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Nordite-(La) Mineral Data

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General Nordite-(La) Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (Na,Mn)3(Sr,Ca)(La,Ce)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 763.59 gm
   Sodium      8.43 %  Na   11.36 % Na2O
   Strontium   5.74 %  Sr    6.79 % SrO
   Calcium     2.62 %  Ca    3.67 % CaO
   Lanthanum   9.10 %  La   10.67 % La2O3
   Cerium      7.34 %  Ce    8.60 % Ce2O3
   Magnesium   0.95 %  Mg    1.58 % MgO
   Manganese   2.88 %  Mn    3.72 % MnO
   Zinc        3.43 %  Zn    4.26 % ZnO
   Iron        2.19 %  Fe    0.94 % FeO /  2.09 % Fe2O3
   Silicon    21.70 %  Si   46.43 % SiO2
   Oxygen     35.62 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.10 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na2.8Mn2+0.2Sr0.5Ca0.5La0.5Ce0.4Zn0.4Mg0.3Mn2+0.2Fe2+0.1Si5.9Fe3+0.2O17
Help on Environment: Environment: Pegmatite in sodalite syenite in a differentiated alkalic massif.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1941
Help on Locality: Locality: Near the Chinglusuai River, Lovozero Massif, Kola Pininuula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Nordite-(La) Say NORDITE-(LA)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 15179
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