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Plombièrite-4O

A structural variant of Plombièrite
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Formula:
Ca5Si6O16(OH)2 · 7H2O
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
A polytype of Plombièrite


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ASCII-7:
Plombierite-4O

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
46959
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:46959:1

Chemistry of Plombièrite-4OHide

Mindat Formula:
Ca5Si6O16(OH)2 · 7H2O
Element Weights:
Element% weight
O50.953 %
Ca25.527 %
Si21.466 %
H2.054 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
Ca, H, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of Plombièrite-4OHide

Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:
Fddd
Setting:
Fddd
Cell Parameters:
a = 11.2 Å, b = 7.3 Å, c = 56 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 1.534 : 1 : 7.671
Unit Cell V:
4,578.56 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Comment:
Spacegroup: F2dd

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Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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