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Chabazite-K Mineral Data
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General Chabazite-K Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(K2,Ca,Na2,Mg)[Al2Si4O12]•6(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 504.66 gm |
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Potassium 4.65 % K 5.60 % K2O |
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Sodium 0.46 % Na 0.61 % Na2O |
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Calcium 2.38 % Ca 3.33 % CaO |
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Magnesium 0.10 % Mg 0.16 % MgO |
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Aluminum 10.69 % Al 20.20 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 22.26 % Si 47.62 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 2.40 % H 21.42 % H2O |
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Oxygen 57.07 % O |
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100.00 % 98.95 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
K0.6Ca0.3Na0.1Mg0.02Al2Si4O12•6(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Amygdaloidal cavities of basalt and related rocks. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Tufo Ercolano, Ercolano, Naples, Italy (De Gennaro and Franco, Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From Gk. chabazios, tune or melody, one of twenty stones named in the poem Peri lithos. The K-dominant member of the chabazite series. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Chabazite-K + Pronunciation  |
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