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Dusmatovite Mineral Data
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General Dusmatovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
K(K,Na,[ ])(Mn++,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,176.31 gm |
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Potassium 5.32 % K 6.41 % K2O |
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Sodium 0.59 % Na 0.79 % Na2O |
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Lithium 0.44 % Li 0.95 % Li2O |
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Yttrium 4.53 % Y 5.76 % Y2O3 |
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Zirconium 1.55 % Zr 2.10 % ZrO2 |
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Manganese 5.60 % Mn 8.05 % Mn2O3 |
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Zinc 12.51 % Zn 15.57 % ZnO |
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Silicon 28.65 % Si 61.29 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 40.80 % O |
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100.00 % 100.92 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
K1.6Na0.3Mn3+1.2Y0.6Zr0.2Zn2.25Li0.75Si12O30 |
| Environment: |
In a pegmatite boulder in a glacial moraine. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1995 |
| Locality: |
The Dara-i-Pioz alkaline massif, Tien Shan, Tajikistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Vyacheslav Djuraevitch Dusmatov (1936-), Mineralogist and geologist who has done much work at the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Dusmatovite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1994-010 |
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