Chemical Formula:
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Na5Zr2Si6O18(Cl,OH)·2(H2O) |
Composition:
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Molecular Weight = 832.99 g |
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Hydrogen |
0.80 % |
H |
7.14 % |
H2O |
0.00 % |
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Oxygen |
41.49 % |
O |
0.00 % |
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0.00 % |
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Sodium |
12.97 % |
Na |
17.49 % |
Na2O |
0.00 % |
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Silicon |
20.23 % |
Si |
43.28 % |
SiO2 |
0.00 % |
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Chlorine |
2.13 % |
Cl |
2.13 % |
Cl |
0.00 % |
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Calcium |
0.48 % |
Ca |
0.67 % |
CaO |
0.00 % |
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Zirconium |
21.90 % |
Zr |
29.59 % |
ZrO2 |
0.00 % |
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100.00 % |
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100.30 % |
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Empirical Formula:
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Na4.7Ca0.1Zr2Si6O18(OH)0.6Cl0.5·3(H2O) |
Environment:
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In a biotite-microcline xenolith and in pegmatitic veins in a nepheline syenite |
Locality:
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Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada.. Link to
MinDat.org
Location Data.
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Name Origin:
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Named for Peter Tarasoff, amateur mineralogist, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada |
Synonym:
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