Ferronordite-(Ce) Mineral Data

General Ferronordite-(Ce) Information
Chemical Formula:	Na3SrCeFe++Si6O17
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 793.05 gm
	Sodium 8.70 % Na 11.72 % Na₂O
	Strontium 11.05 % Sr 13.07 % SrO
	Cerium 17.67 % Ce 20.69 % Ce₂O₃
	Iron 7.04 % Fe 9.06 % FeO
	Silicon 21.25 % Si 45.46 % SiO₂
	Oxygen 34.30 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Na₃SrCeFe²⁺Si₆O₁₇
Environment:	In areas of ultra-alkaline mineralization in small cavities in pegmatoid sodalite syenites. In ussingite veinlets.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Chinlusuia River, Lovozero Alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named as the Fe++ dominant analogue of nordite-(Ce). Nordite series is named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif.
Name Pronunciation:	Ferronordite-(Ce) + Pronunciation
Synonym:	ICSD 88886
	IMA1997-008
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