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Chiolite Mineral Data

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General Chiolite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Na5Al3F14
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 461.87 gm
   Sodium    24.89 %  Na   33.55 % Na2O
   Aluminum  17.53 %  Al   33.11 % Al2O3
   Fluorine  57.59 %  F    57.59 % F
               -   %   F   -24.25 % -O=F2    
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na5Al3F14
Help on Environment: Environment: Granite pegmatites.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1846
Help on Locality: Locality: Minask in the Ilmen Mountains, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named from the Greek for snow and stone, as compared to cryolite, ice-stone.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 126419
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