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Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (K3Ca2Na)[Al8Si8O32]•12H2O
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,389.14 gm
   Potassium   8.44 %  K    10.17 % K2O
   Sodium      1.65 %  Na    2.23 % Na2O
   Calcium     5.77 %  Ca    8.07 % CaO
   Aluminum   15.54 %  Al   29.36 % Al2O3
   Silicon    16.17 %  Si   34.60 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    1.74 %  H    15.56 % H2O
   Oxygen     50.68 %  O
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             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: K3Ca2NaAl8Si8O32•12(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Zeolite group
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA 2008
Help on Locality: Locality: Bellerberg volcano, east of Ettringen, eastern Eifel volcanic area, Germany Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2008-036