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Burovaite-Ca Mineral Data

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General Burovaite-Ca Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (K,Na)4Ca2(Ti,Nb)8[Si4O12]4(OH,O)8•12H2O
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,235.05 gm
   Potassium   1.87 %  K     2.25 % K2O
   Barium      0.25 %  Ba    0.27 % BaO
   Sodium      3.19 %  Na    4.30 % Na2O
   Strontium   0.16 %  Sr    0.19 % SrO
   Calcium     2.96 %  Ca    4.14 % CaO
   Tantalum    0.16 %  Ta    0.20 % Ta2O5
   Titanium   10.65 %  Ti   17.76 % TiO2
   Niobium    10.64 %  Nb   15.22 % Nb2O5
   Aluminum    0.08 %  Al    0.16 % Al2O3
   Zinc        0.03 %  Zn    0.04 % ZnO
   Iron        0.20 %  Fe    0.26 % FeO
   Silicon    20.02 %  Si   42.82 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    1.38 %  H    12.37 % H2O
   Oxygen     48.41 %  O
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             100.00 %       99.99 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na3.1K1.07Ca0.37Sr0.04Ba0.04Ca1.28Zn0.01Ti4.97Nb2.56Fe2+0.08Ta0.02Si15.93Al0.07O48 (OH)6.7O0.93�12(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Labuntsovite group
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2008 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Khibinpakhchorr Mt., Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2008-001