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Golyshevite Mineral Data

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General Golyshevite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe+++,Fe++)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3•H2O
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,925.34 gm
   Potassium   0.40 %  K     0.48 % K2O
   Sodium      7.09 %  Na    9.56 % Na2O
   Calcium     8.70 %  Ca   12.17 % CaO
   Lanthanum   0.14 %  La    0.17 % La2O3
   Cerium      0.24 %  Ce    0.28 % Ce2O3
   Zirconium   9.26 %  Zr   12.51 % ZrO2
   Manganese   0.54 %  Mn    0.70 % MnO
   Niobium     1.91 %  Nb    2.73 % Nb2O5
   Aluminum    0.07 %  Al    0.14 % Al2O3
   Iron        4.18 %  Fe    1.23 % FeO /  4.61 % Fe2O3
   Silicon    23.68 %  Si   50.65 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.15 %  H     1.35 % H2O
   Carbon      0.43 %  C     1.58 % CO2
   Chlorine    0.25 %  Cl    0.25 % Cl
                -   %   Cl   -0.06 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen     42.95 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       98.36 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na9.02Ca0.43K0.3Ca5.92Ce0.05La0.03Fe3+1.69Fe2+0.5Mn2+0.29Zr2.97Si0.66Nb0.6Al0.08 Si24O72(OH)2.37(CO3)1.05Cl0.21�1.01(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: From calcium-rich agpaitic pegmatites. CO3-dominant analog of feklichevite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Northern face of the Mica quarry in pegmatite no. 10 of the Kovdor massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Vladimir Mikhailovich Golyshev (1943-2000), crystallographer from the Mordvinian State University, Saransk, Russia.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2004-039a