nekoite
Sign in to saveNekoite is a triclinic, white silicate mineral consisting of calcium, silicon, oxygen and water. Its discovery was first published in 1956.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- phyllosilicates
- Named after
- okenite
- Image
- Nekoite-88145.jpg
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- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Nk
- chemical formula
- Ca₃Si₆O₁₅*₇H₂O
- Commons category
- Nekoite
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.EA.45
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 9.EA.45
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- VIII/D.10
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Nekoite is a triclinic, white silicate mineral consisting of calcium, silicon, oxygen and water. Its discovery was first published in 1956.
== Etymology == Its name derives from reversing "Oken" from Okenite (named after the German naturalist Lorenz Oken), which it was originally mistaken for due to their similar appearances.
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