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Natrobistantite Mineral Data

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General Natrobistantite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Na,Cs)Bi(Ta,Nb,Sb)4O12
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,101.75 gm
   Cesium     3.62 %  Cs    3.84 % Cs2O
   Sodium     1.46 %  Na    1.97 % Na2O
   Tantalum  45.99 %  Ta   56.15 % Ta2O5
   Niobium    8.43 %  Nb   12.06 % Nb2O5
   Bismuth   20.86 %  Bi   23.26 % Bi2O3
   Antimony   2.21 %  Sb    2.65 % Sb2O3
   Oxygen    17.43 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       99.93 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na0.7Cs0.3Bi1.1Ta2.8NbSb0.2O12
Help on Environment: Environment: Replacing bismutotantalite in museum samples from a granitic pegmatite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1983
Help on Locality: Locality: Koktoky [Fuyan], Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Province, China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For sodium (NATRium), BISmuth, and TANTalum in the chemical formula which deviates from the IMA pyrochlore nomenclature.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Natrobistantite + Pronunciation Say NATROBISTANTITE