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Tuliokite Mineral Data
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General Tuliokite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
BaNa6Th(CO3)6•6(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 975.45 gm |
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Barium 14.08 % Ba 15.72 % BaO |
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Sodium 14.14 % Na 19.06 % Na2O |
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Thorium 23.79 % Th 27.07 % ThO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.24 % H 11.08 % H2O |
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Carbon 7.39 % C 27.07 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 39.36 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
BaNa6Th(CO3)6•6(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Hydrothermal veins in nepheline syenite pegmatite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1990 |
| Locality: |
Kirov apatite mine, Mt. Kukisvumchorr, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the Tuliok River, Kola Peninsula, Russia, near where the mineral was first found. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Tuliokite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 39256 |
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IMA1988-041 |
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PDF 42-1395 |
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