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Alum-(Na) Mineral Data

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General Alum-(Na) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: NaAl(SO4)2•12(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 458.28 gm
   Sodium     5.02 %  Na    6.76 % Na2O
   Aluminum   5.89 %  Al   11.12 % Al2O3
   Hydrogen   5.28 %  H    47.17 % H2O
   Sulfur    13.99 %  S    34.94 % SO3
   Oxygen    69.82 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: NaAl(SO4)2•12(H2O)
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA)
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the composition.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Sodium alum - Renamed to Alum-(Na) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131
  Sodium-alum