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Ellestadite-(F) Mineral Data
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General Ellestadite-(F) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca5(SiO4,PO4,SO4)3(F,OH,Cl) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 503.55 gm |
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Calcium 39.80 % Ca 55.68 % CaO |
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Silicon 5.58 % Si 11.93 % SiO2 |
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Phosphorus 6.15 % P 14.09 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 0.06 % H 0.54 % H2O |
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Sulfur 6.37 % S 15.90 % SO3 |
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Chlorine 0.70 % Cl 0.70 % Cl |
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Cl -0.16 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 39.08 % O |
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Fluorine 2.26 % F 2.26 % F |
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F -0.95 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca5(SiO4)(PO4)(SO4)F0.6(OH)0.3Cl0.1 |
| Environment: |
Contact metamorphic skarn. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 |
| Locality: |
Crestmore, Riverside, California, USA. 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: |
Fluorellestadite - Renamed Ellestadite-(F) by Mineralogical Record v39 (2008), 131 |
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