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Tetranatrolite Mineral Data
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General Tetranatrolite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na2[Al2Si3O10]•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 380.22 gm |
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Sodium 12.09 % Na 16.30 % Na2O |
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Aluminum 14.19 % Al 26.82 % Al2O3 |
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Silicon 22.16 % Si 47.41 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.06 % H 9.48 % H2O |
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Oxygen 50.49 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2Al2Si3O10•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Dehydration product of paranatrolite. Discredited as identical to gonnardite (AmMin, v 84, p 1445; and v 86, p 588). |
| IMA Status: |
Discredited IMA 1999 - Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
The name given in 1980 recognizes its association with and similarity in chemical composition to natrolite. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Tetranatrolite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
Discredited |
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ICSD 39904 |
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PDF 33-1205 |
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