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Name: Wairakite
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IMA Chemistry: Ca(Si4Al2)O12ยท2H2O
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Wairakite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Silicon (Si)
Aluminum (Al)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: New Zealand
Year First Published: 1955
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Steiner A (1955) Wairakite, the calcium analogue of analcime, a new zeolite mineral, Mineralogical Magazine 30, 691-698
Structural Group Name: Analcime
Fleischer's Group Name: zeolite
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 1060 Million Years Ago
Diaphaneity: 2.0
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