Calcium aluminosilicate
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Calcium aluminosilicate, an aluminosilicate compound with calcium cations, most typically has formula CaAl2Si2O8.
As a food additive, it is sometimes designated "E556".
In minerals, as a feldspar, it can be found as anorthite, an end-member of the plagioclase series.