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Pirssonite Mineral Data
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General Pirssonite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na2Ca(CO3)2•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 242.11 gm |
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Sodium 18.99 % Na 25.60 % Na2O |
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Calcium 16.55 % Ca 23.16 % CaO |
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Hydrogen 1.67 % H 14.88 % H2O |
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Carbon 9.92 % C 36.36 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 52.87 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2Ca(CO3)2•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Continental evaporite deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1896 |
| Locality: |
Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Louis Valentine Pirsson (1860-1919), American petrographer and mineralogist, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Pirssonite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 9012 |
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PDF 22-476 |
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