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Nekoite Mineral Data
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General Nekoite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca3Si6O15•7(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 654.84 gm |
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Calcium 18.36 % Ca 25.69 % CaO |
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Silicon 25.73 % Si 55.05 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 2.15 % H 19.26 % H2O |
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Oxygen 53.75 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca3Si6O15•7(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Metamorphosed limestone. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956 |
| Locality: |
Crestmore quarry, 5 miles NW of Riverside, Riverside Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named by reversing the order for okenite (Lorenz Oken (1779-1851), German natural historian, Munich Germany) because the minerals were so similer. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Nekoite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 100436 |
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PDF 31-303 |
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