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Gaultite Mineral Data
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General Gaultite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na4Zn2Si7O18•5(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 797.40 gm |
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Sodium 11.53 % Na 15.55 % Na2O |
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Zinc 16.40 % Zn 20.41 % ZnO |
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Silicon 24.65 % Si 52.74 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.26 % H 11.30 % H2O |
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Oxygen 46.15 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na4Zn2Si7O18•5(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In a cavity in a sodalite syenite xenolith near a contact of hornfels and nepheline-sodalite syenite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1994 |
| Locality: |
Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after Robert Allan Gault (1943- ) of the Canadian Museum of Nature. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Gaultite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 79160 |
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IMA1992-040 |
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PDF 46-563 |
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