Jaffeite Knowpia

Jaffeite
Jaffeite
	A close up picture of the white crystal mineral from a sample from Kombat mine, Namibia
General
Category	Mineral
Formula; (repeating unit)	Ca; 6Si; 2O; 7(OH); 6

Jaffeite is a hydrated calcium silicate with the following chemical formula: Ca
₆Si
₂O
₇(OH)
₆

Occurrence edit

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.