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Paratsepinite-Ba Mineral Data

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General Paratsepinite-Ba Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ba,Na,K)2-x(Ti,Nb)2(Si4O12)(OH,O)2•4(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 628.25 gm
   Potassium   1.43 %  K     1.72 % K2O
   Barium     10.06 %  Ba   11.23 % BaO
   Sodium      1.35 %  Na    1.83 % Na2O
   Strontium   1.67 %  Sr    1.98 % SrO
   Titanium   10.75 %  Ti   17.93 % TiO2
   Manganese   0.96 %  Mn    1.24 % MnO
   Niobium     8.13 %  Nb   11.64 % Nb2O5
   Silicon    18.33 %  Si   39.21 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    1.45 %  H    12.96 % H2O
   Oxygen     45.87 %  O
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             100.00 %       99.73 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Ba0.46Na0.37K0.23Sr0.12Mn2+0.11Ti1.41Nb0.55Si4.1O12.39(OH)1.8O0.2�3.62(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Hydrothermal mineral in an alkaline pegmatite. Labuntsovite group; structure determined.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Lepkhe-Nelm Mountain, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the relationship to tsepinite-Na.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2002-006