General Information: Chemical Formula:CaAl2Si2O7(OH)2·(H2O)
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 314.24 gm)
Calcium 12.75 %
CaAluminum 17.17 %
AlSilicon 17.88 %
SiHydrogen 1.28 %
H Oxygen 50.91 %
O Empirical Formula: CaAl2Si2O7(OH)2·(H2O)
Environment:Originally described from a crystalline schist associated with serpentine. Also found as a secondary mineral in altered gabbros and diorites.
Locality:Reed Station, Tiburon peninsula, Marin County, California, USA.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[010] Perfect, [001] Perfect, [110] Poor
Color:colorless, white, gray, blue, or pinkish.
Density:3.09
Diaphaniety:Translucent to transparent
Habits:Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline)., Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.,
Hardness:7.5 - Garnet
Luminescence:None.
Luster:Vitreous - Greasy
Streak:white
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