Calcium silicate - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Calcium silicate is the chemical compound Ca₂SiO₄, also known as calcium orthosilicate and sometimes formulated 2CaO.SiO₂. It is one of group of compounds obtained by reacting calcium oxide

Calcium oxide

Calcium oxide , commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime, is a widely used chemical compound. It is a white, caustic, alkaline crystalline solid at room temperature....

and silica

Silicon dioxide

The chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica , is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula '. It has been known for its hardness since antiquity...

in various ratios e.g. 3CaO.SiO₂, Ca₃SiO₅

Alite

Alite is a name for tricalcium silicate, Ca3SiO5, sometimes formulated as 3CaO·SiO2 . It is the major, and characteristic, mineral phase in Portland cement. The name was given by Törneborn in 1897 to a crystal identified in microscopic investigation of Portland cement...

; 2CaO.SiO₂, Ca₂SiO₄; 3CaO.2SiO₂, Ca₃Si₂O₇ and CaO.SiO₂, CaSiO₃

Wollastonite

Wollastonite is a calcium inosilicate mineral that may contain small amounts of iron, magnesium, and manganese substituting for calcium. It is usually white. It forms when impure limestone or dolostone is subjected to high temperature and pressure sometimes in the presence of silica-bearing fluids...