Mineral Factbook

Gilalite

Cu5Si6O17·7H2OIMA symbol: Gilapproved

Gilalite is a silicate mineral with the formula Cu5Si6O17·7H2O, crystallizing in the monoclinic system.

Photos

Gilalite specimen photo
Henk Smeets – tomeikminerals.com · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Gilalite specimen photo
Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Gilalite specimen photo
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Physical properties

Chemistry (calculated)

Molecular weight884.34 g/molcalculated from the IMA formula
Composition (wt%)Cu 35.93%, Si 19.06%, O 43.42%, H 1.6%

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)9.HE.05Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)9.HE.05Wikidata (CC0)
Dana (8th)78.4.4.1Wikidata (CC0)