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Vuagnatite Mineral Data
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General Vuagnatite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaAlSiO4(OH) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 176.15 gm |
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Calcium 22.75 % Ca 31.84 % CaO |
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Aluminum 15.32 % Al 28.94 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 15.94 % Si 34.11 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.57 % H 5.11 % H2O |
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Oxygen 45.41 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaAl(SiO4)(OH) |
| Environment: |
In rodingitized dikes of pegmatitic anorthositic gabbro crosscutting harzburgite-serpentines in an ophiolite |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1976 |
| Locality: |
Bogurtlen Tepe Hill, 10 km northeast of Do�ganbaba, Taurus Mountains, Burdur Province, Turkey. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Mark Bernard Vuagnat (1922- ), student of ophiolites, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Vuagnatite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 12127 |
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PDF 29-289 |
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