General Information:
Chemical Formula:Ca2SiO4
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 172.24 gm)Calcium 46.54 %
CaSilicon 16.31 %
SiOxygen 37.16 %
O Empirical Formula: Ca2(SiO4)
Environment:Contact metamorphism of limestones.
Locality:Scawt Hill, near Larne, Co., Antrim, Ireland.
Name Origin:Named after its locality.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[100] Good
Color:colorless or gray.
Density:3.28
Diaphaniety:Transparent to translucent
Habits:Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction.,
Hardness:6 - Orthoclase
Luster:Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:white
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