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Amstallite Mineral Data

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General Amstallite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: CaAl(Si,Al)4O8(OH)4•((H2O),Cl)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 398.85 gm
   Calcium   10.05 %  Ca   14.06 % CaO
   Aluminum  12.18 %  Al   23.01 % Al2O3
   Silicon   23.24 %  Si   49.71 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   1.42 %  H    12.65 % H2O
   Chlorine   1.78 %  Cl    1.78 % Cl
               -   %   Cl   -0.40 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen    51.35 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.80 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: CaAl1.8Si3.3O8(OH)4(H2O)0.8Cl0.2
Help on Environment: Environment: In open fissures cutting pegmatitic schlieren, in hydrothermally altered graphite-bearing metamorphic rocks.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1987
Help on Locality: Locality: In the Amstall graphite quarry, Amstall, Austria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For the locality.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Amstallite + Pronunciation Say AMSTALLITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 68350
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