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Faujasite-Na Mineral Data
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General Faujasite-Na Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48]•32(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,109.65 gm |
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Sodium 2.29 % Na 3.08 % Na2O |
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Calcium 1.99 % Ca 2.79 % CaO |
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Magnesium 0.40 % Mg 0.67 % MgO |
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Aluminum 8.95 % Al 16.92 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 22.63 % Si 48.42 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 3.06 % H 27.33 % H2O |
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Oxygen 60.67 % O |
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100.00 % 99.20 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
3.5(Ca0.3)3.5(Na0.6)3.5(Mg0.1)Al7Si17O48•32(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Usually occurs in basaltic volcanics, metapyroxenite, also with augite in limburgite. Na modifier added by the zeolite nomenclature committee. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1842 |
| 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. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Faujasite-Na + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Faujasite |
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