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Hydroxycancrinite Mineral Data
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General Hydroxycancrinite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na4(AlSiO4)3(OH)•(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 484.18 gm |
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Sodium 18.99 % Na 25.60 % Na2O |
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Aluminum 16.72 % Al 31.59 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 17.40 % Si 37.23 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.62 % H 5.58 % H2O |
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Oxygen 46.26 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na4Al33(SiO4)(OH)•(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Pegmatoid veins in ultra-agpaitic rocks (urtite-lujavrit-foyaite). |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1993 |
| Locality: |
Lovozer massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition and relationship to cancrinite. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Hydroxycancrinite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1990-014 |
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