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Lemmleinite-K Mineral Data

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General Lemmleinite-K Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: NaK2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O12(O,OH)2•2(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 596.73 gm
   Potassium  13.10 %  K    15.79 % K2O
   Sodium      3.85 %  Na    5.19 % Na2O
   Titanium   11.23 %  Ti   18.74 % TiO2
   Niobium     9.34 %  Nb   13.36 % Nb2O5
   Silicon    18.83 %  Si   40.28 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    0.74 %  H     6.64 % H2O
   Oxygen     42.90 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: NaK2Ti1.4Nb0.6Si4O13.6(OH)0.4•2(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Found in hyperagpaitic pegmatites. The Ti-dominant analogue of nenadkevichite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added)
Help on Locality: Locality: Mount Koashava, Khibina alkaline massif, Kola Penninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Georgy G. Lemmlein (1901-1962), prominent Russian mineralogist and crystallographer.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1997-003
  IMA2000-A
  Lemmleinite