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Isolueshite Mineral Data

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General Isolueshite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Na,La,Ca)(Nb,Ti)O3
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 202.42 gm
   Sodium      4.54 %  Na    6.12 % Na2O
   Calcium     3.96 %  Ca    5.54 % CaO
   Lanthanum  27.45 %  La   32.19 % La2O3
   Titanium    5.91 %  Ti    9.87 % TiO2
   Niobium    34.42 %  Nb   49.24 % Nb2O5
   Oxygen     23.71 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      102.96 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na0.4La0.4Ca0.2Nb0.75Ti0.25O3
Help on Environment: Environment: In a hydrothermally altered pegmatite vein cutting ijolite-urtite. A polymorph of lueshite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: The Kukisvumchorr apatite deposit, southern part of the Khibina alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: The name reflects its isometric habit, optical isotropism and compositional similarity to its orthorhombic polymorph, lueshite.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Isolueshite + Pronunciation Say ISOLUESHITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 90040
  IMA1995-024
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