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Litvinskite Mineral Data
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General Litvinskite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na2([ ],Na,Mn)Zr[Si6O12(OH,O)6] |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 618.88 gm |
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Sodium 9.29 % Na 12.52 % Na2O |
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Zirconium 14.74 % Zr 19.91 % ZrO2 |
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Manganese 1.33 % Mn 1.72 % MnO |
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Silicon 27.23 % Si 58.25 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.88 % H 7.86 % H2O |
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Oxygen 46.53 % O |
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100.00 % 100.26 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2Na0.5Mn2+0.15ZrSi6O12.6(OH)5.4 |
| Environment: |
Hyperagpaitic pegmatite. Lovozerite group |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Mount Alluaiv, Lovozero alkaline massif, Kola Penninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Galina P. Litvinskaya (1920-1994), former crystallographer of the Moscow State University. |
| Synonym: |
IMA1999-017 |
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