General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Ca5Si2O7(CO3)2
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 488.58 gm)
Calcium 41.02 % Ca
Silicon 11.50 % Si
Carbon 4.92 % C
Oxygen 42.57 % O
Empirical Formula:
Ca5Si2O7(CO3)2
Environment:
Metamorphosed limestone
Locality:
Crestmore quarry, 5 miles NW of Riverside, Riverside County, California.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[100] Perfect, [101] Good
Color:
colorless or white.
Density:
2.84
Diaphaniety:
Transparent to Translucent
Streak:
white
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