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Korobitsynite Mineral Data

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General Korobitsynite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Na3(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12](OH,O)2•3-4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 578.44 gm
   Sodium    10.33 %  Na   13.93 % Na2O
   Titanium  12.42 %  Ti   20.71 % TiO2
   Niobium    8.03 %  Nb   11.49 % Nb2O5
   Silicon   19.42 %  Si   41.55 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   1.39 %  H    12.46 % H2O
   Oxygen    48.40 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.14 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na2.6Ti1.5Nb0.5Si4O13(OH)•3.5(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Found in hydrothermally affected agpaitic rocks. The Ti-dominant analog of nenadkevichite. It forms epitaxial overgrowths on elpidite crystals.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Alluaiv and Karnasurt Mountains, Lovozero alkaline complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after Mikhail Fedorovich Korobitsyn (1928-1996), amateur mineralogist and collector who made significant contributions to mineralogical investigations of the Lovozero alkaline complex.