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Gaidonnayite Mineral Data
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General Gaidonnayite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na2ZrSi3O9•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 401.49 gm |
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Sodium 11.45 % Na 15.44 % Na2O |
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Zirconium 22.72 % Zr 30.69 % ZrO2 |
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Silicon 20.99 % Si 44.90 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.00 % H 8.97 % H2O |
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Oxygen 43.84 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2ZrSi3O9•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Altered pegmatites and miarolitic cavites in nepheline syenite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1974 |
| Locality: |
Mt St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Gabrielle Hamburger Donnay (1920-1987), crystallographer and mineralogist, McGill University. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Gaidonnayite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 201846 |
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IMA1973-003 |
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PDF 26-1387 |
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