Jaffeite

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

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

Occurrence

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.

References

• webmineral.com - Jaffeite
• minsocam.org - Jaffeite
• Mindat.org - Jaffeite
• Handbook of Mineralogy - Jaffeite Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine