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Svyatoslavite Mineral Data

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General Svyatoslavite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: CaAl2Si2O8
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 278.21 gm
   Calcium   14.41 %  Ca   20.16 % CaO
   Aluminum  19.40 %  Al   36.65 % Al2O3
   Silicon   20.19 %  Si   43.19 % SiO2
   Oxygen    46.01 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: CaAl2Si2O8
Help on Environment: Environment: Found as a sublimate (700-900 eg C) in a burning coal dump.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1989
Help on Locality: Locality: Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk coal basin, southern Ural mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Svyatoslav Nestorovich Ivanov (b1911), Russian geologist.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Svyatoslavite + Pronunciation Say SVYATOSLAVITE