
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
CaAl2Si6O16·4(H2O)

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 590.61 gm)
Calcium 6.79 %
CaAluminum 9.14 %
AlSilicon 28.53 %
SiHydrogen 1.37 %
H Oxygen 54.18 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
CaAl2Si6O16·4(H2O)

IMA Status:
Approved IMA
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[010] Indistinct

Color:
colorless or white.

Density:
2.23

Diaphaniety:
Transparent

Hardness:
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luster:
Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:
white
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