Kamaishilite

General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 292.22 gm)
Calcium 27.43 % Ca
Aluminum 18.47 % Al
Silicon 9.61 % Si
Hydrogen 0.69 % H 
Oxygen 43.80 % O 
 Empirical Formula:
Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2
 Environment:
Vesuvianite skarn. Dimorphous with bicchulite.
 IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1981
 Locality:
Kamaishi mine, Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.
 Name Origin:
Named for the locality.
Physical Properties:
 Cleavage:
None
 Color:
colorless.
 Density:
2.83
 Diaphaniety:
Transparent
 Habits:
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes., ,
 Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)
 Streak:
white
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