| |
 |
Goosecreekite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Goosecreekite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
CaAl2Si6O16•5(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 608.62 gm |
| |
Calcium 6.59 % Ca 9.21 % CaO |
| |
Aluminum 8.87 % Al 16.75 % Al2O3 |
| |
Silicon 27.69 % Si 59.23 % SiO2 |
| |
Hydrogen 1.66 % H 14.80 % H2O |
| |
Oxygen 55.20 % O |
| |
______ ______ |
| |
100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaAl2Si6O16•5(H2O) |
| Environment: |
A late-stage mineral in vugs and fractures in a Triassic diabase. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
In the Goose Creek quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Goosecreekite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 202114 |
| |
PDF 35-469 |
| |