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Fluorcanasite Mineral Data
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General Fluorcanasite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
K3Na3Ca5Si12O30F4•H2O |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,297.67 gm |
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Potassium 9.04 % K 10.89 % K2O |
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Sodium 5.31 % Na 7.16 % Na2O |
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Calcium 15.44 % Ca 21.61 % CaO |
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Silicon 25.97 % Si 55.56 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.16 % H 1.39 % H2O |
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Oxygen 38.22 % O |
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Fluorine 5.86 % F 5.86 % F |
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F -2.47 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
K3Na3Ca5Si12O30F4•(H2O) |
Environment: |
Canasite group |
IMA Status: |
Proposed IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) |
Locality: |
Mount Kukisvumchorr, Khibina alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) |
Synonym: |
IMA2007-031 |
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