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Fluorcanasite Mineral Data

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General Fluorcanasite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: K3Na3Ca5Si12O30F4•H2O
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,297.67 gm
   Potassium   9.04 %  K    10.89 % K2O
   Sodium      5.31 %  Na    7.16 % Na2O
   Calcium    15.44 %  Ca   21.61 % CaO
   Silicon    25.97 %  Si   55.56 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.16 %  H     1.39 % H2O
   Oxygen     38.22 %  O
   Fluorine    5.86 %  F     5.86 % F
                -   %   F    -2.47 % -O=F2    
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: K3Na3Ca5Si12O30F4•(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Canasite group
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Proposed IMA 2007 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Mount Kukisvumchorr, Khibina alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA2007-031