Faujasite-Mg Mineral Data

General Faujasite-Mg Information
Chemical Formula:	(Mg,Na2,Ca)3.5[Al7Si17O48]•32(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 2,099.99 gm
	Sodium 1.15 % Na 1.55 % Na₂O
	Calcium 0.67 % Ca 0.93 % CaO
	Magnesium 2.43 % Mg 4.03 % MgO
	Aluminum 8.99 % Al 16.99 % Al₂O₃
	Silicon 22.74 % Si 48.64 % SiO₂
	Hydrogen 3.07 % H 27.45 % H₂O
	Oxygen 60.95 % O
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	100.00 % 99.60 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	3.5(Mg_0.6)3.5(Na_0.3)3.5(Ca_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:	Sasback in the Kaiserstuhl, Baden, 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 Mg-dominant member of the faujasite series.
Name Pronunciation:	Faujasite-Mg + Pronunciation