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Georgbarsanovite Mineral Data
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General Georgbarsanovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe++3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 3,297.19 gm |
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Potassium 0.28 % K 0.34 % K2O |
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Barium 0.12 % Ba 0.14 % BaO |
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Sodium 8.18 % Na 11.02 % Na2O |
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Strontium 1.89 % Sr 2.23 % SrO |
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Calcium 7.66 % Ca 10.71 % CaO |
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La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm, 2.75 % RE 3.21 % REE2O3 |
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Yttrium 0.35 % Y 0.45 % Y2O3 |
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Hafnium 0.22 % Hf 0.26 % HfO2 |
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Zirconium 8.94 % Zr 12.07 % ZrO2 |
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Titanium 0.07 % Ti 0.12 % TiO2 |
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Manganese 1.98 % Mn 2.56 % MnO |
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Niobium 2.59 % Nb 3.71 % Nb2O5 |
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Iron 4.32 % Fe 5.56 % FeO |
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Silicon 21.51 % Si 46.01 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.05 % H 0.48 % H2O |
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Chlorine 1.19 % Cl 1.19 % Cl |
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Cl -0.27 % -O=Cl2 |
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Oxygen 37.54 % O |
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Fluorine 0.35 % F 0.35 % F |
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F -0.15 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na11.73K0.24Mn2+1.19Sr0.71REE0.63Ca0.3Y0.13Ba0.03Ca6Fe2+2.55Zr0.23Ti0.05Hf0.04Zr3
Nb0.92Si25.25O76.48Cl1.11F0.61�0.88(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Collected (prior to 1963) from boulders of nepheline-feldspar pegmatite. Georgbarsanovite and eudialyte form irregular aggregates. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Upper reaches of the Petreliusa River valley, Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Georgiy Pavlovich Barsanov (1907-1991), prominent Russian mineralogist. |
| Synonym: |
Barsanovite - Discredited 1969 |
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IMA2003-013 - Discredited monoclinic Barsanovite |
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IMA2007-008 - Revalidated trigonal Georgbarsanovite |
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