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Haineaultite Mineral Data

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General Haineaultite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si,S)12O34(OH,F)8•5(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,557.11 gm
   Potassium   1.78 %  K     2.15 % K2O
   Sodium      3.56 %  Na    4.80 % Na2O
   Calcium     7.28 %  Ca   10.19 % CaO
   Magnesium   0.05 %  Mg    0.08 % MgO
   Zirconium   0.23 %  Zr    0.32 % ZrO2
   Titanium   11.56 %  Ti   19.29 % TiO2
   Manganese   0.21 %  Mn    0.27 % MnO
   Niobium     4.00 %  Nb    5.72 % Nb2O5
   Iron        0.39 %  Fe    0.51 % FeO
   Silicon    20.38 %  Si   43.60 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    1.16 %  H    10.33 % H2O
   Sulfur      1.07 %  S     2.41 % S2O5
   Oxygen     48.15 %  O
   Fluorine    0.17 %  F     0.17 % F
                -   %   F    -0.07 % -O=F2    
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %       99.76 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na2.41Ca1.83K0.71CaTi3.76Nb0.67Fe2+0.11Mn2+0.06Zr0.04Mg0.03Si11.3S0.52O34(OH)7.86F0.14�5(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Found in altered marble xenoliths. A monoclinic polymorph of zorite
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Poudrette Quarry, Mout Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Gilles Haineault (1946-), collector and dealer in Mont Saint-Hilaire minerals. (prounounced �a �n �o ite)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1997-015