Stratlingite Mineral Data

General Stratlingite Information
Chemical Formula:	Ca2Al[(OH)6AlSiO2-3(OH)4-3]•2,5(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 409.31 gm
	Calcium 19.58 % Ca 27.40 % CaO
	Aluminum 13.18 % Al 24.91 % Al₂O₃
	Silicon 6.86 % Si 14.68 % SiO₂
	Hydrogen 3.69 % H 33.01 % H₂O
	Oxygen 56.68 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Ca₂Al₂(SiO₂)(OH)₁₀•2.5(H₂O)
Environment:	In a metamorphosed limestone xenolith in basalt (Bellerberg volcano, Germany); within metamorphosed clay xenoliths in phonolite (Montalto di Castro, Italy).
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1976
Locality:	At the Bellerberg volcano, two km north of Mayen, Eifel district, Germany. In a quarry at Campomorto, Montalto di Castro, Lazio, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for W. Stratling, who synthesized the mineral.
Name Pronunciation:	Stratlingite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	Straetlingite