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Hackmanite

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Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan
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Formula:
Na
 
8
Al
 
6
Si
 
6
O
 
24
(Cl
 
2
,S)
Name:
For Finnish geologist, Victor Axel Hackman [April 27, 1866 - 1941]. Professor at University of Helsinki (Helsingfors) and geologist with Finnish Geological Survey.
A variety of Sodalite

Variety of Sodalite containing 6.23% Na4Al3Si3O12S.
Sodalite group.

Originally described from Tawa valley, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia.

Classification of Hackmanite

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Chemical Properties of Hackmanite

Formula:
Na
 
8
Al
 
6
Si
 
6
O
 
24
(Cl
 
2
,S)
Essential elements:Al, Cl, Na, O, Si
All elements listed in formula:Al, Cl, Na, O, S, Si

Other Names for Hackmanite

Other Languages:
German:Hackmanit
Spanish:Hackmanita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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    Localities for Hackmanite

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    Afghanistan
     
    • Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province
    		[www.thamesvalleyminerals.com]
    Rob Lavinsky
    Burma (Myanmar)
     
    • Mandalay Division
      • Sagaing District
        • Mogok
          • Le-O (Le U)
    		Sieghard Ellenberger data
    Knut Eldjarn specimen
    Canada
     
    • Ontario
      • Hastings Co.
        • Bancroft District
          • Dungannon Township
    		[Bancroft & District Mineral Collecting Guidebook]
    mineralogical association of Canada website.
    [Bancroft & District Mineral Collecting Guidebook]
    • Québec
      • Montérégie
        • Rouville RCM
          • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    		Peterson, R.C. (1983), The structure of hackmanite, a variety of sodalite, from Mont St-Hilaire, Quebec. Canadian Mineralogist: 21: 549-552.
    Greenland
     
    • Kitaa (West Greenland) Province
      • Narsaq
        • Igaliku (Igaliko)
          • Narssârssuk (Narsarsuk)
            • Narsaarsuup Qaava
    		[MinRec 33:165]
    Guinea
     
    • Los Archipelago (Los Islands)
    Norway
     
    • Telemark
      • Porsgrunn
        • Mørje
          • Sagåsen (Strandåsen)
    		Larsen, A. O. (ed.) (2010): The Langesundsfjord. History, geology, pegmatites, minerals. Bode Verlag Gmbh, Salzhemmendorf, Germany, 240 pp.
    Larsen, A. O. (ed.) (2010): The Langesundsfjord. History, geology, pegmatites, minerals. Bode Verlag Gmbh, Salzhemmendorf, Germany, 240 pp.
    • Vestfold
      • Larvik
        • Tvedalen
    		Larsen, A. O. (ed.) (2010): The Langesundsfjord. History, geology, pegmatites, minerals. Bode Verlag Gmbh, Salzhemmendorf, Germany, 240 pp.
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Khibiny Massif
            • Kukisvumchorr Mt
    		Shlyukova Z.V. (1986) Mineralogy of contact formations of Khibina massif, - Moscow, Nauka, p. 96 (in Rus.)
          • Lovozero Massif
            • Alluaiv Mt
              • Umbozero mine (Umba mine)
            • Chinglusuai River Valley
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
            • Karnasurt Mt
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    No reference listed
    USA
     
    • Arkansas
      • Hot Spring Co.
    		AmMin 26:437
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll Co.
        • Moultonborough
    		Meyers & Stewart (1956). The Geology of NH: Part III Minerals and Mines. p.55
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex Co.
        • Wantage Township
          • Libertyville
    		Rutgers Univ. Bull. #5, Pt 1:53-54.
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