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Kristiansenite Mineral Data
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General Kristiansenite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Ca2ScSn(Si2O7)(Si2O6OH) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 291.23 gm |
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Sodium 0.32 % Na 0.43 % Na2O |
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Calcium 13.21 % Ca 18.49 % CaO |
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Zirconium 0.31 % Zr 0.42 % ZrO2 |
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Scandium 5.25 % Sc 8.05 % Sc2O3 |
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Aluminum 0.19 % Al 0.35 % Al2O3 |
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Iron 1.34 % Fe 1.73 % FeO |
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Silicon 19.09 % Si 40.85 % SiO2 |
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Tin 21.60 % Sn 27.43 % SnO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.23 % H 2.04 % H2O |
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Oxygen 38.46 % O |
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100.00 % 99.78 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca0.96Na0.04Sn0.53Sc0.34Fe2+0.07Al0.02Zr0.01Si1.98O6.34(OH)0.66 |
| Environment: |
Late-stage hydrothermal mineral in a granite pegmatite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Heftejern, T�rdal, Telemark, Norway. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Roy Kristiansen (1943-), amateur mineralogist who first observed the mineral. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2000-051 |
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