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Clinozoisite-(Sr) Mineral Data
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General Clinozoisite-(Sr) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaSrAl3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 499.69 gm |
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Strontium 12.63 % Sr 14.93 % SrO |
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Calcium 10.27 % Ca 14.36 % CaO |
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Aluminum 13.39 % Al 25.30 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 5.03 % Fe 6.47 % FeO |
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Silicon 16.86 % Si 36.07 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.20 % H 1.80 % H2O |
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Oxygen 41.62 % O |
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100.00 % 98.94 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca1.28Sr0.72Al2.48Fe2+0.45(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Environment: |
Occurs interstitally with chlorite and diaspore in a boulder of prehenite. (epidote group; structure) |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Itoigawa-Ohmi district, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Clinozoisite-(Sr) + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA2001-055 |
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Niigataite - Renamed to Clinozoisite-(Sr) - Recommended nomenclature of epidote-group minerals, Eur. J. Mineral. 2006, 18, 551-567. |
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