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General Fedorite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: KNa4Ca4(Al,Si)16O36(OH,F)4•6(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,493.94 gm
   Potassium   2.62 %  K     3.15 % K2O
   Sodium      6.16 %  Na    8.30 % Na2O
   Calcium    10.73 %  Ca   15.01 % CaO
   Aluminum    1.44 %  Al    2.73 % Al2O3
   Silicon    28.58 %  Si   61.13 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    1.01 %  H     9.04 % H2O
   Oxygen     48.19 %  O
   Fluorine    1.27 %  F     1.27 % F
                -   %   F    -0.54 % -O=F2    
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.11 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: KNa4Ca4Al0.8Si15.2O36(OH)3F•6(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: In fine veinlets in a fenititzed sandstone.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1965
Help on Locality: Locality: On the Tur'yii Peninsula, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Evgraf Stepanovich Fedorov (1853-1919), eminent Russian crystallographer.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Fedorite Say FEDORITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 20853
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