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Ellestadite-(Cl) Mineral Data
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General Ellestadite-(Cl) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca5(SiO4,PO4,SO4)3(Cl,OH,F) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 511.78 gm |
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Calcium 39.16 % Ca 54.79 % CaO |
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Silicon 5.49 % Si 11.74 % SiO2 |
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Phosphorus 6.05 % P 13.87 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.06 % H 0.53 % H2O |
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Sulfur 6.27 % S 15.64 % SO3 |
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Chlorine 4.16 % Cl 4.16 % Cl |
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Cl -0.94 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 38.45 % O |
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Fluorine 0.37 % F 0.37 % F |
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F -0.16 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca5(SiO4)(PO4)(SO4)Cl0.6(OH)0.3F0.1 |
| Environment: |
In a skarn. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 |
| Locality: |
Takiue Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition and Reuben B. Ellestad (1900-1993), American analytical chemist of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. |
| Synonym: |
Chlorellestadite - Renamed Ellestadite-(Cl) by Mineralogical Record v39 (2008), 131 |
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