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Shcherbakovite Mineral Data
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General Shcherbakovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
KKNaTi2O(OH)[Si4O12] |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 568.26 gm |
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Potassium 11.42 % K 13.76 % K2O |
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Barium 5.56 % Ba 6.21 % BaO |
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Sodium 4.33 % Na 5.84 % Na2O |
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Titanium 11.80 % Ti 19.68 % TiO2 |
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Niobium 7.68 % Nb 10.99 % Nb2O5 |
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Silicon 19.77 % Si 42.29 % SiO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.08 % H 0.73 % H2O |
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Oxygen 39.36 % O |
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100.00 % 99.49 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
K0.66Ba0.23Na0.07KNaTi1.4Nb0.47O1.52(OH)0.46Si4O12 |
| Environment: |
Occurs in late hydrothermal shallowly dipping veins of natrolite. The K-dominant analog of batisite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1954 |
| Locality: |
Mount Rasvumchorr, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Dmitrii Ivanovich Shcherbakov (1893-1966), Russian mineralogist and geochemist |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Shcherbakovite + Pronunciation  |
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