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Stokesite Mineral Data
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General Stokesite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaSnSi3O9•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 423.07 gm |
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Calcium 9.47 % Ca 13.25 % CaO |
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Silicon 19.92 % Si 42.61 % SiO2 |
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Tin 28.06 % Sn 31.84 % SnO |
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Hydrogen 0.95 % H 8.52 % H2O |
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Oxygen 41.60 % O |
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100.00 % 96.22 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaSnSi3O9•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
On axinite (Roscommon Cliff, England); in miarolitic cavities in a quartz-albite pegmatite (Vezna, Czech Republic). |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1899 |
| Locality: |
Roscommon Cliff, St. Just, Cornwall, England. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Sir George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903), professor of Mathematics, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Stokesite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 34348 |
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