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Canaphite Mineral Data
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General Canaphite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaNa2P2O7•4(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 332.06 gm |
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Sodium 13.85 % Na 18.66 % Na2O |
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Calcium 12.07 % Ca 16.89 % CaO |
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Phosphorus 18.66 % P 42.75 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 2.43 % H 21.70 % H2O |
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Oxygen 53.00 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaNa2(P2O7)•4(H2O) |
| Environment: |
On a museum micromount specimen presumably from a trap-rock quarry. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1988 |
| Locality: |
Attributed to [Braens quarry,] Haledon [or Great Notch quarry, near Little Falls], Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Calcium, sodium, Natrium, and Phosphate in the composition. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 202523 |
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PDF 38-410 |
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