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Bornemanite Mineral Data

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General Bornemanite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: BaNa3{(Na,Ti)4[(Ti,Nb)2O2Si4O14](F,OH)2}•PO4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 908.83 gm
   Potassium    0.43 %  K     0.52 % K2O
   Barium      10.58 %  Ba   11.81 % BaO
   Sodium      13.66 %  Na   18.41 % Na2O
   Titanium    12.12 %  Ti   20.22 % TiO2
   Manganese    1.81 %  Mn    2.34 % MnO
   Niobium      7.16 %  Nb   10.24 % Nb2O5
   Silicon     12.36 %  Si   26.44 % SiO2
   Phosphorus   3.41 %  P     7.81 % P2O5
   Hydrogen     0.08 %  H     0.69 % H2O
   Oxygen      37.15 %  O
   Fluorine     1.25 %  F     1.25 % F
                 -   %   F    -0.53 % -O=F2    
              ______        ______ 
              100.00 %       99.21 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na2.8Ba0.7K0.1Na2.6TiMn2+0.3Ti1.3Nb0.7O2Si4O14.4(OH)0.7F0.6(PO4)
Help on Environment: Environment: Late hydrothermal mineral.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1975
Help on Locality: Locality: Yubileinaya (Jubilee) alkalic pegmatite, Mt. Karnarsut, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named or Irina Dimitrievna Borneman-Starynkevich (1890-), Russian mineralogist, Institute of Ore Deposits, Moscow. She was a student of the mineralogy of the Khibiny and Lovozero ma ssifs.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Bornemanite + Pronunciation Say BORNEMANITE