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Zeophyllite Mineral Data

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General Zeophyllite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Ca4Si3O8(OH,F)4•2(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 556.77 gm
   Sodium     0.41 %  Na    0.56 % Na2O
   Calcium   30.23 %  Ca   42.30 % CaO
   Aluminum   0.97 %  Al    1.83 % Al2O3
   Silicon   15.64 %  Si   33.45 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   2.24 %  H    20.06 % H2O
   Oxygen    43.68 %  O
   Fluorine   6.82 %  F     6.82 % F
               -   %   F    -2.87 % -O=F2    
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      102.16 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ca4.2Na0.1Si3.1Al0.2O9F2•6.2(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Secondary mineral from hydrothermal alteration of basalt.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1902
Help on Locality: Locality: Litomerice (Leitmeritz), Brezno and Labem (Gross-Priesen), Radejcin (Radzein), and Teplice (Teplitz), Czech Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: From the Greek "to boil" and "a leaf", in allusion to its habit.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Zeophyllite + Pronunciation Say ZEOPHYLLITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Foshallasite
  ICSD 85124
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