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Glauberite Mineral Data
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General Glauberite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 278.18 gm |
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Sodium 16.53 % Na 22.28 % Na2O |
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Calcium 14.41 % Ca 20.16 % CaO |
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Sulfur 23.05 % S 57.56 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 46.01 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Environment: |
Dry salt-lake beds or marine evaporite deposits, generally in desert climates. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1808 |
| Locality: |
El Castellar mine, Villarrubia de Santiago, Castile-La Mancha, Spain Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after Glauber's Salt, of alchemist origin which is named for Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604-1668), German alchemist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Glauberite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Glauber's Salt |
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ICSD 26773 |
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PDF 19-1187 |
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