- Jaffeite
Jaffeite is an hydrated
calcium silicate with the following chemical formula:Ca6Si2O7(OH)6Occurrence
The mineral was first found at the Kombat Mine in
Namibia . In 1989 the mineral was named after Prof. Howard W. Jaffe (d. 2002) of theUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst .References
* [http://webmineral.com/data/Jaffeite.shtml webmineral.com]
* [http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM74/AM74_1203.pdf www.minsocam.org]
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