Jaffeite

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

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

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