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Ekanite Mineral Data
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General Ekanite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
ThCa2Si8O20 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 856.87 gm |
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Calcium 9.35 % Ca 13.09 % CaO |
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Thorium 27.08 % Th 30.81 % ThO2 |
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Silicon 26.22 % Si 56.10 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 37.34 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
ThCa2Si8O20 |
| Environment: |
Detrital (Sri Lanka); in a glacial erratic syenitic boulder (Tombstone Mountains, Canada); in volcanic ejecta (Case Collina, Italy). |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1961 |
| Locality: |
Eheliyagoda district, Sri Lanka. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for F.L.D. Ekanayake, of Colombo, Sri Lanka, sho discovered the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ekanite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 64745 |
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PDF 35-532 |
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