Zemkorite Mineral Data

General Zemkorite Information
Chemical Formula:	(Na,K)2Ca(CO3)2
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 217.22 gm
	Potassium 5.40 % K 6.50 % K₂O
	Sodium 19.05 % Na 25.68 % Na₂O
	Calcium 20.30 % Ca 28.40 % CaO
	Carbon 11.06 % C 40.52 % CO₂
	Oxygen 44.19 % O
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	100.00 % 101.10 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Na_1.8K_0.3Ca_1.1(CO₃)₂
Environment:	Fracture fillings in unaltered diamondiferous kimberlite found in drill cores.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1988
Locality:	Udachnaya pipe, Daldyn kimberlite field, Yakutiya, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for the Institute of the Earth's Crust (Russian: zemnoy kory = "earth's crust"), Russian Academy of Science, Siberian Branch where the mineral was first studied.
Name Pronunciation:	Zemkorite + Pronunciation