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Afwillite

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Afwillite is a calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral with formula Ca3(SiO3OH)2·2H2O. [1]

34 relations: Apophyllite, Brucite, Calcite, Calcium, Calcium silicate hydrate, Cleavage (crystal), Crystal, De Beers, Ettringite, Gehlenite, Gyrolite, Hermann–Mauguin notation, Hydrogen bond, Hydroxide, Jennite, Kimberley, Northern Cape, Limestone, Magma, Metamorphism, Miller index, Mineral, Mohs scale of mineral hardness, Monoclinic crystal system, Natrolite, Petrographic microscope, Portland cement, Portlandite, Prism (geometry), Riverside County, California, Silicate minerals, Spurrite, Thaumasite, Tobermorite, Wollastonite.

Apophyllite

The name apophyllite refers to a specific group of phyllosilicates, a class of minerals.

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Brucite

Brucite is the mineral form of magnesium hydroxide, with the chemical formula Mg(OH)2.

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Calcite

Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

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Calcium

Calcium is a chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20.

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Calcium silicate hydrate

Calcium silicate hydrate (or C-S-H) is the main product of the hydration of Portland cement and is primarily responsible for the strength in cement based materials.

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Cleavage (crystal)

Cleavage, in mineralogy, is the tendency of crystalline materials to split along definite crystallographic structural planes.

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Crystal

A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

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De Beers

The De Beers Group of Companies is an international corporation that specialises in diamond exploration, diamond mining, diamond retail, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors.

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Ettringite

Ettringite is a hydrous calcium aluminium sulfate mineral with formula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O.

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Gehlenite

Gehlenite, (Ca2Al), is a sorosilicate, Al-rich endmember of the melilite complete solid solution series with akermanite.

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Gyrolite

Gyrolite, NaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O, is a rare silicate mineral (basic sodium calcium silicate hydrate: N-C-S-H, in cement chemist notation) belonging to the class of phyllosilicates.

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Hermann–Mauguin notation

In geometry, Hermann–Mauguin notation is used to represent the symmetry elements in point groups, plane groups and space groups.

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Hydrogen bond

A hydrogen bond is a partially electrostatic attraction between a hydrogen (H) which is bound to a more electronegative atom such as nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), or fluorine (F), and another adjacent atom bearing a lone pair of electrons.

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Hydroxide

Hydroxide is a diatomic anion with chemical formula OH−.

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Jennite

Jennite is a calcium silicate hydrate mineral of general chemical formula: Ca9Si6O18(OH)6·8H2O.

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Kimberley, Northern Cape

Kimberley is the capital and largest city of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.

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Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.

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Magma

Magma (from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma) meaning "thick unguent") is a mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth, and is expected to exist on other terrestrial planets and some natural satellites.

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Metamorphism

Metamorphism is the change of minerals or geologic texture (distinct arrangement of minerals) in pre-existing rocks (protoliths), without the protolith melting into liquid magma (a solid-state change).

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Miller index

Miller indices form a notation system in crystallography for planes in crystal (Bravais) lattices.

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Mineral

A mineral is a naturally occurring chemical compound, usually of crystalline form and not produced by life processes.

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Mohs scale of mineral hardness

The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is a qualitative ordinal scale characterizing scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of harder material to scratch softer material.

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Monoclinic crystal system

In crystallography, the monoclinic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems.

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Natrolite

Natrolite is a tectosilicate mineral species belonging to the zeolite group.

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Petrographic microscope

A petrographic microscope is a type of optical microscope used in petrology and optical mineralogy to identify rocks and minerals in thin sections.

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Portland cement

Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout.

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Portlandite

Portlandite is an oxide mineral.

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Prism (geometry)

In geometry, a prism is a polyhedron comprising an n-sided polygonal base, a second base which is a translated copy (rigidly moved without rotation) of the first, and n other faces (necessarily all parallelograms) joining corresponding sides of the two bases.

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Riverside County, California

Riverside County, California, is one of fifty-eight counties in the U.S. state of California.

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Silicate minerals

Silicate minerals are rock-forming minerals with predominantly silicate anions.

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Spurrite

Spurrite is a white, yellow or light blue mineral with monoclinic crystals.

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Thaumasite

Thaumasite is a silicate mineral with chemical formula Ca3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O.

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Tobermorite

Tobermorite is a calcium silicate hydrate mineral with chemical formula: Ca5Si6O16(OH)2·4H2O or Ca5Si6(O,OH)18·5H2O.

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Wollastonite

Wollastonite is a calcium inosilicate mineral (CaSiO3) that may contain small amounts of iron, magnesium, and manganese substituting for calcium.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afwillite

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