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Okenite Mineral Data
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General Okenite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca3[Si6O15]•6(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,966.57 gm |
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Calcium 20.38 % Ca 28.52 % CaO |
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Silicon 25.71 % Si 55.00 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.85 % H 16.49 % H2O |
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Oxygen 52.07 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca10Si18O46•18(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral from the alteration of basalts. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1828 |
| Locality: |
Disko Island, Greenland. Poona, near Bombay, India. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Lorenz Oken (1779-1851), German natural historian, Munich Germany. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Okenite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 31207 |
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PDF 33-305 |
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