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Fukalite Mineral Data
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General Fukalite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca4Si2O6(CO3)(OH,F)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 408.49 gm |
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Calcium 39.24 % Ca 54.91 % CaO |
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Silicon 13.75 % Si 29.42 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.25 % H 2.21 % H2O |
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Carbon 2.94 % C 10.77 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 39.17 % O |
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Fluorine 4.65 % F 4.65 % F |
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F -1.96 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca4Si2O6(CO3)(OH)F |
| Environment: |
Alteration product of spurrite in spurrite-gehlenite skarns. Possible Order-Disorder structure tilleyite-type and tobermorite-type. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1977 |
| Locality: |
Bicchu, Fuka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Fukalite  |
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