Jaffeite
Encyclopedia
Jaffeite is an hydrated calcium silicate
with the following chemical formula:
Ca6Si2O7(OH)6
. In 1989 the mineral was named after Prof. Howard W. Jaffe (d. 2002) of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Calcium silicate
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 and silica in various ratios e.g. 3CaO.SiO2, Ca3SiO5; 2CaO.SiO2, Ca2SiO4; 3CaO.2SiO2, Ca3Si2O7 and...
with the following chemical formula:
Ca6Si2O7(OH)6
Occurrence
The mineral was first found at the Kombat Mine in NamibiaNamibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. In 1989 the mineral was named after Prof. Howard W. Jaffe (d. 2002) of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
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