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Niveolanite Mineral Data
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General Niveolanite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
NaBe(CO3)(OH)•2H2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 143.07 gm |
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Sodium 15.10 % Na 20.36 % Na2O |
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Calcium 2.80 % Ca 3.92 % CaO |
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Beryllium 6.17 % Be 17.13 % BeO |
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Hydrogen 3.11 % H 27.83 % H2O |
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Carbon 8.40 % C 30.76 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 64.41 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na0.94Ca0.1Be0.98(CO3)(OH)1.1•1.66(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Alteration product that forms partial to almost complete pseudomorphs after lamellar crystals of eudidymite. New structure type. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville County, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named from Latin niveus, snow-white, and lana, wool, alluding to the visual similarity of its aggregates to snow-white, fluffy flocks of wool. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2007-032 |
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