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Tainiolite Mineral Data
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General Tainiolite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
KLiMg2Si4O10F2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 404.98 gm |
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Potassium 9.65 % K 11.63 % K2O |
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Lithium 1.71 % Li 3.69 % Li2O |
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Magnesium 12.00 % Mg 19.90 % MgO |
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Silicon 27.74 % Si 59.35 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 39.51 % O |
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Fluorine 9.38 % F 9.38 % F |
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F -3.95 % -O=F2 |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
KLiMg2Si4O10F2 |
| Environment: |
Nepheline-syenite pegmatites. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1900 |
| Locality: |
Narsarsuk, southern Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named from the Greek for "band" or "strip", inallusion to hte tabular habit of the crystals. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Tainiolite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Taeniolite |
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