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Landauite Mineral Data
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General Landauite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
NaMnZn2(Ti,Fe+++)6Ti12O38 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,730.91 gm |
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Potassium 0.45 % K 0.54 % K2O |
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Sodium 0.93 % Na 1.25 % Na2O |
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Titanium 43.43 % Ti 72.45 % TiO2 |
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Manganese 3.17 % Mn 4.10 % MnO |
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Zinc 8.69 % Zn 10.81 % ZnO |
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Iron 5.81 % Fe 7.47 % FeO |
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Lead 2.39 % Pb 2.58 % PbO |
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Oxygen 35.12 % O |
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100.00 % 99.21 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na0.7K0.2Pb0.2Mn2+Zn2.3Ti15.7Fe2+1.8O38 |
| Environment: |
Accessory mineral in albite veins cutting syenite pegmatites. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1966 |
| Locality: |
Burpala massif, 120 km norht of Lake Baikal, eastern Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Lev Davidovich Landau (1908-1968), noted Russian physicist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Landauite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 200416 |
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PDF 18-672 |
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