General Chabazite-Ca Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ca0.5,Na,K)4[Al4Si8O24]•12H2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,039.07 gm |
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Potassium 0.75 % K 0.91 % K2O |
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Sodium 0.07 % Na 0.09 % Na2O |
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Strontium 0.25 % Sr 0.30 % SrO |
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Calcium 7.17 % Ca 10.04 % CaO |
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Magnesium 0.05 % Mg 0.08 % MgO |
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Aluminum 10.23 % Al 19.33 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 21.70 % Si 46.43 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 2.55 % H 22.82 % H2O |
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Oxygen 57.22 % O |
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100.00 % 99.99 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca1.86Na0.03K0.2Mg0.02Sr0.03Al3.94Si8.03O24•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 |
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Adipite |
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Chabazite |
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