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Kogarkoite Mineral Data
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General Kogarkoite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na3(SO4)F |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 184.03 gm |
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Sodium 37.48 % Na 50.52 % Na2O |
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Sulfur 17.42 % S 43.51 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 34.78 % O |
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Fluorine 10.32 % F 10.32 % F |
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F -4.35 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na3(SO4)F |
| Environment: |
Sublimate from steam issuing from the spring. Also in nepheline syenite pegmatites in Russia. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1973 |
| Locality: |
Hortense Hot Springs, Chalk Creek, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Lia Nikolaevna Kofarko (1936-), Russian geochemist, who first noticed the mineral in Russia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Kogarkoite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 31145 |
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PDF 25-827 |
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