Faujasite

General Information: Chemical Formula:(Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48]·32(H2O) Environment:Usually occurs in basaltic volcanics, metapyroxenite, also with augite in limburgite. Locality:Sasback in the Kaiserstuhl, Baden, Germany. Name Origin:Named after Barthelemy Faujas de Saint Fond (1741-1819), French geologist and writer on the origin of volcanoes.Physical Properties: Cleavage:[111] Perfect, [111] Perfect, [111] Perfect Color:colorless, white, or pale brown. Density:1.923 - 1.94, Average = 1.93 Diaphaniety:Transparent to translucent Habits:Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals., , Hardness:5 - Apatite Luster:Vitreous (Glassy) Streak:whiteMore details...

Atomic Mass : 151.965Atomic Number : 63Name Origins: Named after Europe.Year Discovered : 1901Discovery Credits : Discovered by E. A. Demarcay at Paris, France.More Details

Atomic Mass : 151.965Atomic Number : 63Name Origins: Named after Europe.Year Discovered : 1901Discovery Credits : Discovered by E. A. Demarcay at Paris, France.More Details

Atomic Mass : 151.965Atomic Number : 63Name Origins: Named after Europe.Year Discovered : 1901Discovery Credits : Discovered by E. A. Demarcay at Paris, France.More Details