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Brewsterite-Sr Mineral Data

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General Brewsterite-Sr Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Sr,Ba)Al4Si12O32•10(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,330.04 gm
   Potassium   0.06 %  K     0.07 % K2O
   Barium      4.96 %  Ba    5.53 % BaO
   Strontium   9.35 %  Sr   11.06 % SrO
   Aluminum    8.36 %  Al   15.79 % Al2O3
   Silicon    25.23 %  Si   53.98 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    1.52 %  H    13.54 % H2O
   Oxygen     50.52 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       99.99 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Sr1.42Ba0.48K0.02Al4.12Si11.95O32•10(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: A hydrothermal mineral occurring in vugs of massive volcanic rocks and in veins. Renamed by the zeolite commission to brewsterite-Sr.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1822
Help on Locality: Locality: Strontian at Argyleshite, Scotland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after David Brewster (1781-1868), Scottish physicist, who studied the optical properties of minerals and the element Strontium.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Brewsterite-Sr + Pronunciation Say BREWSTERITE-SR
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Brewsterite
  Strontiumbrewsterite