Nepheline

Agent Name
Nepheline
CAS Number
1302-72-3
Major Category
Mineral Dusts
Synonyms
Nephelite; [ChemIDplus] Sodium potassium aluminum silicate; [RTECS]
Category
Other Mineral Dusts
Description
Colorless, gray, or brown mineral; [Merck Index]
Sources/Uses
Composed of sodium, potassium, and aluminum silicate; [Merck Index] "Nepheline, also called nephelite (from Greek: νεφέλη, 'cloud'), is a feldspathoid: a silica-undersaturated aluminosilicate, Na3KAl4Si4O16, that occurs in intrusive and volcanic rocks with low silica, and in their associated pegmatites." [Wikipedia]
Comments
See "Aluminum silicate, anhydrous."
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