BELITE MINERAL

Listing Description:

Belite is an industrial mineral important in Portland cement manufacture. Its main constituent is dicalcium silicate, Ca₂SiO₄, sometimes formulated as 2 CaO · SiO₂ (C₂S in cement chemist notation).

Detailed Description:

Composition and structure

The belite found in Portland cement differs in composition from pure dicalcium silicate. It is a solid solution and contains minor amounts of other oxides besides CaO and SiO₂. A typical composition:^[3]

Oxide	Mass %
CaO	63.5
SiO2	31.5
Al2O3	2.1
Fe2O3	0.9
MgO	0.5
SO3	0.1
Na2O	0.1
K2O	0.9
TiO2	0.2
P2O5	0.2

Based on this, the formula can be expressed as Ca_1.94Mg_0.02Na_0.01K_0.03Fe_0.02Al_0.07Si_0.90P_0.01O_3.93. In practice, the composition varies with the bulk composition of the clinker, subject to certain limits. Substitution of calcium ions or orthosilicate ions requires that electric charges be kept in balance. For instance, a limited number of orthosilicate (SiO₄⁴⁻) ions can be replaced with sulfate (SO₄²⁻) ions, provided that for each sulfate ion, two aluminate (AlO₄⁵⁻) ions are also substituted.

PRICE

$19.8/KG OR $9/IB

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