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Chkalovite Mineral Data
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General Chkalovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na2BeSi2O6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 207.16 gm |
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Sodium 22.20 % Na 29.92 % Na2O |
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Beryllium 4.35 % Be 12.07 % BeO |
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Silicon 27.11 % Si 58.01 % SiO2 |
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Oxygen 46.34 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2Be(Si2O6) |
| Environment: |
In veins in pegmatite in a differentiated alkalic massif. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1939 |
| Locality: |
Mt. Punkaruaiv, Lovozero massif, and in the Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Valerii Pavlovich Chkalov (1904{1938), the first to fly nonstop from Moscow to the USA across the North Pole. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 34075 |
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PDF 42-572 |
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