Faujasite-Ca Mineral Data

General Faujasite-Ca Information
Chemical Formula:	(Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48]•32(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 2,127.59 gm
	Sodium 1.13 % Na 1.53 % Na₂O
	Calcium 3.96 % Ca 5.54 % CaO
	Magnesium 0.40 % Mg 0.66 % MgO
	Aluminum 8.88 % Al 16.77 % Al₂O₃
	Silicon 22.44 % Si 48.01 % SiO₂
	Hydrogen 3.03 % H 27.10 % H₂O
	Oxygen 60.16 % O
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	100.00 % 99.61 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	3.5(Ca_0.6)3.5(Na_0.3)3.5(Mg_0.1)Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈•32(H₂O)
Environment:	Usually occurs in basaltic volcanics, metapyroxenite, also with augite in limburgite.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Found in drill core from Haselborn, near Ilbeshausen, Vogelsberg, Hessen, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named after Barthelemy Faujas de Saint Fond (1741-1819), French geologist and writer on the origin of volcanoes. The Ca-dominant member of the faujasite series.
Name Pronunciation:	Faujasite-Ca + Pronunciation