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Tiettaite Mineral Data

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General Tiettaite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Na,K)17Fe+++TiSi16O29(OH)30•2(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 2,066.91 gm
   Potassium  13.24 %  K    15.95 % K2O
   Sodium     11.12 %  Na   14.99 % Na2O
   Titanium    2.32 %  Ti    3.86 % TiO2
   Iron        2.70 %  Fe    3.86 % Fe2O3
   Silicon    21.74 %  Si   46.51 % SiO2
   Hydrogen    1.66 %  H    14.82 % H2O
   Oxygen     47.22 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na10K7Fe3+TiSi16O29(OH)30•2(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Ultra-agpaitic pegmatites.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1993
Help on Locality: Locality: Mt. Ruasvumchorr and Mt. Koashva, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named from the Finnish "tietta", science or knowledge, for the first science station in Khibiny.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Tiettaite + Pronunciation Say TIETTAITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1991-013