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Hydroxycancrinite Mineral Data

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General Hydroxycancrinite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Na4(AlSiO4)3(OH)•(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 484.18 gm
   Sodium    18.99 %  Na   25.60 % Na2O
   Aluminum  16.72 %  Al   31.59 % Al2O3
   Silicon   17.40 %  Si   37.23 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   0.62 %  H     5.58 % H2O
   Oxygen    46.26 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na4Al33(SiO4)(OH)•(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Pegmatoid veins in ultra-agpaitic rocks (urtite-lujavrit-foyaite).
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1993
Help on Locality: Locality: Lovozer massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the composition and relationship to cancrinite.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Hydroxycancrinite + Pronunciation Say HYDROXYCANCRINITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1990-014