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Svyatoslavite Mineral Data
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General Svyatoslavite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaAl2Si2O8 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 278.21 gm |
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Calcium 14.41 % Ca 20.16 % CaO |
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Aluminum 19.40 % Al 36.65 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 20.19 % Si 43.19 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 46.01 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaAl2Si2O8 |
| Environment: |
Found as a sublimate (700-900 eg C) in a burning coal dump. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1989 |
| Locality: |
Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk coal basin, southern Ural mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Svyatoslav Nestorovich Ivanov (b1911), Russian geologist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Svyatoslavite + Pronunciation  |
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