Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Aluminosugilite |
Formula: | KNa2Al2Li3[Si12O30] |
Chemical Analyses: |
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Oxide wt%: | | 1 | 2 |
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SiO2 | 71.86 % | 72.92 % |
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TiO2 | 0.05 % | 0.01 % |
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Al2O3 | 5.99 % | 7.63 % |
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Cr2O3 | 0.01 % | % |
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Mn2O3* | 4.46 % | 1.57 % |
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Fe2O3* | 2.14 % | 0.91 % |
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MnO* | 0.27 % | 1.73 % |
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MgO | 0.08 % | 0.21 % |
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SrO | 0.03 % | 0.03 % |
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BaO | 0.03 % | % |
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Na2O | 5.95 % | 6.29 % |
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K2O | 4.65 % | 4.65 % |
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Li2O (by stoichiometry) | 4.37 % | 4.33 % |
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P2O5 | % | 0.01 % |
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CaO | % | 0.01 % |
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Total: | 99.89 % | 100.3 % |
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Empirical formulas: | 1 | (K0.99β»0.01)(Na1.93β»0.07)(Al1.10Mn3+0.57Fe3+0.27Mn2+0.04Mg0.02Ti0.01)(Li2.93Al0.07)[Si11.99Al0.01O30] |
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2 | (K0.98Na0.01)Na2.00(Al1.39Mn2+0.24Mn3+0.20Fe3+0.11Mg0.05)(Li2.87Al0.09)[Si12.03O30] |
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Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | EPMA |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Sugilite | β3 photos of Aluminosugilite associated with Sugilite at this locality. |
Quartz | β3 photos of Aluminosugilite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Pectolite | β3 photos of Aluminosugilite associated with Pectolite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Aluminosugilite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1297254 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1297254:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | b7d80fc8-31a0-4770-9573-c251dce95e05 |
References |
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N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Joe Morolong Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa