Chemical Formula:
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NaNa(Be,Li)(Zr,Zn)2(PO4)4·1-2(H2O) |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 639.49 g |
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Cesium |
2.08 % |
Cs |
2.20 % |
Cs2O |
0.00 % |
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Potassium |
1.83 % |
K |
2.21 % |
K2O |
0.00 % |
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Sodium |
5.75 % |
Na |
7.75 % |
Na2O |
0.00 % |
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Lithium |
0.11 % |
Li |
0.23 % |
Li2O |
0.00 % |
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Calcium |
0.63 % |
Ca |
0.88 % |
CaO |
0.00 % |
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Zirconium |
24.25 % |
Zr |
32.76 % |
ZrO2 |
0.00 % |
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Beryllium |
0.85 % |
Be |
2.35 % |
BeO |
0.00 % |
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Iron |
0.87 % |
Fe |
1.12 % |
FeO |
0.00 % |
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Phosphorus |
19.37 % |
P |
44.39 % |
P2O5 |
0.00 % |
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Hydrogen |
0.47 % |
H |
4.23 % |
H2O |
0.00 % |
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Oxygen |
43.78 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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99.99 % |
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98.12 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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Na1.6K0.3Cs0.1Be0.6Li0.1Zr1.7Fe2+0.1Ca0.1 (PO4)4·1.5(H2O) |
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Environment:
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Accessory mineral in a granite pegmatite |
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Locality:
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Nevel quarry, Newry, Oxford County, Maine, USA.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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Named for Richard Venable Gaines (1917-1999), American mineralogist, economic geologist, and mineral collector of Earlysville, Virginia, USA, for his interest in beryllium minerals |
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