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Painite Mineral Data
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General Painite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaZrB[Al9O18] |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 586.42 gm |
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Sodium 0.74 % Na 1.00 % Na2O |
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Calcium 5.26 % Ca 7.36 % CaO |
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Zirconium 0.62 % Zr 0.84 % ZrO2 |
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Titanium 1.55 % Ti 2.59 % TiO2 |
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Aluminum 40.49 % Al 76.50 % Al2O3 |
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Chromium 0.27 % Cr 0.35 % CrO |
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Boron 1.95 % B 6.29 % B2O3 |
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Oxygen 49.11 % O |
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100.00 % 94.94 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ca0.77Na0.19Al8.8Ti0.19Cr0.03Zr0.04B1.06O18 |
| Environment: |
From gem concentrates and low-silica metamorphic rocks. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 |
| Locality: |
Ohngaing, Mogok district, Sagaing, Myanmar. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for A. C. D. Pain (-1971), British gem collector who first noticed the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Painite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 12136 |
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PDF 10-405 |
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