CHABAZITE-SR


Meaning of CHABAZITE-SR in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Sr[Al2Si4O12]·6H2O

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 554.01 gm)

Strontium 15.82 % Sr

Aluminum 9.74 % Al

Silicon 20.28 % Si

Hydrogen 2.18 % H

Oxygen 51.98 % O

Empirical Formula:

SrAl2Si4O12·6(H2O)

Environment:

Sr-analogue of chabazite

IMA Status:

Proposed IMA 1999, Dana # Added

Name Origin:

From Gk. chabazios, tune or melody, one of twenty stones named in the poem Peri lithos, which extolled the virtues of minerals. The poem is ascribed to Orpheus, legendary founder of the Orphic cult, which flourished in

Physical Properties:

Color:

colorless.

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Hardness:

-

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

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