General Information:
Chemical Formula:
NaNbO3
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 163.89 gm)
Sodium 14.03 % Na
Niobium 56.69 % Nb
Oxygen 29.29 % O
Empirical Formula:
NaNbO3
Environment:
Dolomitic carbonatites.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1962
Locality:
Lesnaya Baraka and Sallanlatvi massifs, Kola Peninsula, Russa.
Name Origin:
Named for the composition.
Physical Properties:
Color:
yellow, brownish, or blackish.
Density:
4.4
Habits:
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., ,
Hardness:
5.5-6 - Knife Blade-Orthoclase
Streak:
gray
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