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Kulkeite Mineral Data
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General Kulkeite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na0.35Mg8AlSi7O20(OH)10 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 942.67 gm |
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Sodium 0.85 % Na 1.15 % Na2O |
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Magnesium 20.63 % Mg 34.20 % MgO |
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Aluminum 6.87 % Al 12.98 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 19.66 % Si 42.07 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.07 % H 9.56 % H2O |
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Oxygen 50.92 % O |
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100.00 % 99.96 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na0.35Mg8Al2.4Si6.6O20(OH)10 |
| Environment: |
Meta-evaporite sequence. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
El Mourdur Hill, near Derran, 35 km W of Ksar El Boukhari, Tell Atlas Mountians, Algeria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Holger Kulke, geologist, Essen, Germany. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Kulkeite  |
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