jaffeite
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Jaffeite is a hydrated calcium silicate with the following chemical formula:
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
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- Ca₆Si₂O₇(OH)₆
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Jaffeite is a hydrated calcium silicate with the following chemical formula:
==Occurrence== The mineral was first found at the Kombat Mine in Namibia. In 1989, the mineral was named after Prof. Howard W. Jaffe (1919–2002) of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.