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Banalsite Mineral Data
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General Banalsite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaNa2Al4Si4O16 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 659.57 gm |
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Barium 20.82 % Ba 23.25 % BaO |
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Sodium 6.97 % Na 9.40 % Na2O |
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Aluminum 16.36 % Al 30.92 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 17.03 % Si 36.44 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 38.81 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
BaNa2Al4Si4O16 |
| Environment: |
Found in a vein in manganese ore. May form a series with stronalsite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1944 |
| Locality: |
Benalli mine, Rhiw, Lleyn Peninsula, Caernarvonshire, Wales, UK. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named from a contraction of the component cation symbols: Ba, Na,Al, and Si. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Banalsite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 4447 |
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PDF 38-401 |
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