Scawtite is a hydrous calcium silicate mineral with carbonate, formula: Ca7(Si3O9)2CO3·2H2O. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system as thin plates or flat prisms. Scawtite was first described in 1929 for an occurrence at Scawt Hill in Northern Ireland. Scawtite occurs as in skarns and hydrothermal veins in limestone. Associated minerals include melilite, spurrite, tobermorite, thomsonite, larnite, grossular, bultfonteinite, calcite, analcime, foshagite and hillebrandite.
Hardness:
4 - 5
Density:
2.74 g/cm³
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Physical Properties of Scawtite
Colors
Colourless
Hardness
4 - 5 , Soft
Density
2.74 g/cm³, Normal Weight
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Chemical Properties of Scawtite
Formula
Ca7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O
Elements listed
C, Ca, H, O, Si
Common Impurities
Ti,Al,Fe,Mn,Mg
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