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Stellerite Mineral Data
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General Stellerite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaAl2Si7O18•7(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 704.74 gm |
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Calcium 5.69 % Ca 7.96 % CaO |
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Aluminum 7.66 % Al 14.47 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 27.90 % Si 59.68 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 2.00 % H 17.89 % H2O |
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Oxygen 56.76 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaAl2Si7O18•7(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Found in diabase-tuff from the Komandor islands, Bering Sea and other diabase rocks world wide. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1909 |
| Locality: |
Copper Isand, Commander Islands, Bering Sea. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709-1746), German explorer, zoologist and the discoverer of the Komandor Islands. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Stellerite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 4395 |
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