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Shortite Mineral Data
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General Shortite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na2Ca2(CO3)3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 306.16 gm |
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Sodium 15.02 % Na 20.24 % Na2O |
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Calcium 26.18 % Ca 36.63 % CaO |
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Carbon 11.77 % C 43.12 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 47.03 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2Ca2(CO3)3 |
| Environment: |
Associated with trona. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1940 |
| Locality: |
Drill cores from the Green River formation, Wyoming and Utah. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Maxwell Naylor Short (1889-1952), professor of mineralogy, University of Arizona. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Shortite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 16495 |
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PDF 21-1348 |
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