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Hainite Mineral Data

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General Hainite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Na4Ca8(Ti,Zr,Mn,Fe)3Si8O28F8
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,456.09 gm
   Sodium            5.53 %  Na    7.45 % Na2O
   Calcium          23.40 %  Ca   32.74 % CaO
   La,Ce,Pr,Nd,Sm,   1.98 %  RE    2.31 % REE2O3
   Zirconium         5.01 %  Zr    6.77 % ZrO2
   Titanium          4.93 %  Ti    8.23 % TiO2
   Manganese         1.89 %  Mn    2.44 % MnO
   Iron              0.96 %  Fe    1.23 % FeO
   Silicon          15.04 %  Si   32.19 % SiO2
   Oxygen           30.44 %  O
   Fluorine         10.83 %  F    10.83 % F
                      -   %   F    -4.56 % -O=F2    
                   ______        ______ 
                   100.00 %       99.62 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na3.5Ca8.5REE0.2Ti1.5Zr0.8Mn2+0.5Fe2+0.25Si7.8O27.7F8.3
Help on Environment: Environment: In cavities and embedded in the groundmass of a phonolite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1893
Help on Locality: Locality: Hradiste Mountain, (formerly named Hoher Hain) near Mildenau, Czech Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For the locality.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Hainite Say HAINITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: Giannettite