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Tychite Mineral Data
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General Tychite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 522.65 gm |
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Sodium 26.39 % Na 35.58 % Na2O |
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Magnesium 9.30 % Mg 15.42 % MgO |
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Carbon 9.19 % C 33.68 % CO2 |
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Sulfur 6.14 % S 15.32 % SO3 |
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Oxygen 48.98 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
| Environment: |
Continental evaporite deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1905 |
| Locality: |
Borax Lake, San Bernardino Co., California. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named from the Greek for "luck or chance" because out of 5,000 northupite crystals, the last 10 were tychite. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Tychite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 27792 |
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PDF 22-479 |
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