Paulingite-Na Mineral Data

General Paulingite-Na Information
Chemical Formula:	(Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5Al10Si35O90•45(H2O)
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 3,756.91 gm
	Potassium 1.67 % K 2.01 % K₂O
	Barium 0.37 % Ba 0.41 % BaO
	Sodium 1.84 % Na 2.47 % Na₂O
	Calcium 2.88 % Ca 4.03 % CaO
	Aluminum 7.18 % Al 13.57 % Al₂O₃
	Silicon 26.16 % Si 55.98 % SiO₂
	Hydrogen 2.41 % H 21.58 % H₂O
	Oxygen 57.49 % O
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	100.00 % 100.04 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	K_1.6Ca_2.7Na₃Ba_0.1Si₃₅Al₁₀O₉₀•45(H₂O)
Environment:	Occurs in tholeiitic basalt and sandstone xenoliths in basalt.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Rock Island Dam, on the Columbia River, Wenatchee, Douglas Co., WA, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named after Linus Carl Pauling (1901-1994), professor of chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. Named as the Na-dominant member ot the paulingite series.
Name Pronunciation:	Paulingite-Na + Pronunciation