Eitelite Mineral Data

General Eitelite Information
Chemical Formula:	Na2Mg(CO3)2
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 190.30 gm
	Sodium 24.16 % Na 32.57 % Na₂O
	Magnesium 12.77 % Mg 21.18 % MgO
	Carbon 12.62 % C 46.25 % CO₂
	Oxygen 50.44 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Na₂Mg(CO₃)₂
Environment:	Authigenic mineral in dolomitic shale and bituminous marlstone.
IMA Status:	Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955
Locality:	drill core in the Kermit Poulson No. 1 well, Green River Formation, in Duchesne Co., Wyoming, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Wilhelm Hermann Julius Eitel (1891-1979), Director of the Institute of Silicate Research, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA, who synthesized the compound.
Name Pronunciation:	Eitelite
Synonym:	ICSD 100482
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