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Oyelite Mineral Data
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General Oyelite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca10B2Si8O29•12(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,327.25 gm |
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Calcium 30.20 % Ca 42.25 % CaO |
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Silicon 16.93 % Si 36.22 % SiO2 |
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Boron 1.63 % B 5.25 % B2O3 |
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Hydrogen 1.82 % H 16.29 % H2O |
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Oxygen 49.42 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca10B2Si8O29•12(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Metamorphosed limestones. In a vein cutting a spurrite zone of a spurrite-gehlenite skarn. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1984 |
| Locality: |
Fuka, Bichu, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Jiro Oye (1900-1968), professor of mineralogy, Okayama University, Japan. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Oyelite  |
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