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Kupletskite Mineral Data

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General Kupletskite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: K2Na(Mn,Fe++)7(Ti,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,337.34 gm
   Potassium   6.58 %  K     7.92 % K2O
   Sodium      1.29 %  Na    1.74 % Na2O
   Titanium    5.37 %  Ti    8.96 % TiO2
   Manganese  21.57 %  Mn   27.85 % MnO
   Niobium     3.47 %  Nb    4.97 % Nb2O5
   Iron        7.31 %  Fe    9.40 % FeO
   Silicon    16.80 %  Si   35.94 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.30 %  H     2.69 % H2O
   Oxygen     35.89 %  O
   Fluorine    1.42 %  F     1.42 % F
                -   %   F    -0.60 % -O=F2    
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.30 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: K2.25Na0.75Mn2+5.25Fe2+1.75Ti1.5Nb0.5Si8O26(OH)4(F)
Help on Environment: Environment: The monoclinic version is kukpletskite-Ma2b2c and the triclinic version is kupletskite-1A
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956
Help on Locality: Locality: Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Boris Mikhailovich Kupletski (1984-1964) and Elsa Maximilianove Bohnshtedt Kupletskaya (1897-1974), Russian geologists.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Kupletskite + Pronunciation Say KUPLETSKITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 86867
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