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Voggite Mineral Data
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General Voggite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na2Zr(PO4)(CO3)(OH)•2(H2O) |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 345.22 gm |
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Sodium 13.32 % Na 17.95 % Na2O |
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Zirconium 26.42 % Zr 35.69 % ZrO2 |
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Phosphorus 8.97 % P 20.56 % P2O5 |
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Hydrogen 1.46 % H 13.05 % H2O |
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Carbon 3.48 % C 12.75 % CO2 |
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Oxygen 46.35 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2Zr(PO4)(CO3)(OH)•2(H2O) |
| Environment: |
Margins of an altered amygdaloidal basalt dyke that has intruded a silicocarbonatite sill. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1990 |
| Locality: |
Francon quarry, Montreal, Quebec. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for for Adolf Vogg who first discovered the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Voggite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 66310 |
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IMA1988-037 |
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PDF 45-1442 |
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