Paulingite-K Mineral Data

General Paulingite-K Information
Chemical Formula:	(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5Al10Si35O90•45(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 3,601.72 gm
	Potassium 4.82 % K 5.81 % K₂O
	Barium 0.69 % Ba 0.77 % BaO
	Sodium 0.61 % Na 0.82 % Na₂O
	Calcium 2.09 % Ca 2.93 % CaO
	Aluminum 7.36 % Al 13.90 % Al₂O₃
	Silicon 25.12 % Si 53.73 % SiO₂
	Hydrogen 2.46 % H 22.01 % H₂O
	Oxygen 56.86 % O
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	100.00 % 99.96 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	K_4.44Na_0.95Ca_1.88Ba_0.18Al_9.82Si_32.21O₈₄•44(H₂O)
Environment:	Occurs in tholeiitic basalt and sandstone xenoliths in basalt.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1960
Locality:	Rock Island Dam, on the Columbia River, Wenatchee, Douglas Co., WA, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named after Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994), professor of chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. K modifier added by zeolite nomenclature committee.
Name Pronunciation:	Paulingite-K + Pronunciation
Synonym:	Paulingite