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Nordite-(Ce) Mineral Data

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General Nordite-(Ce) Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Ce,La,Ca)(Sr,Ca)Na2(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 763.83 gm
   Sodium      8.43 %  Na   11.36 % Na2O
   Strontium   5.74 %  Sr    6.78 % SrO
   Calcium     2.62 %  Ca    3.67 % CaO
   Lanthanum   5.46 %  La    6.40 % La2O3
   Cerium     11.01 %  Ce   12.89 % Ce2O3
   Magnesium   0.95 %  Mg    1.58 % MgO
   Manganese   2.88 %  Mn    3.71 % MnO
   Zinc        3.42 %  Zn    4.26 % ZnO
   Iron        2.19 %  Fe    0.94 % FeO /  2.09 % Fe2O3
   Silicon    21.69 %  Si   46.41 % SiO2
   Oxygen     35.61 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.10 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na2.8Mn2+0.2Sr0.5Ca0.5La0.3Ce0.6Zn0.4Mg0.3Mn2+0.2Fe2+0.1Si5.9Fe3+0.2O17
Help on Environment: Environment: Sodalite syenite pegmatite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1958
Help on Locality: Locality: Near the Chinglusuai River and Motchusuai River, Lovozero Massif, Kola Pininuula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Analog to the La-dominant nordite-(La) which was named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Nordite-(Ce) Say NORDITE-(CE)