Jaffeite is an hydrated calcium silicate with the following chemical formula: Ca6Si2O7(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.
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