PARASPURRITE


Meaning of PARASPURRITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 444.57 gm)

Calcium 45.08 % Ca

Silicon 12.64 % Si

Carbon 2.70 % C

Oxygen 39.59 % O

Empirical Formula:

Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1977

Locality:

Darwin mines, Darwin, Inyo Co., California.

Name Origin:

Named because of it's similarity to spurrite.

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[001] Indistinct

Color:

colorless.

Density:

3

Diaphaniety:

Transparent

Streak:

white

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