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Zorite Mineral Data

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General Zorite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Na6Ti5[Si12O34](O,OH)5•11(H2O)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,538.53 gm
   Sodium     8.97 %  Na   12.09 % Na2O
   Titanium  15.56 %  Ti   25.96 % TiO2
   Silicon   21.91 %  Si   46.86 % SiO2
   Hydrogen   1.57 %  H    14.05 % H2O
   Oxygen    52.00 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       98.96 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Na6Ti5Si12O37(OH)2•11(H2O)
Help on Environment: Environment: Fractures and cavities in alkalic pegmatite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1973
Help on Locality: Locality: Jubilee pegmatite, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named from the Russian for "rosy tint of the dawn sky."
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Zorite Say ZORITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 200920
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