),2.89(0.3), 3.87(0.3), 5.02(0.3), 3.59(0.25), | ||
Physical Properties of Chabazite-Ca |
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{1011} Imperfect | ||
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Colorless, Green, Yellow, White, Pink. | ||
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2.05 - 2.15, Average = 2.09 | ||
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Translucent to transparent | ||
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Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. | ||
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Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces. | ||
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Pseudo Cubic - Crystals show a cubic outline. | ||
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4 - Fluorite | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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white | ||
Optical Properties of Chabazite-Ca |
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CI meas= 0.031 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.017 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2337,KPDmeas= 0.2304,KC= 0.2378 Ncalc = 1.49 - 1.51 |
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Biaxial (+/-), a=1.478-1.485, b=1.48-1.4895, g=1.48-1.49, bire=0.0020-0.0050, 2V(Calc)=0-36, 2V(Meas)=0-32. Dispersion none. | ||
Calculated Properties of Chabazite-Ca |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.11 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Chabazite-Ca =2.07 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.01 Boson Index = 0.99 |
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PEChabazite-Ca = 2.39 barns/electron U=PEChabazite-Ca x relectron= 5.04 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 11.07 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Chabazite-Ca |
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Chabazite-Ca Classification |
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77.01.02.01 (77)Tectosilicate Zeolite group | ||
(77.01)true zeolites | |||
(77.01.02)Chabazite and related species | |||
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09.GD.10 09 - SILICATES (Germanates) | ||
09.G - Tektosilicates with Zeolitic H2O | |||
09.GD -Chains of 6-membered rings � tabular zeolites | |||
Other Chabazite-Ca Information |
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NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic2) OPTIC PROP.(Heinrich65) | ||
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Links to other databases for Chabazite-Ca : 1 - Alkali-Nuts(English) 2 - Alkali-Nuts(Francais) 3 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 4 - Athena 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - MinDAT 9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 - Online Mineral Museum 11 - QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - Ruff.Info Search for Chabazite-Ca using: Visit our Advertisers for Chabazite-Ca : Ask about Chabazite-Ca here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Chabazite-Ca Specimen Label here :
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