Chabazite-Ca Mineral Data

General Chabazite-Ca Information
Chemical Formula:	(Ca0.5,Na,K)4[Al4Si8O24]•12H2O
Composition:	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
Empirical Formula:	Ca_1.86Na_0.03K_0.2Mg_0.02Sr_0.03Al_3.94Si_8.03O₂₄•13.16(H₂O)
Environment:	Amygdaloidal cavities of basalt and related rocks. Renamed chabazite-Ca by IMA zeolite committee.
IMA Status:	Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1792
Locality:	Col de Lares, Val di Fassa, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	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
Name Pronunciation:	Chabazite-Ca + Pronunciation
Synonym:	Acadialite
	Adipite
	Chabazite