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Gittinsite Mineral Data
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General Gittinsite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaZrSi2O7 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 299.47 gm |
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Calcium 13.38 % Ca 18.73 % CaO |
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Zirconium 30.46 % Zr 41.15 % ZrO2 |
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Silicon 18.76 % Si 40.13 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 37.40 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaZrSi2O7 |
| Environment: |
In eudialyte-rich pegmatitic lenses in a regionally metamorphosed agpaitic syenite complex (Kipawa River, Canada). |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
She�eld Lake complex, Kipawa River, Villedieu Township, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for John Gittins, Canadian petrologist, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Gittinsite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 203131 |
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IMA1970-034 |
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PDF 33-322 |
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