Chabazite-Sr

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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