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Zakharovite Mineral Data
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General Zakharovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na4Mn++5Si10O24(OH)6•6(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,241.63 gm |
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Sodium 7.41 % Na 9.98 % Na2O |
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Manganese 22.12 % Mn 28.57 % MnO |
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Silicon 22.62 % Si 48.39 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 1.46 % H 13.06 % H2O |
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Oxygen 46.39 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na4Mn2+5Si10O24(OH)6•6(H2O) |
| Environment: |
In ussingite veinlets cutting foyaite in differentiated alkalic massifs. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 |
| Locality: |
At Mt. Karnasurt, Lovozero massif, and on Mts. Yukspor and Koashva, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Evgeii Evgen'evich Zakharov (1902-1980), Director of the Moscow Geological Exploration Institute, Moscow, Russia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Zakharovite + Pronunciation  |
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