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Nordite-(Ce) Mineral Data
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General Nordite-(Ce) Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Ce,La,Ca)(Sr,Ca)Na2(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 763.83 gm |
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Sodium 8.43 % Na 11.36 % Na2O |
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Strontium 5.74 % Sr 6.78 % SrO |
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Calcium 2.62 % Ca 3.67 % CaO |
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Lanthanum 5.46 % La 6.40 % La2O3 |
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Cerium 11.01 % Ce 12.89 % Ce2O3 |
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Magnesium 0.95 % Mg 1.58 % MgO |
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Manganese 2.88 % Mn 3.71 % MnO |
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Zinc 3.42 % Zn 4.26 % ZnO |
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Iron 2.19 % Fe 0.94 % FeO / 2.09 % Fe2O3 |
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Silicon 21.69 % Si 46.41 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 35.61 % O |
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100.00 % 100.10 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2.8Mn2+0.2Sr0.5Ca0.5La0.3Ce0.6Zn0.4Mg0.3Mn2+0.2Fe2+0.1Si5.9Fe3+0.2O17 |
| Environment: |
Sodalite syenite pegmatite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1958 |
| Locality: |
Near the Chinglusuai River and Motchusuai River, Lovozero Massif, Kola Pininuula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Analog to the La-dominant nordite-(La) which was named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Nordite-(Ce)  |
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